August, 1 910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



XI 



The Schilling Press 

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BOOK AND CATALOG 

 WORK OF ALL KINDS 



^ Fine Art Press Work a Specialty 



137-139 E. 25th ST., NEW YORK 



Printers of "American Homes and Gardens" 



Housewives tw s'gmu" Stepsaver 



in serving' meals. One trip with Wheel Tray sets table. 

 Another completely clears it. This table on -wheels 

 moves easily anywhere you want it. Height 31 in. Re- 

 movable oval trays. 21 in. by 2S in. and Zi'^n. by 26 In,, 

 extra heavy steel. 8 in. rubber tire wheels. Gloss black 

 iapan finish. Price $1 0, express prepaid. $1 2 to Pacific 

 Coa'^t. Write for circular and learn its convenience. 



WHEEL-TRAY CO., 435 F West 61st Place, Chicago 



SPECIAL OFFER to Carpenters 



BUILDERS AND OWNERS OF HOMES 



IVES PATENT WINDOW VENTILAT- 

 ING LOCK. A Safernanl for 

 Ventilating Rooms, rare Air, 

 Good Health and Rest Assured. 



To introduce this article. Four 



Vendlitinj Loclu in Genuine 



Bronze. Brass or Antique Cop- 

 per Finish will be tnaiied to 



any address prepaid for One 



Dollar. Will include a forty 



paee Hardware Catalofue and 



Worldne Model to carpenters 

 i who wish the agency to can- 

 < rass for its sale. Address 



The H. B. Ives Go. 



NEW HAVEN, 

 Conn.. U.S. A 



BRAND^ 



'^'VAgon LOADS 

 I STABLE 



SHEEP MANURE 



Kiln dried and pulverized. No weeds or bad 

 odors. Helps nature hustle. For garden, 

 lawn, trees, shrubs, fruits and house plants. 



Unn Large Barrel. Cash with order. 

 lUU Delivered to your freight station 

 Apply 71 ow 

 The Pulverized Manure Co., 21 Union Stock Yards, 

 Chicago, III. 



Takeol 



[your Hat the 



Wrlt« for Circulars 

 andPrlc«« to 



F.E. Myers &Bro., ^. 



Ashland, Ohio ^^^fr ^ 



YERS 



IqiirTreesShould live 



MffhousandYears 



In most cases they wUI, if yon give them the 

 chance. A tree seldom dies a natural death. 

 Almost always the parsing of a tree means that 

 some abnormal condition has shortened its 

 life. Di.sea.>He attacks trees because they do not 

 have proper protection ajijainst it. Decay sets 

 in because tney have been injured in some 

 way. They are destroyed by the storms becaiise 

 not protected when they were weak. 



Davcy Tree Experts 

 Arc Tree- Savers 



Trained in the Davey Insrtitute of Tree Surg- 

 ery, under direction of .John Davey. fat her of 

 the profession, they have learned exactly 

 what to do and when to do it in order to save 

 trees. Unless too far advanced in disease and 

 decay, trees receiving their attention will 

 be preserved in u.sef ulness and beauty. They 

 are the only tree surgeons who fully under- 

 stand and practice Davey methods— the 

 only methods of demonstrated efficiency. 

 Four Valuable Booklets for 

 Owners of Trees— One Free 

 A Great Revelation," explaining the 

 leading principles of tree surgery; Our 

 Wounded Friends, the Trees,** a com- 

 " lete treatise on the profession of saving 

 ree life: "A Brother to the Trees,'* by 

 Elbert Hubbard; "New Life in Old 

 Trees," by .J. Horace McFarland. One 

 if these books free to everv tree owner 

 who forwards name and a'ldress. State 

 number and kind of trees you have; 

 we will mail booklet you need most. 



(THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO.. Inc. 



I2X A«h St., Kent, Ohio 





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A concrete tank erected on estate of Edmund Tatham, 

 Katonah, New York 



New York 

 - New York 



Frederick J. Sterner, Architect 

 De Lancey A. Cameron, Builder 



Tank designed for storage supply of 15,000 gallons, 

 built entirely of concrete reinforced with Clinton welded 

 wire. Before roof was placed over tank, and during 

 winter months, ice 10 inches thick formed on water 

 stored therein. No cracks or leakage have developed. 



Clinton Wire Cloth Company 



CLINTON, MASS. 



Ceilings 



Fireprooflng Departmentsi 

 ALBERT OLIVER, 1 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK 



Washington: Rosslyn Supply Co., Colorado Bldg. Cleveland, Ohio: Carl Horix. 428 Garfield Bide. 



Chicago: Clinton Wire Cloth Co.. 30-32 River St. San Francisco: L. A. Norris. 835 Monadnock Bldf . 



Buffalo, N. Y.: Buffalo Wire Works Co., Inc. Seattle, Wash.: L. A. Norris, 909 Alaska Buildine 



Perfect Doors for 

 All Purposes 



Every room in every kind of 

 building can be fitted more satis- 

 factorily for wear, and more in 

 harmony with the trim and finish, 

 by using 



.MORGAN 

 DOORS 



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Morg-an Doors are light, remark- 

 ably strong and built of several layers 

 of wood with grain running in opposite 

 directions. Shrinking, warping or 

 swelling impossible. Veneered in all 

 varieties of hard wood— Birch, plain or 

 quarter-sawed red or white Oak, brown 

 Ash. Mahogany, etc. 



Fprh Morgan Door is stamped 

 "MORGAN" which gruarantees quality, 

 style, din-ahility and satisfaction. You 

 can have them if you specify and msist. 

 In our new hook— "The Door Bcaiitifur' 

 —Worean Doors are shown in their nat- 

 ural color and in all styles of architecture 

 for interior or exterior use. and it is ex- 

 plained whv thev are the liest and cheapest 

 doors for permanent satisfaction in any 

 building 



A copy will be sent on request. 

 Arrhifrrii- DcDcriptirr drtaita o/MorgaJl Doors 

 ntnii be found in Sireefs Inde.r.pages 67$ and 679. 

 Morgan Company. Dept. " A , * ' Oshkosh, Wis. 

 Di.«/l-iVi?/(rrf()»Mort:an Sash .and Door Co.. Chicago 



Morpan Mlllwork Co , Baltimore, Md. 

 Handled by Dealers who do not substitute. 



