New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
INTENDED ESPECIALLY FOR The BUSY MAN

the most singular inpostors OF the century Prices
bid by publishers for his book are rising as the
dispute grows warmer, and neither explorer seems
at all blind 10 the solid pecuniary advantages to be
derived from newspaper scoops ChautauQua lecture
fees or book royalties"
1T seems to me-" commented BUSY Man ".thst
these two Esqunlaus might make a good thing
also. from magazines Iyceum bureaus vaudeville
managers and the like. though I told that with
a barTowful of glmdrops one can sway the evil
dence OF whole tribe OF these naive beings as
easily as that of expert alienist IN New York
Now that the pole is really discovered, what lies
around it7"
That question has been lost sight Of" replied
Constant Reader. 'fn the more engrossing inquiry,
Who lies about itr Every one, however, believes
Peary's account OF the success OF his own expedi-
lion Its happy ending was marred somewhat by
the loss OF one Of the company, Professor Ross G.
Marvin. Of Cornell University, who drowned
while in command of the supporting party Walter
Welman abandoned his plan 10 reach the pole IN
an airship."
Il am glad TO hear" unused Busy Man. "os one
cheerful result. at least. With Cook and PeaTy
in the field OF authorship, the outlook for
African stories is not as bright II was. is it,
Anything been heard from ex-President?"
''Mr. Roosevelt has requested that the United
stateS government send a supply Of black bass to
British East Africa be deposited in Lake Naiva-
sha, where no thinks they would thrive"
We need all the game fish we have" growled
Busy Man. Better SEND our carp Are the aVta-
tors complaining that the lmelight has been
suddenly withdrawn from them?"
They doing their best to keep in the public
eye Captain r. 8. Cody, American, who has
been IN the service OF the British army for
time. broke the 'cross-country record. He re-
manned IN the cir in big and rather cumbersome
Reroplans OF his invention for one hour and
three minutes, rising 10 altitude Of four hundred
feet and covering distance exceeding forty miles.
Z. Lefebvre. the French aviator on whom the
judges at Rheims recently inflicted the first fine
for Joy riding in the air. killed while demon
strating' Wright seroplane &c prospective pur-
chaser. This daring fellow was only twenty-nine
years old. and great things expected Of him"
He died young" exclaimed Busy Man, and yet
he lived long enough to iy. Perhaps a century
hence models OF the fret queer air craft that won
prizes at Rheims in 1909 will excite as much won
der compared with the sirships Of that day as the
Clermont copy does when compared with the giant
MauTetania holder OF all ocean records. Have tho
political explorers found a suitable candidate for
Mayor OF New York yet?"
Judge Gaynor. OF Brooklyn. formally offered
himself a candidate but he declared himself
willing accept the indoFsement OF any party he
held % be not snti-Tammany; hence the Re-
pubIicans and the various committees OF indepen-
dents and tusionists showed no sign OF accepting
hinn. Tammany may"
Murphy and his crowd will be hard put 70 Il
indeed" said Busy Man, before they will nomi-
nate candidate who could only with xrsas din