Good Things With Pears (">---------------------------------------------------- P ear P udding. B eat tw o eggs until light and a pint of stale breadcrum bs, a pint of diced pears, a level tablespoouful of b u tter, one q u a rte r cupful of sugar, a q u a rte r teaspoonful of cinnam on, a piuch of s a lt and a cupful a n d a half of milk. Mix well and bake in a buttered b ak ­ ing dish in a hot oven until firm. Serve hot w ith lemon sauce or any o th ­ e r fav o rite sw eet sauce. Preserved Pears. te r to w hich have been ad ded a few spoonfuls of kerosene. T he broom is then beaten to rem ove th e w ater. It rem oves th e d u st from bare floors and even from ca rp e ts w ith o u t ra isin g any, w hich is im possible w hen a dry broom Is used. D u stless m ops an d d u ste rs can be m ade at home of old stockings well soaked In oil and aired before using. T h e w om an quoted above w ashes w indow s w ith w a te r co n tain in g a few drops of oil. She m ops her floors w ith th e sam e an d uses the kerosene in clean in g her sink, tubs, w rin g er an d w oodw ork. < 3 > GOOD T he in g redients are: T hree pounds o f pears, th ree cupfuls of su g ar a n d 5 cen ts' w orth of ginger root, l'a re a n d core th e pears and cu t Into eighths. Add th e su g ar and gin g er root a n d h e a t slowly. Cook until the pears a re te n d e r and seal w hile hot in sterilized glass Jars. T he Juice of three lem ons und g ra te d rind of one is a pleasing ailditiou und should be added w ith th e sugar. HOMEMADE ❖ <§> PASTE. Mix a pound—a q u a rt—of flour, a d ra m of boric acid, h a lf an ounce of n itric acid, a d ra m of clove oil w ith tw o q u a rts o f w a­ ter. Boil th e sam e as fo r sta rc h an d stra in th ro u g h cheesecloth in to g lass ja rs. T h is p aste can be m ade in a n y q u an tity , of course, by using th e proper proportions. < s> 3 < > <$> < s> P ear Dessert. T are and slice six pears. Sprinkle w ith a few drops of lem on juice. W hip th ree -q u arte rs of a cupful of thick cream until stiff, add tw o tablespoon­ fu ls of su g ar an d one teaspoonful of vanilla e x tra ct. H eap th e cream on th e ixmrs, sprinkle w ith a th ird cup­ ful of chopped w a ln u ts o r pecans and g arn ish w ith any b erries in season. C ream ed T u rn ip s . P a re , b u t do not cube, young w hite tu rn ip s. Boil until te n d e r a n d drain . A rran g e In baking dish and pour over It a w h ite sauce. C over w ith b u tte re d cru m b s a n d brow n in a quick oven. P ear Com pote. F our good sized pears, tw o ornnges, h alf a cupful of g ra te d cocoanut and som e canned pineapple Juice are th e ing red ien ts necessary for this dish P lace a lte rn a te layers o f sliced pears, shredded o ranges a n d cocoanut in glass d esse rt dishes. C over w ith pineapple Juice and top w ith a spoonful of w hip­ ped cream for eneh portion. Serve w ith plain or sponge cake. Many Uses For Kerosene One housew ife hns m ade th e rem n rk , 'I f 1 w ere allow ed but one clean in g ag en t besides soap and w a te r l w ould choose kerosene oil." T h is re m a rk is w o rth y of thought an d trial. T his w om an dips her broom ip to wn- THE FUTURE. W h y m ake y o u rs e lf tic k w ith w o rry a b ou t th e fu tu re w hen th a t w o rry can no t possibly help m a tte rs ? A n x ie ty is th e poison of hum an life , th e p a re n t of m a n y sins and o f m ore m iseries. Can y o ur solicitude a lte r th e cause or u n ra v e l th e in tric a c y of hum an events? To p ro vid e a g a in s t e v e ry im p o rta n t d an g er by th e em p lo y m e n t o f th e most pro m isin g m eans is th e office of wisdom , but a t thin p o in t w is ­ dom stops.— B la ir. —O $1^25 FOUR MONTHLY MAGAZINES $ And Our P a p er—A ll One Y ear H ome L ife U. J V *{ i f / ' R omans UbRjj) Pendleton Normal School Proven Necessity (C opied from P o rtla n d O regonian.) M ONM OUTH, Ore., J u n e 26.—T he O regon N orm al school opened th is w eek . . . s tu d e n ts en rolled 785, la rg e st on re co rd for s ta te N orm al in O regon . . . . how to ca re for larg e s tu d e n t body a problem . . . . 800 being cro w d ed in to au d ito riu m w ith se a tin g c a ­ pacity of 550. G alleries filled with e x tra c h a irs in aisles. M ore th a n 150 s tu d e n ts seated on platfo rm . New b o ard in g h o u ses co m p leted , ad d itio n s to ro o m ­ ing hou ses b u ilt and te n ts used. One h u n d red g irls sleep on u p p er floor of school. T h e official school re p o rt gives 150 g ra d e p u p ils in M onm outh, fo r te a c h e r p ractice. Read what those you have elected to handle the affairs of your state and who are thoroughly informed regarding school conditions in Oregon have to say concerning measure 308 on the ballot at the coming election: By Jam es W lth y c o m b e , G o v e rn o r of O reg o n : “ O re g o n is u n q u e s t i o n a b l y in n eed of m o r e n o r m a l sch o o l w o rk a n d P e n d l e t o n is th e lo gical p la c e f o r a School of t h i s c l a s s in E a s t e r n O r e g o n " By J. A. C h u rc h ill, S ta te S u p e rin te n d e n t of P u b lic In s tru c tio n : “ I t r u s t t h a t t h e v o t e r s o f t h e S t a t e will a s s i s t in r a i s i n g t h e s t a n d a r d of o u r s c h o o l s by e s t a b l i s h i n g a S t a t e N o r m a l S c h o o l a t P en d leto n .* ' By P. L. C a m p b e ll, P re s id e n t of th e U n iv e rs ity of O re g o n : “ A t l e a s t o n e a d d i t i o n a l N o r m a l S ch o o l Is u r g e n t l y n e e d e d in O r e g o n . ” By W . J. K e r r , P re s id e n t o f th e O regon A g r ic u ltu ra l C o lleg e: “ S in c e t h e p e o p le of P e n d l e t o n a r e i n i t i a t i n g a m e a s u r e fo r t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a N o r m a l S chool a t t h a t place.- it will g iv e m e p l e a s u r e to s u p p o r t t h i s m e a s u re .* ' By X H . A c k e rm a n , P re s id e n t O regon N o rm a l School, a t M o n m o u th : “ A c a r e f u l a n a l y s i s of t h e s i t u a t i o n will c o n v i n c e a n y one t h a t O r e g o n n e e d s a N o r m a l S chool in E a s t e r n O r e ­ g o n a n d P e n d l e t o n fills all t h e g o v e r n m e n t re q u ire m e n ts.* * By th e C o u n ty School S u p e rin te n d e n ts of O re g o n : " R e s o l v e d , t h a t It Is t h e s e n s e of t h e C o u n t y S chool S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s of t h e S t a t e of O re g o n , in c o n v e n t i o n a s s e m b l e d , t h a t t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s of t h e s c h o o l s of t h e S t a t e d e m a n d i n c r e a s e d f a c i l i t i e s fo r t h e t r a i n i n g of l e a t h e r s , a n d t h a t we, t h e r e f o r e , e n d o r s e th e i n i t i a t i v e m e a s u r e to e s t a b l i s h a N o r m a l S chool a t P e n d l e t o n . " By M rs. C h a rle s H . C a s tn e r, P re s id e n t o f th e O rego n F e d e ra tio n of W o m e n 's C lu bs: “ I m o s t h e a r t i l y e n d o r s e t h e lo c u tio n of s a i d N o r m a l S cho ol a t P e n d l e t o n . “ P ro f. R o b e rt C. F re n c h , F o rm e r P re s id e n t of th e N o rm a l School L o cated a t W e s to n : " A n i m m e d i a t e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of s u c h a sc h o o l a t s o m e c e n t r a l p o in t s u c h u s P e n d l e t o n w ould p r o v e a g r e a t a s s e t to t h e S t a t e of O r e g o n ” B. F. M u lk e y , E x -P re s id e n t S o u th ern O reg o n N o rm a l School: “ I s h a ll s u p p o r t t h e lo c u tio n of a n E a s t e r n O r e g o n N o r m a l S cho ol a t P e n d l e t o n ” State Board of Regents of Oregon Normal School declares that “the necessity for additional Normal school facilities in Oregon is apparent.” Portland Chamber of Commerce endorses measure 308 and say Pendleton most logical location for Nor­ mal school in Castern Oregon. 3 0 8 X Y E S IS A VOTE FOR your children > ( P a i d A dv.) \ Get The M ost For Y orr M oney By ta k in g a d v a - ta ^ e o f th is re m a rk a b le offhr no w , y o u m ske a cash sa v in g of $1.10. Y ou a y e a r 's su b sc rip tio n to o u r p a p e r an d to th e se f o u r sp le n d id m agazine*—a to ta l v a lu e o f $2.35 f o r o n ly $1.25. T hi» o tte r i* nr>en to old a n d n ew su b sc rib ers. 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