Quality Stationery
Offered for Bargain Prices
on Friday and Saturday, Dec 13th and
14th. Never before has Stationery" of
such value been, offered to you at such
low prices as we offer on these days
One qtiftre Lord Baltimore
Linen Paper and Envelopes
a beautiful package . 60c
One and one-half quires of
Lord Biltmore Linen paper
and Cards 85c
One quire Lord Baltimore
Linen Cards with Envelop,
is in nice package 60c
Three of the best bargains
in Lord Baltimore Linen,
special each, $1.00
I Jotdfialfimore fu
Two quires Tulip Linen
paper with three style0 of
Envelopes, nice pkg. $1.00
Nice big package of Tulip
Cards and paper, something
tasty, p ckuge 85c
Five different style pack
ages of Tulip Linen Cards
and Pape to choose from
a splendid offer at 60c
Watch our Windows for
stock displays.
There is a nice assortment of Ustaco Linnen is included in this low priced offer
THE ATHENA DRUG CO.
FRANK J. HARRIS. Manager
IN CAESARS STEPS
Mies Fight Germans on Ground
He Made Famous.
Mi
Campaigns Today Have Many Strlk
. ing Points of Similarity to Those
H'; fought by the Great Roman
Hr Conqueror.
3Over the same ground where Cnesnr
fought nearly 2,000 years ago, mid
Willi many implements of war remark
ably like those used by his army, the
allies are IIkIiIIii; the Germans today,
MT o writer In Pittsburgh DIs
pnk'li. The foe is the same In cruelty
td In overbearing nature, as any
school hoy or girl who has rend the
commentaries of the great Unman gen
eral can tell you. How history repents
Itself and how Important as well
ns interesting Is the study of tho
Latin language become since the war
Is Illustrated In telling fashion by a
classical cv" -"-tn the University of
PitlsLur
iJj.'S'' Wlla arranged
fflnttUoft of BvJJIUm.n-f
tm State Classical association, . Is a
fnotlel of n bridge built over the Rhine
liy Caesar. It was made from the de
'acrlptlon given by Caosar.
The bridge Is almost exactly like the
temporary bridge the soldiers at
Plaltslmrg nre now being taught to
make and on which they expect to
cross tho Rhine us they go Into the do
main of the kaiser.
The Homnn bnlllsta. used to throw
atones at the enemy. Is made exnetly
on the same principle ns the machine
cd today to throw trench bombs.
cm springs now take the place of
e twisted rawhide with which mo-
Otentnm was obtained by the Romun
machine. A moa of the Roman "ohl
llstn Is In the exhibit.
On the same principle Is the cntn
pult, used by the Romans to shoot ar
rows. Several of the weapons used by
the Roman soldiers, Including sword
and spear, forerunners of the bayonet,
are much like those used In the pres
ent wnr. Models of all these are In
this exhibit. There are also models
of the Roman soldier and of the sol
dier of todny, both wearing headpieces
of metal much alike.
The boy who Is reading Caesar can
tell you that Reims, whose wonderful
cathedral has been destroyed by the
Germans, was named from the Rami
tribe mentioned by Caesar and thnt
Rolssons takes its name from the Sues
slnnes tribe, conquered by Cnesnr. The
Commentaries are full of names made
familiar by the war going on today
and the schoolboy rends with added
Interest how Caesar defeated Arlovls
tus, king of the Germans, and won
other triumphs on the same battle
front ns that of the allies today. The
wolf holes he describes lire much like
the traps used to ensnnre and bewilder,
the enemy now.
Other articles In the exhibit made by
students show what a wealth of Ro
man tradition hns been handed down
t;i us, The Homnn fnsces, shown on
the new United States dime, Is the
original of the mace, the symbol, of
power, used by the speaker of the
house of representatives. The fasces,
In turn, had Its origin in the sticks
used by the Romans to flog offenders
and the ax used by them to cut off
the heudB of the worst of them.
me gooo limes or rneirvnore lovtuhaie
brethren. Instances of It nre very no
ticeable In the Black country. On pay
day, In the particular region, may he
seen wandering to a convenient "pitch"
the malm, the halt, and the blind. Some
huve musical Instruments which they
perform upon. Others sing, some are
blind, and others nre mlmis a limb.
They all have caps or other receptacles
for coppers. When the works gates
are open, and the workers come forth
with pockets full of money, there Is
n vnrlntlon in the music which con
be described as weird. But Is Is a
great time for the musicians. There
Is a continual "clink, clink," Into the
cupt of the poor folk until the last
worker hns passed their line.
The Difference.
"Thnt man Is telling of the most
wonderful exploits he accomplished
when he was on the firing line."
"Was he ever overseas?"
"Well, he might have been half seas
over."
P.ge Mr. Hoover.
First Suburbanite I undiiistand Lu
was arrested by the goyerockwrt.
Second Suburbncite What for?
First Steiirlmnlte He cast his bread
upon the waters and later found out It'
ivus a wheatless day.
The Halt, the Blind and the Maimed.
The large number of men, women,
girls, and boys in Great Britain who
are receiving wages they never dreamt
of before the war, nre not always un
mindful of the wants of others. In
fact, many of the "world's sad dere
licts" are benefiting substantially by
State of Ohio, City ot Toledo,
Lucas County, as.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney ft Co., doing business In the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said Arm will pay the eum ot
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and aubacrlbed In
my presence, this 6th day of December
A. D. 1880. A. W. GLEASON,
(Scnl) Notary Public.
Itali a Catarrh Medicine la taken In
ternally and acta through the Blood on
the Mucoua Hurfacea of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY ft CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by all dnigrlsts, 76c.
Hall's Family Pills for constlpatloi
CHRISTMAS
Only 15 more shopping days before Christmas. Uncle
Sam says ''eat all the sugar you want, and buy" lots
Christmas presents." Make this the happiest Holi-
pseason the world has known since the first Christ
inas day. v
,cy wash cloths - .05-. id
By 'towels all colors and sizes
;:.., to .HI!
ph towels -9E
towel nets
M.Jinent,
Pillow tops,
HouJoir caps
La-ties' HJItf.
" boxes
sweaters
Fancy hose
.12 H to .75
s ' i.u
-' .49 .nil
R .15-.4U
. .4U-.0U
- 05. to .25
.86 to .70
1.00 and 9. 1'0
.70 to 11.08
Suggestions
Bath Robes, Slippers,
Pendleton Robes,
Moccasins, Fur's,
Blankets, Mackinaws,
Baby Robes.
Drums, - - - - .08
Balls - - - .05 to .15
Erectors - - - 1.98
Dolls .25 to 1.98
Conmbinatton bank - 1.98
Painting sets - - I 89
Kitchen cabinets ,- - 1.89
Guns - ', - . 15-.-'
Doll beds - - 1.49-1.U8
" swings - - .li9-.89
Merry-go-rounds - - .4!)
Small toys - - .05-.10-.15
Jkfe ctar big stock of Fancy Stationery. Books and Toilet Articles
Incorporated
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events of the Week
Briefly Sketched for Infor
mation of Our Readers.
More than (12,000 was realized from
the tag sale held In Portland ita the
Interests of the Waverly baby hbme.
Petitions are being circulated ask
ing that Glen R. Metsker, district at
torney for Columbia county, be re
called. The 33d annual meeting of the Ore
gon State Horticultural society will
be held in Roseburg December 5, 6
and 7. ".,'.
Work of demobilizing members of
section B, of the S. A. T. C. at the
Oregon Agricultural college, began
Monday.
The Oregon Baptist state convention,
which was scheduled to meet In Port
land last month, has been postponed
until October, 1919.
Demobilization of the Students'
Army Training corps unit in the Uni
versity of Oregon began Wednesday,
and the university will return to Its
pre-war status.
A second wave of the Spanish in
fluenza, which surpasses the first, Is
sweeping over Klamath Falls, In spite
of the fact that the restrictions had
not been removed.
The Solssons, last of a fleet of 20
auxiliary powered vessels built at
Portland for the French government
by the Foundation company, was
launched Thursday.
J. D. Farrell, president of the O.-W.
R. & N. railroad, has been appointed
by Governor Withycombe as a member
of the Btate fair board to succeed Mrs.
Edith Tozjer Weathered.
Nineteen horses were burned to
death when fire destroyed a barn at
the Chemawa Indian school. Several
set of harness and 1000 bushels of
grain and 50 tons of hay added to the
loss.
In one check for J80.837.33, benefi
ciaries under the estate of the late
Theodore B. Wilcox, of Portland, paid
the inheritance tax for that estate.
The total valuation of the estate was
(2,892,484.
Total bank deposits In the state ag
gregated (226,381,703.44 November J,
according to a statement Issued by
Superintendent of Banks Bennett.
This Is an increase from August 31,
1918, of (29,455,285.24.
The death of John Olson, contractor,
of Portland, was the only fatality re
ported to the industrial accident com
mission out of 430 accidents, reported
for the week ending November 28, in-j
elusive.
The woman's dormitory at the Eu
gene Bible university was destroyed
by fire and the matron and 13 girls
escaped in their night clothes by cut
ting the screens on the sleeping porch
and passing through them to safety.
Life insurance companies will be
called upon to pay out something like
(200,000,000 in extraordinary losses
because of the Influenza epidemic, ac
cording to a statement Issued by In
surance Commissioner Harvey Wells.
The newly completed (48,000 con
crete bridge, just erected across Hood
river by the state highway commis
sion, has been thrown open to traffic.
The bridge 1b approximately 500 feet
long. It replaces an old steel bridge.
Following the usual custom, the
Hood River Apple Growers' associa
tion sent to Chicago a refrigerator car
loaded with gift boxes of frtflt sent
by Hood River residents to friends
and relatives In that city and points
of the Mississippi valley.
At his own request Warden Murphy,
of tho state penitentiary, retired Sat
urday and was released from his bond.
In the Interim before Hobcrt L. Stev
ens, the prospective appointee, takes
charge, Deputy Warden Burns will
have control at the Institution.
After a conference between Chair- i
man Miller, of the public service com
mission, and officials of the Spokane,
Portland ft Seattle Railroad company,
the road has decided to suspend Its
order for a reduction in the passenger
service schedules between Astoria and
Portland.
Much uncertainty prevails at Marsh
field fegarding the lumbering business
and the closing down of several Indus
tries Indicates that operators are going
carefully until new bearings are estab
lished. These retrenchments have
thrown between 300 and 400 men out
of employment.
Oregon dealers buy fish, delivered,
at an average price of 11.7 cents a
pound, retail it at 17.8 cents a pound
and make an average, profit of 34.2
per cent, according to a survey of fish
market conditions of all states, re
cently compiled by the United States
food administration.
Railroad telegraphers and agents of
the O.-W. R. ft N. lines, through action
of their general committee convened
in Portland, rejected the wage and
working award announced November
16 by Director General McAdoo and
authorised the calling of a nation
wide strike vote, if necessary, to ob
tain their demauds. In general, the
femainls are for VMS increases.
ban ucnuov wiiwivu ti mv
chemical war service has Informed O.
D. Center, director, ot college extension
at the Oregon Agricultural college,
that the collection of nut shells for gas
masks should be discontinued at once.
Shipments ot less than 10 tons at
shipping points should not be forward
j ed.
I In a telegram pointing out that the
action of the Emergency Fleet corpor
ation In suddenly cancelling a large
number of shipbuilding contracts has
created a decidedly serious situation
in Oregon, Governor Withycombe has
appealed to President Wilson, asking
that he Intervene and that the con
tracts be reinstated.
Reedsport, the city of sawmills,
claims to have received the first com
mercial lumber order following the
closing of government work in spruce,
white cedar and fir lines. The order
come to the C. McC. Johnson mill. The
mill is asked by a Seattle lumber com
pany to hurry out an order of 2,000,
000 feet of fir, to be shipped by rail.
One million reports received from
army camp surgeons by Surgeon-General
Rupert Blue show that Oregon,
as represented by its men who were
sent to army camps, had a cleaner bill
of health than any other state In the
union. Only .59 of 1 per cent of the
men going into the army from this
state were afflicted with social dis
ease. District No. 11, as the Oregon dis
trict of the wooden ship division of
the Emergency Fleet corporation Is
officially designated, Is to remain in
dependent of the North Pacific div
ision, or Washington district, accord
ing to official word received to that
effect. The district is to continue un
disturbed until the termination of
wooden ship construction for the gov
ernment. Soldiers are advised to retain their
government insurance policies and not
allow them to lapse, in a statement Is
sued by Insurance Commissioner Har
vey Wells. "My advice," said Mr.
Weils, "is that government insurance
be continued for the reason that many
of the boys will come back more or
less physically impaired and will find
it impossible to obtain insurance in
regular companies."
The cargo lumber shipments from
the Columbia river in October were
exceptionally light. According to sta
tistics compiled, 16 vessels loaded 13,
464,171 feet of lumber at the lower
river mills during the month. In the
same period 11 vessels loaded 7,692,355
feet of lumber at the up-river mills,
making a grand total of 21,166,526 feet
of lumber that left the Columbia river
in cargoes during the month ot Oc
tober. With more than (6,000,000 available
for next year for highway construc
tion the state highway commission
has called upon the various countleB
for their grading budgets, and as soon
as they are received the commission
will hold a meeting and formulate Its
hard-surfacing program. Under the
law the counties must do the grading,
and it will be the general policy of
the commission during the year to
hardsurface as many of the projects
as the counties are prepared to grade.
The application of the Astoria water
commission for the appropriation of
16 second feet of water from Big creek
for a municipal supply has been ap
proved by State Engineer Percy A.
Cupper. It is not intended to use
this supply until additional water for
the city is needed, but the source of
Bupply will be protected. When the
supply Is to be used, It is proposed to
construct a 30-inch pipe line 16 Mt
miles, at an estimated cost of (500,000,
which will deliver the water to the
present reservoir.
Harbor Improvements to cost ap
proximately (1,500,000 were authorized
by the Port of Astoria commission at
a recent meeting. The projects In
clude construction of a drydock of
15,000 tons capacity and the creation
of a third pier at the port dock, with
a warehouse equipped with modern
cargo handling machinery. The pro
posed new pier will be large enough
to berth at one time six liners of
15,000 tons each and the drydock will
be able to handle the largest carriers
afloat The commission also plans to
build additional bulk grain storage
bins with a capacity of 1,000,000
bushels.
Postmaster-General Burleson advis
ed the publfc service commission by
telegraph that he has made effective
as of November 15 an increase of
wages for telephone-operating em
ployes of the Pacific Telephone ft Tele
graph company and asks the commis
sion to make its forthcoming order
increasing the telephone rates retro
active so that the rates will also apply
as of that date to cover the Increase
in wages. It was pointed out that
under the statute the commission has
no power to make rates retroactive !
under the public utilities law and that
part of tho postmaster-general's re
quest apparently cannot be granted
It was also pointed out that the postmaster-general
apparently Is laboring
under the assumption that the commis
sion's hearing on the increases will
be purely perfunctory in character,
held only for the purpose of legalising
the rates under the state statutes and
that the commit - will take nothing
else Into considers ion.
The Tacts in the
Case ' g
are that this store's popularity is not due alone
to its cheap prices but also to our rule of offer
ing only dependable Groceries. Anybody can
sell cheap if qualities are not considered. We
have solved the problem of how to sell good
Groceries at poor Grocery prices.
THE
ECONOMY CASH GROCERY
Phorijl 533
Quality Always Service First
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MIMMIH
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Watts & Rogers
Hardware
For Sale
No Camouflage; it's Tjrue
KASH KOUNTS-What of these?'? A flOO fine full cabinet grapho
phone for $72.00; 147.50 high grade oak. excellent tone, for $85.00: A
117.50 graphophone .light, loud, for $'2.80. ! '
Xmas is near. Just a feeler o-, stoves A 132 Howard heater for $26.86
A $ao.75 Wilson coal heater for $18.00; A $16.50 Nobby fireplace heater
for (12.50. You'll say thejyellow tags should be bnjus.
A $3.50 jack knife for $1.65, a dandy for your soldier friend: a $1.75 jack
knife for $1.85, make any boy love his Dad or Uncle; a $1.00 jack knife
for .05, you can kse it just as easily as a $2.00 one.
See the two-spool sewing machine; and we have on exhibition a rotary
electric the latest use on any table, take under arm and join the Red
Cross sewing circle.
The Ford Roadster, going at $54&, and on Goodyear tires. Three or four
ires yet at something over half the real value.
H these figures mean nothing to some of you four-corner dude wheat
armerB, just come in andi we'll exchange you our whole business for that
our dough land "not wortp the income tax "
Now get busy. We'll be here next week again. j f Si-rfV l
Watts & Rogers
Just Over the Hill
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Buy a
War Savings Stamp
and Help Win the War
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The First National Bank of cithena
Restrictions are off
on
Building
Let the Tuma-Lurn
help plan it
Tum-a-Lum Lumber Co.
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