September, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



V 



DISCRIMINATING PEOPLE WILL FIND IN 



RUBEROID RED ROOFINC 



A LASTING, WEATHERPROOF. FIRE-RESISTING COVERING. 

 COMBINED WITH A LASTING BEAUTY. IT IS 



The Only Permanent Roofing 



IVith a Permanent Color 



The well-known qualities of Ruberoid Roofing serve as a protection from the heat of the 

 summer and the cold of the winter, while its deep red hue lends a touch of color to the 

 surroundings. Suitable for all buildings. Color guaranteed for five years. Contains no tar 

 or paper. Will not melt, rot or corrode. Insist upon having the genuine. Look for the 

 name " RUBEROID " stamped on the back. Write for samples and prices. 



THE STANDARD PAINT COMPANY 



Sole Manufacturers 

 General Offices: 100 WILLIAM STREET. NEW YORK 



Branches: Chicago. St. Louis, KamailCity, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston 



A Never-Failing 

 Water Supply 



with absolute safety, at small cost, 

 may be had by using the 



Improved Rider 

 Hot Air Pumping Engine 



and 



Improved Ericsson 

 Hot Air Pumping Engine 



BUILT by us for more than 30 years, and 

 sold in every country in the world. Ex- 

 clusively intended for pumping water. May 

 be run by any ignorant boy or woman. So 

 well built that their durability is yet to be 

 determined, engines which were sold 30 years 

 ago being still in active service. 

 Send for Catalogue "E " to nearest office. 



Rider - Ericsson Engine Co. 



3.5 Warren St., New York 40 Dearborn St., Chicago 

 40 N. 7th St., Philadelphia 239 Franklin St., Boston 



234 Craig St. West, Montreal, P. Q. 



22 Pitt St., Sydney, N. S. W. 



Amargura 96, Havana, Cuba 



GORTON 



FEED 



BOILERS 



FEED 



For Steam 



and 



Hot Water 

 Heating 

 J* 



Insure a 

 Warm 

 Building 

 Day 

 and Night in 

 Coldest 

 Weather 

 A* 



Send for 

 Catalog 



GORTON ca, LIDGERWOOD CO. 



96 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK 

 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago 77 Oliver St., Boston 



THE NEW CEILING AND 

 SIDE WALL ON THAT ROOM 



What shall it be ? Steel, of course — because it is 

 the most modern, sanitary and inexpensive, 

 practically lasts forever. 



Write to-day, giving dimensions and par- 

 ticulars. We will go into the matter with 

 you thoroughly. 



"When il has the ELLER trade-mark, 

 it's the best in steel." 



ELLER MFG. CO. 



CANTON. OHIO 



Our remarkable recent inventions enable ns to 



offer the public an intensely brilliant 



Smokeless Gas 



at much less cost than city gas, better, safer and 

 cheaper than electricity, and costingf but one- 

 fourth as much as acetylene. 



MOwt Durable and Least Expensive 

 Apparatus to Maintain 



in effective, perpetual operation. Gives services 

 of lighting, cooliing and heating. Fullest satis- 

 faction guaranteed, and easy terms. The very 

 apparatus for suburban homes, institutions, etc. 

 We construct special apparatus also for fuel jfas 

 for manufacturing, producing gas equivalent to 

 city gas at 50 cents per 1000 cubic feet, and made 

 to respond to very large demands ; also for li{;ht- 

 ing towns, etc. 



C. M. Kemp Mfg. Co.. Baltimore, 



