, strong voice vibrating with
emotion: "To you, through your worthy president and your able committee,
with a grateful heart, I return my thanks for this most unexpected and
charming reception; for this beautiful and appropriate gift, which I
prize much more than words can tell. Believe me when I say that I most
thoroughly appreciate the noble sentiments which inspired its selection.
I am delighted with the happy significance of this demonstration, as a
prophecy of the complete success of this experimental farm. This
exhibition of your loyalty to me and to Solaris Farm, fills my heart
with emotions of grateful joy. You have made me very proud and very
happy! I shall never forget the encouragement of your enthusiastic
support, which has given me renewed vigor and strength to carry forward
the work. I now pledge to you my sacred word of honor that the golden
memories of this glorious occasion, and the possession of this precious
album, shall henceforth inspire me to still greater efforts for the
success of our cherished enterprise, which means so much for us, so much
more for humanity.

"I am willing to acknowledge without a moment's hesitation, that your
surprise for me was skillfully planned; that its execution was
charmingly successful! I wish to return the compliment. I have a
surprise in store for you! The present moment is propitious; I will
disclose it! I am the bearer of a gift for you--a gift wisely chosen,
which is in every way worthy of your admiration and appreciation. A gift
of such exceeding value, that I cannot speak of it without becoming
eloquent. Gold and silver cannot measure its worth to you! Securely
packed in strong cases, which are now lodged in our express office, is a
rare collection of books. This collection contains ten complete sets of
the best text books for each one of the classified sciences, together
with the vocabularies, dictionaries, charts and drawings belonging
thereto. Accompanying each set is a miscellaneous collection of the best
works written descriptively on that particular science. These books are
intensely interesting and very valuable, although they are not classed
as text books. Altogether the five hundred volumes form the finest and
most comprehensive collection of scientific works I have ever seen. They
are the most useful and expensive books published that can be found in
the whole range of scientific literature. They contain the knowledge we
most need in our enterprise, to