The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-10
The Tongue.


The Tongue.
'The homeless tongue. 30 small and weak,
Can crush and kill" declared the Greek,
1.-THE tongue destroys . greater horde.
The Turk asserts, "thsn does the sword
The Persian proverb wisely saith;
"a lengthy tongue-an early death
Or sometimes takes this form instead:
"Don't let your tongue cut of your head. '
Tho tongue can speak word whose speed.
Says tho Chinese, "outstrips the steed.'
While Arab sages this impsrt;
The tongues great storehOuse u the
heart"
From Hebrew Wit the maxim sprung:
"Though feet should slip, ne'er let the
tongue
The sacred writer crowns the whole:
Who keeps his tongue doth keep his soul "
Philip Burroughs Strong.
A recent smashing Of bicycle on the
highway near Ottawa by party In buggy
has suggested question as TO the right OF
bicycles to share of the road In passing
No decisions have as yet been made on
the subject; and the cyclers are anxious to
make up case to be taken to the Supreme
court; but there would seem TO be- says the
Legal Aduiser, no reason why all wheeled
vehicles of reasonable construction should
not have the same right to'the public high.
way.
Proper clothing for November" says
d., Hutchinson In american Magazine, din
cludes soft, firm wooden textures next to
the skin. If some of the various varieties
,. of health wear cannot be obtained, good
Substitute NAV be found In vests and pants
made of pure flannel Looseness OF Mt Is
essential; for In such pliable folds as these
garments are forced Into by pressure OF
outer garb, body heat Is entangled as 10
net and retained, while outside cold Is
barred entrance. My patients often say to
me, Doctor, | cannot bear wool next to
my skin. II causes lntolerable itching
and Is uucomf Portable Very WE'LL Is
the answer, but try II just twenty'four
hours longer; and II you are still restless
You may change Inside the given time,
cutaneous nerves have become accustomed
10 the new conner, and have welcomed him
as = far better friend than the one set
aside; and In week the most delicate
patient would not change back again at all,
Beside additional warmth, there Is an cleo
trical action aroused by friction of wool
against human skin that promotes capillary
circulation, keeps skin functions going
and largely contributes to general health
In that singular way which have named
for want of better term, vitalizlng power.
For electricity is close kin TO life; how
near, no one can tell
e..
Betting on election seems to have come
30 be sort of mania this year; and there
was on Tuesday more money up on the
national contest than probably ever was
seen on an election In the u s. In all It's
history The great cities we're the centers
for this kind of Investment OF money, and
New York the greatest of them all From
all parts of the county the betting men
rushed to New York to place their money,
and then at the clubs, the Hoffman House,
and the other sporting headquarters the
great betters of the country could be
found Mike Mcdonald from the west
Michael Dwyer, Of the racing firm of
Dryer Bros, who had 100000 on Cleve-
land John l.. Hill, of Philadelphia, whose
bets ran into two figures In the thousands
H. L. Sword, of iowa, whose bets on Harri-
con we're $4,000 at least; Moore, "the
ghost" Of Williamsburg, who had 100000
on Cleveland John Mullins who had
over 100000 on Cleveland A typical
sport of the betting class IL Billy
Deutsch, whose exploits are thus chronicled
by the New York Star:
Probably the greatest sensation ever pro.
duced In the betting world was caused by
the exploits Of the famous Billy Deutsch
the King Of Baccarst His doings abroad
A.. In 1880 have been chronicled over and
over again, but the exact facts are known
to very.few. DeutsCh was them as now
one Of the most picturesque figures of
Broadway, and best known of the gay
young men about town. He confesses now
that when he went away he was 30 deeply
In debt that he had very little hopes OF
ever getting out again.
But he sailed for gay Paris, landing
there with $42 In cash, and not friend
nearer than America. Without wasting
10 ho tuua Tod To xuha ha
would get the quickest returns. II was a,
bsecarat, the game % popular In the CAPT.
tai Of France. He staked his all and won.
Good fortune was with him and his win
nings soon went from hundreds OF dol.
lsxa "a 4hor,aauda With that suond sxf,,l