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II S GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Adopted by the McCook Board of Edu
cation March 14 1910
Approved nud recommended by A A
Reed state inspector of high schools for
tbo University of Nebraska who was
present nt the meeting of the board on
this date
1 On nnd after commencement in
the yonr 1912 each pupil who graduates
from the McCook high school shall have
a total percentage of 26oii at lnt
This is the equivalent uf 32 credit points
at an average of 83 pent nt
2 No credit point shall be entered
in the permanent record book that is
below 70 perron t for the work of the
semester Thpreforo no percentage
shall count toward grnduiition that is
less than 70 percent
3 The credit point being any subject
carried a semester of eighteen weeks
with live recital ions a wpek each of
forty minutes in length with a pemester
grade grade of 70 percent it follows that
subjects cariied as above with the ex
ception that they recite one two three
or four times a week phall count their
due proportion toward the final per
centage For xample a subject carried
with a semester grade of 80 percent but
reciting ouly once a week would count
16 toward the final percentage
4 If an even number of credit points
lacks lepa than one 70 percent or better
point of making the 20oG then another
70 percent or better unit shall be made
for graduation This 70 percent or bet
ter unit may bo a one fifth two fifth
three fifsh or four fifth unit so the toti
percentage figures 265G For example
A pupil may have a toral percentage of
2626 and may have made a 5 emester
grade of 50 peicent in one other hubjct
This 50 percent cannot be subs ituted
for the needed 30 percent for graduation
for the reason that no work below the
70 percent standard of perfection can be
counted for graduation
5 In order to bo allowpd to gradu
ate the credit points done by the pupil
must along with the others required to
make the total above mentioned incluae
Algebra 3 points English i points Lan
guage 6 points of which 4 at least must
be Latin European history 2 points
Geometry 2 points Tbee seventeen
points are required by the University of
Nebraska with 13 others makine a total
of 30 for university entrance In addi
tion to the 17 above mentioned the
pupil must do Physics 2 Physical
Geography 1 and Civics 1 For the
remainder of the graduation require
ments the pupil may elect from such
work as is given in the leulur program
This paragraph number 5 is opera
tive on and after graduation in 1911
6 On and after commencement in
the year 1912 every candidate for grariu
ation must have passed the examination
before the examining committee in the
state deportment at Lincoln in U S
history Grammar A itbmetic Geo
graphy and Spelling with a grade of
70 percent or above
The board of education will pay the
fee of Sl 50 for those pupils who enroll
in the normal training work The ex
aminations mentioned n this paragraph
may be taken by the pupils any time
during the high school course
Good results alwajs follow the use of
Foleys Kidney Pills They give prompt
relief in all cases of kidney and bladder
disorders are healing strengthening and
anti septic Try them A McMillen
Real Estate Filings
The following real estate filings have
been made in the county clerks office
Emanual B Preissler et ux to
Elmer Kobbius wd to s hf sw
qr27426 2000 00
Martha J Conner to William E
Wyant qcd to e hf se qr 24-1-29
2 3 in 12 1 2S 100
Emma Lelaud et cons to Frank
Coleman wd to 7 8 23 in 1
Willow Grove Add 75 00
Christian Scheidt et ux to
Henry Bernhardt wd to 2 in
9 7th McCook 1270 00
J P A Black et ux to August
M Berg et al deed to ne qr
34 2 30 2700 00
John A Ayers et us to Hamil
ton J Willis wd to se hf sw
qr 22 n hf nw qr 27-3-29 6400 00
William McGuire to Harry
Korb wd to sw qr 10 1 28 4200 00
Clarence K Hesse et ux to Ar
ley L Macy qcd to se qr 34-1-29
100
Hattie Wait et cons to Anton
and Mary Merkel wd to 4 in
2 4th McCook 700 00
W T Wilcott et ux to Clyde and
Eva McKern wd to 4 in 7
McCook 1800 00
Affa C Seeley et al to A C Teel
qcd to 21 in 32 Indianola 100
John F Wagner et ux to James
E and Quincy Perdue wd to
3 to 10 in 34 Bartley 2500 00
Watch For the Comet
The Red Dragon of the sky Watch
the children for spring coughs and colds
Careful mothers keep Foleys Honey and
Tar in the house It is the best and
safest prevention and cure for croup
where the need is urgent and immediate
relief a vital necessity Contains no
opiates or harmful drugs Refuse sub
stitutes A McMillen
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Tho Respito Dr Shrady Bravely Won
For General Grant
You can see the conditions Gen
eral Grant Is dying now came Dr
Douglas voice In broken tones The
Rev Dr Newman had knelt by the
bedside nnd holding one of the mans
nerveless hands began to pray
You see the preacher Is busy and
the doctors ought to be busy too
Dr Shrady whispered grimly to his
senior colleague
It would be a torment without
avail sighed the senior
So thcie stood the medical code
warding ofi succor from the dying
man The general must expire per
chance because the Initiative belong
ed to a man without any at the mo
incut Douglas must consent Shrady
must not be shackled lie turned
again to the patient leaned above him
a moment and touched his pulse lie
twisted the gray goatee in nervous
twitches Suddenly he turned again
ultimate resolve in his face and tip
toed again to where his colleague was
I say Douglas something must he
done If this man dies here now what
can we say to the medical world Kv
ery doctor on earth will want to know
what and when were the last shots we
fired Shall we tell them that for ten
minutes at the last half an hour so
far as 1 know we stood idly and star
ed at a dying manV
The old doctor stirred wearily and
turned a hopeless and therefore help
less face to the younger one also
there was in its lines a touch of won
der
Douglas it would da inn us both
eternally and it ought to Perhaps
you can afford it but I cant either as
a physician or a human being Some
things got to he dene Douglas It
wont do I tell you
Do But what would you do
now V glancing pityingly at the family
group and the slowly gasping jnan on
the bed
Something anything a hypoder
mic of brandy first T
Oh if you wish to try it yes
It had been euxmgfa lhe code was
satisfied Shrady w filling the lit
tle silver syringe with the ardent
liquor from French hillsides Some
thing was being done Members of
the family turned to watch The man
ner of its doing somehow inspired
them and the older doctor looking on
drew near The left arm of the dying
man was bared the slender hollow
needle found its way and the potent
brandy mingled -with the blood
The Rev Dr Newman had risen
from his praying Shrady was half
kneeling in his place Both by differ
ent means sought the same end
Keenly the younger doctor leaned to
the patient All his other senses had
lent their powers to those of sight and
hearing The tiny instrument gleam
ed between thumb and finger of his
still extended hand
There was a slight catch in the
generals throat followed by a halt
sich Swiftly a new look came into
the face of each physician swiftly the
younger refilled the little syringe and
hurried to the other side of the couch
Then through the right arm sprang
the potent tluid and again they wait
ed the result very soon a long flut
tering sigh then a longer stronger
inspiration then measured breathing
and finally consciousness
When General Grant lay dying that
April morning the work on his mem
oirs which netted his family one half
million dollars was little more than
half finished He lived seventeen
weeks afterward finished his task and
was ready to go Frank W Mack in
Saturday Evening Post
Took the Hint
A story is told of a certain English
bishop well known for his verbosity
who rose to address the house of lords
on a very important occasion I will
divide my speech under twelve heads
he said to the discomfort of his audi
ence
The Marquis of Salisbury begged to
be allowed to interpose with a little
anecdote A friend of mine was re
turning home late one night he said
when opposite St Pauls he saw an
intoxicated man trying to ascertain the
time on the big clock there Just then
it began to strike and slowly tolled out
12 The man listened looked hard at
the clock and said you
Why couldnt you have said that all
at once
The bishop heartily joined in the
laughter which followed and took the
hint contained in the story
Not the Sealskin
A speaker apropos of wifely sym
pathy said at a recent dinner in New
York How hard it is when the wife
is unsympathetic Poor Jones trudged
home through zero weather one whi
ter night and biowitm on his frozen
hands said solemnly
Well Iegot ihe sad
Oh you dear hi- wife cried The
sealskin or the other one
The other one -aid Jones laugh
ing bitterly Washington Star
Ho Liked It All
Johnnie a tied iiw liked to go to hi
grandmas t diiiei Oie day one ot
his aunties said in him Johnnie I
think the only rea mi why you like t
eat here is becau e of the des ert you
are sure to get
Oh no said Johnnie I like tin
dinner too Delineator
Hooked
Mrs Newlywed The night you pro
posed you acted like a fish out of wa
ter
Mr Newlywed 1 was and very
cleverly landed too Puck
Bad men excuse their faults good
men leave them Jonson
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Daughter- ol Hie
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lion In Wn hmgtoii
lias aroii ed nation
wide inierc t tu iln
beautiful structure
which has been the
f paramount Issue of j
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inception in Oclo
MItS IIIKAN br lbH T I1
ing Is a temple of white Vermont mar
bie of the Corinthian style adapted o
modern usages and -lands on Seven
teenth street between U and D streets
oppo ite the presidential park It Is
the costliest and most iuiprosive moil
ument of its kind ever built by wom
en in this or an other country From
Us artistic standpoint it is one of the
finest structures in America and is
destined to become one ot the most
useful It typifies In the loftiest form
what its projectors intended it should
a perpetual memorial to the heroic
dead who made the nation and it was
paid tor by the women who are their
lineal descendants
In this hall of heroes the history and
achievements ot the society is written
in marble and made imperishable in
tablets and figures ot bronze the in
terior of Continental ball as the build
ing is called shows that the arrange
ment has been the subject of loving
solicitude and unremitting thought on
the part of those charged with this
arduous duty Viewed in its complete
ness it must be regarded as a model ot
graceful colonial elegance united witti
symmetry and practical use Eutenng
from Seventeenth street the visitor
will find a spacious corridor in marble
and stucco 23 by 24 feet This corri
dor leads iuto the various apartments
given over to the national ollicers and
to the auditorium by a series of hand
somely carved doors
In the large eutrance hall one gets
some idea of the great interest taken
in the societys work by the costly J
statues of heroes placed in the orua
meutal niches and over each door the
gifts of chapters states and individu
als These busts have been selected
as follows The state of Washington
the bust of General Washington the
John Hancock chapter of Massachu
setts Hancock Mrs 1 13 MeWil
liams Nathan Hale the John Adams
chapter of Massachusetts John Afl j
ams state of Georgia George Ogle J
thorpe Kentucky Isaac Shelby New J
Hampshire John Stark New Yorli j
City chapter General Clinton aim
Vermont Ethan Allen Kansas has
also secured a site for a bust
The haudsome corridor is a gift of
Pennsvlvania for which the state
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FRONT VIEW OF CONTINENTAL HALL
paid SU500 On the right ot the main
door iuto the auditorium is a hand
some fountain presented by the Army
and Navy chapter of the District or
Columbia at the cost of 1500 Oppo
site on the left wall is the tine bronze
bas relief by David dAngers present
ing the heroes of the Revolution It is
the gift of Mrae Le Ferme daughter
of the sculptor and is oue of the most
interesting objects in the hall
In the auditorium which has a seat
ing capacity of about 2000 there is
a spacious stage and the acoustic prop
erties are almost perfect The boxes
alongside the stage are to be magnifi
cently furnished by the John Marshall
chapter of Kentucky and the Timothy
Bigelow chapter of Massachusetts
Not only is this hall of value as the
setting of the Continental congresses
but it has been utilized for scientific
gatherings and for lectures
One of the unique parts of the ball
is the New Jersey room The wood
work alone cost 1325 and is made
from the sunken British ship Augusta
which went down off the Jersey coast
during the dark days of the Revolu
tion Other rooms on the second floor
in addition to those already mentioned
have been decorated and furnished by
the following states Alabama Texas
New York Michigan and California
On the third floor are the spacious
banquet hall and various small rooms
adapted for prandial purposes One
of these was furnished by Virginia
Throughout the structure are to be
seen handsome and costly gifts from
chapters and individuals
For the completion of this magnifi
cent hall of heroes much credit govs
to Mrs Donald McLean the societys
sixth president general who may be
said to have crystallized and central
ized the plans which have made the
memorial hall possible of erection in
bo short a time
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The Tragedy From Which Sprang
Manollis Well
A WEIRD TALE OF OLDEN DAYS
Neither Fate Nor Flood Nor Hurricane
Could Keep the Faithful Anniker
From the Man She Loved and Frorrt
Her Horrible Doom
Trsrditinii Is not history but It serve
to fill in the gaps left by the chroni
clers of olden time and throws a lihi
sometimes a lurid oue upon the
manners and customs of bygone ages
A dark deed cruel enough to be re
membered even In a cruel age is re
peated from father to son each gener
ation adding its touch of superstitious
marvel to the story till it grows into
the fairy tale of today mythical yet
not without a kernel of truth
Among the picturesque peasant r
of Roumania lingers many a weird
tale of olden days One such legend is
related concerning an ancient monas
tery the remains of which are still to
be seen on a wooded hillside Beneath
the weird walls lie nine great lumps
of granite and among these rocks
rises a spring of clear water called by
the peasants Manollis well and be
lieved by them to have a strange and
wonderful origin
Once upon a time we are told a
Roumanian noble named Negen was a
captive in the hands of Selim the sul
tan of Turkey During his exile Ne
gen employed his time in studying
architecture and possessing consider
able talent he undertook to superin
tend the building of a celebrated
mosque Charmed by the beauty of
the building the sultan granted Prince
Negen his liberty and permission to
carry back to his native land certain
costly materials similar to those ued
in beautifying the mosque
Accompanied by nine skilled masons
Negen returned to Roumania resolved
to immortalize his name by buildimr
there a religious house such as had
never before been seen
The site chosen the builders set to
work under his orders but their labor
was in vain for every nicht evil spir
its pulled down what had been erect
ed during the day
One night Manolli the chief of the
builders had a strange dream A
mysterious voice warned him that the
building they had undertaken would
never be reared unless they built into
the walls the living form of the first
woman who appeared at break of day
On awaking from sleep Manolli
told his comrades of this vision and
together they made a solemn vow to
sacrifice thus the first woman maid or
matron who appeared the next morn
ing
With the first streak of dawn Ma
nolli mounted the scaffolding and scan
ned the surrounding hills with pallid
anxious face Alas who is it he sees
in the distance His own fair yoiinu
wife bringing food and wine for her
lord
Then Manolli threw himself upon
his knees and besought heaven to
send a flood to prevent her from com
ing and at once the rain poured down
and the river rose so that a waste of
water covered the valley But the
young wife waded through the water
and Manolli in despair beheld her
still approaching
Again lie prayed and a fierce hurri
cane swept over the mountains level
ing trees and hurling rocks in the
way Yet on she came Anniker had
a brave spirit and neither flood nor
tempest would keep her from the man
she loved
Joyfully the masons received her
but Manollis face was pale and strick
en with anguish
They led the young wife to a niche
in the newly built wall and told her to
stand there for a joke while they pre
tended to build her in At first she
laughed merrily and entered into the
jest but her smiles vanished as quick
ly the wall rose from aukle to knee
and from knee to waist Poor Anui
kers entreaties and cries did not move
the hearts of the stern builders and
soon her voice was heard no more
The prophetic vision proved true
The building suffered no more from
invisible foes and when complete sat
isfied the pride of Negens heart Ma
nolli alone took no pleasure in the edi
flee which had cost him so dear
It was finished and the jnasons pre
pared to return to their own country
Negen however determined that they
should never return The design
which they had worked out so admi
rably was the creature of his brain the
darling of his heart it should never be
reproduced So he invited them all to
the roof for the last time Then
treacherously removing the ladders he
left them there to die
The masons devised various means
for reaching the earth but they were
all killed in the attempt to escape and
were changed by fairies into the great
blocks of stone which remain to this
day in proof of the tragic event
Manolli alone made no effort to save
himself and joined in none of the con
trivances prepared by his comrades
He heard only Annikers voice calling
to him Manoli Manolli Follow
ing the mystic voice he sprang from
the parapet falling lifeless upon the
earth and the tears welling up from
his broken heart became a fountain
ever clear oool and fresh and to this
day it is know as Manollis well Lon
don Family Herald
Eveiy base occupation makes one
sharp in its practice and dull in every
other -Sir Philip Sidney
TWO R0YAL CHAPS
Alfonsos Boys Much In the Publio
Eye Owing to Kings Condition
Two of the most talked of and Inter
esting royal children of Europe just
now are the two sous of Alfonso and
as the king Is In very poor health the
reports having it that he has consump
tion one of the boys the heir to the
throne is much In the public eye hi
Spain The youngster who if he lives
will some day rule the dons Is the
Prince of the Asturias Incidentally
this small childs name Is iMus
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KINO ALFONSO 3 TWO SONS
Heir to tlirone is standing
tian Edward Francis William Charles
Henry Eugene Ferdinand Anthony Ve
uancio
The prince is a manly looking little
chap not quite three yeurs ot age aud
is a soldier in the First infantry regi
ment and a chevalier of the Order ot
the Golden Fleece
King Alfonsos second son is nlso an
interesting little fellow aud is said to
be the handsomest boy ot his age in
Europe He is Prince Jaime and like
his big brother is in tensely foud ot
playing at soldier
NEW IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Moving Pictures May Now Be Taken
by the Amateurs
Photographers both amateurs and
professionals are keenly interested In
an entirely new invention in photog
raphy that now makes possible the
taking of animated photos as easily
A CINEPUOTE FIIM
as the ordinary snapshots With the
camera for this work is a cinephote
apparatus that although consisting of
a mechanism of precision is so simple
and practical thatit may be used by
the amateur as well as the profes
sional
The new apparatus produces nega
tive photos which are treated for the
production of positives just like ordi
nary photographs plates or films
The cinephotography is not intended
to produce long moving pictures but
only to give every one an opportunity
of obtaining pictures in sufficient
quantify to show life It marks great
progress for until now cinematog
raphy has been the field of profes
sionals only
THE MANZ CASE
Ohio Girl Charged With Murder Takes
the Third Degree Calmly
A sixteen-year-old girl is the prin
cipal figure in one ot the most remark
able murder cases the Ohio authorities
have had to deal with in many years
She Is Catherine Manz of Massillon
who is charged with the murder of
her sister Elizabeth by administering
to her a strychnine capsule
This slender blue eyed miss scarce
ly more than a child in appearance
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ELIZABETH tSITTING AND CATHERINE MANZ
faces her accusers with a calm and in
difference strangely out of place with
the charge that is laid against her
She admits giving a strychuine cap
sule to her sister but claims she was
told to do so by a man and thought
the capsule contained quinine
The
Farmers
Wafes
Best
Friend
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Old Melt
Cleanser
Does all ths cleaning
about the house and farm
and keeps everything spick
and span for 10c a month
jus try it
The farmers wife has a ready
help in this handy all round
cleanser that will save her much
labor and time It does the
work of all old fashioned clean
ers easier quicker better
Cleans Scrubs
ScoursJPolisiies
Pots Pans Kettles Milk
Palls SejxiTator etc
The Best Way
To clean woodenwaie tables
pantry shelves etc etc Wet the
article sprinkle with Old Dutch
Cleanser and rub vah wet cloth or
brush wipe up
with clean water
wring cloth tight
ly and wipe dry
It cleans clean
and is hygien
ic nc caustic or
acidsavoid them
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LARGE SBFTER G3V
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Cures Coughs Colds Croup Grip
and Whooping1 Cough
We are pleased to inforn onr rewlerj
that Chamberlains Cough Remedy doi
not contain narcotics of any kind This
makes it the safest and best rnr children
It makes no difference when on canghl
that cold you have it and wnt to get rid
of it quickly Tako Chamberlains Congi
Remedy
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It wont do to fool with bad cold
No one can tell what the will bo
Pneumonia catarrh chrome bronchitis
and consumptioci invariably rinlt from
a neglected cold As a cure for coughs
and olds nothinjr oh iw n itfc
Chamberlain u V j - ootd
pvervwhere a- tlO
NEW SUPPLY HERE
We have plenty of hard
coal nut stove and egg
sizes New supply just
arrived
BARNETT LUflBER CO
Surveying
and Engineering
Lost town lot and farm
corners
town additions and
cemeteries platted and
staked irrigation later
als sewerage disposal
for country jiiicfs
Municipal Engineering
F A ROLAND C E
Court House McCook
Jennings Hughes Co
Plumbing Heating
and Gas Fitting
Estimates furnished free
Successors to
Burgess ifc Son
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Bie ement P O
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Office Rooms 3 acd Walsh BJfc McCook
JOHN E KELLEY
ATTORNEY AT LAW and
BONDED A3STBACTZ3
McCook Nebraska
BAgent of Lincoln Land Co and of McCook
Wata rWorka Office ia Postoffice building
CW DEWEY Auctioneer
McCook Nebraska
Will cry sales anywhere anv time at
reasonable prices Dates made at tho
First National Bank or phono Red 381