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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
WEDNESDAY, JUKB ». SMI.
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| Upton Sinclair's
Novel of
Packingtown
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“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
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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.
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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.)
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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° WILL MAKE LONG FLIGHT
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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!
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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.