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    6 THE TOMAHAWK. IJuly 9, 1870. - _ ^

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    THE WEATHER BOOK. ;ggfl

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    " WHERE SHALL I GO ? " Arranged for *he ...

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    LICEJSTSMJD THIEVES.

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    privy If wo to rds the could seizure exp...

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    OXFOMZ) WIT.

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    Though strongly opposed to the bolsterin...

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    There Is A Dismal Den Somewhere East Of ...

    the fines expected to be awarded by Jurymen as payment for their carelessnessand attempted to obtain ah acquittal from . . ; their passengers previous , to their journey of all claims accruing from , anticipated accidents . This is a long sentence , but the more it is considered the clearer will its sense become 1 This

    little fact is pregnant with meaning . " Mishaps " have become a recognised part of Railway travelling , arid until we punish the careless in these matters as we should a condemned prisoner , we shall never make travelling by Rail as safe as it is expeditious . In the matter of the Newark accident no one seems

    particularly to blame , still this is an isolated case ; for , a £ a ruie , accidents are caused by gross and criminal carelessness . "We aSk , then , that criminal carelessness may be punished as crime . We hang the murderer who deliberately kills his victim : surely thenwe can spare a little rope for the scraggy neck of the poor

    , pointsman who falls asleep on his post , and even perhaps a little—say a yard or so—for the fat throat of the well-paid secretary who bungles over the time table !

    6 The Tomahawk. Ijuly 9, 1870. - _ ^

    6 THE TOMAHAWK . IJuly 9 , 1870 . - _ ^

    The Weather Book. ;Ggfl

    THE WEATHER BOOK . ; ggfl

    " Where Shall I Go ? " Arranged For *He ...

    " WHERE SHALL I GO ? " Arranged for * he British . The Thermometer . - = _ ¦ < ., _ . . ? v .

    DAY OF WEEK , GLASS . " - '¦¦• " - Sunday 80 To church once . Catacombs if there are any . Monday ... 90 Diving prietor bell . , with a penny-ice

    pro-Tuesday ... 90 Refuse me out to . come up unless they ring Wednesday ; 50 ( Sudden let me fall out , ) or . Ask else warm the au the thorities water to . Thu ihursday rsday ..... . 4 40 ° Start start for for South South of of France France , and and , pro 6 ro

    ie Bath m ., . take up residence in , a Turkish , Friday 95 { Up ment where ogam I to hold ) go . . . Awful Resi Look gn ! out any Don the ' appoint t North know - - pole in JSradskdvu / Go to Woolwith wich the and shot get an . order to be chilled " Saturday ... 30 Pitt Have on an skates ice ha , a ndy nd in go case to bed of . another N . B . I rise . Believe in nothing J

    Licejstsmjd Thieves.

    LICEJSTSMJD THIEVES .

    Privy If Wo To Rds The Could Seizure Exp...

    privy If wo to rds the could seizure express of the our furniture opinion at , of Nazareth those persons House who the were - perty of certain Little Sisters of the Poor—whom God bless , !— pro we With should no stigmatise fear of the their libel conduct court before as—no us , — We for cannot anything find - we word could s ! we write simp could ly break not be down libel for when the condemning want of a continuous the revolting string act- ^ of - degre hard word the s , disgust which uti i . which nuiuii could at the me the Hammersmith most only reflect authorities in a small have

    wtgiuv e . nx ^ uiog xxctlilLfxCX £ SlJJUl . U . ctULHUriLiCS lliXVG inspired amongst all Englishman * by their' doings of the past reth few days is too . Th well e kno good wn — and nay , appreciated holy—work in of London the Sisters to need of ISTaza any - I to dis hol quisition d up to in public these execratioft columns . and All that contempt ' remain the s for men us — to if * tfce is - dar term ed is to not thwart too a good work for which them Providence — -who , in > a itself Christian has blessed lafnd , , haVe

    Oxfomz) Wit.

    OXFOMZ ) WIT .

    Though Strongly Opposed To The Bolsterin...

    Though strongly opposed to the bolstering up of ancient have institutions sant and never harmless , joined simply the follies because vul which gar they popular time can and outcry boast old against of association antiquity the p , have lea we - world consecrated outside ; and are strong which , ly if cherished possessing at little least attraction by certain for circles the in -which they , centre . On this principle , Oxford has always been treated

    withconadvance sideration sideration of in in reform these these pages uaeres has . . commanded Its Its heroic heroic opp oonosition our osition sympath to to the the y inevitable inevitable , and ^ its classic weaknesses have drawn from us but very mild reproach . to But elevate it is one them thing into not virtues to over ; - a measure truth , which a man blind ' s failings partisans , another will , always do well to bear in mind . sestheticallv aestheticall The other y-- " disnosed disposed day , when youths vouths two . sets independently indeoendentlv of mischievous assisted assisted , and each each not , other other very

    we to case accomp stated . We with lish did , the sufficient not destructi however precision on , con of several sider and it force a valiiaBle mere our haririiess opinion works 'of of freak arty the and , in the true-blue , spirit 6 , f bUrid-plass interest , defend it as a , bit On of the passing other hand frolic , ^ we 6 ri ; did . a ' par not with descend the : nailing to that up vulgar of a don level ' s oak of . the man democratic special reall work rectitude indifferent of the , the to peniiy the maintenance - true a-lining interests press of which of ; Only his appears Alma aii Oxford Maters to be could , have y urged pleas in extenuationof the , £ lirist-Ghurcii

    scandal ; only a smart non-university literary , geritienian cotrfd : ruin denounce and disgrac it as a e deliberate attaching and to a public felonious trial outrage , arid the ^ nieritiftg subsequent : ¦ tfte ' penalties inflicted by the law . penny Impartiall -popular y therefore high feeling , and , we we trust can without commeint one iipaii iota - tlie of ^ recent * ^^ *^ ^> r « a ^ *^ annual ^ r ^^ m ^ i ^^ to v ^*^«^ # Mf ovation ^ bv « ^^ v « . A ^^ 4 fedb in ^ b **^* tlie S ^^ b ^ b ^^ Sneldohian b ^^ p b ^ f ^ k ^^^ v ^ ¦»•* A **^ V ^ 4 % Theatre ^^ h ^ b . rfb ^ ^^ m * Vff W ^ b > ^^ . V "We V w ^^^

    allude , of course ^ to the recognised licence afforded to the undergraduates ficant remarks a on not that altogether occasion insignificant , ; to interrupt ceremonial with insi .- gni Of - late abused years , and thi indeed s licentid y if loquendi we remember , so it tig is t said itl % ; thmgs lias been csiiti greatl & pti a y . recent occasion to such a pass , that it Was expected the authorities Oxford , however would , , has once proved and . for itself all ,- still |> ut Oxford a stop , to and ' the the customv

    Com-: m of emoration a Gonserv of ative 1870 journal has seen , Always no material feady chan to eonte gfe . Tlie td iii reporter € frority when the manners of the old University ^^ are caOtted into ? que ' stiony gallery informed , inconsistent us not a single with the word character fell from of gentlemen the undergraduates . We were ' gone not present out of ' tfeeix ourselves way to deceive unless the several public , we cari reporters only suppose have an ——— Oxford - — - — ^^» -w — ¦—^ opinion -v ~ - »»^« v ^ - « b « B on -w ^ m th * rm * m e ~^ characteristics ^^« . *« r < W 4 . « w ^ V ^» V ^ J *»^ V ^^^ " » of ^^«» an «> V ** Oxford ^^ ttmMi V ^ J » ^* fc geritle ^» ^*** b ^ V -

    man ' s wit is peculiar . To cheer " the ladies" in " blue , " "black , " " pink , " and but " green still , " it may is harmless not indicate foolery any enough extraordinary . 1 ndeed heig > a hts cheer of humotir or two , for body anyone , deans or , dons anything , masters , can bachelors scarcely be , an ob d jecte tindergraduatesi d to , when every are - unluck su all fficien going y tl individual home y conspicuous for , the whom holidays , is some rea ll error y But not in to fun taste yell . and One has to already allusion Kbot at m per any ade - > to white coattie

    liaps be shape punishment of a social retributiony enough , or . Stupid a arid green ; persisting the laiig , mi li g hdbting ht that be followis admitted ? that can it wbuM in - onl the y utterly object of spoil it , is the extremel enjoyment y in bad of the form unhap . The py indi fun vidual - if fun -who it can is- the be abo called ut . , is P the rofessor fun of Darwin cowards ' s apology . It is for the his numbers aUsende , that on trie bring score it occasio Oxford - of ^ — ——— the — — — excitement n —— ——_—_ him i — , y ha ¦ had BnvW the ' « , a ^ w reception < c + * ertain <*** . www the « A * of significance •>^ A ^ k AA apT ^*^«^ C honorary ^^ AA «^ « b ^ ftVWUU about degree MV it * . ^ Youngi * ivbtild VttiXK

    b conceive ut Young m nothing ' ght Oxford - m ve does or greeted e dis not cre always ditable great behave to O name xford itself with old , and due and respect we can , authorities arid subordiiiatesi than the h 6 t > un ' cbmnioli , scene young * of , a distinguished University honour being received in ' tlte ' lilidst therefore its of v ocif s e , and in us a have most nive no rsity friendly wish hisses to sp see i .- rit We them we can express materially appreciate a hope altered ' Oxford that . ? next It and is year may witness as- Commern / oration at wtiicHif tfre undei ^ graduates the true kindly are allowed spirit of tke English ' license gentlemen of commetftf * , taiey , ^ will- ufee J fc M

• Citation
  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), July 9, 1870, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_09071870/page/4/