The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-18
THE SUN
THE JUNGLE
Thrilling Story of PacklnStown!
Novel that has Startled Nation!

TACK manner, anu q pound or nails.
These last were to be driven into the
walls of the kitchen and the bedrooms
to hang things on; and there was !
family discussion as to the place
where each one was to be driven.
Then Jurgis would try to hammer, ana
hit his fingers because the hammer
was too small, and get mad because
Ona had refused to let him pay Is
cents more and get a bigger hammer;
and Ona would be invited to try It
herself and hurt her thumb, and cry
out, which necessitated the thumbs
being kissed by Jurgis. Finally, af-
ter every one had had try, the nails
would be driven, and something hung
up Jurgis had come home with a big
packing box on his head, and he sent
Jonas to get another that he had
bought. He meant to take one side
out OF these tomorrow, and put
shelves In them. and make them into
bureaus and places to keep things for
the bedrooms. The nest which had
been advertised had not included
feathers for quite so many birds a.
there were in this family.
They had, of course, put their din.
ing table in the kitchen, and the din.
ing room was used as the bedroom OF
Teta Elzbieta and Ave of her children.
She and the two youngest slept In the
only bed, and the other three had 8
mattress on the floor. Ona and her
cousin dragged mattress into the
parlor and slept at night, and the
three men and the Oldest boy slept In
the other room, having nothing but
the very level floor 10 rest on for the
present Even so, however, they
slept soundly-it was necessary for
Teta Elzbieta to pound more than
once on the door at a quarter past Ave
every morning. She would have ready
a great pot full OF steaming black cot
fee, and oatmeal and bread aud
smoked sausages; and then she would
fix them their dinner pals with more
thick slices Of bread with lard be-
tween them-thry could not AFFORD
butter-and some onions and piece
of cheese, and so they would tramp
away to work.
This was the first time In his life
that he had ever really worked, It
seemed to Jurgis; It was the first
time that he had ever had anything to
do which took all he had In him. Jur.
gis had stood with the rest up I'm the
gallery and watched the men on tho
killing beds, marvelling at their speed
and power as IL they had been Won
derful machines; 1t somehow never
occurred to one to think Of the flesh
and blood side of it--that Is, not until
he actually got down into the pit and
took of his coat. Then he saw things
In different light, he got at the In
side of them. The pace they set here,
1t was one that called for every fac
ulty OF man--frOm the instant the
first steer fell to the sounding Of the
noon whistle, aid again from half
past twelve till heaven only knew
what hour in the late afternoon or
evening, there was never one instant'S
rest for a man, for his hand or his
eyes or his brain. Jurgis saw how
they managed It; there were portions
of the work which determined tho
pace OF the rest, and for these they
had picked men whom they paid higi
wages, and whom they changed fire.
quently. You might easily pick out
these pace-makers, for they worked
under the eye of the bosses, and thcy
worked like men possessed. This was
called speeding up the gang" and II
any man could not keep up with the
pace, there were hundreds outside
begging to try.
Yet Jurgis did not mind It: he ratl.
er enjoyed It. It. saved him the neceS-
sity of fiing.ng his arms about AMI
fdgeting as he did in most work. Hs
would laugh 10 himself as he ran down
the line, darting a glance now and
then at the man ahead of him. It
was not the pleasantest work one
could think Of, but It was necessary