Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-02-09
BOYCOTTING A JAIL,
Tramps Insist on Better Food They'll
Ruin the Sheriffs Business.

Tramps Insist on Better Food Or They'll
Ruin the Sheriff's business.
An unusual strike has occurred
here, says Mount Holly correspond
ent of the New York Herald. 1t was
not among the members of any labor
OrganizatiOn-as is often the case
but was confined to the tramps who
are locked up in the county Jail, and
who boldly threatened to boycott the
institution unless the sheriff supplied
them with better food.
The Spokesman, a thick-set traNAp,
known among his companions as
"The Tank" out Of compliment to
his abdominal developments was plain
and OutspOken in his demands to one
Of the keepers.
See here" he said, whats on the
card for dinner tO-day?"
Bean soup and bread" was the
reply.
at won't do, was the reply. "This
bean business is gettin' played out.
What we want is moro meat and
vegetables, and we're gOin' to have
'em or know the reason why. We
can't keep up our strength on no such
grub as we've been havin'-sce"
You fellows are gettin' 100 gay, ;"
said the keeper with sneer. Next
thing you'll be wantin' oX-tail soup
aud sweetbreads. We're givin' you
good grub-good enough for anybody
and you'll either eat it or live on
your shape"
Hold on the~e." interrupted an
other tramp with a red nose and
bad list to port, we've got something
to say bout that. We've got the lay
of the land pretty well in this county,
wouldn't be Wuth a half interest in a
yaller dog if it wasn't for the profit
out of feeding us tramps. Everybody
knows that. Now I'll come down to
business. Eff you don't feed US up
high We'll boycott the jail, and every
man on the rOad'll fight as shy Of
the place as if it was full of small
pox. Now I've had my say, and eff
the goose don't hang high after this
you'll hear from u.s."
This threat took all the fierceness
out of the keeper, who promised to
see what he could do in the line Of a
more attractive menu.
-Gd
Opium Selling Is Profitable.
Whatever opinions may be held re-
specting the effects Of consuming
opium, there seems to be no doubt
that selling it is aprotitable business.
Mr.. John MacGregOr, the senior part
ner of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson &
Co., the China merchant princes, died
in Nr6i iTGV I hn fn0 of
the Scottish Leader says:
"Years ago the house was among
the largest importers of opium into
China, and so enormous were the
profits that three of the partners, by
sheer force of wealth, expanded into
barOnets, while fourth, the late Mr..
James Jardine. Of Dryfeholm. be-
came one Of the largest landowners
in the south of Scotland. Sir James
MatheSOn and his brother, Sir Alex
ander MathesOn, spent upward of
million in buying land in the High
lands, and the latter left besides over
s64O, 900. Mr.. Magniac, the ex-M.
P, who left 100000, was also a
member Of this firm. Sir Robert
Jardine, of Castlemilk, is the old
nedQ OF Jne Hfm ana pTODdDiy Cne
wealthiest of them all. Sir Robert
does not only own Castlemilk, one Of
the finest residences and estates in
the south of Scotland, but ten years
ago bought up the Roeersons, Of
Wamphray, for e12O, 900, and later
added the property of Lanrick Castle,
in Perthshire, to his already great
possessions. He could buy up a score
of such places if he so desired"
Dealing in opium is Of course only
one branch of the great firms busi-
ness, but it is most important one,
and trade, whether right or wrong.
which has such pctentialities of profit,
must, like Tennyson's balf-truth, be
a hard matter to fight. Westminster
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