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    • WOMAN'S WORD-BOOK.
    • A Q UESTION OF VBR Y EXISTENCE.
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      June 13, 1868.] The Tomahawk. 237

      June 13 , 1868 . ] THE TOMAHAWK . 237

      Woman's Word-Book.

      WOMAN'S WORD-BOOK .

      For The Use Of Our Young Friends. {Conti...

      FOR THE USE OF OUR YOUNG FRIENDS . { Continued ' . ) Reform— . Beauty ' s Conservativism . Repentance Religion . — . A — great A death temptation -bed review if we , or only sham had , time fight to with give to con it - . science

      . Republic Reproach — . . — A A nation traitor ' of s shot kings s daring . an armistice . Reputation— . The ermine * once spotted , leaves a sad tale behind . Rib Respect . —Ev . — e A ' s limited vanishing liability point in of the modern firm etiquette of Adam . and Co . Riches . —The golden cars whieh Phaeton finds so difficult to

      drive . Ridicule— . The ogre who keeps so many good actions in prison . Ring Ripple . — . — The The padlock dimple to on a Neptune pair of handcuffs ' s face . . Ritualist . —A Romish Autolycus .

      A Q Uestion Of Vbr Y Existence.

      A Q UESTION OF VBR Y EXISTENCE .

      Interesting Two Of The Topic Morning To ...

      interesting Two of the topic morning to disagree newspapers upon , have , for bee the n want wrang of ling some over more the cost of living in England at the present day as compared with the prices of food and necessaries ten or fifteen years ago . The has wants Times been have commenced vastly been increased vastl the y multi discussion ; that plied house , by the rent asserting cost has of gone satisf that up , y while ing fifty them per our cent ^ m ^ m ^^^ f ^^ mW W . V ; V that ^^ ^^^* ^^^* ^^ servants ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ' wages 1 ¦ J ^^» ^^™ ^^ mr have ^^ ^™ ^ m" ^ ™ ^^^ "ri ^ ^^ mm s ^ en ^^ m mW ^^ wmm in ^^ ^ mr ^ a ^*^ v mmm like ^™ ^ n ^ w ^^^ proportion j ^^ - «^ ^^ mr v ^^ *^ v ^^ mw ^ b ^ m ^ ^ B ^ V ; ^ g that W >^ V tW ^ B ^^ V ^^

      any most commodities articles of costume have fallen are very in price much except dearer those ; and which that hardl have y Daily been affected Telegraph by the immediatel operation y followed of Free upon Trade the . Upon other this side , , the by characterising every one of the statements made by the " leadthing ing journ over al" two as columns transparentl in y length false , , and arrived , in an at the article satisfactory of some-^ meat conclusion ^ m . mW ^ gm * **^ V , H and ^^ m ^ Ww ^ mW ^ t ^ m ci ^ mf that gars r ^ S ^^ , ^^ with , J everything ^^ ^ the ^ M - ^^ exception ^ m ^^^^^^ ¦ that ^ ^^^^ ~ ¦ » ^ V we of ™ ^^ fish spend V ^ " ^ v , ^ ¦ fresh ^^^^ money ^» ^ a ^ ^^ |¦ butter r ^ H ^^ r upon ^^^ , |~ butcher ^^ « . <« a , B ^ from K ^^ ^^^ ^ b ' s

      a cheaper coach than and it four used to to a be stick . of sealing wax , is considerably It appears strange that there can be any room for discussion and speak disagreement for themselves on , a and question on which in which most facts people can must so easil have y by formed l any or amount their theoretical own of personal disquisitions op on inion on the , the not increased law to be of altered deman or diminished d or and shake sup n - p price y , of money . It would essays have been far more to the point had the ¦ Times » and Dail ¦ w Telegraph put vw their iir heads mi # fe together and

      tried ^ w ^ ^ a ^ ^^ to ^ ^ arrive — " ^ ^^ — -v vmm at -- some - ^» — — y ^^ p estimate " ^ r ^ m ^ of what ^ ^» « " ^ ^ it may ^^ ^^•¦^^«« be ^^ ^ expected ^^^^ ^^ w ^* ^^^ ^» the y ^^ ^_ ^ cost of living will be ten or fifteen years hence—at the same the time exorbitant giving the demands public some of the hints retail and tradesmen suggestions to for whom checking the prices British of househ necessaries older is certainl which may y indebted have taken for any place increase since in the the first small Exhibition class who have time . never Although been obli it ged may to be take interesting note of their to a l expenditure class of , to the know public how who much are more compelled or how to much consider less such the

      trifles arge are now paying for certain goods compared with what they such used a nature to pay can for lead them to once no practical upon a result time , a and discussion can do no of good to any one unless it be carried further than , a mere disputed statement of facts . The object of the discussion should be to let us know what we I ^» may — — — ¦— ¥ expect XT to have —— -r w -mw to — -w pay f ~ ^^ J »• in time ¦••• • ••** to »» ^^ come * rf W **» V . V * As J , | J neither 4 J . V & bl ^ V 4

      the while Times to enter nor upon the this Daily phase Telegraph of the question have thoug we ht hav it e worth taken the definite task conclusion upon ourselves as to ; the and cost , with of a living view a to few arriving , years at hence some havewith the assistance of a dozen or so accountantsa select , committee , of the Statistical Society , and a ready re , ckoner ,

      Interesting Two Of The Topic Morning To ...

      obtained of the necessaries the following of life results in ten , showing years' time the . probable cost of some Tariff for 1878 . £ s . d . Butchers Milk , per quart meat , per . lb . .... 03 020 6 Fresh butter , per lb . . . . . 050

      Potatoes Chickens Chickens , , a a coup counle lb . le . . . . . . . . . . . . . 016 1 1 1 1 o o Truffles , , per per cwt . . . . 009 Fish—salmon , soles , and turbot , per oz . o 15 6 Ale Wine , per —sherry quart , port . , and claret . , per . doz . .. 066 010 Cigars , per lb . : — Foreign - v ^ K manufacture ri mm . . 5 5 o

      ^^~ ^^ p ^^ ^^^ ^ p- ^» ^ v ¦ ^» * ^» ™ ¦ ^ mw v » mm * v ^ mr ^ p v m . ^ mm ~ V w w M ^^ British do . . 020 Newspapers Chignons , per , per yard dozen . . . . . . . 001 200 Books by weight , per lb . . . 002 Sitting Under at a church popular , per preacher annum : — . 800 Under an " Hon . and - ^ w ^ h Rev . " incum-~ m * r ^ " ^ ™^ ^^*^ ^^ r ^^ m ^ mm ^ m- mw ^ v ^ n ^ m * m ~ mmr w * ^» w ~^^^ r ^^ ^^ ^^ m . »™ ^^ p m mj ^™ ^^ ^^ ~^^ r *^»^» ^™ —™ ^^

      bent . . . . . . 10 10 o An opera-box , per night . . . 2100 House Cab fares rent , per , from mile ^ 10 . to . . . . . 5 , ooo 001 o ^ o Coffins The prices will remain of Muffins unaltered , Jewellery . , Precious Stones , Dogs , and

      Worked By Wires.

      WORKED BY WIRES .

      Collapse Mr. Rearden , And His Burst , H...

      collapse Mr . Rearden , and his burst , his of extrem apology ely ill will -worded not probabl motion y be , his hear rap d of id rise again , but before to limb the oit " is stir onl " to fair which to call he attention for a momen to the t source gave from passes whence his unhappy , insp y irations evidently sprang . We are That very , in much its turn afraid too , may it was possibl the Balmoral y be forgotten leader as in rapidly the Times , for . its the own " fifth words estate ; yet of it the did realm ive " expression is a marvellous to a certain hand at sort eating of

      floating grumble , and having g done this is worth a little comment at Mr . . Of Disraeli course its the earnest Times remonstrance was sufficiently but dip a lomatic not over to - level - ticular portion of public dropped the di , plomatic view of par the lasting matter and effect read it had the article in high in or a low very quarters different we sp are irit . not What in a genious ^ position ^^ fc " ^ - — ¦ — ¦— - ~ —^ ¦ peop to ™ —~ -m ^ state ¦ le ^~ i at ^ r-w , -w but work - - - ^^ - - ^ it ¦— ^™ has to ^^ ¦ ^ mm- discover ^^^ had ^ m ^^ - ^^ w one ^^ P ^ " new ^ V ^ good VT ™ * methods " ^ ^ m ^ result - ^^ ^ ^ " ^ ^ 1 ^ ^^ V . of ^ mm ¦ - ^ It m carry ^ mT has ^ m- ^ ^^ ^ fc ing set ^ ^ m *» ^ tf ^ k in on ^ . ^ ' ^ -

      government by machinery . Some one has suggested this : — i . The modat House e members of Commons , to be , not destroyed being , larg but e no enough new one to built accom as - in future . a . the The Treasury Premier bench will take , which up will a permanent be painted residence green , removed upon to park Hughenden . Manor , and fixed under a tree in the

      b . He will there enter into consultation by post ( enclosing a stamp ) with the other members of the Cabinet . c . And refuse to attend to anonymous communications from the country at large . 2 . —The members of the House of Commons will reside in or about a . Communicate the counties or their boroug views hs to which one another they represent by telegraph , and .

      < 5 > . few Send and their select speeches constituents , which their they can families make or either a row to of a cabbages , up to the Times , for publication , . c . likel And y carefull they may y specif be interrupted y the points by where loud cheers they cries think of it " Divide N . B . , " As and a rule other , they " chaff may . " insert the word , laughter at every full stop .

      4 . —These whom some regulations special will arrangement not apply will to be 'M made r . Whalley . , with 5 . —As the Ministry will never go out , there will never be any

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 13, 1868, page 237, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_13061868/page/3/