The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-10-27

Tho terrible tale Of the slaughter
houses 10 told with almost revOItlna de.
tali--the nth, the overworlInp Of hands,
M" sks srsuge's g x Up ws the page
tle family buys house on the lnsta Iment
plan, only 20 find they have been swim.
CLEO, ana Ona 10 forced 20 seek work 20
meet the actual living expense and the
interest on the purchase contract, Of
MarIIa discovers that the foreIady 10
cheating her, by taking money which
should have gone 20 the worker. She
protests violently, and 10 discharged.
Finally she obtains Q mans work az half
snS pHy ro =, h man sh baby comes 70 ona
pnly week OF, fearing the loss OF her
Just an ona and JuroIs psy Mar,l.
M W tney owe her, JurgIs turns his an.
lure bsr,n. , - ct W Tor months: Hs ma.
asnd savage. with pain. starvation stares
the FAMILY In the face. The smaller chill.
dren are sent out Into the SNOW 70 SET
Finally Jursls begins work In IN. ,.r.
tillxsr piant-tne dsaIisst Of slimsnS ma Ia ~
pIeta slaves IN the sausage stuffinu de-
partment. The little boys OF the family
ienrn 20 swear, drink and smoke. Grad.
uaIiy the grind throws the family into
Constans ssupor. They talk llttle--onIy
and work, u seems 90 them, siwsys.. Th s
future lies dark, hopeless, before the,m'
Vny ueath can be seen at the end OF this
vista; AND the strength OF the whois
'a"'V - being surely Slapped.
IL was just about shutdown. and n
was turning cold----the rain had
changed to snow and the slush was
freezing. JurgiS Bhivered in his thin
clothing, put his hands into his pock.
cts and started away. He had not
eaten since morning, and he felt weak
and Ill; with q sudden throb OF hone
ne recoilected he was only few
blocks from the saloon where he had
been wont to eat his dinner. They
might have mercy on him there. or he
might meet friend. He set out for
the place as fast as he could walk.
* Hello, jack" said the saloonk eeper
when ne entered--they call all foreign
ers and unskilled men Jack" In Pack.
ingtown. Where have you been ?"
Jurgis went straight to the bar "I'ye
been In JAIL" he said, "and I'VE lust
got out ! walked home all the way.
and I've not cent, and had nothing to
eat since this morning. And I've lost
my home. and my wife's III. and I'm
done up"
The saloonkeeper gazed at him. with
his haggard white face and his blue
trembling lips. Then he pushed n blg
bottle toward him. Fiji her uni" he
said.
Jurgis could hardly hold the bottle.
his hands shook an
Don't be afraid" said the saloon
keeper; "tlll her up"
So Jurgis drank huge glass OF
whisky. and then turned to the lunch
counter In obedience to the others
suggestion. He ate all he dared, stuf.
mig 1t In as fast as he could; and then.
after trying to speak his gratitude. he
went and sat down by the big red
stove In the middle OF the room.
1t was too good 10 last, however,
like all things In this hard world. His
soaked clothing began to steam. and
the horrible stencil OF fertilizer to All
inc room. In an hour or so the pack.
Ing houses would be closing and the
men coming In from their work: and
they would not come into a place that
Hmelt OF Jurgis. Also II was Saturday
night and In q couple of hours would
come a violin and cornet. and In the
rear part OF the saloon the families
OF the neighborhood would dance and
feast upon wienerwurst and lager nm.
til 2 or 3 o'clock In the morning Tho
saloonkeeper coughed once or twice
and then remarked: Say, Jack I'm
afraid you'll have To uulk
He was used to the sight OF human