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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
m:r>NFst>AY. June y>. iw.
Upton Sinclair's
Novel of
Packinglown
TLL
‘The Jungle”
BY UPTON SINCLAIR.
The Story That
Laid Bare The
Packers’ Crime
I I I
CHAPTER I (CONTINUED).
In the meantime there was going on
In another corner of the room nn anx
ious conference between Teta Elibleta
,„il Dede Antanas, and a few of the
, n ore Intimate friend* of the family. A
trouble wu come upon them. The yese-
Hja Is a compact, a compact not ex
pressed, but therefore only the more
* . >I 1 inon nil FfAPV nna'l ehaea
SYNOPSIS.
binding upon all. Every one'* ahare
was different—and yet every one knew
perfectly well what his share was, and
strove to give a little more. Now, how
ever since they had come'to the new-
country, all thl* was changing; It
seemed as If there mint be some subtle
poison In the air that one breathed
> ... i. ..... -re—tin. all I Hu
here—It was affecting all the young
men at once. -They would come In
crowds and All themselves with a line
dinner, and then sneak off. One would
throw another's hat out of the win
dow, and both would go out to get it,
and neither would be seen again. Or
now and then half a dozen of them
would get together and march out
openly, staring at you, and making fun
of vou to your face. Still others, worse
vet’ would crowd about the bar, and at
ihe expense of the host drink them
selves sodden, paying not the least at-
thought that either they hat
with the bride- already, or meant to
later nn.
All these things were going on now.
and the family was helpless with dls-
mav. So long they had tolled, and
such an outlay they had made! Ona
stood by, her eyes wide with terror.
Those frightful bills—how they had
haunted her, each Item gnawing at her
night. How offen she had named them
over one by one and figured on them a*
she went to work—fifteen dollars for
the hall, twenty-two dollars and a
quarter for the ducks, twelve dollars
fpr the musicians, five dollars at the
church, and a blessing of the Virgin be
sides—and so on without an end!
Worst of all was the frightful bill that
was still to come from Oralczunas for
the heer and liquor that might be con
sumed.
tine could never get In advance more
than a guess as to this from a saloon
keeper—and then, when the time came,
he always came to you scratching hi*
head and aaylng 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
thought yourself the dearest of the
hundreds of friends he had. He would
begin lo serve your guests out of aiteg
that was half full, and finish with one
that was half empty, and then you
would be charged for two kegs of beer.
He would agree to serve a certain qual
ity nt a certain price, and when the
time came you and your friends Would
be drinking some horrible poison that
could not be described. You might
cninplnln, but you would get nothing
for your pains but a ruined evening;
while, as tor going to law about It,
you might as well go to heaven at once.
The saloon keeper stood In with all the'
big politics men In the district; and
The story of “The Jungle,"
Upton Sinclair’s novel which
ha* caused the government In
vestigation Into the methods
employed by the beef trust, had
Its origin In an actual Packing-
town romance.
In Ashland avenue—"back of O
the stock yards"—the wedding
took place.
The first 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-
scriptton of Packlngtown fes- 'o
tlvltle* and tells how beer Is O
promiscuously passed around.
Sinclair portrays In well-se
lected words the dress of the
denizens of that section.
Nearly all of the characters
Introduced In the story are em
ployed fn the stock yards and
the prelude which tells of their
social life I* to be followed by a
story of their toil In the big
yards.
Copyright. 1900, by Upton Sin
clair. All rights reserved.
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as the solution of all dlfllcultle*—“I will
work harder!" He had said that In
I.lthusnla when one official had taken
his pasapoft 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 emooth-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 husband who could solve all
problems, and who was so big and
strong!
The last sob of little SebaatIJonas
has been stilled, and the orchestra has
once more been-reminded of Its duty.
The ceremony begins again—but there
are few now left to dance with, and so
very soon the collection Is over and
ijiis |Miiuiun men m mo uismi. Him
when you had once found out what It
meant to get Into trouble with such
, ou were told to pay ana shut up.
What made all this tho inoro painful
was that It was so hnrd on the few that
had really done their.best. Thera was
he had already given five dollars, and
did not every one know that Jokubas
Srrdvlla* had just mortgaged his deli
catessen store for two hundred dollars
to meet several months' overdue rent?
And then there was withered old ponl
Anlele—who was a widow, and had
three children, and the rheumatism be
sides, and did washing for the trades
people 'on Halsted street at prices It
mmid break your heart to hear named.
Anlele had given the entire profit of her
chicken* for several months. Eight of
them she owned, and she kept them In
a little place fenced around on her
back stairs. All day long the children
food for these chickens; and sometimes,
when the competition there was too
fierce, you might see them on Halsted
Street, walking close to the gutters, and
with their mother following to see that
no one robbed them of their finds.
Money could. not tell the value of
these chickens to old Mr*. Juknlene—
•he valued them differently, for she
had a feeling that ehe was getting
something for nothing by means of
them—that with them she was getting
the better of a world that was getting
the belter ot her In to many other
ways. So she watched them every
hour of the day, and had learned to see
like an owl at night to watch them
then One of them had been stolen
long ago, and not a month passed that
some one did not try to steal another.
Involved a score of false alarms, It w...
» understood what a tribute old Mr*.
Juknlene brought. Just because.Teta
Elibleta had once loaned her some
money for a few days and saved her
from being turned out of her bouse.
More and more friends gathered
round while the lamentation about
these things was going on. Some drew
nearer, hoping to overhear the conver
sation, who were themselves among the
guilty—and surely that was a thing to
try the patience of a saint. Finally
there came Jurgls, urged by some one,
“nil the story wax retold to him. Jurgls
listened dn silence, with his great black
eyebrows knitted. Now and then there
would come a gleam underneath them
>nd he would glance about the room.
Perhaps he would have liked to go at
some of those fellows with his big,
clenched flats; but then, doubtless, he
realized how little good It would do
him No bill would be any leea for
turning out any one at this time; and
then there would be the scandal—and
Jurgls wanted nothing except to get
“way with Ona and to let the world
«o Its own way. So his hands relaxed
»tu! he merely said quietly: "It is
done, and there Is no us* of waeplng,
Teta F.lzbleta."
Then hit look turned toward Ona,
'•ho Stood close to hie side, and he saw
me wide look of terror In her eyes.
Little one," he said. Iff a low voice,
no not worry—It will not matter to us.
»r win pay them all somehow. I will
work harder," That was always what
Jurgls said. Ona had grown used to It
now after midnight, however, and
things are not os they were before. The
dancers are dull and heavy—most of
them hare 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, 1 ’as
If they were only half conscious, In a
constantly growing stupor. The men
grasp the women 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
retired to the corners, where they elt
with their arms enlaced. Others, who
have been drinking etui 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 ot
drunkenness, among the younger men
especially. Some stagger 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 his club to see that It 1s ready
for business. He has to be prompt—
for these two-o’clock-ln-the-mornlng
lights, If they once get out of hand, are
like a forest (Ire, and may mean the
whole reserves at the station. The
thing to do Is to crack every lighting
head that you see, before there are so
many fighting heads that you cannot
crack any of them. There Is but scant
account kept of cracked heads In back
of the yards, 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
families, between times. This makes
It a cause for congratulation that by
modem methods a very few men 'can
do the painfully necessary work of
heed-cracking for the whole of the cul
tured world.
There Is no fight that night—perhaps
because Jurgls, too, le watchful—even
more so than the policeman. Jurgls
has drunk a great deal, ae any una nat
urally would on an occasion when It
all has to be paid for, whether It le
drunk or not; but he le a very steady
man, and does not easily lose hie tem
per. Only once there le a tight shave—
and that Is the fault of Marija
Bercsynska*. Marija haa apparently
endlessly recurring dominant. It has
put a stupor upon every one who hears
It. as well as upon the men who are
Plsj Ing It. No one can get away from
It, or even thlhk of getting away from
It; It Is I' o'clock In the morning, and
they have danced out all their Joy, ond
danced out all their strength, and all
the strength that unlimited drink can
lend 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 hie
working clothes If one of them be a
pay, and If he be many minutes Into,
he will be. apt to find hie brass check
turned to the wall, which will send him
out to Join the hungry mob that waits
every, morning at the gates of the park-
past i. There Is no exception to
this rule, not even little ona—who has
asked for a holiday the day after her
wedding day. a holiday without pay,
and been refused. While there are so
many who are anxious to work as you
wish, there Ts 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 scent In the room. She
has not taken a drop, but every one
else there It literally burning alcohol,
as the lamps are burning oil; some of
the men who are sound asleep In their
ehalrt or on the floor are reeking ot It
so that you cannot go nenr them. Now
and then Jurgls gazes at her hungrily—
he has long since forgotten his 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 finally he will w-Mt no
and trembles. He puts her shnwl
about her and then hi* 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 mnny of the old folks
have fallen asleep of sheer exhaustion.
Dede Ananas Is asleep, and so are the
Szedvllases, husband and wife, the
former snoring In octaves. There I*
Teta Elzbleta, and Marija, sobbing
loudly; and then there la only tha silent
night, with the stars beginning lo pale
a Mile In the east. Jurgls, without a
word, lifts Ona In his arms, nnd strides
out with her, and she sinks her head
upon hit shoulder with a moan. When
he reaches home he Is not sure whether
she has, fainted or Is asleep, but when
he has io hold her with one hand while
he unlocks the door he sees she has
opened her eyes.
"You shall not go to Brown's today,
little one,” he whispers as he climbs
the stairs; nnd she catches his arm In
terror, gnaplng: "No! No! I dare not!
It will ruin usj”
But he answers her again: "Lenve
It to me; leave It to me. I will earn
more money—I will work harder.'
(Continued In Tomorrow’s Georgian.)
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Lead the way In making fine eye-
classes. Their Kryptok Invisible Bi
locals are a wonderful Invention, giv
ing both far and near vision In one
lass, with absolutely no seam. The
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dential building.
QUESTION OF LABOR
WILL RECEIVE ATTENTION
Special to The Georgian.
Itpsrtnnliarg, 0. C„ June 90.—'The presl-
dents of the eotton mills In upper Houth
< 'n roll nn will meet at Toxswsy Hotel, foxa-
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 muse*. It la, at any rate, the
nearest substitute on earth obtainable.
And Marija I* Juat fighting drunk when
there come to her ears the facta about
the villains who have not paid that
night. MarUa goes on the warpath
straight off, without aven the prelim
inary of a good cursing, and whan she
la pulled off It I* with the eoat collars
of two villains In her hands. Fortu
nately the policeman la disposed to bo
reasonable, and ho It la not Marija who
I* flung out of the place.
All this Interrupts the music for not
more than a minute or two. Then
again the merciless tune begins—the
tune that has been played for the last
half hour without one single change.
It Is an American tune this time, one
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 be
something hypnotic about this, with Its
cussing matters of Importance
of this stste.
The most Important question In lie con-
sldereil Is thnt of securing sufficient lalmr
to keen the mills running on full time.
The mills In this county nre short of fslmr
on srcnnnt of msny operative* returning to
the farms, and It Is not thought that tho
mills' foreo can In* Increased unless concert
ed action Is taken l>y Ike mills In the
lire upper sectlou of Hie stste.
VETERAN MEETS VETERAN
IN MUNICIPAL CONTEST
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta, Oa., June 20.—Formal no
tice has been served to the public by
the white primary committee announc
ing that June 3S would be the last day
Tha election for mayor Is growing
warm, and there promlaea to be ■
strong fight .between the two voter-
oth old veu, and hav* atron
July II, and will be on the secret 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
STATE SUMMER SCHOOL
Our Lamp Room
is impressivelv attractive just at present by rea
son of the artistic new specimens displayed.
Such wealth .of color and sheer beauty of de
sign and combination are rarely seen.
, We invite you to call and inspect
lamps. You will be pleased, we are sure.
these
Maier & Berkele.
Mix'd*I lo Th* Ggurfliin. *
Hpartauburf, H. Jyue 20.-Unwind* of
teachers uml wpII known wliiditoni of Houth
rarollna will gather nt Wlnthrop' College.
Itoekhltl, H. r., ne*t Werinendny to attend
the annul atate nnmmer aehool. The work
will lx*gln Wednesday morning and will
continue for almnt ala week*.
The faeulty la composed of the prwi*
dent* and mender* of the faculties of the
leading Institution* In the stats.
THE GLOBE CLOTHING CO.
THE GLOBE CLOTHING CO.
THE GLOBE CLOTHING CO.
BEGINS TODAY!
CLOTHING EVENT That Eclipses in Radical
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. Erom 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 nnd Three-Piece Suits in single
and double-breasted, models, of weaves and
fabrics that are perfect. Suits tliat arc worth
and sold at $7.50, $8.50 and $9.00, now
Two-Piece Suits and Three-Piece Suits in single
and double-breasted models. Excellent wors
teds, tweeds,'cheviots and cassimercs, that are
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-lnstant
fabric, that are worth and sold at $12.50, $15,
$16.50. Now
Two-Piece Suits and Three-Piece Suits in single
and double-breasted models, of handsome wors
teds, cheviots and .velours. Suits that nre worth
and sold at $18, $20, $25 and $30. Now
sell.
We are makers of the clothing we
The best trained minds and the
most skilled hands the sartorial art
kntfws 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.
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(Manufacturing Clothiers.)
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8AY8 IT’8 BEST DAILY
HE HA8 EVER READ.
Marianna, Fla., Jun* IS.
The Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta,
Oa.
Gentlemen: I enclose my
check for *4.60 for one year's
subscription to The Georgian.
I stopped my subscriptions to a
Georgia and a Florida paper,
because they run whisky ode.,
and subscribed to The Georgian,
not knowing exactly what I'waa
going to get In the’ way of a
newspaper, but 1 find It the
beet dally I have ever read, and
1 am perfectly, familiar with a
great many. Yours truly,
R. B. RODDENBEBY.
DAUGHTERS AWARD
MEDALS IN CONTEST
Special to The. Georgian.
Carrollton. Ge., June 20.—The medal com
mlttee of the Daughters of the Confederacy
has enounced the result of this year's con
test. The subject assigned, for the year
was "The Main Event* of lttl: Their I in
portsnee and latuence." The contestants
numbered Its, from forty-three mantles.
The gold medal offered by the Dsnghtera
ot the Confederacy was awarded to Charles
MSrtls Trsloch. aims* public school. Derm-
t*r county, for his vsmr.
For the best emwmtloa or the events of
M. Mis* Mildred Rutherford’s
was awarded _ —.. .
Gainesville public school, llslj county.
Diss From Injuries.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga. Tenn., June 20.—
George W. Grizzle, who waa struck by
a bridge crane a few day* ago at the
plant of the Converse Bridge Company,
It dead from bit Injury.
MARCUS IB TO HANG
FOR WIFE’S MURDER
Special te The Georgian.
('harlralon, M. I'., Jmic 20.—For the
time In nearly « halt century I'ksrle
bus a while man In Ihe county Jail
Raster Halnrdsy. Manus lured his
wife to the lieach by mesas of s note. In
which he stated that b* wished rsconcills-
He* of their difference*, and there stabbed
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FARMERS TO BUILD
COTTON WAREHOUSE
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Jasper, Ala., June 20.—The Farm
er*' Union of Walker county met In
Jasper last Saturday and mad* further
preparation for arrangement to build
a large cotton warehouse In thl* city.
The union was Incorporated and money
will bo raised by selling stock In the
corporation. The warehouse will coot
probably *7,6*0.
Flourishing Mill In Operation.
Mperlal to The Georgian.
Jsspor, Ala., June 20.—J. J. Long’s
big flour mill I* now In operation, and
Is turning out a high grade of flour.
The mill haa a capacity of 2*0 barrel*
per day.
EXCELLENT SERVICE TO
WRIOHTBVILLE BEACH,
NORTH CAROLINA.
During the months of June, July
and August the 8oaboan! Air line
Railway will operate on Re train lent
Ing Atlanta at 9:35 p. m„ ovory SAT
URDAY, a through sleeping car to
Wilmington. N. C.; returning tho
through sleeper will leave Wil
mington Thursday at 3:00 p.
m„ arriving - In Atlanta at
0:30 a- m„ Friday. Arrangement*
bar* been made with the street rail
way people at Wilmington to have
car* ready at the depot to Immsdlate-
ly transport passengers to the hotels
at Wrightivllle Reach. Baggage will
be checked to destination. WEEK
END rate, good for five days, *8.25;
SEASON tleksta, 313.56.
SEABOARD.
Tlfton, On., Jun* 10.
The Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta,
da.
G*ntl*m*n; It glv*s me pleas
ure to ezpress my admiration
for Th* Georgian. It falls at
my door each morning Ilk* th*
sunbeam from th* eastern hori
zon, filling my soul with new
light and Ilf*.
Long Ilf* to The Georgian
and to those who make Itl To
those wanting never to be dis
appointed, I would say; Sub
scribe for The Georgian!
R. D. 8. '
HUNDREDS OF PIGEONS
WILL MAKE LONG FLIGHT
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IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED
ON COUNTY COURT HOUSE
M peels I to The Georgian.
Jasper, Ala., June 20 —The Walker
county court houae le to be remodeled
and enlarged within a very short time
at an expense of probably JJO.OOn.
The county commlaetonera reached
this decision a few days ngo nnd archi
tect* hav* been authorised to prepare
plan* for tha proposed Improvement*.
Mrs. Pritchard Di«*.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 20c—Mr*.
DIES EROM THE EFFECTS Robert I'r It- In. r,l. wlf.- ,.f th, well
OF FRACTURED SKULL I* dead ot he -
!n 'Ml* o Itv Mrfi PrH« honl c,i- m.-ir
Special to Th* Georgian. rtod to Mr Pritchard In 1171 at Madl-
■ Chattanooga, Tenn.. June 20.—Bud sonrlll*. Tenn. Her husband I* a
Gossett, a familiar figure, who fell member of the firm of Pritchard *
fracturing hie skull a few daye ago as Nlser, attorneys for the Cincinnati and
the result of. It It stated, too much Now Orleans and Texac Pacific Rall-
whlsky, I* dead at a hospital. 'road Company.
Special lo The Georgian.
Spartanburg, 8. C„ Jun* 20.—
thousand homing pigeon* hav*
sent to Assistant Postmaster Y-
and 100 to Agent James at th* S.,
em Express office to be liberated,
bird* were sent from well-known e
In Baltimore and Philadelphia, and
first clear morning, when th. win
from the southwest, the pig. ,n« »i
sent on their long Journey.
LARGE SUM IS RAISED
BY TYPOS FOR STRIKE
lly Private la-ssed wire.
Washington, June 20.—The executit
council ot the American Federation <
Labor convened Mr* Monday, rii.- ,,
port of Secretary Morrison, it was at
nounced. showed that on June t the;
was a total on hand of J97.00J.
The report also ahowed that as
result of the assessment levied In - u
port of the International Typogrnp: u al
Union 149,001 was raised, of i. n
there Is a balance on band of Jl/ns
The number of new chart*;« gram
ed In the last eight months wa* -i.ue
to be 211.
Negro Waiter Arreated.
Special to Th* Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jure M
Stalboth, a negro waiter, has l»
reoted on th* charge of uearlri
of L. E. pin. It »a- charged ti
negro I* not a «er. ,.f the
which ha rsorasaalad by vadrt
pin, and such an offense Ha \!
of a state law.
on
«*nt Ptf._
B M. WOOLLEY. M. D.
Office lfM N. Pryor Street.
