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-of the most notable articles must at present suffice. Something 

 might have been said here of locally new features in stone tubes 

 and banner stones, of amulets and curious slate knives, as well as 

 •other things, for in the nature of the case, the field is one of per- 

 petual discovery. The wooden masks of the State Museum form 

 an attractive branch of study, but the student must not let im- 

 agination outrun facts. In the wampum department, while many 

 photographs and other pictures of belts have been obtained, the 

 •essential facts remain the same. 



In concluding this series of bulletins, extending far beyond what 

 was at first planned, the writer is thankful for the opportunity he 

 lias had of giving some information on an interesting subject; per- 

 haps of aiding others in their work. In every way it has been more 

 a pleasure than a task, so cordial have been his relations with all 

 -concerned. It is a work in which many are sharing and one which 

 will go o n > though one laborer after another finishes his part. It 

 is a beautiful thought that death does not end all our power to help 

 ■Others. Our works follow us, though we rest from our labors. 



