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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
CAN SAY IMAM MA"
A Dog That Has Been Taught to Articu-
late One Word.

| A Dog That Has Been Taught to Articu-
| late One Word.
A correspondent writes that a dog
| has been observed and carefully studied,
who prouounces the word mamma" as
nearly like the sound of human speech
| as it is possible for 1t to be uttered with
the wide mouth and loose lips of a dog,
and who does this with conscious effort,
knowing that it is required of him.
The dog, "a large black Newfound-
land, little more than year old, is
the property of person who lives at
Arlington Heights, village near Bos-
ton. He has a long head, a prominent
arched forehead, and lips which are full
and large, overhanging the lower jaw a
little.
The dog. when called by his young
master and asked: STANLEY, whom do
vou love?" or simply told to Say it, -
shows that he is aware that something
is expected of him. lie begins to look
around for the bit of cake or other
morsel of food which is to reward him
for his attempt, and it is usually shown
! to him.
As an Introductory perfunctory, Stan
ley lies down upon the floor. He never
talks in any other attitude; but, while
lying down, he keeps his head clear of
| the floor.
Now say iti'' says his master, snap
ping his fingers The dog begins to
work his mouth" opening and shut
ting his great lips repeatedly. by and
by he gives ont a sound which is half
l.
which is continually interrupted by the
opening and shutting of the lips.
The effect is much like ''maw-maw-
maw-maw." The dog is told that this
will not do. and that he must say
mamma" He resumes the working
of his lips, and reduces the number OF
his syllables TO three.
Once more told that this will not do,
1 he makes another attempt His voice
seems To fall, and the vocal sound TO be
| less broad, and at last he shortens
| down his speech to two syllables, and
utters sound which, heard from an ad
| Joining room, might easily be mistaken
| for a human voice speaking the word
mamma"
He is apparently proud of his achieve
ment, and says his mamma" again and
again He is rewarded with bits OF
cake, and is plainly elated and some
what excited.
At times he says his mamma" with,
ont any preliminary experimenting
with larger number of syllables. De.
casionally he approaches very much
nearer the vocal sound ''ah" in the word
than he does at other times, and some
times he whispers the word rather than
speaks" it, emitting his breath with.
out distinct vocal sound.
His master says that the accomplish.
ment had its beginning in what was ap.
parently an accident When a young
puppy the dog uttered a whine, at the
same time closing his lips. 1t occurred
to the master that the sound could be
developed into the utterance of the word
mamma" and he began from time TO
time. as occasion served, TO teach him
TO repeat the sound, rewarding him
when it was accomplished. Youth s
Companion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
WEST AND SOUTH.

DETECTIVES in San Francisco arrest
ed Marion Heaspeth, wanted at St
Louis for completely in the Glendale
Mo- train robbery.
A LARGE body of ore was found in
the Midnight mine near Ouray. Col.
running 40 TO so per cent. lead and 200
ounces in silver to the ton.
IL McCune's block in Columbus. o.,
a fire caused loss of 500, 000. Miss
Cora. Blair jumped from a second-story
window and was killed
JAMES COUCH, aged 81 years, one of
the wealthiest citizens of Chicago. was
run over by heavy truck wagon and
died in a few hours from his injuries
AT MUNCIE, Ind, Charles Maginnis
was tried on the charge of stealing an
overcoat. He was acquitted. and after
the verdict was rendered confessed the
crime.
LEE WoNG and De Mong, two China
men. had their threats cut from ear TO
ear at the Parqua Haila "A. 7. } mining
camp The object was robbery.
FIRE at Cincinnati in the building
occupied by Ezekiel & Bernheim, auc-
tioneers and storage commission deal
ers. caused a loss of $500. 900.
J. W. SwEATMAN's house near La
donia. Ala. was entered by moon
sinners during his absence, and Mrs
Sweatman and her little boy were shot
dead.
IN Chicago a Fort Wayne passenger
train running so miles an hour crashed
into a street car, injuring eleven per
sons and killing John Wavlan.
INDIANS in a drunken quarrel on the
reservation rear White Oaks, y. NJ,
killed four bucks and one squaw.
AT Marshalltown. Ia, Samuel Kelly
shot and killed Julia Long and .hen
killed himself Cnrequited love was
the cause.
JOHN HEMELE, adischarged employee.
set fire to the dairy barn of William
Rudke near ST Joseph. Mo. and it
was burned with sixty head of cows
and twenty-five head of horses
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

IN Russia heavy SHOWS have fallen,
enabling the government to distribute
supplies in the famine-stricken prov
inces.
AT Myclovitz, in Russian Siberia, a
miner has just awakened from a four
and one-half months sleep.
The garroting of four anarchists
took place at Here's, Spain
IN Austria railways have been so Sc
riously blocked by avalanches that it
will require a month to reopen them
for travel. In the Tyrol the snow is
feet deep.
REV. CHARLES ii. SURGEONS funer-
al was held in London on the 18th.
Business was suspended in the vicinity
of Metropolitan tabernacle and along
the route taken by the funeral process
sion.
STATISTICS show the total population
of Uruguay to be zoo, 500, of whom
234, O)O reside in the department of
Montevideo.
AT the Isthmus of Panama surveys
demonstrate that the Atlantic ocean is
o. feet higher than the Pacific. II
was formerly thought that the Pacific
was 100 feet higher than the Atlantic.
FIRE destroyed the San Fernando
hacienda at Lerdo. Mex, containing
among other things 10000 bushels OF
corn recently received from the United
States for the famine sufferers in that
part of Durango. Total loss, s150,00O.
The inhabitants in what is known
as Great Russia are dying by hundreds
from typhus fever. and the supplies
which arrive for the furnishing people
cannot be distributed for lack OF
horses, these animals having been near
ly all used for food.
The clipper Loodiana, from Nova
Scotia, laden with petroleum, and car
rying a crew of thirty eight men, was
burned at sea and all on board per-
ished.
In London Admiral Sir Provo Wallis.
K. c. B., died at the age of nearly le1
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
FIGHTING AT CHIHUAHUA.
Mexican Troops suffer Heavy Loss
Priests Foment the Trouble.

Priests Foment the trouble.
CRY OF MEXICO. Feb 16.-The coun-
try about chihuahua is in troubled
condition. People have fioclSed to
Tenlochi by hundreds. and urged on
by the priests have declared them
selves against the government and
soldiers were sent over from Guerrero
TO capture the leaders and disarm the
people.
The first detachment of troops en-
tered Temochi without resistance, but
soon fell under the influence of the
priests and joined the revolutionary
forces. A second detachment was sent
and, upon arriving at the town, were
met by the revoiu.icI lists and a
bloody battle was fought in which
twenty regulars and nine rebels were
killed and wounded on either side.
The troops succeeded in capturing the
town, but the rebels escaped t. So
nora, robbing and plundering along the
route.
Following closely upon this another
battle was fought at Los Almas in
which the revolutionists came out vic
torious and without the loss of man.
Eight federal soldiers and their com
mandant We're killed, and arms and
ammunition captured and distributed
among the revolutionists, who, up to
the time of the departure of the miner
mentioned above, still held possession
of the town. The news of this victory
spread rapidly and encouraged others
/ to join the revolution. From every
| pass in the mountains swarmed men
eager to join the movement, until the
| federal soldiers surrounded the town
and permitted no one to enter. A few
days later the federals and revolution
lists had a skirmish at Yeckery, in
which three of the latter were killed
and a number captured.
! The loss to the government troops is
cot known, but it is thought to be
! larger than that sustained by the
rebels, who were fortified in adobe
buildings and had advantage of pc.
sition. People are gathering in all the
little towns and giving the govern
ment great deal of trouble in dis
persing them. Hundreds congregated
at Noria before the federal troops ar
rived, but being poorly armed made no
resistance and were held prisoners for
two days in the plaza and then released
and ordered TO return to their homes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
THE CONVENTION HALL.

tage of the convention ami the least in
jury to the original character of the
building They have cut off a consid-
cradle useless area and inclosed the
new audience-room within walls suf-
ficiently substantial to protect the ses-
sion from disturbance. The aspect of
She chamber is that of a rectilinear
amphitheater. Galleries rise behind the
stage as well as from each side of the
building. Delegates will be seated in
front of the stage, alternates behind
delegates. Provision is made for 1SS
stenographers on the stage and for any
number of press writers Immediately
at the back and along the front of the
galleries adjacent to the stage. Tele-
graph offices are provided for to the
right of the stage. Lighting is from
above and ventilation will be ample.
The seating capacity of the convention
hall Is 1900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
OVER a MILLION.
The Attack Upon the Baltimore's Crew
VIII Cost Chill "a Pretty Penny

SAN Francisco, Feb. 16. "A fresh
batch of claims against the govern
ment of Chilli has been forwarded to
Washington by +. Airline Orr,
a San Francisco attorney. The
aggregate amount is S1,S05, 600,
and the claimants are all sail
ors of the United States cruiser
Baltimore. Sailor John Hamilton
wants $3.50, 900, and he alleges that in
the riot of October 16, at Valparaiso,
he was stabbed in the right loin and
back. and was bruised on the head by
Gillian soldiers or police. He says
there is still in his body piece of a
dagger blade jeremiah Anderson, a
coal HEAVIER. claims like amount for
two wounds in the back. One,
made with a bayonet, is five inches
deep and penetrates the lung, leaving
him still in a serious condition. John
Mcbride, whose wrist was nearly sew
cred by Gillian cavalryman's saber,
claims 100000. Nineteen other blue
jackets claim amounts ranging from
$50, 900 to 500. 900.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

THE secretary of war has transmit
ted TO congress a statement shown z
the military force of the United States
organized and unOrganized, according
TO the latest returns received at the Of
fee of the adjutant general of the
army. The abstract shows that the
total number of enlisted men is 1O1, s2l,
commanded BY $50 commissioned Of
ficers, besides l.24S staff officers. NAL
ing total aggregate of 1II.94s men in
the militia service. The number of
men available for military duty unOr-
rrnnized is \ .fI a5S
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
Roasted In His Own Fire.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 16 - Six
weeks ago the Dalmyer building on
Liberty street, near Sixth street, occu-
pied by Saitta & Fergassi, italian
fruit dealers was destroyed by fire. A
month later the remains of an Italian
known as ''Old Jack" or Splittz, who
had been employed by the firm, were
found in the ruins. The coroner in
stituted searching investigation and
on Monday returned a verdict that
''Old Jack" had set the building on
fire, but an explosion of natural gas
prevented his escape and he was burned
To- anAh
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
August.
Flower

My wife suffered with indigestion
and dyspepsia for years. Life be-
came burden to her. Physicians
failed to give relief. After reading
one of your books, l purchased a
bottle of August Flower. 1t worked
like charm. Mywife received inn
mediate relief after taking the first
dose. She was completely cured
now weighs I65 pounds, and can eat
anything she desires without any
deleterious results as was formerly
the case. c. H. Dear, Prop'r Wash
ington House, Washington, Va. o
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
MOSES AND BULLETS.
They Are Furnished Trio of Murderers
by Southern Mobs-Lynchings la Arlxan-
sas and Alabama.

They Are Furnished Trio of Murderers
by Southern Mobs-Lynchings la Arkan-
sas and Alabama.
PINE BLUFF, Ark, Feb. 16.-Two
negro murderers were lynched here
Sunday night just as people were COM
ing from church, on the principal street
of the town, and .heir distorted bodies,
filled with bullets, left dangling 40 feet
in the air from a telegraph pole in
front of the courthouse.
John Kelly. the negro swho muir
dered J. T. McAdams on the streets in
this city last Tuesday night, was cap
tured at Rison, Ark, a little station on
the Cotton Belt road, 30 miles south of
Pine Bluff, about sunset Sunday even
ing. The news of his capture was
wired to Chief of Police Nelson here,
VINO urged them to bring the
prisoner TO this city on the
first train. The prisoner was
called upon to say if he was guilty of
the crime. He claimed that he was in
nocent, but his explanation was very
incoherent and not at all satisfactory
to the crowd. The rope was speedily
put over telegraph pole Immediately
in front of the courthouse entrance
and his body was soon hanging 40 feet
in the air, riddled with bullets.
The lynching took place in the full
glare of several electric lights, and
was witnessed by 5000 people, many of
them being ladies who were hemmed
in by the crowd on their way to church.
As the lifeless body of Kelly swung in
the air the streetresounded with cries of:
Lynch Cul bert Harris, his accomplice.
The mob soon effected an entrance to
the Jail and the guilty Harris was
quickly pointed out by the other pris-
oners. Another rope was secured,
and at a quarter before IL the body was
jerked into the air. simultaneously
there was a volley from firearms and
Harris was a corpse. Both men were
hung from the same telegraph pole and
their bodies are now dangling in the air
few feet apart.
BiRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. l6.-Riley
Webb (coloredl, who assaulted Mrs
Crump a white woman, in Montgom-
cry, February 5, and was captured
Saturday, was removed to Selma
for safe-keeping last night. At l
o'clock Sunday morning he was taken
from the Jail at that place and hanged
to tree and his body filed with bull
let's He confessed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

JoHN Cook was released the other
day from the penitentiary at Lincoln.
Neb. Years ago he committed muir
der. for which he was hanged and shot
By lynchers, but recovered after being
cut down by the sheriff: and when
placed on trial. in view Of the violence
he had suffered. was given but a life
sentence. Communication and good con-
duct securel his liberty
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

THERE is considerable anxiety in
CaDada over the action of Mr. New
berry, of Chicago. who has introduced
in the United States congress a bill
providing that no pensions shall be
paid To any person who is not citizen
of the United States. As there are l.
SIS persons residing in Canada per-
manentiy who draw pensions for serv-
ices rendered to the union during the
war Of the secession, the progress of Mr..
Newberry's bill will be watched with
interest II il becomes law the PEN
sioners Of Canada will have to choose
between giving up their rewards or
giving up their homes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

PRoF. SWIFT says that "Our winters.
instead of growing milder. for 1900
years past have been more severe
since a. d. 1880. at which time the
earth was in perihelion at the winter
solstice, Decem Der p, instead of Janu-
airy l, as at the present time" Still
we appear to be getting Little of that
perihelion. or something, this winter
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

HAVE you noticed It? If not. look at
your calendars and there you will dis
cover that. besides being leap year.
1892 IS a year of Mondays Most Of the
holidays come on that day. Washing
tons birthday does, Memorial day,
Fourth of July and Labor day. cele-
brated on September 5. Then Christ
mas and New Years day, coming on
Sunday, VIII naturally be kept on the
Monday following.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

MANGLED BY WILD DOGS.
Stockmau Pratt and His Daughter Killed
and Eaten by Savage Beasts.

StoGkuau anu ANnItu
and Eaten by Savage Beasts.
WICHITA, Kan, Feb. 16.-A stock
man named Pratt and his little daugh-
ter were killed and their bodies ter
ribly mangled by wild dogs some miles
from Leorard, Sherman county, Satur-
day night. These dogs come in from
Colorado at this time of the year, but
their depredations have been con-
fined generally TO stock, though trav-
elers have told of being chased
by them. Pratt evidently made a
desperate fight, as the road along
which he was chased was marked by
the carcasses of dogs. lie and his
daughter left Leonard for home just
at nightfall and got within a mile of
safety before succum bing The re the
wagon they were ia overturned and
they were evidently killed just where
they fell The horses too, were
dragged down and partially eaten a
short distance away
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

II we decipher correctly the
prophecy of the ground hog as recorded
in our infallible exchanges. says the
Chicago Tribune. this will be the most
unique and variegated spring on rec
spots all over the country. while in
other spots equally innumerable the
blueb.rds viii be singing, the flowers
growing, the bees hUmming and the
spring fever get ting in its deadly work;
and these srots are scattered so indis-
criminately over the land that in many
places they overlap. There is going TO
be trouble
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Badly Burned.

While Veterinary Surgeon j. S.
Boothby was mixing prescription at
West Superior he broke the bottle,
splitting a caustic preparation on his
hands. He threw the bottle in the fire,
where sudden explosion followed,
throwing the acid into h. face and on
his clothing. which Immediately caught
fire. lie ran out of doors and threw
himself into the deep snow, extinguish-
ing the flames, but he was badly
burned about the hands. face and left
arm
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

Col. Fizzletop said to his son Johnny,
who is very trifing:
why don't you go to work."
81 am doing all the work 1 want to.
pa"
What work are you doing, standing
there and looking out of the Window"
II am watching how the days are
gradually getting longer. pa."-Texas
Siftiups-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
Death of DIR. charles Elliott.

New YORK, Feb. 16. Rev. DIR. Charles
Elliott, of Chicago, died at Easton, Pa,
Sunday, of the grip. He was born in
Scotland on March Is, 1915. Hegradu-
ated from Lafayette college in 1910, and
for the last decade had been instructor
in Hebrew at that institution. spending
three months of each year at Easton.
From 1S49 to 1868 he was professor at
Miami university, Oxford, o., and
from 1868 to 1889 was professor of
Biblical literature in the Presbyterian
seminary, Chicago He was a prolific
writer on Biblical topics
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

THERE are now 10, 600 foreign mission
stations of all denominations in the
world, $500 missionaries, Il. 900 native
preachers trained by them. 500. 600 sun
day school children of heather parents,
1900 day schools with sec, 1000 pupils,
and over COS, coo Christians converted
from heathenism
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb. 16.-The
general report of the farmers is that
the wheat was considerably injured by
the late freeze by being "spewed up"
by the roots out of the ground. Several
farmers say whole fields are entirely
destroyed by this and that they will
plow it up and plant potatoes The
acreage this year will no doubt be a
good deal reduced in this region.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

THE Des Moines Register is in re-
ceipt of letter from ''all-around man.
who IS seeking a position in a news
paper Office. and writes that during
my reign ! have filed the position OF
foreman, proof reader, telegraph ed
itOr. occasional reporter. filed the ed
itor's chair and have done consider.
able stereOtyping." That is a pretty
fair Layout" but we do not need him,
as we desire TO keep at work our
selves. and do not fancy a man who
can run the whole outfit and would
probably try to do So
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

CHAUNCEY DEPEw risks his reputa-
tion as a prophet upon the assertion
that IN less than twenty-five years
steam as a motive power Will be super
seeded by electricity. lie thinks the
wonderful advance made since 1876 JUS
titles the conclusion that in the next
sixteen years there will be an equal
rate OF progress.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

LIEUT.. c. A. L. TOTTES, of the
United States army, who is military
instructor at Yale college. Is creating a
sensation by predicting dire commo-
tons, important planetary events and
a general cataclvsm of affairs between
now and 1899. But the earth will 90
its old course, probably, for at least a
few centuries longer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18
THE CRUEL FLAMES.

A Southern Widow Burned to Death
Her sister, Through Trying to Aid Her.
Meets the Same Fate.
WEXFORD, ). c., Feb. Is Mrs.
Gregory, a widow. was making soap
Friday, when her clothing caught fire.
Her sister went to her assistance, and
both ladies were burned to death. Mrs.
Gregory leaves three children and her
sister leaves six.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

IT is alleged that the Louisiana Lot
terry Company will wind up its bust
ness in 1894, when its charter expires
Were not there 50 r-4any people fairly
aching to be robbed, it would not re-
quire two years for the concern to go
out Of business
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

THE Mexican revolution of CARA,
which appeared on the surface of If
fairs in Texas, IS alleged to have
transferred its headquarters to Cuba
a revolution IS always better some
where else than in the country to be
affected
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-02-18

We OFFER One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of CAiarrh III Il can not bs
cured BY Hall s Catarrh Cure.
r J. CHENEY & Co, Props Toledo, o.
We the unde1s gned, have known +. J.
Cheney for tue last Il years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able 70 carry
ont any oh igations made by their firm
West a. Truax, Wholesale Druggists. To.
ledo, o, Walding, Kinnan & Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists, Toleio, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price zoe. per bot
tie Sold By all druggists. Testimonials freq
"IiM afwaid the gov 'neh's mind is fail ng,"
said Chappie "Awsked me this mawning
ii knew how 10 speak the English language
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