The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-09-01
THE SUN
Thrilling Story of PaCkln$town!
Novel that has Startled Nation!

his dinner amid the Stench IN ,Whfcn
he had worked, or else to rush, as did
all his companions, to any one OF the
hundreds of liquor stores which
stretched out their arms to Aim. To
the west OF the yards ran Ashland
avenue. and acre was an unbroken
line of saloons--"Whiskey Row."
10y called It; to the north was For
ty-seventh street. where there we're
half dozen to the block, and al. the
angle OF the two was "Whiskey
Point, space of fifteen or twenty
acres, and containing one glue facto-
ry and about two hundred saloons.
One might walk among these and
take his choice: Hot pea soup anil
DO led cabbage today" Sauerkraut
and hot frankfurters, walk In" bean
soup and stewed lamb, Welcome" All
of these things were printed In many
languages, as were also the names OF
the resorts, which were infinite In
their variety and appeal. There was
\ the Home Circle" and the "Cosey
\ Corner; there were "Firesides" and
"Hearthstones" and Pleasure Pal
aces" and "Wonderlands" and Dream
Castles" and Loves Delights" What
ever else they were called they were
sure to be called Union Headquar-
ters." and to hold out q welcome To
w0rkingmen; and there was always
warm stove and chair near Il, and
some friends to laugh and talk with.
There was only one, condition at.
. tached-you must. drink. II you went
, In not intending to drink you would
he put out In no time, and II you were
I slow about going like, as not q YOU
would getA-your head split open with
a beer bottle in the bargain. But all
of the men understand the convention
and drank; they beiieved that by Il
they were getting something for moth.
ing-for they did not need to take
more than one drink, and upon the
strength OF 1t they might fill them.
selves up with good hot dinner.
This did net always work out in
practice, however, for there was pref
ty sure to be friend who would treat
you, and then you would have to
treat him. Then some one else would
come Inland, anyhow, a few drinks
were good for a man who worked
hard. AS he went back he did not
shiver 30, he had more courage for
his task; the deadly bTutalizing mo-
: notony OF it did not afflict him so-he
had ideas while he worked. and took n
3 more cheerful view OF his circuI1-
stances. On the way home, however,
the shivering was apt to come on
him again; and 80 he would have to
stop once or twice to warm up
against the cruel cold. As there wers
hot things to eat in this saloon, too,
he might get home late to his supper,
or he might not get home at all. And
then his wife might get out to look
for him, and she, too, would feel the
cold; and perhaps she would have
some of the children with her--and 10
a whole family would drift into drink.
ing. as the current of river drifts
down stream. As II to complete the
chain, the packers all paid their men
In checks, refusing all requests to pay
In coin: and where I'm Paclxingtown
could a man go TO have his check
cashed but to a saloon, where ne
could pay for the favor by spending d
part Of the money! A HiW "
Re For all OF these things Jurgis was
/, saved because OF Ona. He never
would take but the one drink at noon
time; and so he got the reputation Of
J being aIsurly fellow, and was not
9 quite welcome Mt the saloons, and had
to drift about from one to another.
Then at night he would go straight
home, helping Ona and Stanislovas,
or often putting the former on a car.
= And when he got home perhaps he
would have to trudge several blocks,
and come staggering back through
the snowdrifts with a bag of coal
upon his shoulder. Home was not a
very attractive place.--at least not
this winter. They had only been able