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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1894
Page
5
In a St Nicholas excerpt, a teacher spares Tom and Joe from punishment noting she dislikes punishing them as it grieves her. Tommy whispers to Joe that perhaps the teacher will release them, showing a child's hope amid discipline.
A brief excerpt explains the Swedish nursery belief in the Star Boy who hangs stars to signal changes in weather. Children call for sunshine by asking the Star Boy to hang out stars, promising better weather for tomorrow. if he ignores them, rain and cold may follow.
A boy named Bobbie Smith cries over chores but a talking axe promises to chop wood. The axe works until the yard is full, then the fairy appears and sends Bobbie to live with her high above the houses. He promises never to stumble again and returns to his mother to eat supper.
The Sioux boy’s training begins with listening to songs of war and chase and the Great Mystery Wakantanka. These lullabies shaped childhood in infancy, though some boys in the wild life were deprived of the training they needed.
The excerpt portrays the upbringing of an Indian boy under attentive, ambitious parents who transmit legends each night. It highlights discipline, memory, and practice shaping a warrior and hunter, with strict early education from an uncle, including meticulous observation of nature and naming of birds.
A group of commercial travelers discuss arithomaniacs like Dr John son who must connect two in every act. Henri Durand of Montreal describes a life dominated by the number two from hotel rooms to meals and daily routines, noting the compulsion began in childhood. The tale ends with a suggestion to adjourn.
A Belgian policy allows inmates to smoke within prisons as a reward for good conduct. Corrections officials say smoking is permitted only for eligible prisoners and under supervision.
The exhibit adds Eskimo hunting gear gathered by Capts. Edwards and McDermott to items from the Northwest and British Columbia. A venomous spear head and three-piece shaft show bone and carved designs, with a seal bladder floater for tracking and a high speed spear throw. Other pieces include a tripod hunting spear for birds a beaded legging set sold for 25 dollars and sealskin water bag a lariat and harpoons. A Palouse skull fragment highlights social rank, noting head shaping practices for differentiation.
A man about sixty visited a Main street shop and after biting a barrel apple declared he could identify its origin. He insisted the tree grew behind a former home in Bowdoinham Maine, saying the flavor matched apples from twenty years ago. The clerk said a Bowdoinham man supplied the produce.
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