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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. WEDNESDAY, JUKB ». SMI. \ | Upton Sinclair's Novel of Packingtown g== TTTn “The Jungle” BY UPTON SINCLAIR. The Story That Laid Bare The Packers' Crime CHAPTER I (CONTINUED). In ,he meantime there was going on another corner of the room an anx- JJus conference between Teta Klibteta ' , pede Antanas, and a few of the Bore Intimate frlenda of the family. A rouble IVaa come upon them. The veae- llja la a compact, a compact not ex- JJcseii but therefore only the more binding upon all. Ever} - one'a share ««« different—and yet every one knew ’ jfectly well what hla share waa, and iirove to give a little more. Now, how- Since they had come to the new fountrv, all this waa changing; It ■rcmeii aa If there must be some subtle JS s ,,n In the air that one breathed fl r 'o 11 was affecting all the young men at once. They would come In crowds and fill themselves with a fine dinner and then sneak off. One would throw another's hat out of the win dow and both would go out to get It, ind'nelther would be seen again. Of now and then hnlf a dozen of them would get together andvmarch out onenlv, stating at yon, and making fun of you to your face. Still others, worse vet would crowd about the bar, and at the expense of the host drink them- K |ves sudden, paying not the least at tention to any one, and leaving It to be thought thnt either they had danced with the bride already, r or meant to later on. til these things were going on now, an<l the family was helpless with din- jnav. So long they had tolled, and ■uch an outlay they had made! Ona ,to,ul by, her eyea wide with terror. Those frightful bills—how they had haunted her, each Item gnawing at her toul ull day and spoiling her rest at night. How often she had named them over one by one and figured on them as ahe went to work—fifteen dollars for the *hall, twenty-two dollars and a Quarter for the ducks, twelve dollars for the musicians, live dollars at the church, and a blessing of the Virgin be tides—and so on without an end! Worst of all waa the frightful bill that was still to come from Qralczunas for the beer and liquor that might be con- aumed. one could never get In advance more than a guess aa to this from a saloon keeper -and then, when the time came, he always came to you scratching his head and saying that he had guessed too low, but that he had done his best— your guests had gotten so very drunk. By him you were sure to be cheated unmercifully, and that even though ynu thought yourself the dearest of the hundreds of friends he had. He would begin to serve your guests out of a keg that was halt full, and nnlsh with one that was hull empty, and then you would he charged for two kegs of beer. He would agree to serve a certain qual ity at a certain price, and when the time catne you and your friends would be drinking some horrible poison that could not V described. You might complain, but. you would get nothing 00000000 00000000000 0 SYNOPSIS. for going to law about you might as well go to heaven at once, The saloon keeper stood In with all the Mg politics mm In the district; and when you hart once found out what It meant to get Into trouble with such people you would know enough to pay whnt you were told to pay and shut up. What mode nil this the more painful was that It was so hard on the few thnt had really done their best There was poor ohl ponas Jokubas, for Instance— he had already given live dollars, and did not every one know that vJokubns Szedvllas hnrl Just mortgaged his tlell- ratsssen store for two hundred dollars t« meet several months' overdue rent? And then there was withered old ponl Anlele—who was n willow, amt had three children, und the rheumntlsm bc- ildes, and did washing for the trades people on Hnlsted street at prices It would break your heart to hear named. Anlele had given tho entire profit of her rhlekens for several months. Eight of them she owned, and she kept them In t little place fenced around on her bark stairs. All day long the children of Anlele were raking In the dump for food for these chickens; and sometimes, when the competition there was too Herre, you might see them on Halsted street, walking close to the gutters, and The story of -The Jungle." Upton Sinclair’s novel which has caused the government In vestigation Into the methods employed by the bdef trust, had Its origin In an actual Packing- town romance. * In Ashland avenue—"back of the stock yards"—the wedding took place. The llrst chapter merely shows a broad - shouldered butcher being wedded to a young girl who sees In him a hero. The wedding In all Its grotesqueness Is described In this chapter. The wedding cer emony Is typical of Packing- town. At midnight the formal ities ended. The chapter closes with a de scription of Packingtown fes tivities and tell* how beer Is promiscuously passed around. Sinclair portrays In well-se lected words the dress of the O denizens of that section. 0 Nearly all of the characters 0 Introduced In the story are em- 0 ployed In the stock yards and 0 the prelude which tells of their 0 social life Is to be followed by a O story of their toll In the big 0 yards. 0 Copyright, 1805, by Upton Sin- O clatr. All rights reserved. 0 0 0000000000000000000 as the solution of all difficulties—"I will work harder!" He had said that In Lithuania when pne official had taken his passport from him, and another had arrested him for being without It, and the two had divided a third of his be longings. He had said It again In New York, when the smooth-spoken agent had taken them In hand and made them pay such high prices, and almost prevented their leaving his place, In spite of their paying. Now he said It a third time, and Ona drew a deep breath; It was so wonderful to have a husband, Just like a grown woman— and a himband who could solve all problems, and who was so big and strong! The last sob of little SebattIJonas has been stifled, and the orchestra hns once more been reminded of Its duty. The-ceremony begins agsln—but there are few now left to dance with, and so very soon the collection Is over and promiscuous dances once more begin. It Is now after midnight, however, nnd things are not as they were before. The dancers aro dull and heavy—most of them have been drinking hard, and have long ago passed the stage of ex hilaration. They dance In monotonous measure, round after round, hour after hour, .with eyes fixed upon vacancy, as If they Were only half conscious. In a constantly growing stupor. The men grasp the wometi Very tightly, but there will be half an hour together when neither will see the other's face. Some couples do not care to dance, and have reilred to the corners, where they alt with their arms enlaced. Others, who have been drinking still more, wander about the room, bumping Into every thing; some are In groups of two or three, singing, each group Its own song. As time goes on there is a variety of drunkenness, among the younger men especially. Borne manger about In each other's arms, whispering maudlin words; others start quarrels upon the slightest pretext, and come to blows and have to be pulled apart. Now the fat policeman wakens definitely, and feels of hi* club to see that It I* ready for buslne**. He ha* to bs prompt— for these two-o'clock-ln-the-morning endlessly recurring dominant. It has f iut a stupor upon every one who hears It as well as upon the men who are l'lavlng It. No one can get away from It,- -or even think of getting away from It; It Is 8 o'clock In the morning, and they har* danced out all their Joy, nnd danced out all their strength, and all the strength that unlimited drink can land them—and still there Is no one among them has the power to think of stopping. Promptly at 7, o'clock this same Mon day morning they will every one of them have to be In their places at Dur ham's or Brown's or Jones’, each In his working clothes. If one of them be a minute late, he will be docked an hour's K y, and If he be many minutes late, will be apt to find his brass check turned to the wall, which will send him out to Join the hungry mob that walte morning at the gatee of the pack- louee, from • o'clock until heArly half-past 8. There le no exception to thle rule, not even little Ona—who han asked for a holiday, the day after her wedding day, a holiday without pay, and been refused. White there are so many who are anxious to work as you wish, there Is no occasion for Incom moding yourself with those who must work otherwise. Little Ona Is nearly ready to faint— and half In a stupor herself/because of the heavy ecent In the room. She has not taken a drop, but every one else there It literally burning alcohol, as the lamp* are burning oil; some of the men who are sound asleep In their chairs or on the floor are reeking < so thnt you cannot go near them. Now and then Jurgls gases at her hungrily— he has long since forgotten hie shyness; but then the crowd Is there, and he still waits and watches the door, where a carriage Is supposed to come. It does not, and Anally he will wait no -, but comes up to Ona, who turns and trembles. He puts her shawl about her and then his own coat. They live only about two blocks away, and Jurgls does not care about the car riage. There Is almost no farewell—the dancers do not notice them, and all of the children and many of the old folk* have fallen asleep of eheer exhauetlon. Dede Ananas Is asleep, and ao are the Ssedvllases, husband and wife, the former snoring In octaves. Thsre Is Teta Elzbleta, and MarIJa, lobbing loudly; and then there Is only the silent night, with the stars beginning to pale a lltle In the east. Jurgls, without a word, lifts Ona In his arms, and strides out with her, and she sinks her hend upon his shoulder with a moan. When he reaches home he Is not sure whether she has fainted or Is asleep, but when he has to hold her with one hand while he unlocks the door he sees ehe has opened her eyea. ‘‘You ehall not go to Brown's today, little one," he whispers as he climbs the stairs; and she catches his arm In ferror, gasping; “No! Nol I dare not! It will ruin us!” But he answers her again: “Leave It to me; leave It to me. I will earn more money—I will work harder." (Continued In Tomorrow's Georgian.) jno.ITmoore & SONS Laid the way In making line eye glasses. Their Kryptok Invisible Bi focals are < a wonderful Invention, giv ing both far and near vision In one glass, with absolutely no seam. The Kryptoks are a distinct advance over all other glasses. 42 N. Broad St., Pru dential building. ••• QUESTION OF LABOR WILL RECEIVE ATTENTION Special to The Georgian. Hpnrtanhurg, H. C„ June 20.—The presi dents of the cotton mills In upper South Caroline will meet st Toxtwsy Hotel, Toxa- wny, N. C.. June 2* for the purpose of dts- cneeln* matters of Importsncs to the mills of this aisle. fights, If they once get out of hand, are .. . ; .. ■ like a forest Are. and may mean the * h their mother following to aee that , vhoIe reltnrei at the atstlon. The robbetMhem of their finds. ^ thing to do Is to crack every lighting head that you see, before there are ao many fighting heads that you cannot Money could not tell. the value of These rhlekens to old Mrs. Jukntene— •he vnlued them differently, for she hxl a feeling that she waa getting something for nothing by means of them—that with them she was getting the better of a world that was getting the better of her In so many other *»;s. So nhe watched them every hour of the day, and had learned to see like an owl at night to watch them [hen. One of them had been stolen long ago. and not a month passed that some one did not try.to steal another. Ae the frustrating of this one attempt hvolvi ,i a score of false alarms. It will be understood what a tribute old Mrs. Jukntene brought, Just because Teta ElrMeta had once loaned her some money for a few days and saved her from being turned out of her house. More an ,| more friends gathered round while the lamentation about lh«e things was going on. Some drew •rarer, hoping to overhear the conver sion, who were themselves among the 8ulliy—and surely that waa a thing to by the patience of a aalnt. Finally there i-ame Jurgls, urged by some one, »nd the story waa retold to him. Jurgla omened In silence, with hi* great black •yebrows knitted. Now and then there •ouhl come a gleam underneath them would glance about the room. “ d h» ... Perhaps he would have liked to go at some of those fellow* with hi* big, elenrhed fists; but then, doubtless, he realized how little good It would do mm So bill would be any lea* for Jurninv out any on* at thl* tlma; and uien there would be the acandal—and JurgM wanted nothing except to get ***> «lth Ona and to let the world ji« own way. Bo hi* hand* relaxed •ml he merely aald tfljletly: "It 1* •one .- in d there la no uae of weeping, T *' a Elsbleu.” Th-n hi* look turned toward Ona, »ho stood close to fys aide, and he saw "i<le look of terror In her eyea. one," he raid, In a low voice, orry—It will not matter to ua. "!.!>■ "’ "111 pay them all somehow. I will »"rk harder." That was always what lurais said. Ona had grown used to It account kept of cracked heads In back of the yard*, for men who have to crack the heads of animals all day seem to get Into the habit, and to prac tice on their friends, and even on their famlllea, between times. This makes It a cause for congratulation that by modern method* a very few men can do the painfully necessary work of head-cracking for the whole of the cul tured world. \ There Is no fight that night—perhaps because Jurgls, too. Is watchful—even more so than the policeman. Jurtls has drunk a great deal, aa any one nat urally would on an occasion when It all has to be paid for, whether It Is drunk or not; but he Is a very steady man, and does not easily lose his tem per. Only once there Is a tlfht shave— and that Is the fault . of MarIJa Bercxynskas. Martin has apparently concluded about two hours ago that If the altar In the corner, with the deity In soiled white, be not the true home of the muses. It Is, at any rate, the nearest substitute on earth obtainable. And MarIJa la Juat fighting drunk when there come to her ears ths facts about the villains who have not paid that night. MarIJa goes on the warpath straight ofr, without even the prelim inary of a good cursing, and when she Is pulled off It le with the coat collars of two villains In har hands. Fortu nately the policeman Is disposed to be reasonable, and so It Is not MarIJa who Is flung out of the place. All this Interrupts the mualc for not more than a minute or two. Thvn again the merciless tun* begins—the tune that has been played for tho last half hour without one single change. It Is an American tun* this time, on* which they, have picked up on the streets; all seem to know the words of It—or. at any rate, the first line of It, which they hum to themselves, over and over again without rest: "In the good old summer time—In the good old summer time!" There seems to b* something hypnotic about this, with Its tbe farms, anil It It not thought that the mills’ force can lx* Increased unless cnuci-rt- ed action la taken by tbe mills In Ihe en tire tipper section or tbe state. VETERAN MEETS VETERAN IN MUNICIPAL CONTEST Our Lamp Room is impressivelv attractive just at present bv rea son of tbe artistic new specimens displayed. •Such wealth of color and sneer beauty of de sign and combination are rarely seen. We invite you to call and inspect these lamps. You will be pleased, we are sure. Maier & Berkele. Bpeclal to The Georgian. Augusta, Qa., June 20.—Formal no tice ha* been ‘served <0 the public by the white primary commute* announc ing that June 25 would be the last day for filing pledges for the coming prl- ary for municipal offices. The election tor mayor la growing warm, and there promises to be a strong fight between the two v«tfer- ans. Captain Young and Captain Dun bar are both old vets, and have strong following. The primary will be held July II, and will be on the eecret bal lot plan. CITY TAX NOTICE. Books are now open for payment of second install ment of city tax. Will close 1st July. E. T. PAYNE, City Tax Collector. HUNDREDS WILL ATTEND 3TATE SUMMER SCHOOL THE GLOBE CLOTHING CO. THE GLOBE CLOTHING CO. THE GLOBE CLOTHING CO. BEGINS TODAY! CLOTHING EVENT That Eclipses in Radical ■ ■ - 535 value-giving any Atlanta . has ever known, coming, as it does, at the very height of the season, just when thousands of men first think of Summer Clothing. From our factory come several hundred suits. This, together with our immense stock, makes the sale imperative. The values in this sale are simply marvelous; you’ll quickly agree with us when you see the Tremendous price reductions. Two-Piece Suits mul Three-Piece Suits in single nnd double-breasted models, of weaves and fabrics thnt are perfect. Suits thnt are worth nnd sold at $7.50, $8.50 and $9.00, now •/Two-Piece Suits and Tlu’ee-Piece Suits in singlo and double-brensted models. Excellent wors teds, tweeds, eheviots nnd enssimeres, thnt aro worth and sold at $10 and $11.50. Now Two-Piece Suits and Three-Piece Suits in single and double-breasted models, in suits as perfect as tailor-made kinds, in every up-to-the-instant fabric, that are worth and sold at $12.50, $15, $16.50. Now '. Two-Piece Suits and Tliree-Picee Suits in single nnd double-breasted models, of handsome wors teds, cheviots and velours. Suits that are worth and sold at $18, $20, $25 and $30, Now $16.90 fir We are makers of the clothing we sell. The best trained minds and the most skilled hands the sartorial art knows of in this country follow our directorship. It is made expressly for .this clientage. By reason of which it must come nearer meeting your personal re quirements than is possible in Clothing produced under any other conditions. (T MAIL ORDERS FILLED. THE GLOBE CLOTHING CO. 89-91 WHITEHALL STREET. (Manufacturing Clothiers.) O0000000000O0OO0O0O Special to The Georgian. Spartanburg, H. C., Jane 2#.—Hundreds of tenehorn ond well known educators of South Carolina will gather st Wlatkrop College, Itockhlll, S. C., nest Wednesday to attend tke enttel state snnmer nefcool. The work will begin Wednesday morning nnd will mtlnno for olmut six weeks. Tke faculty Is eompossd of the nresl dents and members »f ths faculties of tbs leading Institutions In the state. DAUGHTERS AWARD MEDALS IN CONTEST Special to The Georgian. Currolltnn, Ga, Jans 20.—The nirdnt rom. mlttso of tbe l>surtters of the Confederacy has snoiinced tbe result of this year’s con test. The subject assigned Tor the year was "The Main Events of 1881: Their.Im- portanre nnd Inioenrr." The contestants numbered 144. from forty-three comities. The gold medal offered by the Daughters of the Confederacy was swarded to Charles Martin Trnlork, Climax publle school. Itera tor county, for kls essay. "or the licet enumeration of the srentn of 1, Mlao Mildred Rutherford's prise of was swarded to Mies Attlee Aderbold, Inesrtlle public school. Hall eonnty. Diss From Injuries. Special to Tho Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., June *».— George W. Grizzle, who was'struck by • bridge crane a few days ago at the plant of the Convene Bridge Company, la dead from bis Injury. 0 O SAYS ITS BEST DAILY O HE HAS EVER BEAD. 0 O 0 0 Marianne, Fla., June II. 0 0 The Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, O O Go. O 0 Gentlemen: I enclose my 0 0 chuck for 84.50 tor on# year's O 0 subscription to The Georgian. 0 O I stopped my nubocrtptlonn to a 0 0 Georgia and a Florida paper, O 0 because Jhty run whisky ads. 0 0 and subscribed to The Georgian, O O not knowing exactly what I was O 0 going to got In the way of a O 0 newspaper, but I find It the O 0 beat dally I have ever read, and O O I am perfectly familiar with a O 0 great many. Youn truly, O O R. B. RODDENBERT. O O O 0000000000000900000 MARCUS IS TO HANO FOR WIFE'S MURDER laanesiiiii. n, t;., June at.—ror tne nrst time lu nearly a bolt rrntnry Charleston has n whits man In tha county jnll can- Jflf £ _ ... lug d**fh hit wlfi», . K. Manna, on Hulllrana I aland, on Kaafar Haltirdnj. Marena Ittrwl bla * Vault hr mean* of ,jod that bo wlahoil tk>n of tfectr ill(f»rrnn*s, and tbrrft Ytabbod tha woman thirty-lira time* with aa Ire '’‘tf.ren. wsn n soldier In tbs const artil lery s few roars bark, and married Msgglo Marcus wbfla Is tbs army. COMES LIKE THE 8UN8HINE. FARMERS TO BUILD COTTON WAREHOUSE Bpeclal to Tha Georgian. Jasper, Ain. June 20.—The Farm er*' Union of Walker rounty mot In Jasper last Baturdny and made further preparaUon for arrangement to build a largo cotton warehouoe In this city. The union wan Incorporated and money will be raised by selling stock In tho corporation. /The warehouse will coot probably 87,58*. Flourishing Mill in Optrition. Hpeetet to The Georgian. Jasper, Ala. June 20.—J. J. Long's big flour mill is now in operation, and Is turning out a high grade of flour. The mill has a EXCELLENT SERVICE TO WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA. During the months of June. July and August the Seaboard Air Line Railway will operate on Its train leav ing Atlanta at 8:16 p. in., every SAT URDAY, a through deeping car to Wilmington, N. C.; returning tho through deeper will leave Wil mington Thunder st 8:00 p. m„ arriving In Atlanta at 8-80 a- m. Friday. Arrangement* hive been made with the (treat rail way people at Wilmington to hare can ready at tbe depot to Immediate ly transport passsmrers to the hotel* at WrignUrllle Reach. Baggage will be checked to deitlnatlon. WEEK END rate, good for fire day*, 8$-6; SEASON tickets. 818 56. SEABOARD. per iffy. . capacity of 200 barrels OO0OO00O00000000000 HUNDREDS OF PIGEONS ° WILL MAKE LONG FLIGHT 0 o o o 0 0 o o o o O 0 o 0 O o Tlfton, Go., June 18. The Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Go. Gentlemen: It give* me pleas ure to express my admiration for The Georgian. It rail* at my door each morning like the sunbeam from the eastern hori zon, filling my soul with new light end life. Long Ilf* to The Georgian and to those who make Itl To those wanting never to be dis appointed, I would lay: Sub scribe for Th* Georgian! R. D. 8. Kperful to The Georgian. Spartanburg, B. C. June SO.—'Two thounand homing plgnonn have been sent to Assistant Postmaster Young and 888 to Agnnt Jam** at th* Eouth- ern Express office to be liberated. Th* bird* were eent from well-known clubs In Baltimore and Philadelphia, sn-1 in firm clear morning, when the wind is from the southwest, th* ptgeun* will be sent on their long Journey. LARGE SUM IS RAISED BY TYPOS FOR STRIKE IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED ON COUNTY COURT HOUSE Hpeetet f* The a-orgtn*. Jasper, Ala., June 20.—Th* Walker county court house Is to b* remodeled and enlarged within a very abort Urn* at an expense of probably 818,888. The county commleeloners reached thla decision a few.days ago and archi tect* have been authorized to prepare plana for tho proposed Improvements. Mrs. Pritchard Dina. Special to Th* Georgian. Chattanooga. Tnnn. June 20.—Mra. DJE8 FROM THE EFFECTS Robert I’ril-hard, wife of the well OF FRACTURED SKULL g*” 1 * a ,'. ,orn tT' nt . h * r hom ® . In thin city. Mra. Pritchard wan mar- Speclal to The Georgian. nag to Mr. Pritchard In 1818 at Madl- t'hattanooga, Tenn, June 20.—Bud 1 •onvllle. Tenn. Her husband le a Goeaett, a familiar figure, who fell member of the tlnn of Pritchard * fracturing hla skull a few dayy ago aa Blser, attorney* for the Cincinnati and the result of. It Is stated, too much New Orleans *nd Texac Pacific Rail- whisky, la dead at a hospital. ' rood Company. i IIr Private Wt—I Wire. Washington, June 20.—The executive council of the American Federation of I-nbor convened hero Monday. The re- „ „ . port of Secretory Morrison. It was »n- Xe.e.e.e.e.e. - oouncad, ah-.fr• I that on June 1 l’ r« 0000000000000000008' was a total on hand of 887.802. Tha report also showed that ult of tho astenament levied In -up- port of the International Typogr.iphi ul Union 149,884 wga raised, of wtil, ' there ta a balance on ham) of 21,oi> Th* number of new charters gran *d In the last tight months woe stau to be 216. ' Negro Walter Arrested. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., June - Will Btalbeth, a negro waiter, has been rented on th# charge of wearing a B. of L. E. pin. It wan charged Ill'll the negro Is not a member of tl»- ..r.l.-r which he reprneented by wearing the pin. end such an offen— 1* u violation of it state lew.