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Accompanying it is a note from the sons of Don Juan de Torres : 



" Sir : Your disciples, Joseph and John, with much pleasure send 

 you this present, which has not value ; but is a manifestation of their 

 recognition of favors which they have received from their teacher." 



In the addresses of farewell from the leading citizens of Agana they 

 express their regret at my departure, and say that they hope I may some 

 day come back to them as their governor. They finish their address 

 with the following words : "in sending you this farewell greeting we 

 wish you with all our soul a happy voyage and a prompt arrival at your 

 lares, where more sacred affections await you ; we also, send you the 

 expression of affection of this people, who heaps upon you its benediction 

 and respects." The communication from Agat, addressed to " Don W. 

 Saffa," contains the same kind expressions of regret, and ends with the 

 paragraph : "in taking leave of you by means of this letter, we wish 

 you a happy voyage, and we pray God that at your arrival in America 

 you may find your family well. In the name of the inhabitants of this 

 village we respectfully kiss your hand." 



I do not print the signatures here but I have carefully kept the 

 original documents, and every name upon them is dear to me. As the 

 ship weighed anchor and sailed away I felt real grief, as though leaving 

 people of my own blood. I shall always look back upon the year spent 

 on this lovely island as one of the happiest in my life. 



[the end.] 



The St. Louis Exhibit of the Bureau 



of Plant Industry.* 



OUTDOOR EXHIBIT OF THE BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. 



The outdoor exhibit of the Bureau of Plant Industry occupies about 

 7^ acres of land on the sloping hillside facing the Palace of Agriculture. 

 This area is nearly square. In the center of it is laid out a large map of 

 the United States, more than 550 feet in length. State boundaries are 

 indicated by paths, from which visitors may study the exhibit. In each 

 State are planted the leading field crops it produces, on areas proportional 

 to the areas these crops actually occupy in the State. This gives, in effect, 

 a bird's-eye view of the chief crop productions of the entire country. 



The land lying outside the boundaries of the map of the United States 

 is occupied by exhibits illustrating the special lines of investigation of the 

 different offices composing the Bureau. 



* Concluded from November, 1904. 



