The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-01
NAKED AT THE START.
Paul Jones to Girdle the Earth on IL Novel
Wager OF 5000.


Wager OF $1,000.
Boston, Jan. 30.-On February % Z
man whose name from then on will bs
Paul Jones will enter the Turkish bath
rooms of the Boston Athletic Associa
zion, strip to his skin and at the call o
time start on a journey around tht
world, he guaranteeing to return in one
year with So 900 In his possession.
Jones is not the real name of thi.
young man. In real life he is a promi
nent club member, graduate of Har
crew and is quite wealthy. His present
wager is the child of conversation o.
adventure held some time ago ia the
club cafe. 1t was introduced by Jone!
and lively discussion resulted. Jone.
thought the task could be successful,
accomplished and finally made a bet that
he could do it himself All arrange
ments for holding him 10 his word were
completed on the spot and on the day
set for the giving of the word ego
Jones must present himself at the club
house, enter a room and strip to the
skin. 1t Is so nominated in the bond
that he shall neither ask for nor re
dered, such as backing shoes or brush
ing hats and coats for the club members
he may take whatever they are inclined
to offer. BY little services of this kind
he hopes to earn enough to buy bath
ing outfit or suit of hand-me-downs in
which to say adieu TO the clubhouse.
Once on the street, Mr.. Jones proposes
to teach the unemployed a profitable
lesson In wage-earning by selling papers
running errands or doing anything tina,
comes In his way. For the sake of a
start friends may put odd jobs in mis-
way, but this is merely conjecture
1t will be hustle from the call of time,
and when money enough is obtained to
clothe himself and purchase a ticket for
New York, Mr.. Jones will feel assured
that the hardest part of the journey
will not be before him.
Mr.. Jones is very persistent young
man. He looks upon IS ,0G0 as a small
amount, and in spite of the difficulties
to be encountered by a moneyless man
on such trip he feels confident that he
will be back in Boston one year from
the time he started with every dollar OF
the $4,000 in his possession 1t is limited
by some that he hopes to accomplish the
journey in much less time and on his
arrival on the Pacific coast engage with
dime museum managers to exhibit him.
self as the man from Boston who start
ed naked in a race against time and pos
sibly came in winner. But this is only
an insinuatlon and may not amount to
anything.
BY the time Mr.. Jones reaches New
York 1t will have been heralded about
the city that man with 4 real idea is
in town. There he expects to make
money enough to pay his passage to
with an opportunity to work his passage
he will probably do so and with the
money earned in New York lay the foun.
dation for the $5 600.
Mr.. Jones will be his own press agent
on this long journey, and he assured his
friends that he will see to it that the
newspapers on his route are kept well
informed of his doings. Apart of each
day will be devoted to writing and mail
ing advance notices, and when well out
on the road that leads around the earth
more time will be devoted to writing
and sending back stirring accounts OF
his adventures. Mr.. Jones writes we'll.
His style is we'll in keeping with his
idea of a world-trotter. 1t is original.
Once in London he will use his Yankee
wits in an endeavor to add something to
his foundation money, and, if possible,
get passage to Paris without paying for
1t. In the same manner will he go from
point to point on toward Japan.
Mr.. James is man of resources. He
speaks French, German, Spanish and
enough Italian TO order his meals When
he strikes San Francisco he will begin
his dime museum career, working on
east to Boston, and the conditions OF
his wager require that he shall walk
into the fashionable Boston Athletic
Association rooms on Feb. %, 1895, with
$4,000 in his possession, having earned
every dollar Of it on his way around the
world