The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-01-23
HE GOT IN TRAINING.
BUT THE FIGHT FOR WHICH He
AckED NEVER OCCURRED.

The Mean Trick by Which q 1sino
"Jagger'' WAS Induced ny one OF
Hss Employers TO Do Two Men,o
Work TiaA tho Ore Petered <Out.
During the second boom of the zinc
mining Industry in what is known as
the Joplin district OF southwest Mis-
souri,. which occurred about 1885, a
young man Of st. Louis by the name of
Daniel Taylor was one Of the owners
Of nine In the district which claimed
distinction chiefly because Of Its name
Of ''The Great American Bull Pup" a
snow white. full blooded bull terrier
kept chained in the pump house was
one OF the employees OF the mine, and
his name figured on the payroll every
week. Young Tnylcr =%aas the e0u vi
George Taylor. ex-mnynr ce S.. Louis.
He enjoyed an income of some $50, 600
year. Dan Taylor had just como
from college when he became partner
In The Great American Bull Pup. He
was an athlete. hard as nails. with q
good understanding OF the manly art
of self defense" The mine superin-
sendent had been complaining because
Of lack Of "jigs" with which to sepa-
rate ore and had represented to Taylor
the necessity of at least one more Gig"
and competent digger"
why" answered Taylor, ''just look
Mt that big, husky chnp out there ON
the end Jig. He's loafing. That man
could easily clean rr G~;co as mucn
ore. What's more. Ill make him do it."
A Jig, be It understood. Is composed
OF two boxes. spring board and q han
die. First, there is large box filed
with water. A smaller box with an
open top and fitted with grating Mt
the bottom is suspended over the big
box at the end OF long pole or handle.
This handle rests on a Cross Lar higher
than and little to the rear of the big
box. When the handle is lowered, the
smaller box, Alled with crushed ore,
rocks and mud, is lowered into the lar
ger box and submerged In water. Tho
business eng Of the handle is grasped
by the jigger man, who stands on a
spring board. He. holds his hands
above his head at arms length and per
fectly rigid. AS he teeters on the
spring board the box filed with ore
works up and down in the water In the
talk. The ore, being heavy. sinks to
the bottom Of the smaller box, while
the mud goes through the grating ut
the bottom. and the rock chips come to
the top. By shovellng out the useless
rock chips from time to time only
cleaned ore is finally left in the Jig box.
A Jig box will contain many hundred
pounds weight, and to operate one re-
Quires nm abundance Of muscle and
good wind.
Jim Stuart, the Jig man polluted out
by Taylor, was 'scrapper" of local
fame. with an ambition to spread his
reputation. He and young Taylor
were about Of weight. Taylor step
ped up to Stuart and talked boxing and
prizcfighting to him. Stuart became In
terested, and then Taylor casually re-
marked that he had won the college
lightweight championship and had talk
en- finishing course from well
known professor" in st. Louis.
"I'd like to fight or to spar with you"
said Stuart
Cali right" replied Taylor. "We'll
have little go some day. I'm pretty
rough sometimes. and you want to get
into good condition"
"Well. say" exclaimed the indignant
Stuart. "you fine haired city chaps
make me tired! Condition.! Just feel
those muscles And the Jig man held
out his right arm.
Taylor felt the arm critically. 1t was
hard as iron-nearly. There was no
doubt about 1t, Stuart was as "flt" as
he would ever be.
"Pretty fair" snid Taylor. "But you
will have to exercise q little for q few
days to get In the best of shape, and
then Ill take you on. You've got big
muscles, but they're just little soft"
Taylor walked away. Stuart looked
after him angrlly, thought better of 1t
and went to work with savage earnest
ness. For three weeks Stuart worked
at that Jig "gittin his muscle up" as
never man worked ut a Jig before. Ev-
cry few days Taylor would drop
around with sweater up to his chin.
When he came In sight around the
bend. 100 yards from the jlghouse, he
would break into jog trot Stuart
thought Taylor was out "hittin up his
the three miles between the town and
the mine. Taylor put of the fight from
day to day with various excuses, and
all the time poor Stuart was plugging
sway at the Jig box for dear life. How
long 1t would have lasted is question,
but after about three weeks. during
which Stuart did two mems work. the
orc IN the mine "petered out"
The Great American Bull Pup closed
down. and Taylor returned to st. Louis
without ever having had that little
Ego" with Jim Stuart. Jim believes to
this day that Taylor was afraid Of him,
but Taylor only chuckles when remind
ed Of 1t and says:
"Well. we didn't have to hire an ex-
ira Jig hand. did weT--New York Mail
and Express.
She Doubled.
A gentleman took his little daughter