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The celebration of Arbor Day, in which young ehildivn 

 are called to take an active part, teaches them to love the 

 trees they plant, and to treasure those that a kind Provi- 

 dence has sown and grown for them. At the same time, 

 it reminds the children's parents that the time has come 

 for them to preserve the remnants of the old forest, or, if 

 too late for that, to make up for their wasteful extrava- 

 gance by planting a new one. 



On your western prairies Arbor Day culls together 

 those who, while grateful for the abundant crops yielded 

 by your fertile soil, still sadly miss the forests of their 

 old eastern homes. It encourages them to do for them- 

 selves what a wise Providence has left for them to do, to 

 create new forests which, will not only yield fuel and val- 

 uable timber, but will even modify the climate and make 

 it still more suitable for all agricultural operations. And, 

 in planting these young trees, which so many will not live 

 to see in their prime, Arbor Day teaches both young and 

 old that it is man's duty and privilege to work, not only 

 for himself but for those who shall come after him. 



May the Hon. J. Sterling Morton be spired to enjoy 

 many more such celebrations as this, and to see each suc- 

 cessive Arbor Day more successful than the last. 

 Believe me, dear sir, 



Yours truly, 



H. G. JOLY. 



