Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-05

Case last weak. How poorly the old
log hut at Lewiston looks in the com
parisen. s -
There are three general rnerchan-
disc houses in Mt. Idaho. We found
the firm of Scott 4 Co. dealing most
exclusively in the wholesale and Job
bing trade with th. inland cities The
firm Of Grostcin 4 Binnard were de
voted to the retail trade, with ono of
the ncatest arranged retail stores in
Idaho Territory. n. G. Brown is All
independent merchant, trading ire
spectiyely with the Indian, the Chi
nese and the white people, wholesale
and retail, with complete stock in
every branch.
At meeting III Grangovillc recent
" of one of tbs select societies, whose
cardinal virtue, is temperance, it was
discovered by one Of the lady mem
Der that veteran brother was OBJ
served on divers occasions to have car
ricd a bottle in his pocket, and at the
present meeting this same sister had
peepod into his overcoat pocket, and
there, to her horror and to the scan
dal Of the society, was the identical
bottle with two thirds Of its contents
extracted. Your reporter bling pres
cnt by invitation, saw at this point Of
the proceedings tnat small cloud was
lurking in the horison Of these pat
rons Of order, and Immediately drew
forth his phonetic pencil to take the
sounds: .'Mr. President" said Young
lady member, arising from her official
position, liam panied to bear witness
against one whose words and actions
comport not with facts that tend to
cast a shadow on the shrine of temper
ance, and argues strongly that this;
recreant brother be dismissed from our
number. With Others, I have heard
him express his love for US rs mem,
bers Of this grand fraternity of tenn
perance, and before the echoes Of these
eulogistic words had ceased within
these walls | have also looked upon
tho disguised demand of darkness hid
beneath the folds of his coat in the
form Of a quart bottle, which | sup
pose is rye" At the conclusion of
these remarks the whole house was
in silent awe, and although the major
ity of the members present were aware
of the fact and turned their direct
glances upon him he wavered not, no,
did he venture to reply. The grave
presiding officer arose, and with a
voice faltering with emotion, so i'm
pressed was he with the truth Of the
affair as already revealed that the
words he gave utteranca to came like
the reeding echoes from cave: 'Lot
the proofs of this intidel;ty be pro
duced, said he, land let the Judgment
fall upon the guilty, The coat was
Forthwith brought, and DR.. H., a sin
gle gentleman who is at present shak-
ing hand with two worlds, uncertain
as to which he rightly belongs by the
laws OF nature, was ordered to come
forward and vindicate the charge as
alleged against him. When the old
man saw the bottle and was convinced
that he was the center of this little
world of commotion about him, he
arose, and gathering the silvered tufts
OF many score years that grew in
great abundance on the upper part of
his neck, and placing them on the top
of his bald head he thus addressed
them: brothers and sisters, l am the
owner Of the bottle you have found in
my pocket ! admit have carried it
for many years. Twas advised to do
so by young lady of this lodge. l
apply it externally for billiousness, and
If you will withdraw the cork and ex-
anime it, you will find it is simply that
valuable bilious tonic, Ayre's Hair
Vigor." The cork was extracted and
the old man exhonerated, hut as far
as new crop of hair from the effects
of the vigor is concerned, the old man
is not q good living advertisement.
A number of the ranchmen from
the Salmon river country are winter
ing at IGrangeville, having not quite