The Gate
That Won Jane
How It Opened the Way
For Their Happiness.
By MARY C BENTLEY.
Farmer Tillson hadn't a generoui
hair in hit head, lie kept every
cent he got and never gave out a
cent.
Jane was a open hearted as Till
son was close. She was the life of
the young farmer people round
about, and not one of them but lov
ed her. iler uncle did all he could
to imprest her with the fact that,
having some capital, she should look
upon marriage as a sort of partner
ship in which her partner should
furnish an equivalent to her own
means.
One day there cime to Tillson'i
farm a young man who asked for
work, lie was rather intellectual
looking than muscular, a fuct that
did not favorably impress Tillson.
But he offered to work for very low
wages, and as it was harvest time
Tillson employed him..
Now, Jane no sooner saw young
Zeke Freeman doing the hardest
work there wus to be done on the
.farm, which her uncle put upon the
'young man, than she pitied hira.
Pity being akin to love, she loved
him. She was bright enough, how
ever, to keep the situation from her
uncle, who never suspected it till
Freeman one day went to him to
ask for Jane's hand.
"No, ye can't have Jane," snarled
old Tillson ungraciously. "She's
my brother's daughter an has mon
ey of her own, an' you ain't nothin'
but a hired man witli no prospects.
I don't see what Jane was thinkin
on to say ye could ask me. Ye can't
have her, an that all there is to
it" j
' Zeke opened his mouth as though
to protest or to strengthen his case
by further argument, but Tillson's
face was grim and forbidding, and
he knew the old man too well to
weaken his chances by causing use
less irritation. He turned away.
That afternoon they were near
the farmyard gate, Zeke digging
post holes and Old Tillsoa patching
up a wheelbarrow, when the drum
mer of an agricultural warehouse
appeared. But, instead of going
straight to Tillson, he stopped at
the gate and began to examine it
curiously.
"Queer contrivance that," he said
presently. "Good idea, though
grand, good idea. How did you
happen to think of it?"
"It's some of my hired man's dil
lydallyiu'," replied Tillson gruffly.
"He's forever up to something of
thnt sort. Wastes half his time."
Zeke flushed a little, but did not
look up.
"No wanted time about that," de
clared the drummer emphatically.
"It's a valuable idea. There's mon
ey in it."
"Money?" questioned Tillson eag
erly. Then he Baw one of the horses
squeezing his body through the
open doorway of the corncrib and
he rushed off. He would have sent
Zeke, only he preferred him to con
tinue at the post hole digging.
"So it's your idea, is it ?' said the
drummer as he crossed to Zeke's
side. "Going to have it patented,
of course."
Zeke laughed. "Patented!" he
echoed. "That foolish thing ? Why,
it's nothing but a lot of stones and
two hinges placed so the gate will
shut of itself.".
"But that's jnst the sort of thing
which usually proves valuable," per
sisted the drummer. "The simpler
the device, if it's useful, the better.
You'll make a mistake if you don't
protect the idea."
"Then 1 guess I'll make the mis
take," said Zeke carelessly. "Pat
ents cost money, and 1 haven't any.
Besides, if I had I wouldn't risk 50
cents on. that foolish thing."
The drummer regarded him
thoughtfully, "hook here," he said
suddenly. 'Ibm would you like to
make a- traO? could appropriate
the idea for mvself if I did business
that way. hut "l don't. Still, I like
to make money wherever I see a
'chance. My, house does a good deal
in patent articles, and I can gener
ally gues pretty ciose wnetner
there's money in an idea or not
Nw, if you say so, I will put this
through at my own eipense and
keep half the profit What do yon
say? Suppose we fix this thing
now."
lie opened a notebook and wrote
for some seconds, then tore out the
leaf and handed it to Zeke.
"It's a sort of agreement for you
to put your name to." he said.
"Read it first, though. Never sign
anvthing nntil you know what it is.
Later 1 will have regular paper
made out for both of us'
Zeke ruad the paper and signed
before long there was a wedding.
But Zeke didn't buy Dickson's
farm. He drifted into the employ
of a firm engaged in the develop
ment of mechanical contrivances
and is now a very rich man.
Th Evr Aetiv Brain.
The question. "Does the brain
rver rest?" would seem to be an
swerable only in the negative. Un
conscious cerebration appears to be
a necessary concomitant of the pow
ers of intellect, and during sleep,
whether we remember it or not we
are always dreaming. Of course,
during waking time we are perpetu
his name with the pen which the 'all.v thinking, thinking. Dream is
the thought of the sleep time, when
I reason is out of the game, and the
j fancy, or imagination, has the reins,
with nothing to hold her back. We
take many a trip under her guid
ance that we are nnable to recall
when she has resigned the reins into
How's there money i the hands of reason. Awake or
i asleep, we are always busy. The
mina never rests.
FOOTBALL-SIGNALS.
arummer liclu reaily. I ben be re
sumed his digging. A few momenta
later Tillson came hurrying buck.
"The dratted horse ate a full
peck of good corn," ho began wrath
fully. "No supper '11. he get this
night Now, what is it 'bout that
i;ate bizness
in it?"
"By getting the invention pat
ented," answered the drummer
carelessly, "but Zeke and I have fix
ed that up. Well, I must be going."
"But, look here!" exclaimed Till
son. "Ye must talk with me 'bout
that gate. It's mine! Zeke ain't
nothin' to do with it."
"Oh, I don't want the gate," said
the drummer coollv. "It's only the
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Story of How ths Use of th Number
System Was Inaugurated
lirtnnrAintT in P V Xfuvu'nlt ill
famous Swarthmore player, numeri- j
cal football signals, now so necessary
to playing the gridiron game, first
originated in 1888, when Pennsvlva-
idea, and that, I believe, belongs to ' nia Military college used the system
Zeke. Goodby." I against Princeton and won from the
Tillson stared at him as he walk- j Tigers by a score of 6 to 0. The
ed away, the wrath deepening on ! New Jersey team was bewildered by
Come and see our fine herd of Jer
sey Cows and clean, sanitary barn
his face. Suddenly he swung round
to Zeke. "What did ye get?" he
demunded. "Come, hand it over."
"I didn't receive anything in
money," Zeke answered. . '
"Stop!" roughly. "Don't tell
any yarns." Didn't I hear the man
say you an' hira fixed it up? Now,
how much money did he give ye for
my gate? Look at me straight!"
Zeke did so, with a half smile.
"He's to pay for getting out a pat
ent," he replied, "and have naif
what we make."
"An ye didn't get any money?"
"Not u cent.'
Tillson looked at him sharply,
but there was no deceit in the
straightforward face., Kven he real
ized the fact "Then yer an idiot 1"
he snarled. "The mun wus set on
the idee. 1 could see that from the
way he spoke. Ye could have got
$50 or $1U0 jest as easy as nothin's
Mebbe we could have made a trade
for a lot of his tools. An' now
huh ye'll never hear from hira
ag in,
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the novelty, but the advantage of
the system was realized and Prince
. ton adopted it, followed by Yale and
Harvard. In telling of the birth of
the signal system Maxwell says:
i "Signals seem lo be an absolutely
essential part of football, and yet it
was not until 1S88 that they were
invented. From the November day
in 18(i0, when Rutgers and Prince
ton played the first game of football,
until 1888 the colleges got along by
using systems which varied with ev
ery eleven, letters being frequently
j used. It was left to Pennsylvania .
' Military college to originate the j
present system of numbers.
"It was on a chill November aft-1
ernoon in 1888 that Pennsylvania i
Military college Hashed the number
system on .the football world and,
incidentally, used, the signals as the
means -of a coiipVhereby Princeton
was whipped "at 'Chester by 6 to 0",
The numbers not only mystified
Princeton, but tliey so speeded up
Pcnn Military's plav that it was able
to outrush the Tigers at every stige
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Zeke did not answer, and pres- '. of the came, which was witnessed by
cntly Tillson went toward the barn more than 1,000 persons, a great '
grumbling. But his words did not
disturb Zeke in the least. He scarce;
ly expected to hear from the man
again. Kven when the. "regular pa
pers" came, with imposing seals
and blank places for him to sign his
name, he regarded them more as
novelties than as .anything that
would affect his future.
But one duy a letter came which
caused his eyes to open wide with
amazed delight and which after a
half hour of hard thinking carried
him into the house after his Sunday
clothes. It was nearly dark when
he returned from the town. Old
Tillson met him at the barn door,
his face dark.
"What d'ye leave work for with
i out my say so?" he demanded.
I "Business," replied Zeke. "1
heard you say t'other day the mort
gage had run by and that if you did
not raise the money soon they'd be
selling you out. So I've been to a
j lawyer and had it fixed over in my
name, to save you trouble. You can
pay me whenever it suits. You see,"
, in answer to the look on Tillson's
face, "I got a check for $'v,,000 on
; the patent and am, likely to get as
' much more every year. 1 think I'll
buy Dickson i big farm that joins
ours."
Tillson stood looking at the
young man with mouth and eyes
wide open. The expression on bis
face was a study.
"What interest you goin' to
charge me?"
"Never mind about the interest
You can pay whatever rate you
please or uothing at all."
"Waal, I suppose you've got to be
paid suthin. What is it you want ?"
"Jane."
"Oh, that's the pay you're after."
The moment the old curmud
geon's interest came to the front he
was less concerned about that of bis
niece.
"You and she can settle that, 1
suppose. As long as she's satisfied
I suppose I'll have to be."
Jane was perfectly satisfied, and
football gathering for those days.
From that day the use of numbers
for signals spread rapidly. 1 i
"In defeating Princeton Pennsyl
vania Military did not use trick
plays, spring some new formations
or work the 'shoestring' stunt for
the first time. The players outgen
eraled their opponents, and the out
generaling was done by using a sys
tem of numbers for signals.
"Football signal's now being tised
by all of the teams were used for the
first time in this contest. . Princeton
was swept off her feet by the speedy
play and was outclassed and out
played. It was the most successful
coup d'etat ever sprung by a football
team. It made such an impression
on Princeton that the coach adopted
it for his team, and within a year
Yale, Harvard, Pennsylvania and
others also took it np. Penn also
was defeated in that same year.
This revolutionized football." New
York Times. .
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that C. Lor
ence, executor of the estate Phebe
Jane Martini deceased, has filed his fi
nal account as such executor in the
County Court of the state of Oregon
for Polk County, and that said Court
has appointed Monday, the 9th day of
April, 1917, at the hour Of ten o'clock,
in the forenoon of said day, at the
Courtroom of said County Court, in
Dallas, Oregon, as the time and place
for the hearing of all objections to the
said final account and. the settlement
thereof.
Dated and first published March 9,
1917. ' . i ' '
C. LORENCE, ,
Executor of the estate of
Phebe Jane Martin, deceased.
Oscar Hayter, Attorney.
No. 10,071
REPORT OF THF CONDITION OF THE
First National Bank
At Monmouth, in the State of Oregon, at the close of business,
on March 5, 1917. .
RESOURCES
1. Loans and discounts $121,431.46
2. Overdrafts, unsecured , 102.93
5. U. S. bonds:
U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value) 15,000.00
6. Bonds, securities, etc.:
b Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure postal
savings deposit $ 2,000.00
e Securities other than U. S. bonds, (not including
. stocks) owned unpledged '. ....24,780.59 26,780.59
8. Stock of Federal Reserve bank (50 per cent of subscription) .... 1,200.00
9. Value of banking house (if unencumbered) , 8,962.50
10. Furniture and fixtures 1,500.00
Net amount due from approved reserve agents in New
York, Chicago, and St. Louis $ 3,297.26
Net amount due from approved reserve agents in
other reserve cities..... 75,009.09 78,306.35
Net amount due from banks and bankers (other than
included in 12 or 20) , 4, 047. 49
Outside checks and other cash items $ 187.22
Fractional currency, nickels, and cents 159.12 346.34
Notes of other national banks 555.00
Lawful reserve in vault and net amount due from Federal Re
serve Bank . 22,892.64
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from
U. S. Treasurer 750.00
Total $281,875.30
LIABILITIES.
23. Capital stock paid in , $ 30,000.00
24. Surplus fund, 10,000.00
25. Undivided profits : ....$10,195.00
Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid 2,148.44 8,046.56
28. Circulating notes outstanding '. 14,010.00
Demand deposits:
33. Individual deposits subject to check 153,741.58
34. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days 7,112.21
36. Cashier's checks outstanding 597.25
38. Postal savings deposits 232.80
Total demand deposits, Items S3, 34, 36, 38 $166,683.84
Time deposits (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30
days or more notice)
41. Certificates of deposit $ 53,134.90
Total $281,875.30
State of Oregon, 1 B9
County of Polk, 88
I, W. E. Smith, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
W. E. SMITH, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th day of March, 1917.
WALTER G. BROWN,
Notary Public.
My commission expires September 22, 1920.
CORRECT-Attest
Ira C. Powell, )
J. B. V. Butler, Directors.
Wm. Riddell. I
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