The owner said he did not 
know that such big trees could 
be bought. He had planted 
his place with little trees of the 
ordinary sizes. He was de- 
lighted to find that $45.00 in- 
vested in Hicks’ trees would 
saved him ten years. Our 
grandfathers built their resi- 
dences where the trees were. 
Nowadays you have to bring 
the trees wherever the resi- 
dence is. Hicks’ large trees 
and choice shrubs will convert 
an unprotected, unbeautiful 
place like the one below into 
PROTECT Your floors 
and floor 
coverings from injury. Also beautify 
your furniture by using Glass Onward 
Sliding Furniture and Piano Shoes in 
place of casters. Made in 110 styles 
and sizes, If your dealer will not 
supply you 
Write uu—Onward Mfg. Co., 
Menasha, Wisconsin, U. S, A. 
Canadian Factory, Berlin, Ont. 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
a charming possession like the one above, and do it at once. 
The second summer it will look as if it had been established 
Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury, Long Island 
— —— 
7 sting sunniturr sy 
JUNE? BUGT OUD) 
Are You Willing To Wait 15 Years For Your Trees To Grow Up 
Like These, When You Can Buy Hicks’ Trees Already Grown? 
thrive. 
for years. 
your trees 
You can have your 
choice of Hicks’ Maples, Lin- 
dens, Catalpas, Pines, Cedars § 
and Spruces. 
No risk in buying Hicks’ 
large trees, for Hicks’ trees 
Come to the Nursery 
and talk i 
and select 
the foliage is on them. 
now, and we will plant them 
for you in October. 
even so big as 25 feet high and 
with 16 feet spread can safely 
be shipped by ail. 
can't come to the nursery then send for the catalog, and 
bear in mind that the fall is the time for such tree planting. 
with us, 
while 
Do it 
over 
Trees 
If you 
Cost $2, 500 
CHARLES H.SPERRY, Architect, New York, N.¥ 
Dexter Brothers’ 
English Shingle Stains 
Bring out the grain of the wood and prolong 
it’s life. 50 per cent. cheaper and far more 
artistic than paint. The best possible finish 
of shingles, half timbering, clapboards and 
all outside woodwork. Made of finest Eng- 
lish ground colors, linseed oil and special 
Dexter preserving oils. Write for booklet 
and stained miniature shingles. 
DEXTER BROS. CO., 113 Broad St., Boston, Mass. 
Branches: 1133 Broadway, New York, 
218 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Also Makers of Petrifax Cement Coating. 
AGENTS: F. H. McDonald, Grand Rapids; H. M. 
Hooker Co., Chicago; E. B. Totten, St. Louis; F. T. 
Crowe & Co., Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma, Wash., 
and Portland, Ore. ; Sherman Kimball, San Francisco; 
Hoffschlager & Co., Honolulu; and DEALERS. 
postpaid for 
This is one of a choice 
collection of 40 houses. bungalows and 
cottages illustrated and described in 
“HOMES OF CHARACTER” 
a book of artistic and practical house 
designs, which are tor sale at moderate 
prices. Sent 
Descriptive Circular 2 cents. 
JOHN HENRY NEWSON, Architect 
1245 Williamson Bldg. 
$1 00 
Stainbrings out 
the grain, gives 
a soft, velvety 
appearance. 
Paint hides the 
grain, spoilsthe 
natural surface 
of the wood. 
Clevetand, 0. | 
October, 1911 
‘clear,’ you would have had a wood which 
would have presented a fine appearance 
when it was varnished. As it is, the general 
effect is very poor. The bathtub is not 
first-class; you simply said ‘a white enam- 
eled tub,’ but did not mention the type 
or the quality of grade you required. The 
faucets are also poor. Again you did not 
specify quality or type. There are many high 
grades of bathtubs and fixtures on the 
market, any of which would have given 
you good satisfaction. In regard to the 
freezing of the water in the supply pipes 
and traps, your plumber was nearly right in 
his theory as to the cause. The cold air 
does enter between the beams and _ the 
foundation, where it should not. Cement, 
or some other material, should have been 
used to make the joints tight. Your foun- 
dation does not run under the entire ex- 
tension. This method of construction 
should never have been followed in this 
case, as the room above was required to be 
kept at a moderate degree of temperature 
at all times to prevent the water in the pipes 
from freezing. A double floor, with insu- 
lating material between, should also have 
been used to make the room warmer. It 
will cost a great deal of money to make the 
changes and improvements I have men- 
tioned, but it is absolutely necessary for 
you to make some of them in order to pre- 
vent further damage to your pipes. The cost 
of making them in the first place would 
have been small, but now so much time and 
additional material are required that it can- 
not fail to be considerable. You paid 
enough to have received a perfectly satis- 
factory job all the way through, and I very 
much regret that you did not get it.” 
Mr. A. thanked the architect and made 
the extension as near cold-proof as possible. 
Ife spent many times the amount he saved 
on the architect's fee in so doing. He em- 
ploys an architect now, no matter what new 
work he desires done about the house, and 
gladly pays the bill for his services. His 
architect explained to him later that it was 
the architect’s business to keep informed 
about all the improvements that are being 
made continually in all materials used for 
building purposes, and also in methods of 
construction. He told Mr. A. of the new de- 
vices for making houses fire-proof; the 
latest types of steam, hot water and hot air 
furnaces, all of which, of course, save coal 
and give better heat with far less attention; 
the new devices in plumbing fixtures and 
methods of installing, and many other de- 
tails of house furnishing and construction, 
too numerous to mention here. 
It should be remembered in this connec- 
tion that the average owner is too busy 
with his business affairs to keep informed 
about such matters, and also that he cannot 
know whether it is best to use certain of 
the improvements appearing from time to 
time or not. The prospective home builder 
should obtain the disinterested advice which 
any competent and reliable architect can al- 
ways give. Money spent for the archi- 
tect’s fee is always well spent. In conclu- 
sion, the reader’s attention may be called 
to the fact that an architect can always 
settle any dispute which may arise between 
the owner and the contractors concerning 
_ any work which is being done more easily 
than can the owner himself. 
The architect, 
from long experience, possesses much 
knowledge about such matters. The owner 
does not ; consequently he is at a disadvant- 
age when attempting to carry his point. An 
owner acting as an architect often finds this 
out to his cost, and so one must reach the 
inevitable conclusion that advice is worth its 
cost. 
