Life — July 15, 1926 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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Life 29 —= This picture iliustrates an extreme case Is hunger or thirst killing your trees? Look at the tops of your trees. Are the leaves thin and yellowish? Are they undersized? Are they inclined to turn brownish and curlup? Are the uppermost parts of the trees thinner than the rest? Are there little dead branches showing at the tops of the trees? These signs are unmistakable evidence of trouble. It is prac- tically certain that such a tree is dying from either hunger or thirst or both. The tree is a living thing. It requires food, and it must have water. Under semi-artificial con- ditions, the soil is gradually ex- hausted of its food elements. Such a tree must be fed, for exactly the same reason that a good farmer fertilizes his fields. Get the advice of Davey Tree Surgeons quickly. They are local to you. THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO., INC. 429 City Bank Building Kent, Ohio Attach this coupon to your letterhead and mail today Ret. U.S, Pat. Of. THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO., Inc. JEN Dare 429 City Bank Bldg.; Kent, Ohio * Tree Surgery Gentlemen: Without cost or ob- ligation on my part, please have your local representative examine my trees and advise me as to their condition and needs. Cultured Labor (Owen D, Young has declared that the workman is rapidly approaching a ultural wage” which, over and above a ng wage,” will enable a workman to develop his intellect.) Scene: A handsome living-room. Mr. Hyssop, the owner thereof, is pacing nervously up and down. The bell rings. He opens the door. R. HYSSOP: Ah! The plumber! Tue Prune Yes, nor am I ashamed to admit it. I am Mr. O'Leary, the plumber. Hyssop: Well, it's in there. A terrible leak Tur Prumper: Just a moment, Mr. Hyssop. (He looks about him.) Ah, yes, a charming interior, charm- ing! No—not a Whistler, really! (He goes up to it.) Ah, yes—a clever reproduction. But then this Hokusai —a lovely print, Mr. Hyssop. Hyssop (pointing wildly): It’s in there, and it’s most important. Tue Prumser: Ah! To be sure. I must see it at on Of course, when you have so many delightful objets d’art, the mind leaps about, as it were, leaps. . .about. . .(He disappears inside. There are vague sounds of thumping. In due time he reappears.) Hyssop (eagerly): Is it fixed? Tue Piumper: I'm afraid it is. Hyssop: Well, that’s a good job. Tue Prumper: One of the most damnably clever ones I have ever seen. I’m sorry, but it’s spurious. Hyssop: What is? Tur Prumper: That comb-back chair. It’s a very clever fake. Hyssop: But, good heavens, the leak! Didn't you see it? Water com- ing out of a pipe. ..sloshing about. . . Tue Prome Come to think of it, it was a bit damp. Hyssor: Well, why didn’t you fix Tur Promerr: me it? Really, Mr. Hyssop, really. I don't fix leaks. The only reason I came here at all was that it was rumored that you had a very fine early American comb- back chair. Now that I have con- vinced myself that it is spurious— Hyssop: But the leak. . . Tue Prumper: Oh, yes, the leak. I'll telephone the office ; perhaps they might know of some one...by the way, are you interested in engrav- gs? I have a splendid representa- tive collection. You must come up some night and sce them. I'll have Mrs. O'Leary telephone your wife. Good-by, Mr. Hyssop. (He goes out. Mr. Hyssop goes out and cools his fevered brow in the leak.) Curtain Henry William Hanemann. as time take in the WHOLE PACIFIC COAST temas coe ‘awa S0u9 Mount Reinier Vancowver Island Sailing Salmon Fishing Metering eanses Craver Lake Columbia River Hi cuirorns Beaches Missions Orange Grover Rime she World Catalina View the Volcano im Safety + Gilf + Surfboarding Outrigger Canoeing Snow-capped mountains and yucca-studded deserts; fishing—reaf fishing—for trout and salmon and tuna; motoring over endless miles of paved highways through orange orchards, avenues of palms and cedar-fragrant forests ; bathing at glorious sunny beaches, Golfon links by the sea today— igh tomorrow! And Hawait—scenic climax of this perfett holiday —is only five or six days beyond. Sail direct from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle or Vancouver, Come back by another route if you like, $300 or $400 additional will cover every expense of round trip from Pacific Coast, including hotels, a visit to Kilauea Volcano, amusements and sightseeing. Write today for all booklets. ee TOURIST BUREAU 227 McCann Buitpina, San Francisco, Cauir, 355 Port Street, Honowwi, Hawant, comicbooks.com