Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1895-12-25


pharmacy. They haye acquired some
medical knowledge of the virtues of
certain herbs familiar to them. The
bark of the trees which surround them
are used for all medical purposes. "A
trayeler over the reservation relates
that he observed death bed scene n
few days ago. An Indian woman was
slowly dying of consumption. The
medicine man was present with n mum.
ber of friends of the family. The drum
was being worked with vigor that
brought out all the noise of which 1t
was capable. This instrument that is
supposed to torture the evil spirits as
we'll as the corporal victims is called
ton.pa-cas. 1t is made of willow
basket about rs big rs II half barrel,
covered oyer with slnews which have
dried upon it till it fairly vibrates with
the tension of drawn cords. 1t Is air
tight with the exception of hand hole
ut the point of the ap,x. The drum
has but one head. This is made of raw
hide stretched green and is drawn very
tightly. This drum makes II hideous
noise. 1t Is peculiarly adapted to the
purpose of shocking the nerves of sen.
sitive people. 1t must be Il frightful
torture to the feeble dying victim. 1t
is admitted by the natives that this
noise may hasten death, but they say
the victim dies more happily III the
midst of noises Old Pokolapikt has
al extensive practice, being the only
practitioner for two thousand people.
His duties are more sacred than the
last sacrament to his people.
There are too many sure thing men
running loose IN Lewiston. There is
argument favorable to the policy of
liberality in city government, but the
neglect tina, makes pocket picking and
highway robbery a safe diversion
should not be tolerated. 1t is IA stretch
Of the statutes to permit gambling in
any form. The prOprietors of the sa.
looms Should be favorable to the ems
forcement of laws against sure thing
games There must be Il limit of the
license allowed the sporting element.
BY the help of the prOprietors of the
public resorts decent degree Of order
could be maintained. Unless there
is immediate reformation Of the bold
methods of the past few weeks forbear-
ance would seek to be II virtue. An
undesirable element was lodged here
during the rush to the reservation and
the confidence thieves and highway
men have found easy victims, and Il
tolerant public. The people In this
region still retain the liberal business
ideas of pioneer days and they are un-
ever slow they may be tn resent II
wrong will get mad after while, and
then they will strike back with "A great
deal ofenergy. Agoo1 deal of yigilence
ON the part of the officers, IL few eX.
amples of the force of the law, and Il
reasonable degree of caution are requir'
ed just now if We are t" pursue the
even tenor of our way in the future rs
in the past.
The show window of the Cash Hard
ware Store has been one of the Holiday
attractions. A rca! stream of wateI
flowing over real sand and gravel rep
resents the Snake and Clearwate
rivers and miniature tents reprcsen
Lewiston in 1861. The contour Of til,
valley and the adjoining hills is pre-
sented in sand and rocks. The canvas
town and the cone-sheped Indiai
; tepees are realistic. 1t Is the pictur
of which joaquin Miller wrote after
storm like that of Monday as follows
"The town looked as if it had starte'
down from the mines in the mountain
above, ragged and discouraged, andget
| ting to where it then was, had sa
down i'm the forks of the river to wal
tor the ferry. The town looked AS if i
ought to go on-as if it wanted to z
on-as if it really would go on if tn
wind kept blowing and the unsee
army kept up the canonade."
; The sale of game upon the streets
, especially prairie chickens, suggest
. the idea that the general public Shoul'
b. he Informed of some of the provision
:. of the Idaho game laws. Moose, carl
bou, elk, mountain sheep and noun
p tain goats are protected until Septen
ber |, 1897. Deer aud antelope may b
:, killed from September lst to Decembe
3lst, but they shall not he chased b
hounds at any time. Mongolian phea'
:, ants are protected until August Isl
:, 1890. Quail may be shot from Octobe
lst to December lst. Prairie chickens
partridges, pheas@nts, grouse, sag
hens and fool hens from August lst
December 18th Ducks, geese an