February, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



XXVI I 



Tu whit! Ta whoo! 



See Tbe Sliding Shoe. 



Casfers are gone to tlie rear. 



Rugs and carpets will wear 



And never will tear 



When using The Sliding Shoe. 



No longer the floors with marks 



are filled. 

 Casters are gone, their "goose 



is killed." 



E wise like me, 

 WKate* er you do 

 Do not forget 



The 



Sliding 

 Shoe 



Chairs are upright, you're never 



" spilled " 

 When using The Sliding Shoe. 

 And what is The Sliding Shoe? 



you say. 

 Why is it better than the usual 



way.' 



Let us send you the facts and 



then youMI know. 

 We ha\'e the goods and are 



ready to show. 



SEE THAT YOUR FURNITURE IS WELI, SHOD 



USE THE SLIDING SHOE 



THE FAIR MFG. CO* Fi/thV Racine, Wis. 



SjIKIOOSLY: // /j 

 i,nr your va!:, .1 .'e 



in.'fsii'eatf Thr SliJin^ Shv, 

 J thr d.f.uement tf your Jiurt 



Write for Our Book 



Plants and. Plans for 

 Beautiful Surroundings 



It is full of invaluable information, illustrations 



of flowers and beautiful lawns. 

 It shows how the modest as well as the most 

 extensi^'e grounds can easily be made charming 

 and attractive. 1 here is nothing more pleasing 

 and delightful to cultured taste than artistic 

 and properly planted grounds. 

 We grow and import all of the choicest 

 hardy plants, shrubs, trees, box and bay 

 trees for creating beautiful landscape 

 effects in formal or natural landscape 

 gardening. Write now, lest you forget. 



^Vagner Park Conservatories 



Box 207 Sidney, Ohi 



A. J. C. Fletcher, Architect, New York 



Catot s Slimgle Stains 



For Shingles and all Rough Woodwork 



Are 50% cheaper than paint 



Cost 50% less to apply 



Look 100% handsomer than paint 



The colors are softer and richer, nearer to 

 nature than paint, and "wood treated with 

 Creosote is not subject to dry-rot or otlier 

 decay." — Century Dictionary. 



Samples on wood and litho-watercolor chart of 

 Stained Houses sent free on request 



SAMUEL CABOT, 131 Milfc Street, Boston, Mass. 



Agents all over the country 

 I ** QUILT," the warmest sheathing paper I 



Specify These Brands 



Don't select your ROOFING TIN on hear-say. 



Specify the weight of coating as well as the Brand when you're ready to 

 select your roof covering, and you'll get exactly what you pay for ; while 

 the life of the roof will depend largely upon the selection you make. 

 Our brands are enumerated below. 



[RETAIN THIS FOR REFERENCE] 



^ AAAAA 



40 POUNDS COATING 



® 



32 POUNDS COATING 



AAAA 



▼ 



35 POUNDS COATING 



AMERICAN 

 NUMETHODD 

 B 



40 POUNDS COATING 



AAA 



30 POUNDS COATING 



AMERICAN 

 SPECIAL 

 15 POUNDS COATING 



AMERICAN 

 IC 



8 POUNDS COATING 



First specify, 

 then watch 

 for these Brands 

 and you're sure 

 to get exactly 

 what you order 



20 POUNDS COATING 



AMERICAN 

 NUMETHODD 

 F 



20 POUNDS COATING 



AMERICAN 

 NUMETHODD 

 



30 POUNDS COATING 



^ AA % 

 25 POUNDS COATING 



AMERICAN 

 EXTRA 

 I2P0UNDS COATING 



AMERICAN 

 IX 



8 POUNDS COATING 



American Sheet & Tin Plate Company, 



FRICK BUILDING. 



PITTSBURGH, PA. 



TRADE MARK ^5SP 



WORKS LIKE 



:Off with the Old 

 On with the 



New' 



AD-EL-ITE 

 Paint and Varnish 

 Remover 



takes off old paint 

 and varnish, wax, and shellac from any 

 surface. Apply with a brush— wipe off with 

 a rag ; the old finish comes off with it clean to 

 the wood; no odor, no stain, no injury to the hands or 

 finest fabric ; does not injure the grain o£ the wood nor 

 evaporate from the wood before the work is finished. 



Never Put On Any Kind of New 

 Finish Over the Old Finish 



The removal of the old finish 

 is iibsolutcly necessary in re- 

 linishing all kinds of wood, no 

 matter what finish is to be ap- 

 jilied, if a satisfactory, smooth, 

 new surface is to be obtained. 



Dept. K 



The JtD.-EL 



AD-EL-ITE 

 One -Coat Dull 



Finish The Original Mis- 

 sion Finish — All Shades — 



makes old furniture, floors, picture frames, and 

 all woodwork new. Anyone can beautify his or 

 her home liv using 



Ad-El-!te One-Coat Dull Finish 

 It produces the only modern and up-to-date finish 

 that will not scratch or mar; gives a permanent color 

 that does not wear oft' or fade 

 and when used on hardwood 

 floors no wa.K is required. 



Send us the name and address 

 of your piiint dealer and get 

 Free sample of Ad-EI-Ite Paint 

 and Varnish Remover and 

 Booklet containing valuable 

 hiiils on hn\v to beautify every 

 room in the house. 



CHICAGO, ILL. 

 ITE People 



