The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-30
a MAN WITH AN IRON HEAD.
a San Francl,co= Butchor Who Can butt
IN Iron Post and Not fcoi It.

u shn frnnclscO- butchor Who Can Butt
IN Iron Post and Not Ieoi 1t.
San FrdneiSco Chronicle
There Is q startling contrast between
the Fitth.ayenuo. Of Butchcrtown and
the great Now York thoroughiarc OF the
same name. Instead OF being lined by
massive piles OF elegant architecture,
tho Butchcrtown Fiftli-avenuo consists
OF long lines OF rough planking sup.
ported bypiles driven deeply into South
san Francisco mud. Yet tho butcher.
town Fifth.avenuo is not without its
corporations. 1t Is only at tho cor.
nor OF Fifth.avenuo and N.street that
there can be found such character as
Alexander Jones, OF England.
Jones Is not tho largest man In Dutch.'
ertown, but his popularity Is unbound.
cd, and he owes his popularity 10 tho
undeniablc fact that lic has Il great head.
AZ matter OF fact, 1t may DO said that
this particular specimen OF the genus
Jones rather runs to head, for his ostcn.
siblc business is the polishing mud fin.
ishing. OF the horns that havo fallen
from tho heads OF bullocks in the pros.
ecution OF tho almost universal occupa.
ton in Butchertown. Jones pic.perch-
cd dwelling ut tho junction OF Fiith.ave.
and N-st. is surmounted by pair OF
branching horns, and other signs OF his
avocation aro apparent OIL every hand.
When II reporter called there ycster-
day he found no sign OF luck or life save
tho horseshoe over the door.nnd dam
gcrous looking dog who made his pros.
enco in tho interior distinctly audible.
Presently there camo walking briskly
along tho bridge-likc street the only
original Jones. lilo was as modcstly
dressed as many. another man whose
strong point is his head, and his man
ner WINS not that OH man with whom it
it is difficult to get acquainted. "
And SO this Is Alexander Jones, the
butter, is it?" quericd the reporter.
That's what they call mo" was tho
cheerful response, land believe I've
got tho hardest head in tho world.
Want to SEQ it?" lie asked, taking of
his hat as he spoke. b
Just feel OF it. 1t is MS hard as q
rock. Two butted iron with it and Two
buttcd sheep and -niggers and there
don't nothin' have no effect on it."
1t certainly was "a peculiarly shaped
head, and the scalp seemed utterly i'm
movable. 1t felt "llko cannon ball.
Joncs's low brow and protradins crown
gave it IN appearance OF having been
battered down bit, but he soon gavo
ample proof that scarcely anything
short OF an earthquake could make any
impression OH it.
"Now look ut this chair" said he
ut is solid us they make en-. The bot
tom is an inch and half thick. Now
watch me-"
He raised the chair in his hands and
balanced it over his head BY resting tho
back upon his chin. The hard chair
bottom was nearly two feet from the
top OF his head, when, quick rs a flash,
he gave his chin Il jerk ind down came
the full weight OF the chair on the ton
OF his head. The sound was like the
blow OF n hammer OH q solid block of
wood, but Jones hardly winked. The
effect OF his performance: was rather
startling to one who saw it for the first
time
"Do you ever do that before the pub
lic? asked tho reporter.
., "Only among me friends" said Jones,
but there's i joint down on First ave-
nue. where every chair in the place has
been split by coming down on my head"
but how did you know you had such
q hard head?" asked the reporter.
well, you see, always noticed that
it was tighter than most folks and used
to hear about niggers' hard heads till I
got to knocking it agin the wall to see ii
it hurt. You see, I'm an all-round man.
I'm. u bito of q wrestler, and tho sports all
know me. Once ! took run up to st.
Helena and had row with Chinese
there. The yellow fellow struck me
over the head with an iron bar and l
didn't feel it. So, SCI 1 to mcself, Il
have got 4 hard head and no mistake
After that 1 used to butt anything.
Once | broke rib on the inside of a
side OF beef by butting it on the outside,
and there's lots OF the boys that see me
butt an iron post up at Fifteenth and
Railroad avenues"