The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-11-03
November 8, 1906

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when there were more harvesting ma.
chimes made than the world was able
to buy! What q hellish mockery II
was, anyway, that man should slave
to make harvesting machines for the
country, only to be turned out to
starve for doing his duty too we'll!
It took him two days to get over this
notwithstanding disappointment. He
did not drink anything, because ELI
beta got his money for safekeeping.
and knew him too well to be In the
least frightened by HIS angry demands.
He stayed up. In the garnet, however.
and sulked--what was the use Of a
mans hunting job when 1t was
taken from him before he had time
to learn the work? But them their
money was going again, and little An.
tanas was hungry, and crying with
the bitter cold of the garrett. Also
Madame Haupt, the midwife. was after
him for some money. So he went out
once more. 6s - aY3s.a
For another ten days he roamed the
streets and alleys Of the huge city.
sick and hungry, begging for any
work. He tried in stores and offlces.
in restaurants and hotels, along the
docks and in the railroad yards, In
warehouses and mills and factories
where they made products that went
to every corner Of the world. There
were often one or tive chances-but
there were always a hundred men for
every chance, anu his turn would not
come. AT night he crept into sheds
and cellars and doorways--unt there
came spell Of belated winter weather.
with q raging gale, and the thermom.
eter i've degrees below zero at sun
down and falling all night. Then Jur.
gis fought like wild beast to get into
the big Harrison street police station,
and slept down in a corridor. crowded
with two other men upon q single
step. .,,,
He had to fight often In these DAYS
to hight for a place near the factory
gates, and now and again with gangs
on the street He found, for instance.
that the business of carrying satchels
Tor railroad passengers was a pre-
empted one-whenever he essayed It.
eight or ten men and boys would fall
upon him and force him to run for
mis- life. They always had the police
man squared" and so there was no
use In expecting protection. a8.
That Jurgis did not starve to death
was due solely to the pittance the chill.
dren brought him. And even this was.
never certain. For one thing the cold
was almost more than the children
could Dear; and then they, too. were
IN perpetual peril from rivals who
piundered and beat them. The law
was against them, too-little Viiimas
VINO was really eleven, but did not
look TO DC eight, was stopped on the
streets by a severe old lady IN spec.
tacies, who told him that he was too
young to be working and that II he
dld not stop selling papers she would
SEND truant officer after him. AIso
one night a strange man caught little
hotrina by the arm and tried to per.
suade her into dark cellar way. an
experience which filled her with, such
at work. $3.50. - 70 AVp'
AL last, on Q Sunday, as there was
no use looking for work. Jurria wont
s aome py stealing rides on the cars. He
t h,ui tnat they had been waiting for
nlm lor three days-there was
chance OF a Job for him. nm I~5
II was quite a story. Little Juoza-
= VINO was near crazy with hunger
=. .nese DAYS. had gone out on the street
70 beg for himself. Juozapas had onlv
Une ieg, having been run over by a
WAGON WAGON when child, but he had got