FOND MEMORY MAKES THEM SAD (Washington Star.) A fow forenoons ago a perspiring, rodfaced fat man, at the head of a poreplring, rod-faced fat family, con sisting of a wlfo and four little girls with nmazlngly starched skirts and with pigtails pulled so taut that thoy didn't appear to bo ablo to wink tholr eyes, started through tho gato at the Baltimore & Ohio station loading to an accommodation train that was about to lcavo for Maryland way stations. "Tickets," said the gatoman. unen thusiastically, as tho fat father of tho fat family started to hurl hlmsolf through tho gato. "Huh?" said tho fnthor of the family a half sheepish, half chopfallon ex pression cro33lng his dripping counte nance. "Tickets," ropoatcd the gatoman, yawning dismally. 'B'Jlng," exclaimed tho fnt man, dismally, "I forgot tho tlckctB. Clean fo-got to buy 'om. Say, can't you lot us through, and I'll pay tho conductor n cash for our rides hoy?" "Gainst tho rules," said tho gate nyin. "Don't block tho line, plerac. Hnvo your tlckots ready!" Tho fat man squirmed back out of tho Hue, oncountorlng as he did 30 tho collective glaros of tho pushing people behind him. and tho much ruoro Interesting glaro of his wife. "Forgot to get tho tlckots, Bosannn," said tho fat man, looking foolish, to his spouso. "Got 'em In half a aoc ond, though bo right back. Walt right hero with tho children." And ho dashed through tho swing ng doors at a lumboring waddlo, while litis wlfo dropped all tho hand-bag-sago with a thump and tho four highly tarchod llttlo girls picked out grips and suit cases ujlon which to squat until thole pnront returned with tho tickets. Ho roturncd to his family In about 'four minutes, holding tho tlckots In his left hand, and agonlzodly mopped his faco with tho handkorchlof In his right. His fat faco contracted Into an expression of acuto misery. "My dear girl," ho said, edging apologetically alongside his wlfo, "It's & mighty good thing I stopped to tako a glass of wntor at tho cooler Insldo! fCckl Derby & Willson Stock, Ft uit9 Gtain Lands and City Popety If yoa have a house to tent ot sell, leave it with Deby & Willson. If yoa have a fatm to rent ot sell, ot if you want to buy a house ot a fam, see Derby & Willson. We Have Special in Hop Ranch One in aJJPtisne Otch&td and several in homes in the city. JS w!ob Derby & Willson 'Phone 2 15 i Black 244 Commercial Stseet - - Salem, Oregon Just now a mighty good thing In ded." "Well, what Is It now?" she asked him, In a tone filled with prophecy of trouble. "Now, don't be annoyed, my deal Rosnnna," said tjio fat man, more miserable than ovor, "but I fear that we shall bo slightly delayed but only until the next train, you know. There's nnothor one going In only two hours nnd forty-flvo mlnutos, and I'll bo back long before that." "Back from whero?" she asked him, acridly "Now, ploaso, I bog of you, do not mako things worse than they aro by an oxhlbltton of tompor, my dear nosanna," moaned tho fat man, hopo lossly, "but my taking that drink of wntor at tho cooler Insldo just now ro mlndod mo that I loft tho cold wrtor turned on In tho kltchon sink when I left tho house. Just you wait with the children In tho waiting room Ill buy you somo papors and mag azines and lot's see I can get out to Tonleytown and bock In an hour and a half, say, and that'll glvo mo plenty of tlmo for tho noxt train. 1 couldn't bo comfortable, you ksow, away for two weeks with cold water running full blast. Ho Just Went Home. Tho durncd sink might overflow and It 'ud cost mo all tho money I could mnko for tho noxt ten years to pny for tho damngo. Now, don't worry," and tho fat man darted out of tho sta tion at a waddling lopo, while the wlfo of his bosom gathered up the traps onco moro nnd led tho way to tho waiting-room tho four little starch ed girls trooping gloomily nftor her. Notlco that?" said the gattman, dismally, slamming tho gato loading to tho accommodation train aftor tho lajt belated passengor had cantorod through. "That's tho wny they're drifting along all tho tlmo the for gottors, I call 'om. Another ono of 'em Just lllto that fat old party camo catapaultlng toward this gato only an hour or so ago, with his wlfo all but hanging onto his coat tails Ho was racing for tho gato at ouch u clip that oho could barely keop up with him without maintaining a strong clutch on his apparo). I picked 1.1m THE DAILY JOURNAL, 8ALEM, 3 out Instantly as ono of the forgctters, and whoa ho handod mo his tickets to punch I noticed that Mb tickets dldr't have tho 'B' baggago punch mark In them. " 'You've checked your baggage, sir, I eupposa?' sold I knowing, of course, that he hadn't. '"Why, no, 1 havon'tl' ho sung out, giving his thigh a whack. 'Say. It's a good thing you romlnded mo of that " 'Did you wait at tho house for tho transfer man to call for tho beggng James?' his panting llttlo wife ln quired of him In a tone of suspense. '"Well, no. I didn't!' ho oxclalmcd again. 'Was that the arrnngomont? thought you'd attend to that.' The Trunks Were 8afe. "'Now, don't you romombor she plaintively said to him, 'that when I enmo down town ahead of you to do that little shopping that I had to do. nnd loft you to closo up the houso. the last thing I said to you was: Now, Jamos, bo suro to wait here until the transfor man comos for tho trunks- he promised to bo at tho flat at 10 o'clock, prompt" don't you romombor that that was tho vory last thing I Bald to you, Jamos?' " 'No, I don't romombor any such a thing,' Jamos brazened out, 'I thought you'd at least havo tho consideration to attend to tho trunks Instead of hik ing down town to got a dinkey llttlo veil, whon you'vo got olovon million veils already and horo we aro with the trnln duo to start In four mlnutos, nnd thcro aro our trunks locked up In tho bed room of a house -iG minuter ride away on tho fiery, untamed un derground and overhead trolly enrs oh, It's nil off, that's what It Is there's no use In talking about It at all, It's all off!' nnd he galloped to ward tho oxlt, with his tlred-looklng llttlo wife hanging onto one of his arms with both hands nnd bolng Jolted over the bonrds and up tho stope llko a rag doll In tho hands ot a pickaninny. They haven't got back yet, nnd I guoes by this tlmo James la hurling tho things out of the trunks and Jawlngly announcing that Ilia trip is still all off and that It's going to remain all off." Cairo na o Health Ileaort. Cairo Is tho city of malaria and lies. Physically It Is ono vast sewage bed, which poisons no smnll proportlou of tho people who visit It, and while Kng HhU doctors send their patients to re cover in Calio, honest doctors there tit onco assure them that thcro Is no re- I co very except by leaving It. IcHC Bargain OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER tVAH T HANKSGIVINQ is coming round ngnln," snld Itobort Kcnipton to his wlfo. "1'Ienso don't make any difference this yonr. Mnbcl. We have nothing to be thankful for. Bob snd Ulla hnvo spoiled our lives." "Wo should be thankful that It Is no worse," replied the wife, with a pn tlonco that never deserted her. But this Is not the beginning of tho story. Years before Mnbol Lnthrop. much to hor father's and mother's chagrin married Robert Kompton, n wild, reck less fellow, nnd he would hnvo beon n ne'er-do-well had not Mnbol saved him and uinde him a successful man. Rob ert knew nnd admitted that she had turned him from a worthless life. "Mabel," ho snld to her, "I owe nil I am to you. God forbid that 1 should ever treat you with tho slightest harsh ness. On the contrary, 1 pray that ho may send me sonic unusual opportu nity to servo you, to suffer for you, perhaps to dlo for you." "You are doing nil that Ii needed In malting mo hnppy," snld the wife. Thon en in e Hobble Kompton. n bright eyed, sunny disposed little chap who was his mother's darling nnd his fa ther's pride. Mabel fed him, bathed him, clothed lilin, gnvo him his airing during the dny, nnd before he wont to sleep In the evening his father romped with him. When Bob cnuu to lie about fifteen he begun to Hhow signs of thu procllv Itlos his father had shown In his youtl and thus brought mirrow to his par ents. Mabel ui iMtleut with him nnd so was his father for it time, bill Bob grew more unruly, more reckless "W! AllB WXLIi HID OK IIIM " and his father's putleuco finally gave out Whon Bob was eighteen ho got Into n fight with a man and camo vory near killing him. Bob was arrested nnd held to wait tho man's recovery. When ho wns released from custody his father received lilin in augur. Bob, who felt his disgrace keenly und with al was high spirited, declared that ho would not rcmuln at home to be taunt ed with his faults, to bring discredit on his fnnilly, but would go whoro they would not bo troubled with him. Kill ing his mother, ho strodo down the walk leading to tho gato. With hi hand on tho lateh ho turned Irreso lute. 'Call him back, father," pleaded the luothor. "Ho will only bring new dlsgrueo upon us," "This trouble Is a lesson to blm. He will do bettor." "No," sold the father. "Let him go We ore well rid of blm" That was the lust seen of Bob Kemp Ion In bis native village IIIh parent had no other child, nor did any other rhlld como to them. Mrs Kemptou grieved constantly for her son. but nev rr mentioned his name to her husband Finally ono of her friends died, leav lug a llttlo girl unprovided for. Mr Kerupton took the child and adopted ht-r Kiln It nice for n time wus all that a daughter should Ih, but when she wus nun-teen she received the attentions of u man uuuewptHblH to Mr and Mrs hempton. and when they elihled her six showed the only dlpoUloit to re bellion that stye had cvei displayed Nevertheless she gave up the lover, and for a year It was supposed that she had forgotten blm, when suddenly she disappeared. j "Well, wife." said Kempton, "we've had hard luck with our children. We must be content with each other." I The wife said nothing, but as seen as her husband left the bouse went to her room to weep, to weep for her son. for since ttlla's departure her craving for him had come back to her with double strength, fthe read bis boyish letters over and oyer again. A year passed, and nothing was beard of Ella. The man for whom she ' was supposed to hare left her homo appeared la the village, but declared . that he knew nothing of her where abouts. His story was not believed and confirmed 3 suspicion that she bod run away to Jln lilin. Mrs. Kempton grew wore and wore low spirited till finally her health be gan to droop. Her husband knew the cause, though she did not tell hltn, and often wtifced that be could recall bU jwg ui l iy ,!""' "j 25, 1903 son, though he feared that ho had con tinued In a downward course and the sight of blm would kill his mother. This wnB the condition of Hobert nnd Mnbol Kemptou just before Thanks giving. Thure was uo need for Bober to reuuest his wife not to make the usunl preparations, for she wns uti able to do so. She bad been losing strength rapidly nnd finally took to her bed. However, tho day brfore Hie anniversary she got up and pave mine directions to the servants In order Unit It should not be entirely lost sight of 'ihe next morning she lay on a lounge In the living room before a cheerful lire Her husband at down beside her smoothed her hair and took her shrunk ru baud In his. "Wife." he hmU1. "you rumminer thai when we were married 1 asked for toniu opportunity to serve you 1 be Hove It has come, t am no lug to try to tlud Bob." "The opportu nity has passed, Hubert," replied the wife "It en me to jou the dny Boh vent nwny I saw contrl.lou In his f.uv If you bud en Hit' blm tmik be vv oild luive h-K'in anew." The husband nnd father bow ed Ids head "Never mind, Itobort. The pint can't li- undone Let im be tl.nnk fill that we are surrounded with every touifvrt And some day Hobble m a y come back to us." While t h e y wore talking two person h had stolen Into the back yard nnd under rover of t h o outhouses 8"K n"L"l L"0Y,BU on to rod tho "rrnwa. houso. Suddenly tho sitting room door opened, and a young mini uud n girl entered tho room. "Father!" "Mothorr "Bob!" v "Elln!" In an Instant tho old people were In tho arms of thu recreant son and adopt ed daughter. Then camo explanations. Kiln, know lug of tho secret Unit was eating at Mrs Kempton's heart and breaking down her health, resolved that she would repay tho kindness she hnd re ceived by going In search of Bob Kemp ton After considering tho best course for her to adopt on leaving sho con eluded not to mako known hor quest to Mrs. Kompton, fearing that tho bus IH'iiso would Im) detrimental, It would Im better, she thought, to uy nothing, but bring tho son homo If possible. If sho fulled there would bo no disap pointment. Sho traced" him to a dis tant city and found htm absorbed In business. Ho had long Intended to communicate with his parents, but n remembrance of his father's last look and worda had always caused him to defer uctlon. Ho hnd mado money easily, but had not kept It, bis natural ly rookies, disposition interfering with economy. "Hlla," said tho 'atlior, aftor all had Ixmui explained, "you hnvo done for mother that signal service which I al ways wished to do for hor myself. Whon tho opportunity occurred I did not recognize It. When t camo to you, you recognized It ut onco. Do now for Boh whut mother hnH done for mo savo blm from his reckless disposition TWO VXlUtOKB IUD BTOLBK IM and make a progressive man of him. Marry him " ttlla blushed, and young Hubert said: "Hue can't do that, father, for she did It early this morning." An hour later, us the reunited group tat at table, the father gave this toast! "Blessed be those who recognize their opportunities!." II. B. IMAMS. Til first TtntllU.KlTlHK Vr. The first nation 1 Thanksgiving day was proeJaluitd by 1'resldettt Washing ton on the Xd day of October. 17MI. setting Thursday, the 34lh day of No vember, aa the date. In honor ef the adoption of the ooiistltutton ef tho United States. Tho second national Thanksgiving day, was also proclaimed by Washington, but was In February of 1700. Subsequent presidents sailed upon the people of the country to ob serve such a day of thanksgiving, but it was not until the presidency of Abra ham Llneoln that the observance be came a fixed event and the last Thurs day of November was recognized as on annual public bolhlar. H3pl $$ MtBlSLm V Ms THIRTEEN DIC man who'd sot a h'ar trap In his chicken houso on ThnnVji glbcn oho nin no Christian an' nobber will be. Hero's no plnco In hohbon fur -de man dat steals. Jess do same I 'snecht do coon dnt ain't got a cent nn' yet brings home n turkoy fur Thanksglbenj will go to do good place. Do American peoplo donu git half miff sleep, an' I 'spects dat'a Jess why most ob 'om am alius complaluln' ob feolln' run down. Do white matt oughtor git to bed early, 'speshually on Thanksglbcn ebe. If any ob my fnm'ly glta to nllln I donn nobber git no doctor, 'knso dey do n heap ob lm'in. When my Undo Julius was tooken sick ono Thanks glbcn nn' do doctor said ho couldn't dun had nono ob dnt fo'tcon pound tur key dat was hnnglu' In do kitchen what was do result? Why, when Ju lius studied dnt bird, all brown an' Juicy, nn' hoard do fnm'ly smncktn' dor lips, lie Jens gib ono groan an' died. Yo' may s'nrch through do almanac nn' do dlcUonnry nn' nil do histories oli ' dls kentry, but yo' won't find no men shun mndo ob a cull'd man boln' Mcct ed president ob do United States. I reckon It am Just ni well. If a cull'd man held dnt otllco ho'd kill hlssolf on Thnnksglbeu tryln' to eat nil do tur keys dnt nui sent to do Whlto Houso on dat occashuu. I allun Htlck up fur do Xllhlo nn' be lleb ebery word In dnt good book, but Vto kinder a leotlo bit 'splclous 'bout Mtstah Nmih nn' his nrk. Dnt man might hev let all tie birds an' nnlinuU-s In Ids nrk, hut did dey all git out "irONEOrMYCIIIMKH SII()ltM lNQUAH WHB1IB I OUT IMT llljtl)' again? Doau yo' 'sposo dat de turkeys was dun mtHsIn' 'bout Thanksglbou tlmo? When ThaukHglhon comes an' I tako du head ob do tablo an' do olo woman an' chlU'on gather round nu' smnok ddr lips nu' roll der ayes, whon do hoiir comes dat I stand up wld knlfo In hand to begin carbln', whon do mlnlt arrovM dat I reach out wld onv hand to cotch dat turkey by do latg an' hold blm solid while I slice away, If ono ol my chlU'on should look up nn' imiunr whoro I got dnt bird den, I'm tcllln' yo' dat slch a calamitous snrcuni stance would perspire dnt dat child would romombor do ovont nil do rest ob his bo'n dnysl A. II. U5WIS, f The President's Tariff' i For tho past thirty years the turkey which has graced the White House ta ble on Thanksgiving duy has eouio from Westerly, H. 1.. tho gift of Hlntiu Vose. In 1HTO Mr. Voso sent a thirty six pound bird to 1'resldent Grant It was received with such favor that he has continued to supply tho yearly presidential turkey, and hU sons after him will keep on sending turkeys to Washington aa long as the raco holds out. Ithodo Island turkeys are not as numerous as they onco were, but their iunb"ty has not deteriorated. Bronze and NarrauaiiNott Krays are tho stand ard breeds. No change hits been made in the methods of breeding turkey an the yenra have gone by, but In vlow of the bad luok fanners Imvo had recent ly In raising large Uoeks Mr. Viwe. whoso turkey market Is n eloarlng house for ull the country round, s try lug to dlseovor some mean to prevent the iiHttonal Mrd from beeomlng ex Unt. TlmnUsKlvlnir Ir Abruad. Wherever two or three American are gather wl together on Thanksgiving lay tlwe t aure t be an elaborate ohservMiiee ef tit epteMrtmn holiday lu every foreign capital a Thapksglv I ng UNiuiuet at the AnierleNU legation Is owe of tho llxturw in the rmImsm dor's or Minute' eertrtiwnkil ealendur ami to hie olflelal reeeptlen ure wel eomed all of hi countrymen ruddlng abroad or teiuiHjrnrlly uwuy from their own firesides. The Amerieau uburabtt hold religious servlees, where there are American cburebes, aud la their ab sence the natives usually offer their plsvee of worship to the Arnerieans for the day Hven In I'ektog Thauksglvlng day U a notable event, Its observanM shared In by ChrUUaiOd Cblnassen and the members of other etabtseta than our own. - :1