The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-14
TAMINA, THE PATRON SAINT
Historical Sketch Of Interest to
Red Men.
MUCH INTEREST IN THE ORDER HERE.
Last Interview With A. II. Patton. Great
Incohonee--Confcr ference with Great
Sachem Moore.


ganization here this week of the Great
Council of Texas, and many people will
be interested 10 learn anything relating
to this popular institution. which is new
in this part of tho country, but has con-
siderable strength in many OF the other
States. Besides being a fraternal and
p.triotio oryanization n gives consjd-
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cradle attention TO tho preserving Vi inc
traditions of the original American pco-
nIe One Of tina DAYS which the order
.a,ahu.,o ho,,aa,, e. rran,,,,s dav
ceiepratcS aS hoiuhs 10 iaii'''" 10Y
which, according to the pale race calef-
dar. is the 18th OF May
Tho s,or, ~ Tam,na who Is one Of the
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patron SAINTS or the oruer, Is mus given
by Andrew II. Patton, great incohonee:
..Tarnira ,vas famed for his EXHIBITS as
"'D' -. -. - -.
hunter anu waiiior an" 'i"i" Wv ".''"
of the Rising Sun and from the Father
Of Waters to the Great Salt Lake in the
"a -, ~ cn,,t,, cun bis deaas yvcre
iaiio VI tho 9ett'is '"'i mo
recounted at every council flre. lie waBeu
for MANY wears "A war with his mortal
- ~ r,,,u sri,i, and d,rirt tILs
sH'' w." -,
lime MS pro"ess anu coni1Bo ehceo"en'
IL possible all that Is related in song
ana story NJ tho t;rectan Hercules. The
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Eyh spirit i'ie" "'o i"''a WIN po'au'
sumach and singing nettles, which dil-
coed ,i,ulant examinations throuph the
iuseu Vi'uion' r .~',s ",.,a ans n,,,,n
a,' po's9n,ns n,''n''@ ,,o, p'up ',t Nv hn,t
Tamina took advantage OF a heavy
a.a,,,h ana GO, ara To mo nrairins INNS
..ou.i. W. So -. ,, 1891,
consuming tho Nenomous plants ana even
singeing the Eyii Spirit himself. who was
alnilsinp about The Evil Shirt then sent
fearful beasts. large. swift and ferocious
, MANN nH,nb "uy whose hides were SO
tough that no arrows could pierce them.
end ihev caused great deynsintion: hui
Tnnlna caused AnII 10 he sprinklej nj
ynrinns finres throupho,tt his dn,ninions
- ~, ,,th ~ 80 ni,,.,is ,,s ~.
alu II, ~ la'IL , u. ' &c i'tit T., 80, XII,
~, h d,,,. ,,,d ,,S,ii,,,'.,ird ~, irahs 80
ieo,'es Into thcse tre bessta fen nnd
wero killed, being impalcd on the points
vet fonid mere fn nrote me ruin Of ne
stort, T'ba Is,u Snn3,t, ti,r,, tr,nd ~ AZ
1,a ';ran,tuot. n,Intr, rtni., a,v's
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1850 tnS - ,i, an n'"d VIZ" ,,,,
~ a1a I, ~ ~ ~ ~ o"' i''aus
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ard hv c'Ittins n ditch Win nt ''Y yTeient
1a,, ~ ~, ''i - 80 ~ 80 a.
doi,4S Slu Sn"'i,i'i ~ wv 0IIo' roi 't'9
.a,,;o,a,. az W e., P,,1r M l'n titi
nafdour vi M bwV'ltry IL '"te1 tln1
n"iS FT rut ~ a"p!u, , vi 80 ull
NM ,mn ,u'is Sd"saIa I'm remain a.
rhn WI Sr,ri, M " strr, ,,,, III
Men Of tie de- Ea st and n NortR "gans p
famine ana long ana bloody w9r en-,
sueu, put my we're ~ nrns,h utIrNs,eu
anu d W eut i,unluet taheu pllsonpl incY
s ,r,, 10 ne pun 70 me lnost hoirinle
l1otlures' pul ihey Were as'qnlshcd whcn
,aiini, spare' tme'r mfeS, re had mem
tahch before nun hIiN ne ueliNefei 10
thenl DISCOURSE SO iuil or good reason
and SOY, sound sense that they Were ashamed
OF Iner Nilihlhy
rhe tVil sprit was determined NOT to
give up ana so laid IN ambush to attack
lAnina hlnscr bnt Iamina who Was
ever watchtul ana alert knew by the NOV
ms, OF the bushes where the Evil Spirit
had secretfd himself, and pretending not
to notice the discovery. advanced and
dealt such q terrific blow with stout
hickory staff on the Eyll Spirit that he
beloved with pain. They clinched and
days and not since tho giant piled noun
tain upon mountain has It been equaled;
not a tree was loft standing for miles
around. Tamina finally conquered. but
his fingers and wrist had been so Weak
ened and strained by The contests that he
as he slipped through the fingers Of Tam
ina he was ordered 10 remove himself 10
the cold aud remote regions Of labrador
and never TO return under main Of death
Tamlna thenccforward devoted himself 10
the arts az n0nca. His govcrnment uaa
patriarchal mild but frm. Ills neonl.
looked no to him as their father ana re-
ferred their disnufcs IN Min, Ujs le
cisions were ALWAYS law plen,v nor.
yadnd III iau1 "a tfa rrr,,,a $40 -
$500 VA nm h NM NJ pSopte we,1 von-
.Tamina ond 7 ,ic-,,,' 'e'"''N ""'
Ills fame res spr,,ad abroad and Nance "a
ra ,b 80 ,c e. "a" ~, ~ I D. 'SiNo ~,
him IN come 20 81 noi,t In Nayjco se'V iut
ahnut aondlstont Tor, ,bn dnr,i,io,, ,'', -,
"arh ~ tcanni, an 20 f NJ, W ia VI
wbirh no Syas abs,,,t IA .si,Hiisb in W.,
Ta,nina hosnra damn rt,ntt c III To-
geiher his tribes which 'i n,in,b..red ' mir "
teen ana deiivcred nta nrocemts ~ ,he WI
.oJba TspInE" rha ea.,la shnuld no ,,',,,,
m,daI liz soars ahot,a tie rIa,d, III IL
takes broad s',,.vav az Tho co,n,,v ro,,,,i
Learn iron, him IN Sirsnt ynI,r thav'.i,, =.
10 eiavated ohiants "a a. rise s,,nri T.,
foga az nraiu3ica nnd ta.ai3,, 'ottut ~
he6oiG IN ~ c,oar at,,ios,shsre y, 80. ~
ali thi,ps in thni,. trIs it,ebt ,,a n,,
arhc eRnifaln trong hnt VA ln, postuiV'
many does not srnnrata nimsslf erar
hJs felInv5s Iui,,te hi,, nyn,, :, IN ~,
coneert Stand tngcthar a,nnori ~ a ~
Other and vou viii Ia, ~ momnta,n M IA,
no one can ,oovn Erittar 49, ,,nt,
of PARTIES lei yiawnn he divided n,.iirst
a baby can kick over
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