Nebraska Signal from Geneva, Nebraska • 4

rifiT NKHHASKA GENEVA FtLLMOftif nMTNTV THURSDAY DKCEMBm V92T fj NKItKASKA SIGNAL GENEVA FILLM MORS COU Dirt hidden where It aceompllahT Ml Wood many who have made larger lnvost- meats with the hope of larger and lor accepted the Stimulates than in the open Now there more hiding dirt and it when we see ft but that It is there Clean houses bodies clean minds bring? and satisfaction and as much as this world Is capable fM' commission In time the brother I moved away and flaally died but the Kansas proprietor was so much interested and so well pleasdd with his investment that he from time to time commissioned his asuht to-buy more land until his holdings amount to the figure named The ffcotiTare of course compli- mentary to 9r Woods but they al-j so afford a pleasing commentary on the sort Of an Investment land in this vicinity may prove to be if properly hapdled A Sv Woods can not be picked up every day in the year and it Is not the highest wisdom to leave all responsibility to an unknown agent Yet in this case the land owner is certainly better off regardless of the ups and downs of an agricultural country than njl mi iii! ht fc -i niwy uniwi FACTS ABOUT NEBRASKA Nebraska has 124 4j 7 farms with a population of 613409 609 villages have 277657 people and 26 cities (over 2500) have a population of 405306 With farm and village population counted as as applied by the United States census the ratio of urban to the country population is as three to seven The Nebraska territorial legislature in ordered a commission to locate the state penitentiary near Tekamah The next year another commission was appointed In 1859 it was orderaa that all state prisoners I be confined in county jails The present penitentlory was ordered by the legislature of 1870 and was built from the proceeds of the sale of 32000 acres of land granted by the United States government for that purpose Three special tax levied were later made to augment the grant fund Nebraska state university conducts thirty-one night classes on the campus during the winter- months I 1 Discussing Dirt (Fairbury Journal) Health say3 a writer is largely a matter of keeping clean remarkable Ifow far we hi gone in the past few years in this respect Filth that was tolerated in the old days and even considered a necessity is now banished and shunned Cleanliness says the wise man is next to godliness which must be true for we cannot imagine anyone having much respect for a dirty god j- Many diseases have lost their terrors with the advent of the bathtub i the BEST tonic 1 he Picard Pharrpacy Geneva Nebraska yju- i cheap up and M0ISP better is no we fear know clean health happiness Of Ef of York seems the past that time resident owns land yet of it Woods turned! buildings insurance marketed larly tp had a 0r factionf crops have been failed what Mr remit This about a farm Unusual Arrangement (York Teller)' Woods well known citizen has 4tnd that to be the right word to describe the situation a unique experience in a business way during twenty-five years During he has been agent for a of a city in Kansas who' 1200 acres of York county has never seen an acre Neither has he ever seen Mr who has hired tenants and them off repaired' "farif paid taxes and kept up collected cash rents and crops and reported regu his principal and has never word of fault finding or criticism an expression of dissatis-! from that gentleman When were bountiful when crops poor or when crops have the Kansan has accepted Woods has been able to without question unusual arrangement came when the Kansas man bought in this country un- totrave a different meaning Two good things ought to be accomplished by the present wave of Journalism enthusiasm: A better knowl edge of how to read a newspaper and a better knowledge of how to write readable and understandable English These remits are sure to follow if it is possible to teach anything practical to high school students and we all agree that It Is jL- i rj iUL fe The Signal has about thirty regular contributors some young and at just about the 'right age to learn to dp things better than those of us who lacked somewhat in educational advantages in our youth some in the middle period of study and preparation and some a little too far along to worry about the niceties of spelling capitalization and punctuation but all of them in a position to be interested In the following excellent article from the Idaho School Leader: Do you know how to write a good news item? easy when you get the idea Tell ail the important things first Hold nothing for a cimax The climax is the first sentence In this structure the news item" is peculiar It is written for readers who hurry who may not read it all who want th news at once 1 'Mr- IM Tell Who What When and Where in the first probably Why and How Be sure you pic out the most interesting phase of the story to answer the question was It that Maybe the Who will be most interesting in come item or the Why or the How Even When may be interesting if it happened at 3:30 this morning Whatever you on as most important which you try to attract attention to is ycfur Suppose -seen a big fire Then imagine yourself running to catch a train A friend stops you vas itr he asks You tell him 'in a sentence the to your story summed it all up f-or him If done it well you have a proper first sentence for a shipshape report Then suppose you Suddenly discover that your watch is fast and that you have an hour to waste You se title down and tell him all the details Ihe way a well-written news story should proceed after the first paragraph Said Kipling: keep six honest serving men i They taught me all I knew? Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Modem Rooms at Moderate Prices Hotel Sanford 19th Famam OMAHA 200 Rooms with Bath or Toilet $150 to $250 I In her alma mater and then came the proposal to go to Washington and write the chats that have made a welcome daily visitor In homes as widely separated as Seattle Wash and Winter Park Fla Possibly one reason for not announcing her identity In the beginning was her youth and her lack of a record She is still youthful but she now has a record It Is Hemphill's duty to assemble material bearing on household economics from the various bureaus in the department and to compile this material so that it can be effectively presented by the women who actually broadcast the programs This Information and all of the remainder of this article is taken from the Publishers' Auxiliary We are presenting it because we think It will be of particular interest to women readers of The Signal The programs released for broadcasting on Tuesdays Wednesdays aiyl Thursdays include information on meal plann ng nutrition cooking marketing housekeeping and so forth Wednesday programs are devoted to and similar sub-to chid health chil nutrition clothing for children and so on Specialists in the bureau of bom: economics i If' Lli I i'T' ill contribute practical wellba ane calling for foods which are in season This bureau alsa contributes recipes so nearly fool-proof that they seem never to fail even the hands of inexperienced cooks Great care is taken in writing the menus and the recipes so that they will be clearly understood over the air Lists of ingredients are repeated and methods of cooktog are explained logically an1 simply Another important contribution of the bureau of home economics is its answers to the hundreds of questions received as a result of the programs If the answers are of general interest they are incorporated into the programs otherwise a personal answer Is meiled Enthusiastic comments from lifteners-n from women engaged in teaching home econ omics and from directors of stations led the department of agriculture to have 100000 cookbooks printed year and the hulk of these has been distributed in response to Individual requests forwarded to the radio service from broadcasting stations ur'ng the The cookbook con tains seventy menus and 300 of the most popular recipes broadcast last year The spec al writers in the radio sendee have found that a particular technique ii neerssary to preparing educational material for broadcasiiiig The subject matter mut Irve hi it real punch in the form of fresh ew helpful information The program mker dare not bore his audience with restateme of old facts He must sense the questions his aud'-once may be asking aiyi without waste of words or attempt at oratory supply the information in a straiglit-to-the-point fashion Every fact murt be dramatized to the fullest extent be prepared with a friendly tone and ring true when spoken All scientific terms must be carefully and accurately explained I j-1 r- fj'- I f'J The rddio program maker edits both with his ears and his eyes to determine whether the copy He reads it aloua to test his for words and sentences easily read ani may sound awkward when spoken consonants are avoided Construction is simplified It is the ear not hls eye that must be appealed to He must be made to feel that he is being or rather than There must be dignity in the program Cleverness must be genuine Last summer a questionaire wa3 mailed by the radio service to several thousand women who had expressed their interest in the programs The only Suggestions for improvement were programs we enjoy every minute so ChTd health anri how to plan and prepare nutritious well-balanced meals took preference over other subjects discussed by In ad dition to a brief popular discussion of the main subject a menu and a recipe or two each pro gram contains timely entertaining items which make the service of universal appeal to women THE NEBRASKA SIGNAL TWELVE FILLMORE COUNTY NEWSPAPERS CONSOLIDATED PiUmTU County Rspubjioan Geneva Journal Mabraska 8ignal Grafton Courier Fairmont PkWteK Exeter Enterprise Grafton 8un Geneva Gazette Ohiowa Ohiowan Strang En-terp riee Milligan Tjmee and SHiokley Herald BY FRANK EDGECOMBE Entered at the postoffioe at Geneva Neb as eeoortd oiees matter OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER 92-00 par year advanoe The Signal stops when the time paid for expires Telephones Nebraska 8ignal Offioe No 17 SSKer'l Residence No 37 Member Nttional Editorial Association Member Nebraska Press Association MR PLATFORM Arthur Weaver "bf Fails City made hi HUnS last Wednesday as a candidate for the republican nomination for governor He announced some time ago that he would make tkia filing and the act of filing caused no stir hut the contents of his accompanying statement did cAhse some stir In one particular the declaration of hls position as an opponent of the civil code of administration that was adopted by the state while Mr McKelvie was governor There are the most positive reasons to believe that Mr Weaver will be nominated probably without opposition and elected without much actual opposition Mr Weaver is very well known over the otnte and very favorably known because of his presidency of the constitutional convention Mm connection with the state fair andshis special prominence as a waterways advocate and far other less prominent reasons Therefore It -MMt Important whether a newspaper here and heo or a few politicians and a few statesmen aSJrrt to hls attitude on the code strongly bellowed In by many members of his own party iOme of the best recommendations always mentioned In connection with the public career of JYank Low-den was his invention of the II-Umota civil code which consolidated more than ISO boards and commissions into nine executive departments Mr Weaver has such a commanding position In the state that practically all of the acknowl edged democratic organs such as the Omaha World-Herald and the Lincoln Star have ex peoased regret If one may read between the Maes that It would not be feasible as a matter party regularity for them to ask the democratic party to endorse the candidacy of Mr Weaver without further fuss So the election Mr Weaver may be considered assured platform or no platform Some of the wicked contemporaries Of the World-Herald and the Star say that one reason the democratic newspapers are for Weaver Is that they are not for Charley Bryan and that they consider this a pleasant way of sticking a knife into Charley As for the platform we would put it like this: If a man should have a wooden leg a tigmatism of the left eye or a squeaky voice it would a misfortune but no reason for friends turning against him A man may choose aNaee pie when he might have pumpkin pie sr keep his breath loaded with onion and gar-Ue or be afraid to have a black cat cross the reed and stlll be the kind of a statesman that see' trust in most things and would vote for in preference to anybody else One balmy spring or summer morn Mg in the early nineties Mr Wearer and the -writer stood In the wide doorway of the Journal ofTice at Falls City and discussed free silver with moderate heat but without any immediate change of opinion Mr Weaver then about university graduation age had become a follower of William Bryan on silver what came to be known may have been known then' we do not recall the exact date as a free sliver republican A year or so ago a newspaper recorded the fact Ha thirty-yeare-ago column that Mr Weaver had Just made a free silver speech -at Rulo And so Mr Weaver may still be a free surer republican far all we know but the coincidence is interesting: Thirty odd years ago WiHiam Bryan denouncing the gold standard aad converting republicans to free silveriam and Charley Bryan equally vigorous jjow and Just Eight More Shopping Days It is well to Select Your Christmas Gifts Early and Have the Choice of the stock These are a Few of the Things You Can Purchase at Our Store For Until Christmas Pettibloom Sateen in all desired shades 2 yards for $100 Krinkle Crepe in dainty colors and patterns for night gowns 4 yards for $100 The Cutest Dutch boys and girls 2 for Dolls $100 Stuffed Cats and Dogs and $100 Baby Dolls Price mL I 'p' Doll Houses white with green trimmings and red roofs Price $100 $100 Toytown Busses Ukeleles Hustle Coon Loop the Loop Ferris Wheels Pool Tables Ferry Boats and many other AA splendid toys Lots of Books and Toys too at 5c 10c 15c 25c 29c 35c 50c and $100 One Lot of AA Sweaters Games of different kinds 2 fog Silk Vests 2 for Silk three pair for Rayon Hose $100 dresses and $100 Flowers coats 2 for for Crepe Ties in many shades add a touch to a plain dress two for $100 Fine Embroidered Kerchief 2 boxes for $100 Fancy Turkish $100 Fancy Rubber $100 $100 and Heavy Cotton Sweat- AA ers Price 3)XUU Mercerized Table Damask forrds $ioo Royal Mills Fleeced Union Suits good weight sizes 36 to £jr 46 Price JblqtlU Outing Af Gowns Price 9XUU Silk Rayon Panel Curtains 214 yards long silk fringe 36-inch Brushed Wool Cloaking ideal for wear gray and tan SJ- $100 r-TJklH Gowns plain and figured crepes THE MEANING OF OUR FLAG (Colonel Robert Ingersoll) Ttie for which the h- 'oea fought for which they is the symbol of all we are of all we hope to be It is the emblem of equal It me ns free hands free lips self-government erd the sovereignty of the individual It means that this continent has been dedicated to freedom It means universal education light for every mind knowledge for every ohild It means that the schoolhouse is the fortress of liberty It means that derive their just powers from the consent of the that each man is' accountable to and for the government that responsibility goes hand in hand with liberty It means that it is the duty of every citizen to bear his share of the public burden to take part in the affairs of his town his county his state and his country It means thalf the ballot box is the ark of the covenant that the source of authority must not be poisoned It means the perpetual right of peaceful revolution It means that every citizen of the Republic native or naturalized must be protected at home in every State abroad in every land on eyery sea It means that all distinctions based on birth or blood have perished from our laws that our Government shall stand between labor and capital between the weak and strong between the individual and the corporation between want and wealth and give and guarantee simple justice to each and all It means that there shall be a legal remedy for every wrong It means1 national hospitality-Hhat we must welcome to our shores the exiles of the world and that we may not drive them back Some may be deformed by labor dwarfed by hunger broken in spirit victims of tyranny and caste to whose sad faces may be read the touching record of a weary life and yet their children born of liberty and love will by symmetrical and fair intelligent and free That flag is the' emblem ot will of- power Beneath Its folds the must be protected ami the strongest mtlst obey: It shields and canopies alike the loftiest mansion and rudest hut The flag was gfTeh to the air in the darkest days It represents the- sufferings of the past the glories yet to be and like the banner of heaven it is the child of storm and sun FLASHES FROM THE FRONT Automobiles outnumber th'e locomotives but this does not imply that the majority is always right Florence Ala Herald For one thtog a man can live better outside the city and inside his income at the same time Los Angeles Cal Times fcurtains are pieces of cloth hung up at the windows to keep the neighbors from knowing when you're watching them Akron Beacon-Journal It is bad enough to make a blunder but it really peeves one more to find out he is unimportant that nobody has noticed his blunder Salina Kas Journal If a face is his fortune some of us are in debt Columbia Record Girls who pick out model husbands sh insist that they be working modelsA-Florence Ala Herald I i old 1 Police say that the cheaper type of automobiles are most frequently stolen A businesslike thief recognizes the advantage of quick returns and small profits Washington Star hlfM-P Why all this discussion about slander over the radio when- they never yet have been able to settle the party-line telephone probjejn in that connection: Ft Wayne Ind News-Sentinel I I i A nut at the steering-wheel a peach at hls side and a sharp turn In' the road Is a good recipe for a fruit salad Fergus Falls Minn Journal Fancy Garters "Comb and Puff Sets blue orchid rose SI- $100 Dainty Collar and Cuff Sets in Satin and crepe white $100 Wool Baby Caps and Hoods $100 Baby Caps and Hoods soft $100 i It -1 Beautiful shades rin Silk Bloomers $150 value at $100 $100 $100 Wool Crepes and Serges Hand Bags Price Chamois Suede Gloves dainty embroid- (I "I AA ered cuffs Price tp-ttUU Little Hand Bag and Three Embroidered Handkerchiefs in fancy box Two Daintily Lace Trimmed Crepe Handkerchiefs and Dorine in fancy fe $100 Silk Garters an4 Cigarette Case in fancy box Silk Bnd Wool Hose black and all the favored shades Brice $100 $100 Hemstitched $100 Pongee Ker- $100 Over-night containing bead bracelet $100 Silk Hose two $100 Stamped and Pillow Cases Price pair chiefs 2 for Little Gases chain and pin Price pair for Fine pair for Silk and Wool Hose black mole and AA beige Price and Crepe Scarfs Price $100 lany colors $100 Plaid Crepes many colors 2 yards for Baronet Satin in the favored shades 2 df AA yards for tj) French Sport Flannel two $100 Four Turkish Towels for $100 Pongee for dresses and underwear 2 AA yards for UNDEH BLUE AND OTHER SKIES The season for fall and eariy winter church dinners and suppers is about Over and we find our record a little short We were able to connect with four or five of them but we had 16' mis events at Grafton hick ley and Milligan and some other places that we had rather plan- The automobile makers stat that every family should have at least two cars MMd they are beginning to hint hat the right number la really three When that time comes and the weather and everything else conspires to favor our ambitions we may be able to connect with a larger number of church dinners We have never taken any stock in the objections we occasionally hear someone make not often and the objections that we sometimes read In the newspapers to the holding of bazars and the serving of dinners and suppers by church women The only reol objection 'is the extra labor the women have to perform Our notion Is that most of the women are pretty well satisfied to do the work even though they feel pretty tired when it is all over Caring for the sick sorrowing with the disr consolate contributing to the physical wants of the unfortunate cheering the discouraged and solving food are the most natural things that human beings can do They are real human activities A church dinner is a social event of use and importance and we are -for it Having been fortunate enough to eat far more than our regular share of church dinners and suppers we feel qualified to pass judgment and we are convinced that there has been a steady Improvement in the selection manufacture and serving of church dinners and suppers We are constantly improving our automobiles our typesetting machines our highways and our radios why should not our clever and capable women with the ballot in one hand and a carving Knife In the other learn how to feed us better meaning more scientifically and apetizingly not more abundantly because we have long had the ele- rwd on reaching ment of abundance ter of fact And so they are as a mat- 1 nii All over the land large numbers of young people are studying what they call Those of us who work at the newspaper business used to define a Journalist as a newspaper man out of a job but some of the excellent schools of journalism have made journalism respectable and the title of journalist Mr some years past in denunciation tlie 'ciV-A cade with a preponderewce of probability that he is as wrong now as his brother was thirty odd years ago Anyway Mr Wearer can't put the code out of business without the consent of the legislature and he is too good a business man to burn one house until he has another built and ready for occupancy 8peaklng of business we are reminded that one of the very prominent financial firms Mf Falls City is that of Miles Weaver More-head Maybe we haven't arranged the names Just right but the other members of this combination of brains and money are Joseph Miles the millionaire banker of Falls City and Los Angeles once a member of a democratic national convention and Congressman John Morehead of the First district former gover-or How much of such association can a free filrer republican stand? Well we shall see what happens when Mr Weaver takes the oath of office and getsi down to the work of governing and thinking out something as good as the civil code to put in its place AUNT CHATS For more than a year a Kansas girl has been in Washington preparing copy for what 1 known as which are broadcast by the bureau of' home economics In the department of agriculture Her identity was not given out to the public until recently hut since her work has won so much approval that more than sixty thousand letters of appreciation have been received by the stations that have been broadcasting programs the bureau considers her work a success and has announced her identity She is Mias Josephine Hemphill daughter of Frank Hemphill publisher of the Clay Center Kas JBeeoomlst The chats is a 5-day-a-week tau minute program syndicated to seventy-five radio stations in thirty-four states and the Dis-trie 0t Columbia and devoted exclusively to authentic Information on subjects of Interest to (n 1934 Miss Hemphill was graduated from the Kansas state agricultural college mm immediately went In for editorial work and proofreading For a year she taught ill.