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      April 25, 1868.] The Tomahawk. 165 ,. , ...

      April 25 , 1868 . ] THE TOMAHAWK . 165 ,. , - , , ,- ¦> ¦„¦ ,, .... - , ,. _ . — ¦ . . -. .. . — .,., ^ - y _

      ^ On Tub Wings Of Fancy.

      ^ ON TUB WINGS OF FANCY .

      Since The Ambitious Nadar Furnished A Co...

      Since the ambitious Nadar furnished a complete house , proand visio the ned n whi , let sk it ed out lodg in ers apa , furniture rtments , , took apartments in veritable , provisions lodger all s , mitting off , attach , perhaps ed elega no ntly sensation to the tail , of of a the certai Ge ' ant n kind , weather , has a not risen per as - that Crystal promised Palace . by There the Aeronautical are to be not Society only e this ssays summer on the theory at the th of e way e le pr , oportio must be na te m ratio ething of one moti can ve n powe ot h r ear to every bulk , which at , by

      with Peop as ' p Palace lain Mr , . but this reasonable or Mr . that men , , who ve positivel be co y mm undertaken unicated to fly . This is very nice , and ought to be highly encouraging to to the pure m an e nce ement , and at its Sy contempt denham , noted for m ere theatrical is for its devotion display . That " the thing " will draw , wlio can doubt ? If a mere chance be of cra seeing fo m un the d fo th transept r e p h e fe crowd beyond ssional that B a londin comfortable ill ass break emble hitch his to , " ne where assist ck sufficed j will ; a doze roo to m n according according or so spectacl to to the the ed scie pres pres n ent ent tific odds odds me , n th th e e chances chances an entertainment are are about about , at 5 K to to which 1 1 in in , ,

      with favour this of part a ser of ious the catastrophe question . ! Science However has , fallen our business on evil days not as ago we , where all know solemn , and even and pale staid -faced Pol lectures ytechnic used of twenty to spin years out , Time thirty was minu w h es en the a le ctur reatest e on joke oxyge at n , ha Pol s gon ytechnic e with lecture the stream con- . sisted in connection of a stra with ined " Our usion assistant to some , " but possible now the point losio would n , take be n vertriloquism hissed fairly o , u " decap the itat place ed . " Cherub heads , s , skel present etons , leger m de ar main ch of , science lVXiWU in AJ . A ha CtJ m JJJLCCO lace ^ to LU ^ VtCt day d doubt much if

      lecture g ^ on Lang JL ^ el CVJ e c tri c ity . p wou ld - , a dJ . n J . w n w VVV without e UUUWl . very Vvl a littl V J . J . e U . l ^ bit J . 1 IX of a CL character let in somewhere or other by Professor Pepper . f However or a little , perhaps harmles the s tin publie sel ju are dicious non l e the han worse dled , off and , after thou all gh , science , and science alone , is suggested by the forthcoming directors " experiments will , " contrive we have to little . put it ubt in its ut most that ' attractive e ability shape of the . fail Such to a draw programme ll A i ! t leas , fo t r in it II sta mi J n ght ce , as be UVj the tried following and could happy scarcel to y

      throw . «• " IU out V * . « . < the » . » hint » . . IV : — ^ UOI . , . J . J . lgj . L . l > li ^< U , , CMH-V we * VV » are CW . C ILCbLJUY 1 > VJ CRYSTAL PALACE ! BEST MUSIC HALL OF THE DAY ! ! UNRIVALLED ATTRACTION ] J J their The ± i shareh Directors olders / of friends this enterprising and patrons i Company that they beg have to inform made

      arrangements « . j . av » .. jiimvuuivvv wit h , ) txiwiUJ the , j Cfc ± iv . l . j- 't ^ . x \_ rj . J . < 3 , , LUCVli kUl / J XJ . CI * V Vi XUC (> M . * J COMMITTEE OF THE AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ( LIMITED )

      greatest For the problems display of of a the series day . of The fli programme ghts bearing which on one will of be the pf view a most to illustrating varied character the progress , has been of air speciall sailing y in drawn , all its up branches with a . engagements The Directors have are already therefore been pleased concluded to inform with the the public following that celebrated artistes . They trust that the following short list may they respectfull serve as a y guarantee hope to have for the the nature honour of of the affording entertainment to those interested in this highly instructive and amusing science .

      n A . M . Professor Steinmann will start from the summit of the eastern paper water wings tower , . supporting He will make himself the , as circle well of as the he grounds can , on , two fly way strai ard , on g and ht the to return Great the in top Organ the of evening , St and . Paul a , disp ' accompanied s , cooking lay of fireworks an by omelet Mr . . Cow hal - f Should the Professor not be able , from any unforeseen

      contingen down , cy afte , t r o get fashio all the n of way a dead to bird St . , Paul ' s , he will flutter A GROSS HEIGHT OF 3 , 000 FEET , The fall not being broken by any artificial apparatus ! ! 11 . 30 . Mr . Coward o ? i the Grand Organ .

      12 . Poetic Fliglit of Mr . Swijibur / ie on the IVings of Fancy ! He will rise to a consider the first able poet elevation of the day , and . imagine himself 12 . 30 . Mr . Coward on the Grand Organ .

      1 p . m . flight of oratory . wonderful feat of MR . DISRAELI , Who will show by a series of dexterous tricks how a Gover ? imei-it can be kept tip without

      ANY SUPPORT WHATEVER . I . 30 . Mr . Coward on the Grand Organ . 2 . Experiments with a New Machine for

      RAISING THE WIND , Conducted will culation demonstrate by showing several th e possibility mbers empty of of the heads floa Stoc ti may ng k reports Ex be chan turned into ge , who cir to - account , in a heavy and depressed state of the Funds . 2 . 30 . Mr . Coward on the Grand Organ .

      3-TERRIFIC FLIGHT OF MR . FECHTER , Who best , ably to keep supported himself by well the up Adel in p public hi Company estimation , will for seve his - ral hundred nights .

      3-3 ° - Mr . Coward on the Grand Organ . 4-TREMENDOUS AND NOVEL FEAT OF MR . MILL , Who Who . without without any anv apparatus anoaratus except exceDt a a fevy few fe feathered athered pens "Dens and and

      , paper , will with one effort get himself quite Up in the Clouds , And stay there to the intense his constituents admiration . and astonishment of 4 . 30 . Mr * Coward 071 the Grand Organ .

      5 General and Final ; Contest of Flying Machines of All Nations . Splendid Flight like of , but French worked Imperial by steel Eagle springs , looking . quite life-Experiments cuo cuo . exemplif exemolifvinsr by the ying Jamaica the the di diffi fficulties culties Committee of of supporting supnortintr , conducted existence existence in

      vacwithout , Eyi-e . Floating of their Capita Money l / [ Buoyancy , and other of interesting Shareholders Financial ' Spirits ! Experi Flight - ments Bubble ! Schem The es whole culminating to conclude in nothing with a more grand or disp less lay than of , The Flight of Time .

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), April 25, 1868, page 165, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_25041868/page/3/