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A iH iiiiii f mmmmMa**ni**j**^mm*m***mimm •• • —r-.-» 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. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOObOOO 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.) JNO. L. MOORE & SONS 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 Iryptoks are a distinct advance over all other glasses. 42 N. Broad Bt„ Pru 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. r MAIL ORDERS FILLED. THE GLOBE CLOTHING CO., 89-91 WHITEHALL STREET. (Manufacturing Clothiers.) 0000000000000000000 o 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 ooooooooooooooooooo o O COME8 LIKE O THE SUNSHINE. O few rear* I while In lb« nrmj. arrliil Margin OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 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 ooooooooooooooooooo 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.