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OEEGON" CITY EjSTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1905.
PRUNING THE GRAPE.
Why do you prune the grapevine?
was asked me by a class of students
at our State Agricultural College, and
for the reply I gave the reason that
Christ gave when discoursing on the
vine: "Every branch that beareth not
fruit, he purgeth it that it may bring
forth more fruit." This is the funda
mental purpose of all pruning, viz., to
produce more or better fruit. Often
it is the case, that we prune for the
sake of foliage, but that is only a
temporary purpose. "Very few there
are outside of the commercial vine
yardists who realize the importance,
or understand the principles of prun
ing, and this is a reason for so many
neglected vineyards. There are as
many modes of doing this work as
there are ways of worship, and it
wouud be difficult for me to give speci-
flc directions to fit all conditions,
The age and condition of the vines
to be pruned must be carefully looked
at before one can give an intelligent
direction for pruning. The rule that
the tailors are credited with following
is perhaps the most comprehensive
one for the grape grower, viz.: "Cut
you coat according to your cloth." To
illustrate my point: I was called up
by phone a few days ago to prune a
grape vine that had been trellised
against the side of the house and
porch. The owner wanted it taken
down, carefully pruned and a new
trellis built so as to keep the vine en
tirely away from the house. The vine
had not been pruned for many years,
probably not since it was trained
against the house. One can easily
imagine that the shears had to be
used with great vigor in reducing the
mass of old wood as well as shorten
ing in of the new growth. The same
day I attended to pruning a young
vineyard of 100 vines set two years.
These vines had made a strong growth
the past season and were in good con
dition to bring into bearing the com
ing season. I had pruned these same
vines for the first time early last
spring, cutting back the first season's
growth to only a few inches, mostly.
This time I left from two to four canes
to each hill, and allowed the strong
est canes a length of from six to eight
feet. Vines that were not long enough
to reach up to trellis (two feet) I
cut back to the ground. All surplus
side shoots from near the crown were
cut away, and only spurs containing AAAAAAAAAAAVAAiAAWVVVWWWVS?WWVWWWWWWWWWW
irom one to tnree buds were left ol
the branches on the main length of
fruiting canes. These spurs will fur
nish most of the fruit-bearing wood for '
the coming season. By another year
these fruiting spurs will be increased
to such an extent as the condition of
the vine will warrant. As a general
rule the number of fruiting buds on -these
spurs or- other fruiting wood
shouud not exceed sixty in number, j
An excessive amount of fruit buds if !
left to bear will result in weakening j
the vine and in stunting all the bunch
es of fruit formed.
Pall pruning is desirable when the
vines -are to be protected by covering
through the winter. But if vines -are
left on the trellis I prefer to do the
pruning in February or March. With
young vineyards the vines may be
easily removed from the trellis and if
they are only left lying on the ground
over winter their condition is im
proved. Cornstalks and other litter
may be thrown over them to advant- j
age and if varieties are subject to I
winter injury a covering of earth
over the fruiting wood (the new wood)
is best. Regular pruning, however,
should always be given each spring if
the vines are not protected.
DELINQUENT TAXES FOR 1904.
Continued from page 9.
Arat Cue
$
Strickland, M. C, W half of E half
(tax title) Section 35, Township 3
South. Range 814 East; 160 acres 11.70
McAnulty, Martin, undivided half of
B hair or w nan as aescriDea in 1
Record of Deeds. Book 90, page
25, Section 36, Township 4 South
Ran ere 5 east: 80 acres 11.70
Warren, Anna S., Park addition to
Oregon City, lots 3 to & inclusive,
block 2 3.18
H. H. Prouty, Part of S. H. Tyron
X. L. C, as described in Record
of Deeds, Clackamas County, Ore
gon, Book 89, Page 192, Township
2 South, Range 1 East; 2 acres.. 1.97
To the person who offers to pay the tax
es, costs and accruing penalties thereon,
and take a certificate at the lowest rate of
interest and which said rate of Interest
shall not be greater than ten per cent
said sale shall be continued from day to
day until the said list is exhausted. All
of said tracts of real property being sit
uate in Clackamas county, Oregon.
Dated this 15th day of December, 1905.
J. R. SHAVER,
Sheriff of Clackamas County, Oregon.
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKHAM
And a Trae Story of Hgw the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of '73" Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale in Drag Stores.
This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn. Mass., February 9th, 1819, com
ing from a good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school and
became known as a woman 6f an alert
and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above all,
passessed a wonderfully sympathetic ;
with their mother, combined forces
to restore the family fortune. They
argued that the medicine which was
so good for their woman friends and
neighbors was equally good for the
women of the whole world.
The Pinkham's had no money, and
little credit. Their first laboratory
was the kitchen, where roots and
herbs were steeped on the stove,
gradually filling a gross of bottles.
Then came the question of selling it,
for always before they had given it
away freely. They hired a job printer
to run off some pamphlets setting forth
the merits of the medicine, now called
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and these were distributed by
the Pinkham sons in Boston, New
York, and Brooklyn.
The wonderful curative properties
of the medicine were, to A great ex
tent, self-advertising, for whoever used
it recommended it to others, and the
demand gradually increased.
In 1887, by combined efforts the
family saved enough money to com
mence newspaper advertising and
from that time the growth and success
of the enterprise were assured, until
today Lydia E. Pinkham and her Veg
etble Compound have become house
hold words everywhere, and many
nature.
In 1843 she married Isaac Pinkham, i tons of roots and herbs are used an
a builder and real estate operator, j nually in its manufacture,
and their early married life was mark- j Lldia E. Pinkham herself did not
ed by prosperity and happiness. They j live to see the great success of this
had, four children, three sons and a ; work. She passed to her reward
daughter. j years ago, but not till she had provided
In those good old fashioned days it ! means for continuing her work as
was common for mothers to make effectively as she could have done it
their own home medicines from roots I herself.
auu iiei u, iiaiure a own remeaies
calling in a physician only in special
ly urgent cases. By tradition and ex
perience many of them gained a won
derful knowledge of the curative
properties of the various roots and
herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest
in the study of roots and herbs, their
characteristics and power over dis
ease. She maintained that just as
nature so bountifully provides in the
harvestfields and orchards vegetable
foods of all kinds; so, if we but took
the pains to find them, in the roots
and herbs of the field there are reme
dies expressly designed to cure the
various ills and weaknesses of the
body, and it was her pleasure to search
these out and prepare simple and ef
fective medicines for her own family
vand friends.
Chief among these was a rare com-
bination of the choicest medicinal
roots and herbs found best adapted
for the cure of ills and weaknesses
peculiar to the female sex, and Lydia
E. Pinkham's friends and neighbors
learned that her compound relieved
and cured and it became quite popular
among them. ..........
All this so far was done freely, with
out money i and without price, as a
labor of love. '
But in 1873 the financial crisis
struck Lynn. Its length and severity
were too much for the large real es
tate interests of the Pinkham family,
as this class of the business suffered
"most from fearful depression, so when
the Centennial year dawned it found
tneir property swept away. Some
other source of income had to be
found, i
At this point Lydia E. Pinkhain's
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
During her long and eventful expe
rience she was ever methodical in
her work and she was always careful
to preserve a record of every case that
came to her attention. The case of
every sick woman who applied to her
for advice and there were thousands
received careful study, and the de
tails, including symptoms, treatment
and results were recorded for future
reference, and today these records, to
gether with hundreds of thousands
made since, are available to sick
women the world over, and represent
a vast collaboration of information
regarding the treatment of women's
ills, which for authenticity and ac
curacy can hardly be equalled in any
library in the world.
With Lydia E. Pinkham worked her
daughter-in-law, the present Mrs.
Pinkham. She was carefully instruct
ed In all her hard-won knowledge, and
for years she assisted her in her vast
correspondence.
To her hands naturally fell the di
rection of the work when its origina
tor passed away. For nearly twenty
five years she has continued it, and
nothing in the work shows when Lydia
E. Pinkham dropped her pen, and the
present Mrs. Pinkham, now the mother
of a large family, took it up. With
woman assistants, some as capable as
herself, the present Mrs. Pinkham
continues this great work, and probab
ly from the office of no other person
have so many women been advised
how to regain health. Sick women,
this advice is "Yours for Health"
freely given if you only write to ask
for it. -
Such is the history of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ; made
from simple roots and herbs; the one
and t.h fit.t.iner monument to the nnhle
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CHRISTMAS
Oregon City
GIVERS CORIE TO FRANK BUSCH
Furniture and Holiday Headquarters
The magnificent stock of furniture made by the Oregon City Furniture Factory is passing rapidly into the homes of
people who appreciate the establishment of this industry in our midst. There is a difference between trade winners
and trade keepers.' A trade winner is a piece of furniture for little money a trade keeper is good money's worth of
furniture. Do you want to be attracted this year by one sort of a bargain, and another year by another sort, and by
and by make up your mind that if you want good furniture you must go to adifferent concern- The store that adheres
to standards is the store that people stick to.
We are growing solidly and well not half so fast as we ought to grow but well. The furniture has done it;
right style right finish and right prices.
We will sell our customers during the holiday season strictly at wholesale prices on all furniture manufactured at
the Oregon City Furniture Factory. Come -in. ,
Nobody Can Sell Crockery
Under more - favorable, conditions
than we sell it. We enjoy some ex
ceptionally good trade connections
exclusively that enables us to sell
100 Piece Dinner Sets for $10.00
Regular $12.00 values.
Tea Sets from $4.50up
CARPETS
A good floor covering is one of
the greatest additions to the com
fort of your home. You cannot
have a better carpet than these-fine
ingrain carpets we are offering for
85c a yard sewed, laid and lined.
Thev are woven closely so that
the' will wear perfectly. Thev
are full of satisfactory joints and we know ypa will
enjoy owning them.
Toy Carpet Sweepers
While amusing the children, these
little sweepers teach them the habit
of neatnes? hi regain with them
in after 1 ri; hf rice apart from their
usility in ,v b sweeping", mothers ap
preciate it-, value of these cute little
2 weepers in helping to establish
naDits of neatness.
SEE WHAT WE ARE
SHOWING FOR 5c
FEATHER PILLOWS
The sweetest sleep comes from using the dawniest
feathers. We have a pillow of lightness and comfort
which we are selling at $2.50 a pair. They are the
best pillow value you ever saw. The downey feathers
have been cured in a manner which adds to their
long life.
, DOOR MATS
A good door mat will enable you to keep your house
clean and protect your carpets. It is saving on the
housekeeper and makes the house work less a task.
These mats are made
of carefully cut hemp
and palmetto fibre.
They are tough en
ough to remove the
dirt and soft enouoh
to be easy on the feet and the nerves. Price 50c and up
THERE ARE DIFFERENT MACHINES
WE SELt, THE VBEST
So many good points
I about our machines that
you can easily see them
all. One is the easy
tread, the even motion
J!1 of the feet and of the
rin needle. You can run it
Sv without real work. You
tt. jj can keep nt going with
out growl g tireti. oee
us about it.
Price $8.00.
PICTURE FRAMES
Artistic accurjtely de
scribes our frames and
the manner in which we
select them for the pic
ture and p"ut them to
gether. iAVe understand
the fine details of our
business, and satisfy all
customers, whether the
frame costs a dollar or
twenty dollars. Bring
your picture today.
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TABLE CUTLERY
Our Table Cutlery has made a
reputation for us. It insures
yn enjoyment in using it not
only from the fact it looks well
when it is on the table, but it
is easy to keep clean
it is made out 01 soiia silver
metal, preserves its brightness,
ana you are sure to enjoy it
every day you use it. We sell
6 Knives, 6 Forks, 6 Table
Spoons, 6 Tea Spoons for $5.00
AIDS TO HAPPINESS
A well equipped Kitchen is one
of the most certain aids to hap
piness. You can't cook with a
pleased . mind unless you have
utensils to hand for your conven
ience. Whether it is the Christ
mas season, or any other, these
Kitchen things will please you.
WALL PAPERS
In all the late and beautiful shade
including ingraius, varnished tiles
and the cheaper grades.
This is the handsomest line o
Wall Paper we have shown, and
we are satisfied that you will find
something to your entire satisfac
tion in our display. Remember
us when thinking of your spring
papering. Our spring stock wil
include some paper at Pc a doubl
roll.
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If you buy dish
es for your table
you ought to
see that they
are of good
quality. W e
offer a real good
dinner set of 100
pieces, fine dec
orated, for $10.
A PRETTY WATER SET
These molded glasses in artis
tic patterns have a great deal
of the beauty and delicacy, of
real cut glass. They are much
less expensive however, , and,
sold in sets with a pretty
pitcher to match, are worthy a
place in any dining room.
We'll sell the pitcher and the
six glasses for $t.o bat come
soon.
Something;
to Admire
A 6 foot Extension
Table, 6 inch leg
for $8.50. ;
- MATTING IS ALWAYS DESIRABLE
We carry a line of Mattings from which you can
select beautiful p itterns. The sort of floor coverings
that will make a room look clean. Well woven, good
colors, so they won't fade nor pull apart.
Price 15c to 45c per yard
The three sons and the daughter, 1 woman whose name it bears.
Something About
Our Steel Ranges
in the
health
It makes a difference
cooking, in time, in labor, in
and in the complexion of the cook,
whether she has to work , over a hot
and 4yet insufficient, badly regulated
fire, or if she hs one of our splendid
ranges. These do the work of two
"people, and are the housewife's best
assistance.
- Price $35.00 for the besl we have
some for $27.00 6 holes 18 inch oven.