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    • LONDON, SEPTEMBER 28, 1867.
    • {See Cartoon. ) IN THE BOSOM OF HIS FAMILY !
    • MENTOR ONCE MORE: OR , LETTERS TO A YOUN...
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      216 The Tomahawk. [September 28, 1 86^

      216 THE TOMAHAWK . [ September 28 , 1 86 ^

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      London, September 28, 1867.

      LONDON , SEPTEMBER 28 , 1867 .

      Mr. James Wyld, The Eminent Map-Seller, ...

      Mr . James Wyld , the eminent map-seller , is a ^ caustic geographer . He has already published ( absit omen ) a Skeleton Map of Abyssinia .

      The Chancellor Of The Exchequer Has Acce...

      The Chancellor of the Exchequer has accepted the invitation to the Edinburgh banquet . On this occasion the Political Haggis will be substituted for the usual Cabinet Pudding . It is to be hoped that every Conservative present will have the stomach to swallow it .

      The French Alliance Has Been Definitely ...

      The French alliance has been definitely rejected by Austria . The following epigrammatic despatch is said to have been addressed by the all powerful Chancellor to Monsieur de Moustier : —" Beust can act for the best without you ( u ) .

      The Bishop Of Rhode Island Has Expressed...

      The Bishop of Rhode Island has expressed a wish that in this country , as in America , * ' lay influence " should be brought to bear on all appointments to the Episcopate . This will indeed be something new in England !

      The Cry Against The Indecency Of Bathing...

      The cry against the indecency of bathing , as practised at most of our popular watering places , has . not been without its effect , we are glad to say . Opera glasses may now be had ( on hire ) of most of the proprietors of bathing machines . All pure-minded persons must rejoice at such a reform , which effectually prevents the gambols of the mermen and mermaids from being witnessed with the naked eye .

      The New Service For The Transport Of Tro...

      The new service for the transport of troops between India and England , by way of Egypt , is at length in operation , and the 7 Dragoon Guards , the first regiment to come home , may be expected in this country early in the winter . As all the cavalry barracks , are just now occupied it has been decided at the Horse Guards that on its

      arrival in England the regiment shall be encamped . Men who have served for over a dozen years in" the plains of India will no doubt appreciate the contrast between a tropical summer and a winter under canvas at Aldershot . The new system promises to work well . Under the # old ¦¦ arrangement -w » w ¦ ¦ of sailing ~ fc ships f and the Cape t of Good Hope the

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      {See Cartoon. ) In The Bosom Of His Family !

      IN THE BOSOM OF HIS FAMILY ! ( See Cartoon . )

      Paris The .— Coffin 'Daily Containing Pa...

      Paris The . — coffin 'Daily containing Paper . the remains of Napoleon II ., King of Rome , is shortly to be buried in Yes , the great end is attained . A crown rests upon his brow—his hand He has clasps shaped a sceptre his — course by his throug side he h wears a world the of sword difficulties of a . conqueror He has . believed —a throne in . his destiny , and now has reached the summit of his ambitio . n A dizzy resting-place , and yet , while new to it , he is scarcely able to AWi look » U about > L / UUL ******* him . ¦ He b . a . W has < I 1 U » 3 % climbed ¦«* . **** k * W * - « . so **?^ # high ***^** y , that k «* w » than he ** w c an »» see |« r «« w nought * . *>« F * r he * £ ^ *« . 4 must « but f * *» %

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      Paris The .— Coffin 'Daily Containing Pa...

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      Mentor Once More: Or , Letters To A Youn...

      MENTOR ONCE MORE : OR , LETTERS TO A YOUNG MAN FROM THE COUNTRY .

      I.--General Principles. My Dear Telemach...

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Sept. 28, 1867, page 216, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_28091867/page/4/