When Mr.Forbes began his campaign to restore the homesteads to their former beauty and dignity, a cry was raised against him.

But this was because the farmers did not understand how much this reform meant to them.

So we gave them an object lesson.

We painted out all the signs in this section at our own expense, that you might see how much more beautiful your homes are without them.

We believe that none of you will ever care to allow advertising signs on your property again, and that the quiet refinement of this part of the country will induce many other places to follow our example, until advertisers are forced to confine themselves to newspapers, magazines and circulars, their only legitimate channels.