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forests, there will you find the ever-living monuments of 

 those who had the wisdom and courage to plant trees upon 

 the western plains. 



Truly yours, 



ALVA ADAMS. 



FROM GOVERNOR BUCKNER, OF KENTUCKY. 



FRANKFORT, March 31, 1888. 



MR. H. L. WOOD, NEBRASKA " PRESS " : DEAR SIR 

 "Blessed is the man who invented sleep," said the im- 

 mortal Sancho, and not less honored should be the name 

 of the patriot who " invented " Arbor Day. He has given 

 an impulse to the thoughts, not only of those who love 

 nature for nature's sake, but of those who earnestly wish 

 to advance, through the ceremonies of Arbor Day, the 

 material interests of the country. 



It is to be hoped that the impulse thus started by the 

 Hon. J. Sterling Morton may continue until it results in 

 the adoption by the American people of the custom pre- 

 vailing amongst the countrymen of Sancho, to plant by 

 the wayside the seed of the fruit that refreshes them in 



their journey. 



Respectfully, 



A. B. BUCKNER. 



