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and 16 flint scrapers (neolithic), from Elbeuf, Department de la Seine Inferieure, France.

[[underline]] James Harrington, Tampico, Mexico. [[/underline]]_ 2 stone sculptures in human shape. Very good specimens.

[[underline]] A.R. Beck Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  [[/underline]]_ 1 carved stone pipe (obscene), Said to have been brought from South America, but probably of Northwest Coast origin.

[[underline]] J.A.W. Stephenson, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina. [[/underline]]_1 scraper and 96 arrow-heads from a deposit in Alexander County, [[strikethrough]] County [[/strikethrough]] North Carolina. I take from Mr. Stephenson's letter the following interesting facts: "This deposit was found recently by some quarrymen near the Catawba River in the southeast corner of Alexander County, buried in the soil against the side of a large rock. I know of no locality nearer than 70 miles, from which the material composing them could have been obtained. There are 97 pieces, including the one from which the others seem to have been chipped.

[[underline]] E. Stanley Garry, Baltimore, Maryland. [[/underline]] _1 ceremonial weapon, from Elk Ridge, Howard County, Maryland.