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TIFTON AUDIENCE
LOCATED THE RIGHT# OF THE
RAILROADS, SAYING HE OWN
ED 8TOCK IN TWO.
^-<,1 to The Georgian.
Tifton.’#«■. J un o a-E»r«. J. H. Rat 111,
,‘g jiorian of Savannah nnil J. II. Hall
L ilacon spoke boro to * crowd of
of Tift county upon tbo political
^Lort of t*« present gubernatorial cam-
*11?.' EttllL
faltering and school-boy
ni nnncr. a«*t forth his platform to an
mimtbetfc aadfenoo, and consumed only
thirtrivff minutes. He advocated the
SffiVS t»» mllroailK, saying that lie him-
stock In two, and was in
them In their light against
2ft»a
FfigsSS
5; nuMleJ lie woke In holrnlf of goo.]
Js, 1, ,,nd better school systems. and ap.
I^iil to be public to atand for the canal-
SJ?rlr<*r south Georgia.
Mr lpr««n followed Jlr. n»llll In a
tat appealed only to the aentlment
Kj areadlcaa. He spoke of Mr. Katlll'a
f,iO poverty to riches and poaltlon
"a rrffred to the fact that he heada an
home In tho city of Savannah.
SSJ.. ply way to ernae the line that itl-
jim couth Georgia from tho reat of the
ad hara a man of tlila section from
!.n rtr to any political rrc/erment la to
'Jiifor south Georgia's candidate," he
“in Hall followed Mr. Morgan with an
■iiiiraa full of wlttlclama and attacks upon
!h,. mmoerntlfl party. lie stood In a field
J" mi self, the only man tru" to tho pria-
S„|J of Democracy. He tried to Impress
fnL, the crowd tho fart that ho la a ltcm-
“c. and that every candidate In the field
„,tovcrnor la without concoptlon of what
wiocrncy uieana. II* criticised the action
fhe state Democratic ezecutlro commie
PRETTY ATLANTA GIRLS WON
ADMIRA TION OF SPECTA TORS
Hundreds Witnessed
Parade and Applaud
ed Young Women.
BOY’S FEAR OF WATER GREATER
THAN HIS DREAD OF DEATH
(AWYERS TAKE ALL
AND WANT MORE
YIN JUDGMENT OF $30,000, THEN
DEMAND EXTRA CASH
A8 THEIR FEE.
By Private Leased.Wire.
hew Ysrk, June 1*.—The man who
goes to latr Is never certain how he la
coming cut. Steven Voleln, of this
city, Is ffepared to make affidavit to
this siatonent. Mr. Vofsln, after twen-
years'litigation, obtained Judgment
130,0)9, and today finds himself In
the pectllar position of atlll being ’In
debted o his lawyers, who retained the
lo.oooas a part fee.
Mr. Volaln, not satisfied with the
airanpment, has brought ault agalnat
the Mtchella, retaining Wales F. Sev
erance as counsel.
In heir answer to theae complaints
Mean. Mitchell declare the sum re-
taind Is Inadequate as a fee, consld-
erln the work they did during the
twety years tho case was dragging
thrugh the courts, being tried and re-
jrid, argued and appealed.
Special to The Georgian.
Asheville, N. C., June It—The field
day exercises of the Y. W, C. A. con
ference, which were held on the lawn
In front of the Kenilworth Inn Thurs
day, were attended by several hundred
spectators. The delegates from the
different colleges, dressed In costumes
representing flowers, were formed In
a long line with their respective col
lege and city delegations. From the
standpoint of costumes and beautiful
women the display surpassed any ex
hibition of the kind ever held at a Y.
W. C. A. conference.
Mias Mabel Cratty led the line of
march, Miss Emily Stafford, of Atlanta,
headed the gulf states delegations, and
Miss Harvey, of Atlanta, acted as mas
ter of ceremonies. AH the young ladles
wore overskirts, cut so as to resemble
the petals of a rose or other flowers,
and had flowers in their hair. Each
carried wreaths.
The Savannah city delegation, com
posed of a dozen pretty girls dressed
in blue sailor suits, were among the
most admired of the delegates. They
carried oars and wore peanuts as ear
rings.
The Atlanta city delegation was also
very attractive. The young ladles were
dressed In crimson and white, repre
senting their association, and wore
necklaces of firecrackers.
Agnes Scott was represented by a
small delegation. There were three
young ladles who carried a large “A.
S. I." banner, and sang "Marching
Thro' Georgia"
The Lucy Cobb delegation of Geor
gia carried several large college ban
ners, and wore morning glories In their
heir. They sang “Dear old Lucy
Cobb” and several other catchy songs.
The delegation from the ptorth Car
olina State Normal School of Greens
boro was the largest In the procession.
There were about 90 young women in
this body, dressed to represent clover.
A banner of clover blossoms was a fea
ture of this delegation.
The delegation from Converse Col
lege, South Carolina, though small, was
composed of a very artistically formed
group of pretty girls, who sang with
much lustiness their college yells.
A delegation which created much
favorable comment was the body of
young ladles representing the Mary
Baldwin Seminary and the Randolph-
Mscon Women's College, of Virginia.
. The Tennesseeans, composed of Bel
mont Seminary, Nashville, the Univer
sity of Tennessee, and the Knoxville,
Nashville and Chattanooga City Asso
ciations, were encircled by large
wreaths of yellow Jastmlne blossoms.
Among the other delegations were:
University of Alabama, Wlnthrope Col-
lege, Savannah, Ga., City Association,
By Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, June I*.—Because his fesr
of water was rreater than hla fear of
death. Max Mosxoxynskl, IB years old,
lay down before an oncoming train
yesterday, and the wheels crushed out
his life.
The lad was caught on the Calumet
river bridge at One hundred and for
ty-fifth street by a swiftly moving
freight train. A leap of a few feet Into
the river would have saved him. His
father nnd a companion commanded
the boy to Jump Into the river, and
themselves set the exnmple.
Tho boy crouched on the trestle,
shivering pitifully, hesitated, and then
deliberately lay down on tho track be
tween the rails. When the father and
his companion climbed the bnnk of the
river In snfoty, they turned and saw
the trainmen striving to remove the
small crushed form from beneath the
wheels.
JOHND. FEARS ANARCHISTS;
HAS A GUARD AT CHATEAU
WHERE HE IS STOPPING
ATLANTANS TO CO
TO LABQRCONCLAVE
A BIG DELEGATION WILL LEAVE
FOR AUGUSTA TUES
DAY NIGHT.
By WILLIAM HOSTER.
Special Cable—Copyright.
Complegne, France, June 1*.—A
guard stationed at the chateau every
night since his arrival,, reveals ths
fear of John D. Rockefeller that he may
be attacked by anarchists or other evil
disposed persons. He also made a
careful inquiry of Mayor Saltovese
about a watch being kept on ex-criml-
nals who might be dangerous.
Mr. Rockefeller was greatly pleased
by learning that under, the law Coro-
plegne being a palace town and a royal
chateau being situated thert, ex-con-
vlcta are not permitted there under
pain of Immediate arreat. Thla la an
ancient provision for the safely of roy
alty.
Through Dr. Blggar, the mayor haa
been Informed that hla requeat for a
donation for (he poor will receive fa
vorable consideration before Mr.
Rockefeller leaves the town. The may
or's attention to Mr. Rockefeller has
brought on his head a bitter, attack
from The Gazette, the local paper.
"The fatal course of the Rockefeller
millions Is felt In this far-away French
provincial town," says The Gasstte.
Then It ridicules the mayor for donning
evening dresa to call on Rockefeller at
noon, and accuses him of misrepre
senting Complegne by servility to the
American billionaire.
"The people of Complegne, a cold
blooded race," says The Gazette, "pos
sess In their walls the richest Inhabi
tant of the world. A week ago John
Rockefeller came, but there was no
change In our normal life. We are not
getting excited, though he seems of
great Importance In free America, since
Ite great newspapers lend a Journalist
who walks, rides and talks with him
Mississippi State Association, Charles
ton, S. C„ City Association, Lynwood
College, Lewlaburg College, and Colum
bia, 8. C., College.
dally and sends the details by cable at
great expense."
Continuing, the paper tells of Rocke
feller's horror of those who come ask
ing money, and discusses with mock
aerlousneap hla stomach, with a alda
remark about the stomachs of the peo
ple of Complegne affected by the
mayor’s conduct.
The length of Mr. Rockefeller’s stay
Is still uncertain. He has told a friend
that maybe he will stay a week, maybe
three weeks. It all depends on Ills
daughter’s health.
THE BALTIMORE HERALD
SU8PENDS PUBLICATION.
By I’rlrste Lessed Wire.
Baltimore, Md., June It.—The Bal
timore Herald In no more. It sus
pended publication with Its Usus of
yesterday. The Baltimore American
and Baltimore News have bought the
plant, Jointly.
EXCELLENT SERVICE TO
WEIGHTSVILLE BEACH,
NORTH CAROLINA.
During the months of .lime. July
ami August the Beahonrd Air I.luo
Railway will operate on Its train leav
ing Atlanta at 9:35 p. m., every SAT
URDAY, a through sleeping car to
Wilmington, N. C.; returning the
through sleepor will leave Wil
mington Thursday at 3:00 p.
in., arriving In Atlanta at
C:30 a. in., Friday. Arrangements
have been mado with the street rail
way people at Wilmington to havo
cars ready at the dopot to Immediate
ly transport pnssongers to the hotols
at Wrlghtsvlllo Beach. Baggage will
be checked to destination. WEEK
END rate, good for flvo days, $8.25;
SEASON tickets. $1S.5G.
SEABOARD.
On next Wednesday morning, June
20, at » a. m.. In Richmond county
court house, Augusta, the eighth an*,
nual convention of the Georgia Fed
eration of Labor will be called to order
by President J. 8. Cohen, of Savannah,
who Is also president of the Savannah
Retail Clerks' Union. W. C. Puckett,
of Atlanta, la secretary.
A delegation fifty strong will leave
the terminal atatlon at 9:15 on a spe
cial car over the Central of Georgia
Tuesday night. This will be the At
lanta contingent of delegates and visit
ors.
Among thoaa who will go will be the
following:
Atlanta Federation of Trade*—J*
rome Jones, W. C. Puckett, T. N. Scales,
Luke Bradley, J. B. Hewitt. William
Strauss, C. O. Bailey, C. O. Reeves.
Typographical Union—J. J. Hobby,
W. W. Oates, C. H. Brown, G. D. Boss,
EL E. Griggs.
Machinists—F. B. Eaves, William
Robinson, J. L. Jones, Mlks Riley.
Printing Pressmen—E. H. Parham,
W. P. Dockendorf.
Tailors—J. T. Strauss, Mrs. J. T,
Strauss, O. T. Levy, Mrs. O. T. Levy.
Garment Workers—Mias Jennie
Monger, H. S. Duncan, J, D. Stacks.
Trainmen—W. H. Hooper, G. W.
Lyon. C. C. Adams, O. U Oarat, E. T.
Beocham, Z. D. Sharpe, P. H. Hutch
Inaon.
Bartenders—James Gray, John Gal
lagher, George \V. Brown.
Brewers—Charles Hlrsch.
Telegraphs™—T. A. Pinson.
Barben—James A. Miller.
Web Pressmen—S. B. Marks.
Painters nnd Decorator*—O. A. Cons,
P. W. Runtyn.
leather Workers—Pat Murray.
Granite Cutters—8am C. Shelton.
Stone Outers—J. W. Brldwell.
Carpenters, 129—Eben Watkins.
Plumbers—J. C. Cook.
Typographical Auxiliary—Mra. Js-
rome Jones.
B. L. F„ No. 24T—H. O. Teat, E. B.
Shellnut, W. W. Tracy.
Building Trades—J. B. Smith.
A number of ladles, either vliltors
or auxiliary' delegates, will go down
to the convention with the delegates,
to toko part In the social features of
tho convention.
As will be remembered, tho social
side of the Federation of Igibor con
vention forms no Inconspicuous feature
of tho gathering, those of last yenr In
Atlanta, the mammoth “Eight Hour
Smoker," given by Atlanta Typograph
ical Union, No. 49, at wMeh over Cist
visitors and delegates were entertained,
n suburban car ride, a Ponce Do I .eon
party and tho baseball gamo forming
some of the features.
The convention will consist of some
15# delegatOH, coming from Roms,
Llthonlo, Macon. Savannah, Atlanta,
Columbus, Augosta, Brunswick, Ath
ens and other cities of tho state In
Hot Weather
Head Dress.
Straw Hats ir> every conceivnble shape. Split
Straws, Sennits, Mackinaw, French
Palms, Porto Rico, South American Pan
amas, Imitation Panamas, Genuine Pan
amas. We have any stylo Hat to fit any
man's head and suit any man’s face; we havo
dressy Hats or lounging Hats.
Wo aro displaying tho nobbiest line of
Straw Hats over brought to Atlanta and our
prices are right.
$1.50 to $10.00.
ESSIG BROS.,
“CorrectClothes for Men.'
26 Whitehall Street.
FIREMEN OVERCOME
NT COSTLY BLAZE
FIRE AT ST. PAUL CAUSES DAM
AGE AMOUNTING TO HALF
A MILLION DOLLARS.
By Private Leased Wire.
St. Paul, Minn., June II.—Half a
million dollars la the estimated dam
age done by a fire which yesterday
completely gutted tha six-story Ryan
annex building. The Are waa discov
ered about 5 o'clock In tha morning
and burned fiercely all day Sunday,
flocks owned by occupants were either
destroyed or badly damaged. ’
Thirty-seven firemen were overcome
by heat and amoke. Ten of theae were
taken to ths hospital and the reat to
their homes. All will recover, with the
possible exception of Lieutenant W. A.
Edwards, of Company P, who Is re
ported In a critical condition. Several
firemen were badly cut by flying pfoces
of glass.
A defective electric wire Is thought
to have stoned the Are In ths base
ment of tho Palace Clothing Company.
series of gas explosions prevented
111" 111,mu,Mi ri ..III get11iik ill III" linin''-.
and rnused the blazo to spread through
the structure.
which central labor bodies exist.
patriotic feature of tbo delegation
which leaves Ill'll. Tuesday night will
be largo ribbon badges bearing the
tnllsmanlc "Atlanta 1910,” nnd which Is
to be worn during the entire trip.
NIGH DEGREE MASON
MEETINGJ BOSTON
GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL BE
GINS ITS 8E3SI0N ON MON
DAY MORNING.
By Private Leased Wire.
Boston, Mass., June II.—For the first
time since 111# Boston Is entertaining
the general grand Masonic bodies nf
the Cryptic and Capitular rites. • Ths
general grand council of Royal and Be-
lect Masters began Its sessions today, .
to be followed tomorrow by the con
vocation of (he general grand noyal
Arch chapter.
Among the high degree Masons w-ho
are officers of one or the other of the
bodies, and ths majority of whom are
attending the gathering, are: llcsror
G, Brown, of Topeka; Charles N. ltlx,
of Hot Springs: William C. Swain, of
.Milwaukee; Christopher G. Fox, of
Buffalo; Bernard G. Witt, of Hender-
aon, Ky.; Fred W. t'rnlg, of Des Moines,
William F. Kuhn, of Kansas city, and
Andrew P. Stvnnstrom. of St. Paul.
SAVES HINDOO WOMAN
FROM FUNERAL PYRE
By Private leased Wire.
Chicago, June 19.—Tha Countess Ma
bel do Leadaln, who rescued a Hindoo
maid from tha funeral pyre of her hus
band In India, nrrlved In Chicago with
her charge yesterdny nnd nt once went
Into retirement nt tho home of her
Hlhti'i*. Mies 'phlne Untie, refusing
to SCO any one but her Intlmato friends.
“'T'TJTT^ Tl
Tivjfyr TT”
UPTON SINCLAIR’S NOVEL OF PACKINGTOWN-THE
1 Jrlrv J i
U lNUrlvIV
STORY THAT LAID BARE THE PACKERS’ CRIME
u
ii'T'HE JUNGLE,” Upton Sinclair's novel, which first cnlled attention to
11 I the methods employed by great meat packing houses In Chicago, ths
1 center of the industry, begins today in The Georgian, and will be
run as a serial, through the courtesy of the Heorst Syndicate.
Before the firm put the book on the market it assigned unbiased in
vestigators to .verify the accusations made by Mr. Sinclair. These probers
made a report which corroborated In every detail the expose of the author.
They found that meat unfit for human consumption was being packed In
cm* and sold throughout ths country. They found that so-called food, al
most rank in Itsuiondltlon, was being palmed off on the public as a nec-
fisary of life, vtli in reality It was practically a poison.
Readers of this serial—punched as a novel,* but now ranking as a
document inseparable from the tight for better conditions In the country-
will have an opportunity to get Into Intimate acquaintance with the meth
ods empleyed by the greatest packing houses In the world, and will be en-
tbled to realise lbw monopoly can, under existing conditions, mulct the
public and make-profit out of commodities which are not only useless as a
diet, but are positively Injurious.
The story Is dedicated to the workingmen of America.
THEJUNGLE
By
UPTON SINCLAIR.
/' CHAPTER I.
(Copyright 1 1105. by Doubleday, Page ft Co. All rights reserved.)
It was 4.6'clock when the ceremony waa over and the carriages began
lo arrive. Tier* had been a crowd following all the way, owing to the exu
berance of darija Bercxynskaa. The occaalon rested heavily upon Marija's
broad shou4*ra—It waa her taak to see that all things went In due form,
and after oe best horns traditions; and, flying wildly hither and thither,
bowling e«ry one out of the way, and scolding and exhorting all day with
her rremetdous voice, Marija was too eager to see that other* conformed
to the prorietles to consider them herself. She had left the church last
of all, am, desiring to arrive flrst at the hall, had Issued orders to tho
coachmarto drive faster. When that personage had developed a will of his
own In ha matter, Marija had flung up the window of the carriage, and,
leaning alt, proceeded to tell him her opinion of him, flrst In Lithuanian,
which hldld not understand, and then In Polish, which he die). Having the
advant*|9 of her In altitude, the driver had stood his ground and even ven
tured tfiattempt to speak; and the result had been a furious altercation,
which, ontlnulng all the way down Ashland avenue, had added a new
•warm t urchins lo the cortege at each aide street for half a mile.
Thl was unfortunate, for already tiler* waa a throng before the door.
The mole bad atarted up, and half a block away you could hear the dull
“broom broom" of a 'cello, with the squeaking of two fiddles which vied
»hh ech other In Intricate and altltudlnous gymnastics. Seeing the
throng,Marija abandoned precipitately the debate concerning the ancestors
of hercoachman, and, springing from the moving carriage, plunged In and
prncesfed to clear a way to the hall. Once within, she turned and began
to pus the other way, roaring, meantime, "Elk! Elk! Uadaryk-durte!" In
tones which mods the orchestral uproar aound like fairy music.
Gralcxunaa, Pastllnksmtnlnnams darxas. Vynaa. Sznapsaa. WInea
and .tquors. Union Headquarters”—that was ths way the signs ran. The
readr, who perhaps has never held much converse In the language of
far.it Lithuania, will be glad of the explanation that the place waa tha
barroom of a saloon In that part of Chicago known as "back of the yarda”
Thl.tnformatlon Is definite and suited to the matter of fact: but how pit!-
full Inadequate It would hara seemed to one who understood that it waa
also the supreme hour of ecstacy In the life of one of God’s gentlest crea
tures, the scene of the weddlng-feaet and the Joy-transfiguration of little Ona
Lukosaaltel
She stood In ths doorway, shepherded by Cousin Marija, breathlesa
from puahlng through the crowd, and In her happlneaa painful to look upon.
There waa a light of wonder In her eyea and her lids trembled, and her
otherwise wan little face was fluahed. She wore a muslin dress, conspicu
ously white, and a stiff little veil coming to her shoulders. There were five
pink paper roses twisted In ths vtll, and eleven bright green rose leaves.
There were new white cotton gloves upon her hands, and as she stood
staring about her she twisted them together feverishly. It was almost too
much for her—you could see the pain of too great eraotlop In her face,
and all the tremor of her form. She was so young—not quite sixteen—
and small for her age, a*mere child; and she had Juat been married—and
married to Jurgls*, of all men, to Jurgla Rudkua, he with the white flower In
the buttonhole of hla new black ault, he with the mighty shoulders and tha
giant hands.
L.
Combs of Exquisite Beauty
Some in the plain sheen of the tortoise-shell, others
skilfully adorned with delicate tracery of gold, and
s till others showing pearls or Jewelled settings. We
have the freshest fashion-fancies in these and all the'
other little belongings that women want.
Maier & Berkele.
‘Pronounced Yoorghls.
Ona waa blue-eyed and fair, while
Jurgla had great black eyes with beet
ling brows, and thick black hair that
curled In waves about hla ears—In
short, they were on* of thoaa Incon
gruous and Impossible married couples
with which Mother Nature so often
wills to confound all prophets, before
and after. Jurgla could take up a two-
hundred-and-fifty-pound quarter of
beef and carry It Into a car without a
stagger, or even a thought; and now
he stood In a far corner, frightened as a
hunted animal, and obliged to moisten
his Ups with his tongue, each time be
fore he could answer the congratula
tlons of his friends.
Gradually there was effected • sep.
aratlon between tha spectators and tha
guests—a separation at least sufficient
ly complete for working purposes.
There was no time during the festivi
ties which ensued when than were not
groups of onlookers in ths doorways
and the corners; and If any one of
these ontooken came sufficiently close,
or looked sufficiently hungry, a chair
was offered him, and h* was Invited to
the feast It was one of the lawe of
the vesellja that no one goes hungry;
and, while a rule made In the forests
of Lithuania Is hard to apply In ths
stock-yards district of Chicago, with Its
quarter of a million Inhabitants, still
they did their best, snd ths children
who ran In from the etreet, and even
the doge, went out again happier. A
charming Informality was one of ths
characteristics of this celebration. The
men wore their hats; or. It they wished/
they took them plf. and thslr coats with
them; they at* when and whtre they
pleased, and moved as often as they
pleased. There were to be speeches
and elnglng, but no one had to listen
who did, not can to; If he wished,
meantime, to speak or ling himself, he
was perfectly free. The resulting med
ley of sound distracted no one, save
possibly alone the babies, of which
there wera present a number equal to
the total possessed by all the guests
Invited. There was no other place for
the babies to be, and ao part of the
preparations for the evening consisted
of a collection of cribs and carriages
In one corner. In these the babies
slept, three or four together, or wak
ened together, as the case might be.
Those who were still older, and could
reach the tables, marched about
munching contentedly at meat bones
and bologna sausages.
The room Ia .boat thirty toot square;
with whitewashed walls, bars aav* for
a calendar, a picture of a race horse,
and a family tree In a glided frame.
To the right there la a door from tha
saloon, with a few loafers In the door
way, and In the corner beyond It a
bar, with a presiding genius clad in
soiled white, with waxed black mus
taches and a carefully oiled curl plast
ered against one side of hla forehtad. In
th* opposite corner are two tablet, fill
ing a third of th* room and laden with
dishes and cold viands, which a few
of the hungrier guests are already
munching. At the head, where sits the
bride; Is a snow-white raks, with an
Eiffel tower of constructed decoration,
with sugar roata and two angels upon
It, and a generous sprinkling of pink
and green and yallow candles. Beyond
opens a door Into th* kitchen, where
there Is a glimpse to be had of a rang*
with much steam ascending from It,
and many women, old and young, rush
ing hither and thither. In th* corner to
the left are tha three musicians, upon
a little platform, tolling heroically lo
make some Impression upon th* hub
bub; also tha habits, similarly occu
pied, and an open window whence th*
populace Imbibes the eight* and sounds
and odors.
Suddenly some of th* steam begins
to advance, and, peering through It,
you discern Aunt Elisabeth, Ona'a
stepmother—Teta Elzbleta, as they call
her—bearing aloft a groat platter of
stewed duck. Behind her I* Kotrtna,
making her way cautiously, staggering
beneath a similar burden; and half a
minute leter there appear* old Grand
mother Majaussklene, with a big yel
low bowl of smoking potatoes, nearly
as big as herself. So, bit by bit, the
feast takes form—there Is a ham and
a dish of sauerkraut, boiled rice, maca
roni, bologna sausages, great piles of
jenny buns, bowls of milk and foam-
ng pitchers of beer. Thera la also,
not six feet from your back, the bar.
where you may order all you pleas*
and do not hav* to pay for It. "Elkai!
Gralcslant” screams Marija Barczyn-
skss, and fall* to work hsraalf—for
there Is more upon the stove Inside
that will be spoiled If It be not eaten.
So, with laughter end shouts and
endless badinage and merriment, the
guests take their, places. The young
men, who for the most part have been
huddled near the door, summon their
resolution and advance; and the
shrinking Jurats Is poked and scolded
by the old folks until ha consents td
seat himself at th* right hand of th*
bride. Th* bridesmaids, whose In
signia of office are paper wreath*,
com* next, and after them the reat
of the guests, old and young, boys and
girl* The spirit of the occasion
takes hold of the stately bartender,
who condescend* to a plate of * tewed
duck; even the fkt policeman—whose
duty It will be, later In th* evening,
to break up the lights—draws .up a
chair to the foot of the table. And th*
children shout and the babies yell, and
every one laughs and sings and chat
ters—while above all th* deafening
clamor Cousin Marija shouts order* to
the musicians.
to describe them? All this lime they
have been there, playing In a mnd
frenzy—all of Ibis scan* must be read,
or said, or lung to music. It Is tha
mualo which makes It what It Is; It
la ths music which changes th* place
from the rear room of a saloon In
back of the yards to a fairy palace, a
wonderland, a llttlo corner of the high
mansions of the sky.
Th* Ilttls parson who leads this trio
Is an Inspired man. HI* fiddle I* out
of tune, and there Is no rosin on his
bow, but still he Is an Inspired mon
ths hands of the muses have been Inld
upon him. He plays like one pos
sessed by a demon, by a whole horde
of demons. You can fee! them In tns
air around about him, capering frenet
ically; with their Invisible feet they
set the pace, and the hair of the lead
er of the orchestra rises on end, and
his eyeballs start from thslr sockets, as
he tolls to keep up with them.
Tamoexlue Kusslslka Is his name,
and ha has taught hlmsalf to play tha
violin by practicing all night, after
working all day on the "killing beds.”
He la In hla shirt sleeves, with a vest
figured with faded gold horseshoes
and a pfnk-strlped shirt suggestive
of peppermint candy. A pair of mili
tary trousers, light blue with a yellow
stripe, serve to give that suggestion
of authority proper to the leader of a
band, lie Is only about 5 feet high,
but, even.eo, thee* trousers are about
f Inches short of the ground. You
wonder where he can have gotten
them—or rather you would wonder. If
th* excitement of being In hla pres,
enee left you time to think of such
things.
For he Is an Inspired man. Every
Inch of him Is Inspired—you might al
most say Inspired separately. He
stamp* with hie feet, he toeaes his
head, ha sways and swings to and fro;
h* haa a wlxened-up little face. Irre
sistibly comical; and, when he exe
cutes a turn or a nourish, hla brow*
knit and hla lip* work and hla eyelids
wink—th* vary ends of hla necktie
bristle out. And every now and than
he turni upon hla companions, nod
ding, signaling, beckoning frantically
—with ovary Inch of him appealing.
Imploring, In behalf of the muses and
thslr call.
For they era hardly worthy of
Tamoexlue, th* other two members of
the orchestra. Th* second violin Is a
Blavok, a tall, gaunt man with black-
rimmed spectacles and th* mute and
latlant look of an overdriven mule;
a responds to th* whip but feebly,
and than always falls bark Into hla
old rut. Th* third man Is very fat,
with a round, red, sentimental nose,
and he play* with hla eye* turned up
to th* sky and a look of laflnlta yearn
ing. lie Is playing a has* part upon
hla 'callo, and ao tha excitement Is
nothing to him: no matter what hap
pens In the treble. It Is his task to saw
out one long-drawn and lugubrious
note after another, from 4 o’clock In
the afternoon until nearly the same
hour next morning, for his third of th*
total Income of tl per hour.
Before th# feast has been F min
utes under way Tamosslus Kusslslka
has risen In hla excitement; a minute
or two more and you see that h* la ba
ling to edge over toard tho tables,
nostrils are dilated and hla breath
comas fast—his demons are driving
him. If* nod* and shake* hi* head at
hla companions. Jerking at them with
hla vlollne. until at last th* long form of
tha second violinist also rises up. In
th* end all three of them begin ad
vancing, *t*p by atap, upon tbe ban
queters, Vatentlnavycsfa, tb* ‘cellist,
bumping along with his Instrument be
tween notes. Finally, all three are
there Tamoexlue mounts upan a stool.
Now he la In his glory, dominating
Hi" """n" Hi" |u "|>l" .ii"
eating, some are laughing and talk
ing, but you will mnko a grant mistake
if you think there Is one of them who
does not hear him. Ills notes are never
true and his flddlo buzzes on the low
one* and squeaks nnd scratches on tho
high; lull III thing" 1 h"V 1 II"
mors thnn they heed tho dirt and nolso
and squalor about them—It Is out of
this material that they hnve to build
their lives, with It that they hav* to
utter thslr souls. And thla is their ut
terance; merry and boisterous, o
mournful nnd wnlllng, or passionate
nnd rebellious, this music Is tlielr
music, music of home. It stretches out
Its arms to them, they have only to
give themselves up- Chicago ami Its
saloons and Its alum* fad* away—thara
are green meadows and sunlit rivers,
mighty forests nnd snowclad hills.
They behold home landscapes and
childhood scenes returning; old loves
and friendship* begin to awaken, old
Joys and griefs to laugh and weep.
Soma fall back and does thslr eyes,
*onie beat upon the table. Now and
then on* leaps up with a cry and calls
for this song or that; and then th*
fir* leap* brighter In Tamoaxlua’s eyes,
and he flings up hla flddlo and shouts
to his companions, and sway they go
In mad career. Th* ink"" gp
broad Slavic face, with prominent red
cheeks. When an* open* her mouth
Ii I" 11 .i,-i. .it. inn v,,i , iinii.it help
thinking of a horse. Hlio wrnr* a bill"
llannpl shirtwaist, which Is now rolled
Up nt the sleeves, disclosing her branny
arms; she haa a carving fork In her
hand, with which she pounds on tho
table to mark tho lime. As oho rears
her song. In a voice of which II la
enough to say that it laavc" no portion
of the room vacant, the three muslclons
follow li"i InborPmsIv nnd note by
note, but averaging one note behind;
tin!" Ilie\ I..II i hi oiigli ehiurn nrrer
stanza of a love-sick swain's lamenta
tion:
Sudlev' kvletketl, tu brangtausls;
Hudlev’ Ir Inlme, man biednam.
Matau—paskyre tolp Aukszczlausls,
Jog vargt ant svleto rrlk vlenam!
When the song Is over It Is time for
the speech, and old Dedo Anninas rises
to his feet, flrennfhthar I'nthoii. r n
gls’ father, is not more then sixty yenr*
of age, but you would think that ho
waa eighty. Ha haa haaa son h*
month* In America, and tha change he*
not done him good. In his manhood
he worked In a cotton mill, but then a
coughing fell upon him, and he had to
leave; out In the country Ihe trouble
disappeared, but he has been working
ths choruses, and men and women cry )n th o pickle room at Durhn
out like all possessed; some lenp to -- ■■ --
tholr feet and stamp upon tho floor,
lifting their glass#* nnd pledging each
other. Before long It occur* to eomo
one to demand an old wedding song,
which celebrate* the beauty of the
bride nnd the Joy* of love. In the ex
citement of thl* masterpiece Tamoezlu*
Kuflzlelka begins to edge in between
the tables, making hi* way toward tho
head, where alts the bride. There is
not a foot of apace between the chair*
of the guests, and Tamoszlua la ao
ahort that he pokes them with his how
whenever he reaches over for the low
notes; but atlll he presses In, nnd In
sist* relentlessly that his companions
must follow. During their progress,
* flic 'xsaIIs.
Th* musicians—how shall on* begin gathered at th* foot tl>* table*, and
nedleas to ssy, tho sounds of the ’cello
are pretty well extinguished; but at
last the three are at th* head, and
Tamoszlua lakes 111* atatlon at the
right hand of tbe bride and begins to
pour out his soul In melting strain*.
Little Ona 1* too excited to eat. Onro
In a while * he taste* a little something,
when Cou*ln Marija pinches her elbow
nnd reminds her; but, for th* most part
she sits gazing with th* same fearful
eyes of wonder. Teta Elzbleta Is all
In a flutter, like a humming bird; her
sisters, too, keep running up behind
her, whispering, breathless. Hut Ona
seems scarcely to hear them—the music
keeps railing, and ths far-off look
comes back, and she sits with her
hands pressed together over her heart.
Then the team begin to come Into her
eyes; and as she Is ashamed to wipe
them away, and ashamed to let them
run down her cheeks, she auras and
shakes her head a little, and then
flushes red when she see* that Jurgla
Is watching her. When In the end
Tamoszlus Kuszlelka has reached her
side, and Is waving his magic wand
above her, Ona - * cheeks are scarlet,
and she look* sa If she would hav# to
get up and run away.
In this crisis, however, she Is saved
by Marija Bercxynoko*, whom the
muses suddenly visit. Marija la font! thslr minds. And
of a song, a song of lovers' parting; {last tardy diners
she wishes to hear It, amt ns tha must- i time to flnlsh lx*f.
dans do not know It, ahe has risen, th# debri* .ire shot
and la proceeding to teach them. Ma- and the chairs and
a I* ahort, hut powerful In build, f of th* way. and the
works In a canning factory^ and i the evening begin"
all day long ah* handles cans of beafMTo be .'.nilnue l li
that weigh fourteen pounds. Sh* has a glu
and
the breathing of the cold, d
dav liii" In "light it buck Now, as ha
rises, he I* seised with a coughing fit,
and holds himself by his chair and
turns away hta wan and battored race
until It passes. ,
Generally It Is ths custom for the
speech at a vesellja to be taken out of
one of Iho hooks and learned by heart,
but In his youthful days Dede Antanao
used to be a scholar nnd realty make
up all ths lov* letters of hlo ’friends.
Now. It Is understood that he has coin-
posed an original speech of congratu
lation and benediction, and this Is one
of the events of the day. Even tha
boys who are romping about the room
draw near and listen, and some of tho
women sob nnd wipe their uprons In
their eye*. It Is very solemn, for An-
tann* Rudku* ha* become possessed
of the Idea that hi 1 lias not much longer
to stay with hls children.
Hlo speech leave* them all so tear
ful that one of the guests, Jokubns
Hledvllan, who keeps a delicatessen
Tl I In', -ted stret, anil ts fat and
hearty. Is moved to rise and *«>• that
things null mi' lie us bad us tbut. and
then to go on and make a little speech
of hta own. In which he showers con-
gi atul.t' Ions ..ml pr..ph"' n • "f liujoil-
neon upon the bride and gtcim. pro-
ding to particulars which gicutlv
delight the young men, but which cause
Ona to blush more furiously than ever.
Jokubaa possesses what hla wife com-
placently describes as "poetlszka val-
dlntuve”—a poetical Imagination.
Now, a good many of th* guests hav*
finished, and, since there Is no pre
tence of ceremony, the banquet begin*
to break up. Some of the men gather
about tbe bar; some wander about,
laughing and singing; here and there
will ba a llltl* group, chanting merri
ly, and In sublime Indifference to the
others and to the orchestra as well.
Everybody la more or lc*» restless -
one would gu"*a that something lo
It pr
Tha
given
the tables and
Into the corner,
babies piled out
al t clebratton of
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