Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-02-23
STRIPPED NAKED
FOR HIS TRIP!
He Started on u Trip Around the
World without II Cent and
Returned With xI,7OO.
PAUL JONES, HE DID IT,
Various EXpedicnts He Resort :
ed to in His Endcayor to
Win u Bet Made
Year Ago.

win u fSet Made u
Year Ago.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. 9.-Paui
Jones, genius and globe trotter, land
ed here the other day, having compile
ted circuit of the world from Boston
to this point. He has Il month in
which to make his way across the con
tinent and win his wager. lie an
nounces that he has earned Si,700 oi
of the $4,000 which he was to earn
and he expects to make up the re-
naming $500 on his WAY across the
continent.
IL will be remembered that this
Paul Jones, as he calls himself, made
"A sensation las, February by the odd
means he took to yet money enough to
start on his journey He was in New
York for several days shortly after his
release from several Massachusetts
jails. He was not particular success
in New York, but outside he dill very
well, and made money rapidly. In
his journey around the world he has
succeeded in adding to his pile rather
than lowering it, and II he turns up in
Boston Oh March | with $4,000 in
hand he will have another $4,000
awaiting him, the aggregate of the
wagers made on the success os MS ex-
plot.
Now that he has practically won,
the identity Of Jones is disclosed. His
name is L. G. Pfeiher, and he is Il
well known Harvard man. He was
at one time captain of the Harvard
crew, and was a member of the class
of SO. He rowed in the freshman
crew against the Columbia freshman,
aud the next year pulled No. in the
Varsity against Yale. He was cap
tain in his senior year. He is an ath-
lete. stands six feet high. and des-
cribes himself us "a sure winner"
Here is his own story of his trip
around the world, and Of the way he
came to make it, as he told it to me
the other day -
when left Harvard | Joined the
Boston Athletic Club. was sitting
in the club one evening with group
of men, when the expense connected
with Il trip around the world became
the topic. Two Americons had lust
made the trip, and their expense had
amounted to $4,000 apiece. en-
pressed the opinion that man ought
to be able to start on such Il trip with
nothing and make money.
ACCEPTED THE PROPOSAL.
"One Of the party asked me ii
could do as much. said ] thought
could. Then several wagcrs were
made that | couldn't do il. In all
$4,000 was staked. aud the agreement
was that ! was to he put into room,
my clothes taken from me, and in one
year | was To travel around the world,
and make, including my expenses,
$4,000. One day in February, 1890.
| was put into room. There was
nothing in the room. Nv clothes were
taken from me.
Several newspaper men heard of
this and came To- the room. They
knocked Tor admittance. | said they
could come in. but must charge
them II cent apiece. They paid their
cents. \ committee was in the room
to see that the start was fair and ac-
cording to agreement.
| paid one of my visitors cent to
buy me paper.
with this paper made as much
OF il suit OF clothes rs possible. At
any rate it enabled me To talk more
freely. Other persons kept coming,
and the men who had paid cent to
come in paid me ten cents apiece to
get their original cents back. They
thought there might I've luck in them.
In this way | got dollar or So. and
sent out and bought some manila pa
per. With this | made suit Of
clothes. | stuck il together with gum.
for which | paid cent
"Then ! went to clothier, told
him about nv plans. and asked him if
he had a proposition to make. He
offered to let me have suit OF clothes
il would exhibit myself in his shop
for 4 day. accepted. The newspa-
pers wrote me up, and soon found
that could make money hy exhibit
ing myself.
Il was hired by proprietors Of var
ious kinds OF business To work for
them. Some paid me S25 a day for
three days. | have got as much as
5000 Il week. travelled over a great
part OF the United States. exhibit
ed my paper suit everywhere. rode
ON bicycles, and was paid for il by the
manufacturers sailed tor Liverpool
on the Umbria, and sold some of nv
photographs on board
HAD To BUY CLOTHES.
Il met an Englishman on the ship.
and he told me the paper suit wouldn't
do in the English climate lie gave
me the impression that il would be
necessary 10 wear ordinary clothes. |
soon saw that he was right, and order