THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BEI RATHER BRUTAL CR Kentucky Farmer Threatened With Lynching For Killing Son. HE KICKED THE BOY TO DEATH Becoming Alarmed, Murderer Took Hig Daughter and Filed to Mountains. Girl Returned Barefoot and Ragged and Testified Against Her Father. Inez, Ky., Nov. 3.—Pleasant Sprad- ing, held for killing his four-year-old son, and whose 15-year-old ter Is missing, is threatened lynching. Sprading's family sisted of his wife, three ters and a son. With his ters and boy, the father was sheep last Friday. The boy was un able to keep up with the others. The father placed him on a stone beside & spring, telling him to wait until his return. The boy, becoming tired, be. gan to peel the loose hark off a tree that overhung the spring. When the father returned he asked the hoy who had stripped the tree The that he had. “I would rather have yo dead than rs thing father is it is char and struck the } ing him down kicked th until he had kille to a like fate if occurred. Afterward he said that the boy, while cha had run against a tree and kil! self. Becoming his eldes mountains to bury t went to Jud KB him of the she suspected her hu her he hunt squirrels ferent ti: daugh- with con daugh daugh- herding bov replied vige 1 to on the Dros! i lane ' .g hy $ His aan 1LErs, thr i they ever Hensley She t " son, and band, who tol into the and added + he had threatened the whole family. Judge Hensley pre sented the case to the grand jury of the little girls told the fu father had kicked the Shortly afterward a sheriff's posse cap tured Sprading in the woods, but his eldest daughter was not with him. Sprading’s 15-year-old daughter has reached here barefoot and ragged. af ter her escape from her father in the mountains. She was immediately taken j before the grand jury and testified that her father killed the boy. thre ened her life and that of her 8he testified that brained her before but for the ence of neighbors. ath of } sail wood was going boy to death 1 he would PRESIDENT AT CEDAR MOUNTAIN Mr. Roosevelt Held Informal Reception On the Battlefield. Brandy Station, Va, Nov 3 dent Roosevelt passed several hours yesterday afternoon on the battlefield of Cedar Mountain. Ace Becretary Root, Secretary Cortelyou and Dr. Rixey, the lent drove to the site of the sanguinary strucels and there received from an eye-witness and participant an account of the fighting The president, accompanied by rgtary Root, Secretary Corts ey, Judge D. A three ladies, arrived fleld shortly before 3 were followed by a p riages containing people from Culpep- per and the surrounding country In the very heart of the battlefield President Roosevelt greeted many peo ple who had gathered. and after Judge Grimsley had described the battle the president informally those who had assembled on the field. Dur Ing the reception the president was photographed by Mrs. Frances Boddie, of Culpepper, both alone and in a group with Secretary Root, Secretary Cortelyou. Dr Rixey and Judge Grims. ley. Subsequently the president was given a shell, which had been dug up on the battlefleld, as a memento of his visit fzars Uncle Dismissed From Army, Bt. Petersburg, Nov. 4 —The dismis- sal from the Russian army of the Grand Duke Paul Alexandroviteh, uncle of the Czar, which was officially announced Presi Mn pas presi Ke Dr and two the battle They rocession of car you Grimsley at o'clock received nday, was due to his recent marriage the Baroness Idstolkoff, with whom has been acquainted for the past | three years, and who got a divorce from her husband in order to marry the grand duke, duke has also been banished from the Russian court for ten years. He will settle at Cannes, France Queen Emptying the Jails, Lisbon, Nov. 4.-Queen Amelia, who Is acting as regent during King Don Carlos, absence from the country, has been inundated with petitions for the pardon of prisoners. The queen's kind- ness and tenderness of heart have made it easy for friends to secure par- dons, and a number of criminals have accordingly gone free The government jals are now interfering, as they the queen will empty all the Inlls the king's return, i Three Killed By Exploding Locomotive Baltimore, Md., Nov. 3. Three train. | men wore almost instantly killed you. | terday by the explosion of a befler of | Paltimore and Ohlo locomotive at thorp, seven miles west of this r, Trae was delayed about three urs by the accident. Thoss who killed were: Engineer B. Ww, t, both 0. Stall | | the Kordeck It 1s sald that the grand | REJECTED LOVER'S REVENGE Chicago Family Blown Up By Dyna mite Bomb and Two Killed. Chicago, Nov. 8.—A dynamite bomb, the of a deranged assassin, blew up the home of Joseph Kordeck, in Chicago Heights, yesterday, killing two of the family outright and injuring several others, one fatally. The house was set on fire and burned, while that of a neighbor caught fire and was also destroyed, The dead are: Joseph Kor deck, arms and legs blown off; Lucy Kordeck. aged two years, body blown weapon ANOTHER MINE VISITED to pleces. The explosion occurred while the | family was asleep. The father and mother, with the daughter Luc y, occw pied a room in the front of the cot. tage. On the other side were rooms occupied by the rest of the family The cottage stood two feet from the ground on wooden posts. The bomb was place I under the room occupied by the parents, and the impact of the | explosion tore a hole in floor, | blew the bed to pleces, dismembered | Kordeck and scattered into fragments | the body of Lucy, who was sleeping | with her parents. Pieces of flesh the | size of a man’s hand were the largest | remnants of the child's body that could be found The . the eo mn | was directly and tore a piece | of flesh fron blew he noite aroused the rest and they from the flames, the cottage Kordeck's ody, torn shreds, was found in the debris after | the fire Charles Smith, a former boarder at | hou to one of Kordeck' charged the force of plosic upward 1 Mrs. Kordeck's side and | "OL window The of the family, | {0 escape r through a troyed | to se, who was paying | 8 daugh- | with | to man in attention ters, has been arrested, the crime. The Kordeck gir have been marrie another next nocent, but n made refused up the Emith the time of the LAURA BIGGAR SURRENDERS was week : h declares he is that he threats entire absent was i: explosio Actress, Accused of Fraud, Had Trou ble to Get Into Jersey Jail, Freehold, N. J., Nov. 4. —Miss Laura Biggar, for whom a warrant was issued for attempted fraud in connection with the will of the late millionaire Henry M. Bennett, experien difficulty in county at the sherif nounced herself fact that the warrant was in of a sheriff d« bility of | up until mally served Miss ren in the LA nstal when been removed, he cons Miss Biggar as a prisone Counsel for Miss Bilge: since the accusation her she had She would long as Hendricks stood that no found against M JOKED, GASPED AND DIED Old Conductor Expired ber’s Chair, N. J. Nov. 3—~John 8 yOars a « 1 table at As y Park thie on the aherift ained urat insisted on waiting the oe arrived wi fs the sheriff In the Bar Trenton, Smith, for 32 Pennsylvania Railroad in Miller's b day afternoon, in the n« chair hair cut “That frosted.” sald Smith i As a general laugh went around the shop Smith gasped and straightened backward in his chair. Miller, the bar ber, ran to his side, but life was ox. tinct. Heart failure, superinduced by rheumatism, fs given as the cause |! Smith formerly lived in Hackettstown. luctor on the boing Satur ed a lad a rather short VAS shaved ber shon when he not xt with head will get youngster's Course at Naval Academy Shortened. | Washington, Nov. 4.—~The order is sued by the navy department decreas Ing the academic course at the naval | academy from four to three years, be | ginning with the present third class, which will graduate in June, 1904, does | not reduce the statutory length of service of a midshipman. By law the | course of Instruction of a “midday” is | six years, two of which have heretofore | been spent at sea. The new order eon templates a three years’ course at the academy and three years at sea In 1904 two full classes will be graduated, one in February and one in June. The shortening of the academic course has resulted In a considerable rearrange ment of the enrriculum for the purpose of crowding the advance studies Into a three year course. The change ia made necessary by the pressing need of naval officers, Submarine Boat Tested. Ban Francisco, Nov. 4. ~~ The Hol land submarine boat Grampus had her first surface trial trip yesterday, and #0 far as the test went proved a sue cess She made nine knots, a knot more than the speed contract calls for, and so far as steering gear and diving machinery are concerned gave every satisfaction. Searching For Contraband Goods. Now York, Nov. 4. Immediately on the arrival at quarantine last night the | Strike Corimission Inspected the Audenried Colliery. ASKED MINERS MANY QUESTIONS Recorder Wright Sent to All Operators | ol a Copy of the Miners’ Statement As Presented By President Mitchell, of B i the Miners’ Union. Nov. 4 Strike ommi anthra- The pent Hazleton, Pa cite ) day In the igh Val region iting one mine and ral of the mi While most of the econ the B01 BEV ing village missioners were looking over ritory, Recorder © t was } on the resp the m disposed of sending ident Mitch H'e ata ont } nincre' case el i iH ) n min n train in attending to f the commission he A 11 Yas ndence « atters whi on S from 2: aT md many qu he miners at nd thus making its min matter ssioners spent last night at the Central Hotel, and left for Shamokin at 7.45 this morning. To day was spent in that vicinity. and to morrow will find the commission In the Panther Creek Valley. On Thursday | the arbitrators will visit the region | around Pottsville, and that night the | commission will adjourn until Novem: | ber 14. Protest Against Sliding Scale, Wilkesbarre, Pa., Nov. 4. President Mitchell's protest against the sliding scale, as filed with the Investigating commission, meets with the approval of all the miners. At strike headquar ters the opinion is that the re-adoption of the sliding scale would be a step backward, and Instead of the miners gaining anything by their strike they would be the losers, Chinese Way of Fulfilling Obligations. London, Nov. 4. Giving an instance of the Chinese way of fulfilling treaty obligations, a Pekin correspondent notes the issuance of an Imperial re. script, In response to a request made | by the governor of Kwang-8i province, of elevating fourth grade officials to the rank of first grade mandarins, for thelr patriotism In smuggling into Kwang-8i | 1,000 Mauser rifles and 300,000 car- tridges, which were placed at the ser. vice of the grvernor for the suppression of rebels, This was dons, says the cor. respondent, although an Imperial de- | cred, Issued In August, 1901, In accord. | ance with the protocol, forbade the im. | portation of arms. i i Two Found Dead n Baltimore Hotel, | ing the coal ing an easy | about | when ! WUR going | when SOME GOVERNM Carrying Unadles nud Oa ENT RULES. Into the Capltol of the Treasury, Among all the departments In Wash ingion the 1081 wt A eltlzen ny Carry likes into the treasury when he undertakes bulky out of the bullding he ret is the treasury anything that he building, but anything 1.) not explain Oo Carry upt to 0 trouble if Le does or to Washington the other day rly lira packnge into the ord AFR LE REIT 0 Mil i] to him in but ith the nit ud his ¢ of the rule is up HiCcKage he wa to opm and to explain all about Lim If : ness busi 1 hie BOO] seg | parent At to carry the capitol it » rules 3 1 bundle into the building Tl fear Is that somebod 1 i 1 he Willi y until the uly carry ni was never enforced i ante tool At that BOL bill I't peal Snowballs Lrought W nier, ad Gall, Not Heart, In China. { hinese. an “ N ht | Hal Sd w8 Of « After the Strike | | % key, but Now you can go Does it Pearson's Weekly Sponge Fishing, Sponges are gathered by means of a long pole with a hook attached to the lower end, with which the sponge fish eran is very expert. He lies upon his in the stern of a boat look ing through an ordinary water bucket with a glass bottom, which does awny with the glare from the water and al lows Lim to survey the bottom leisurely while the boatman rows or sculls the boat. A schooner lies at anchor near by, from which half a dozen or more of these small boats fish It returns to port when It Is loaded, or at night, as the case may be, stomach Nothing Mach Happened. In his “Story of the Cowboy” Emer. son Hough gives the following quar terly report of a foreman to an eastern ranch owner, which constituted his most serious labor of the year: “Deer Sur, we have brand 800 caves this roundup we have made sum hay potatoes is a fare crop. That Inglish. man yu lef in charge at the other camp got to fresh an’ we had to kill him. Nothing much bas bapened sence yu lef. Yurs truly, Jim” Her Unintended Satire, “Charley, dear,” exclaimed young Mra. Torkine, “the paper bas a sketch of you as a rising young reformer.” “Yes. 1 thought that would sur prise and please youn. What did you think of the biography 7 “Oh, Charley, dear, It Is too good to be true!” — Washington Star, LEFONTE, PA, NOVEMBER 6, 1909. ' ATTENDANT THEREON. Queer Superstitions That Take Root servations on the Way They Work Themnelves Out, faper tition Is the Christian and one thing that In at- unbellever unite tackin F tform, it pulpit, press and j { but not pera HE i nly, less strongly, even if dred, The Witch of Endor 1 nd the sing med 1 hood 85 an exXor am, Ot Ole 0 Of Ore t. in fate and fortune, perstition wm of « attention representin ©X perience fective 1 the rs to of the her wple do not know that the Ss Db while « Was dro friend Ohio atl of the 1 h of the grocer the family used to The comb was thus corroborated, despite the fact that the decensed was otherwise entirely un known. The barking or howling of a dog at night Is a sign of death, It ought to be that of the dog. An old lady was much concerned over the fate of some body because of a dog bowling under her window one night end expressed her convictions that it meant some. thing unfortunate. During the day she triumphantly pointed out In a news paper the account of a man dying In Philadelphia. For a friend to meet or pass you and not recognize you means that you will be married within a year. The fact that you are already married does not matter presumably, You must get a divorce and make the prediction good. Fortunately this axiom is more honor ed In the breach than In the observance, Opening an umbrella In the house 1s unlucky. Any person who has hoisted his or her umbrella in the house and in #0 doing bas knocked off a lamp globe or shade never doubted the wisdom of the proverb maker, Dropplog an um. brella presages a disappointment. He who bas tried to brush the mud off has many of them before be gets It cleaned Again. There Is, however, no Ill luck attached to dropping the fubject.~Kan sas City Times, Unenlled For Remarks, A city man wrote to the editor of a horticultural paper asking what plants would be suitable additions to dried grasses for winter ornaments, The editor replied: “Acroctinium, A. album, Gomphrena globoss and Grosenm globosa carne.” When the man read this, he falrly bolled over with rage and Immediately sent a note orderiug his paper to be discontinued. He sald that an editor Who swore tn that way Just 0 be was asked a q oO have no LUCK GOOD AND BAD; | BOME SIGNS AND OMENS THAT ARE | | i { | In the Mind of Man, With Some Ob | i i | | | ri yet, despite the onslaught of | survives, | ... none the | shamefacedly but a | Ivilization | i of ! fagot | but few of us | bellef, as ex. | very land is it de- | | turn, | with Joint a fee of 50 cents, an extension | Remedy cures | FORTNEY 18. D BASH WINDOWS, Probably a Duteh Invention of the Seventeenth Century, The history of sash windows is SOmMe- what obscure, but the probability is that they Dutch Invention and that they introduced into Eng. land ion of 1088, The derivation of the word * h” in 5 Dutel Rie a slulea- old English “gauss Anne's reign they yet so comparatively LF FLR ae a it were * Tatler, 1710, Wore a were oon after the revolut ti sense is th were Mnnon as to be mentioned a0 ol, Bquare, d Brick f © Re 1 and a Hall vith very good ght and Closets wl being 30 i COD well wale Sash Lights venient Office |} into I up new ng of i for- hal himself, ndows, Pp and which ut of ght on noth- vs in France RO KR. Excursions to New Orleans. the New 13, the will sell and re. within at tickets Orleans on or and the pavment of of the ion tickets to New Orleans 8 to 10, good to return cluding Lew 1 c By depositing 3 Agent at New Nov eleven days, g date of sale reduced rates before November 15 re. turn limit fc tained, For November 30 may be ob specific yrmation regarding | rates and routes, appiv 10 nearest ticket | agent - He Learned a Great Truth, It is said of John Wesley that be once said to Mistress Wesley : “Why do vou tell that child the same thing over and ver again 7’ “John Wesley, because once telling is not enough.” It is for this same reason that you are told again again that Chamberlain's Cough colds and grip: that it Counieracts any tendency of these dis. cases to result in pneumonia, aud that it 8 peasant and safe to take For sale by Green's Pharmacy and PROFESSIONAL CARDS. FHOS SEXTON ~)H 8 street M " ey to four tion & W Harrisor 1s o ALKER w Walker Cee ‘3 house, Prowapt ness tlaw. Office In setor of Bellefonte mptly attended to «A Moe n all *y al Law Practices Ney @1-1aw and German romptly attended to Pruner GETTIG. Aue | Legal Bullding English Dusiness i orney-at-law Special at Prao- tention oe with Reeder & A I. MILLER Att ties na the courts one on Attorney at Law «Of “Fortney & Walker Prepared branes { egal service Survey ing and engioeering KLINE WOODRING fice with for a es of N. B.SPANGLER Attorney-at law —OfMee on fioor Crider Exchange. District attor. nd C. HEINLE, Attorney at Exchange, 2nd foot nan and English Crider's in Geog. aw-In Consultation TORN M. KEICHLINE, Ati Justice of the Peace i oppoxite Court house wney-at-law and nl opera house bloek, C. MEYER, Attorney.atiaw —in Crider's Exchange. Ex-distriet a'torney. German and English. Prompt attention to all busi Leas, ~foe JOHN J. BOWER, Attorney-atlaw in all the courts, in Eagle block. Practices English and German WILLIAM J. SINGER. Attorney At IAW in gemple Court building, room No. 21, fourth oor, ORVIS, BOWER & ORVIS, Attorneysat-law, ~in Pruners building. Prastices in all the english. Atiorney-at-law.—OfMoe | ‘s Exchange. Special attention giv. &n to surveving and engineering. WILLIAM G. RUNKLE. A At law in Orider's Exchange. English and German Legal business promptly attende | to. a a a ads SA STOP THAT COUGH ! Don't let it hang on! Don't doit! It's terribly bard on your throat. Besides there's BO use in letting it ron. (It's a tax on your strength, and pulls you down. Take a hint-—our PECTORAL BALSAM will coughing if anything way be a few which #2 will cases are so
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