davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1897-03-10

The opinion that hurry i'll eating is a
prolific cause of dyspepsia Is iUuuCuh ON
common observation. The i'll results of
boiling food have been attributed to the
lack of thorough mastication aud to the
incomplete HCtiOn Of the saliva upon tho
food. Two Thirds of the food which we
eat is starch, and starch cannot be util-
lied i'll the system as food until it has
been converted into sugar, and this
change is principally effected by the
saliva. But there is IL third reason why
rapiditv of eating intcrfcres with digcs-
ton. The presence of the salivary sccre-
ton in the stomach acts as II stimulus
to the secretion Of the gastric Juice. r.
respective of the mechanical function of
the teeth, food which goes into the
stomach incomplctcly mingled with
saliva passes slowly and impcrfcctly
through the process of stomach digcs,
ton. Therefore, us Il sanitary maxim of
no mean value, teach the children to
eat slowly, and i'll giving this instruc-
ton by example the teacher rs well as
the pupil may receive lrnolt.-TrOy
Times,
, 1897-03-10
WITH MELANCHOLY

AID bid dull care avaunt," sounds very
we'll in verse, but If you have a case of
the blues" caused by indigestion, with
biliousness added on as an extra horror,
you cannot say hey! presto, and thus in
sure the departure Of those abominable
twins. The proper caper" when thus
troubled, is to seek the aid OF Hostetter's
S-omach Bitters. Thereafter o will
speedily digest vi. ease and eat with
appetite, and YOU liver will reassert its
right to regularity. Not only this, you
can retire without a horrible dread that
the Washington will-in
dreams-impose itself upon the pit Of
your stomach. If you feel premonitory
symptoms OF chills and fever, kidney
trouble, or rheumatism, summon the
Bitters to the rescue without delay, lest
a worse Thing befall you" a feeble con
diticn of the system is more speedily
changed to Il vigorous one by this fine
tonic than by any other medicinal agent
in existence. A %wineglass three times a
day.
, 1897-03-10
LINES.

Freely enlarged from Victor Hu,o,.
Like a tiny CLINT of light piercing through tia
dusty gloom
Comes her little laughing face through the
shadows of my room.
Ald my pen forgets its way as it hears her
patt'ring tread,
While her prattling treble tones chas. the
thoughts from out ny heed.
She is queen and her slave, one who loves
her and obeys,
For she rules her world of home with imperi-
Gus baby ways.
In she dances, calls me "Dcar!'' turns the
pages of my books,
thrones herself upon my knee, takes my pen
with laughing looks,
Makes disorder reign supreme, turns my pa.
pers upside down,
Draws me caDalistic signs. safe from f,,r Of
any frown.
Crumples all my verses up, pleased to hear
the cracking sound,
Makes them into balls nul thcn-uInrs than
all upon the ground.
Suddenly she fits away. leaving me alone
ngain
With IA warmth about my hear. and u brighter,
clearer brain.
And, although the thoughts return that her
coming drove away.
The remembrance of her laugh fingers with
me through the day.
crumplCd sheet,
On the which, God knowcth why, read my
fancies twice as sweet.
N. b. b. in London Spectator.
, 1897-03-10
RECEIVERS SALE.

Notice is hereby given, that by virtue
Of my appointment as receiver of the
property and estate OF Charles N.
Northrop and of his moiety in the part
nership property of Northrop & Elmer,
at suit Of Mary l.. Northrop VS.. Charles
n. Norlhrop, and by virtue of the order
of sale of the district court OF the Second
Judicial district held within and for the
County of Albany, in the said State Of
Wyoming, to me issued and directed the
LIST day Of March, 1897, l have taken pos
session Of as such receiver, and will sell
at public vendue, to the highest and best
bidder for cash, at the west front door
Of the court house Of Albany county, sit
uated in the City Of Laramie, in said
county, on Saturday, the Sd day OF
April, A. d. 1897, at 2 o'clock in the aft
ernoon Of said day, the undivided half
interest of the said defendant, Charles
N. Northrop, in the following described
firm of Northrop & Elmer, the same be-
ing all the property OF the firm or CO
partnership OF Northrop & Elmer sub
ject to bona fide partnership debts, to-
wit:
1890 sheep, more or less; 20 head OF
cattle, more or less; 20 head Of horses,
more or less; one span OF mares; 200
tons of hay, more or less; one lot OF
wagons; one lot OF harnesses; one lot OF
agricultural Implements; n lot o.
tents and herders' outfits; household
furniture; one lot of chickens; houses
and other improvements on land; an in
terest in 1920 acres Of land, mOr par
ticularly described as follows. to-wit;
Sections II and Is in township IS, nortf
OF range n west and section 7 in town
ship IS, north Of range rs west; title alb
solute to 200 acres Of land, more parti
cnlarly described as follows to-wit: s u
NE u OF section IL, township 1S, norti
range n west, containing so acres; S Y
Sc u Of section 6. township IS norti
range 76 west, containing so acres; NV
Y Sc u of section IL, township is
north range n west, containing 40 acres
Done this Bird day Of March. A. d
1897.
PERCY J. GOSDEN,
m3a2. Receiver.
, 1897-03-10

Most persons labor under the dCluSion
that sleep is IL natural function, aud
that slumbcr is Il state tErt requires no
preparation. Given a bed and II certain
hour of the evening, and sleep follows
is their simple creed. As Il matter of
fact they find that they do not always
sleep when they think they should, Int
it never occurs to thlm that their the.
DRY is wrong. LIT II j.. S!.,p is Il sta:o
requiring careful prrraratipr, and with
out that preparation its best results can
not be obtained.
, 1897-03-10

While talking to some friends in
W%ilkcsbarre recently Patrick Hcaley
was stricken deaf and dumb. He wrote
on IL piece Of paper: "Do not be alarm
ed. This will pass off in three days. l
know what it is. l nave had it before"
1t seems that Healey. while in Ireland,
30 years ago, was thrown from a horse.
AS IL result of injuries received he as
deaf and dumb for three days. Every
four years since then he has had q SINH
lar attack, lasting in each instance three
days. -Philadelphia Record.
, 1897-03-10
Brutal.

She-There! How do you like my
singing?
He-There is certainly a great deal
Of feeling in il.
"Thank you"
GAS I vas about to remark, it gave
me an impression that you were feeling
around for the notes without being sure
of finding them. indianapolis Jour
nal.
, 1897-03-10


have it Ls1e,r uuttip, her hand m h.,
breast.
".Just-er-la, mo have q loot ar !. g,
m~Cfgputn
Let vous Oh. 50 Won wan, 70 dr,,,
back. do Won? WpIl Won can IL ron,--
NV darling. Ir-
..Goorce forc;vo mo ne r
know. There il is"
81 was ,hort .o s, -
took if, chat 7 o,Iv wortod 800 !.
had sneIled necessary With ora
two"
She one,ot vida bor
..Nccassarv.- sha said WI, .,,or.,s
M snch " owl in ,ho In,.a. ),
.Isn,, ,hors:r ,nr,,nuu .u
soou o
yes ,o,a :; s,.1 :., :.
womb 10 riob, ,o LOT ona oIsa 10 90
Nv ,i,onrv w,s corac, Lorronan
IT II, wron~ 7 said ns r-,oa
il tn bnr -, did,, ,sn ,.a.1
%, kuevr rou di,r,t -
Tba,o v,,s ,,r.o
"A,d-.ud rnn da,, a, m
b,ck9., ~
..Not for worlds - 7 cr;od ,ooL,oss,r
..Dr,w hacl, i,G,od ;,
W. ,,1I-od If ,narr .h;,o, e.ou uo,
She ,o,d mo ol,or, hor n,o,Ior mho m.ae
an invalid il ,nno.roa
"Ard I ,L,ri, Lo ,,
thi. ,f,orronm =, sho Sa;h d.. non,ii
co,n. mn and soo ma,,n,nq,,
T hor;,ntoa a..am
mnrt
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it's vc,v fnrnv"hrt tLo foct !. -
finally f]oron,tnr whore ,o,,,ra storn.
H. la, Ne'
"Oh Won s,,,id how, South p,uoao
Of oorr. ;,
"Of course Numhory,
.rLnon
am
.rN,n. u,
Won
.I shall ho ,,o,,oa .. ;,
Iro.ranaaa
TLn hanI ,.
81 ~. pans NV
Lam,o ~ e., Wv nv
..TLi. .L..,.
br;,l,1r $40, I i.l, I.-z-1 .
n". 60 1'pu
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.In n,an - o'n Ia,
rih,uI an ''A y" "
Ill.,. 1870,
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&c.,. -' w..
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rn
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nnN GippinS ""'
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..N" ''li' No '"o u''i
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ia IA "'' Vi sou' 1
.Iarnm
pi'"io - 'hen
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a =. W. s"
Wv, ",i''.,s "isn'' NV
n., mha , "na n
tha nnIann 81" ,n", t'nIs
=, O." eo.'en "n"S "n" III o'nu pi"s-
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, 1897-03-10

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo QuInfne Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II It
fails TO cure. 3Sa.
, 1897-03-10
A DECEPTION.

To this day l live in perpetual fear of
meeting him, indeed | am continually
haunted with the belief that he is scour-
ing the earth for me, thirsting for re-
venge, and that is why l shun the
haunts of men and live IA solitary, Sc
cluded life, only venturing out at dusk
and wearing Il beard (Which doesn't suit
me) and blrc glasses (Which | don't
need as Il means of disguise. OF course
it should never have happened. | admit
that. A word of explanation and all
would have l'cn well, and l should not
now be living with the sword of Damo-
Giles hanging over my head. But l let
the opportunity slip and plunged myself
into an intrigue which may yet end in
bloodshed.
1t began with very simple mistake
on my part. | was %loungiug on the pier
at Eustsca one fine morning i'll Scptcm-
Der. listening to the grand selection
from the 'BOhCmian Girl' (thoy play
this every day at Eastsea) and watching
the prOmcnadurs, when my eyes fell Oh
d young lady who was sitting i'll II quiet
corner reading IA novel. l could not see
hor : for w,, hidden nv , c,;,so,
,, -. ,a.....I ..ma..
~ 'N e
ohce 'olu ino 'i'' 1t was Hioiu'
one of the prCttlcst girls l know, and,
inwardly cungratulating myself, l rose
aud crossed to her.
So absorbed was she in her book that
she did not hear me approach, and to
ATTRACT brr attention II know her very
,,oII, ,lors,ur o,nod ,ho s,,shodo
-.
WIN NY p'poi. 'N'
h'eh'' All" '"'"' ~ my ~ %" 4
had made IL mistake; II was not flo'
but IL stranger.
l stood paralyzed, trying to frame al
apology, but before l could get the
words ont I was amazed to see "A lovely
emilia of ov;dcut rcco,uition and , still
I~o.aI;au hr.h or,,d . ch,r,,;,,
,.o
"coroorr oor;od in o,o,,S toro
..rt;, s,r,.,so VIZ d;d WON
cor,n9 Rnt There sit down."
Wow l,nw ,b,t mi. was whoro T
wndo Two f,t,l n,ror If w,s rv;dent
.La, h,d . Jn,,,1n and equally evident
th.t sho was mist,Liup mo for him
naI nnn.L, ,n L,yo r,dnco;vod
.or .n L"ro unrn,rrcd , foy words of
nua,aar r,isoI nv ,nr and ,onc away
hrt + d;d nor dn,hiI perh,ns if wus
Iasas or hor mor,b nv bor boir 7
Io,,t Lnow nrt ,ry,y,v IN drew be,
an:.,an.;la ,uJ s,, Jn,rr
uwh,t mad, Won como so-so sud.
do,,vs" Shn nstci
"Wbotr" then recovering myself.
..wI, Wv, " nourSo" She finished
su;
..ConIdu,t Won wait for nv answerp,
.ho ,"nr,,uroJ softly
IN said 81 couIdn,t"
sha tnrncJ over the nnpes of her nov
q, in distracted fashion. On the ty leaf
nonnht s;,ht of som, vritiur-"To
Lucy from George" and the date.
hon. NV ho,d close IN hers 81 close
TINT a straw trndril of her brown hair
hr,sboa nv cbaok
"Tucv ); wbisnercd. almost uniting
my linst 70 her shell. like little ear, "what
10 vonr ]nnswcr?',
Sbo ,auyhed
..Wo,ldr,t Won like IN know9" she
so;d ~ nos,cG he letter this morning"
"In-;n answer to nv letter." | nut
i, taxing a stcn in the dark.
, 1897-03-10
FOR SALE,

A six and one-half horse power engine
and boiler, in good condition. Apply
at this once.
, 1897-03-10

Whisper 1t to your neighDors that the
Republican Is the best paper IN tAs
state, and that It can be had for 50
cents pee mooth.
, 1897-03-10

Little Boreham Crelating his Alpine
Observation-Disclosures | stood, the terri
BILE abyss yawning at my feet-' That
brute Brown-"Was it yawning when
you got there, or did it start after you
arrived ?"-LOndon Punch.
, 1897-03-10
USEFUL And POPULAR BOOKS
WORKS OF INTEREST AND VALUE TO PEOPLE
OF ALL CLASSES AND TASTES!
Each s eofn G0nsists Of 2 Hanasoms octave Volume Of 81 Ls.se &C

b@ i~rrpton1 9 h"t ntf m"fTm and popular hs will b found below Trs ss~ks
"nNh" .gn thu" Irh' thence Of which ur and tho 0hdu upon sl Anms - ~
PNth.t Nhm The reach of III No man or woman can hlm r pMni y the 1or hGa Of 0s
S%iII5 n %ITT T rs shHi be "hh0uthsm Each book onst-o fa han omeo hvov dun" OTIS -
su m Ph' nicely printed and bn IN attractive rae covers Many rheA .~ h@
, 1897-03-10

nnmi ny man NamhhI~ %Ie+ Tor securing hand ,,,
Ill Famous Dramatic RcctationS AMLr"a and vnnan" collection or the hest ds
nhcr "ihWNh& carefully selected from the writings of the best authors Gr etd by ueh aNnge hcuuons0
.,S M%h5 Ms ,n,rhmG"ns, Grah.1ae nmS c2msnls@ whrh" are very, very funny. Tie
,-c 1 Mn IIhs tMM""hrn-H Mh r %mmmnWE cm Inc attest x%m mn1W rules M"i for PLAYING Whist, encnrH
eon S snh hI T" MohcL hoIk Of Dial"s"S%i A a Sss amt mM%nm %neNNno Dialogues
n h@ Pdrior Maggie "nrhumnrc complete mt exhaustive rrclnns or performing over
Is HMH%T 10 mM@ I%%nnsn ~ and tS i%M~E mG2T@TE% I'll mMGs" and tells You
Zone -Four ainEhan%%@ "m an %mmsM land %mT%o constructions in I%nnTTSB IH@hs
No no Famous Comic REGULATIONS, Tnsh Il" kronmhn1on en hundred andtcn orhe every
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, 1897-03-10

Mining deeds At this omesL
, 1897-03-10

NEs- BOUS
40. !. Limited Ar. l2:i5 "A. IN. Lv. 1850 Il. III
No 3, Fast Mall. Ar. 1000 Il. m. Lv. lO:2u "A til
EAST BOUND.
No. Fast Mail Ar. HIS p. III. Lv. n:;1 d. ~
No-4, Allan. EN. Ar. n:5O "A. III. Lv. 2:IO b. II
, 1897-03-10

sOhltly Illustrated
,o NJ. ~, Ho" 10 Train Animals. This
to teach h"r-'~ dogs, cats mules, goats. hogs ard oti c.
ami isats Of int@Ihse me- s'''"'" tue most remarkable tricks
No. ~. Every Roy His Own Toy-Makcr.
Tno,GEIaIh,c ,amSr. Wipim.L Microscope ,%EloctHcai
Magic Lantern, Boats Rites, balloons, aud many Other
No. h2a. The Practical Guide 10 FIoricur-
fnre, "A complete Practical guido To the cu.'uir ul
flowers and plants by Eben Z. Reyford, enc of the leading
No. he's. Home Amnscmcnfs, a splendid col.
H sSiS' S' "AT TsSle na1 WANT nfi's sS,i iSye Tan1%ni Ta,.,W R%T
Ing nhaLaIes ani rroycrhs, for social gatherings, public
40. h%' Modern Etiquette for all Occa-
sionS. An cAcclIrnf worn upon TINS subject. con
tanning the rules of department for all occasions, both for
ladies' and genLlemcn, As observed by the best society.
No. h@I; The Ready Reference Manual of
FACTS, Figures ana Statistics. collection "
useful fart- figures, statistics and dair>-a compendium Of
an. .ar aSiid. 'e SanTaaidnny 'a arr 1 ! N for Of rr SyTFy Ic g.2 2 %""'"
No. hT. n" Practical PouItry Keeper.
involving thS eyrcrI"nsc of saccc-si"I raH,Ty VI Ee TT@9 and
embracing al! the laIr-t IDEAS On the subject,
No. no. The Practical Horse and Cattle
DoCfpr. lIliS NhIitl'I" hUuk describes III" sNiup-
tom. Of every dtsoa.r wt,h which horses and cattle are
N". n The Handy C~yc!opriia of Every.
Day Wants, a r"mprHHinn ui useful ana yallnuIr
Information nl,"l win, practical receipts, hints, helps and
So 20 The Family Doctor Hook, conrain.
known ii-r,.e or aiIn"ut OF the human frim" ami s sHe.
se-t'ng simple home rrm"din- which usually effect n cure
NJ The Nntionaf JiauIr Dictionary.
, afnnpis eIn rIy T"rIH t'T III ,E, OF q, is% Ens, ~. l an con,
NJ. ~ me Laadirs' ModcI Fancv-Work
Manual IN iIm'It new h""N 'mh"hVing ali ine
latest Ideas IN nr-il"work. crochet. knitting and emhroii;
tirecti"gs for making many articles ot wearing apparel
No. Us. The 4 mcricnu FrmiIy Cook Rock.
4 complete cook book. compiled by an experienced house.
SSolces," recipes ciassi6cd nor Tor rr saiT r sssTe nen'ff' u '"e
80 AZ u WIdder EoodIc's Love 4 fair.
Evening star., 1897-02-06
SHOE EYELETS.
vhe or the Few Things That Are Sola
by the Milton

Vhe or the Few Things That Are SoIa
by the Million
From the New York Sun.
There are many things that are sold h,,
the gross. and not a few that are sold h,,
the thousand, but there are NOT r,.,,, ~. !,
are soid by the million. Among the tbines
that are SO sold. however are shoe sx-.,.ts
Shoe eyelets are made of brass h,, -,
ehlhes, whose operation is almost ent;r.,y
automatic. Three or four machines ar. 20
qaired TO produce the eyelet in the form
IN which 1t Is sold, the brass being fed into
the nrst machine in thin, fat strips As
SOFA 10 the shoe manufacturer. the eyelet is
turned down at one end only The eyelets
TOOK as much as anything like So many,
niue mats with narrow brims and withnut
tha as Ups. .ops III the crowns. The upper end of
the crown. which is like the end of Iit,Ie
cyhhder, is put through the eyelet hole In
the shoe, the finished brim or f1anee of tho
eyeiet resting against the leather upon the
,.,t outsiae. III AIter the eyelet has thus been
put IN place its inner end is turned down
upon the leather by machine made for
that purpose. In the manufacture of the
eyeiets number of very slight vertical in
ueh.ations q. are made at equal distances apart
IN the outside of the eyelet around the
smooth. straight end. When the shoe ma :
chine smashes down the inner side of the
eyelet the metal parts at these indentations
anu 10 epfedi uniformly, thus giving it
secure hold.
Eyeiets are made of various sizes In di
ameter and of various lengths of shank or
cylinder. according to the thickness of the
material with which they are to be used
and after they come from the machines
they are finished in great variety. some
are finished white-these are silver pIated :.
some are gilt finished and some are con,
pered Eyeiets are japanned In black or
in various shades of russet. They are in
fact. made in any size and of any color
Evening star., 1897-02-06

one side OF the room, next to the black
board on which the New York quotattpns
are displayed The slip on which the mes
sage Is received Is handed directly to the
man at the board, who chalks down the
figures with the speed that long practice
has given him. The whole transaction cc-
cupies perhaps five seconds, and Is repeated
every time a fresh transaction is made
throughout the day. The difference between
the ume II takes message to travel across
the floor of the New York exchange less
than Io Ieet and to Chicago. 1000 miles
away. Is so slight that the announcement
may be said to be made simultaneously in
both places. This represents the perfection
OF Geographic communication as carried on
a. present.
It is probably true also. that a message
may be sent and an answer received
through the public Offices on the floors of
tnese exchanges more quickly than in any
other omces. 1t Is a matter of record that
message has been sent from New YORK
to Chicago, delivered to broker on the
floor of the exchange and an answer re-
terned 10 the sender in New York, all in
tmrty seconds. In fact, this has been done
several times. The New York manager of
the western Union is authority for. the
statement that in sending the thousands of
messages which travel back and forth he
tween the two exchanges the AVERAGE t;ma
between receiving a message and deliver
ing It's answer is not more than two min
utes and one-half. 1t is an interesting fact
that If New York business man sends two
messages at the same time, one addressed
70 the uptown district of his own city, and
tne other to the business portion of Chi
cago. OF any of the great cities. the chances
are ,i mat the second message will reach its
destination first. The reason for this Is
simply that the facilities for sending the
first. o >h@
OF course. in accomplishing the ouick
work which has been described. the com
pieteness of the connection is not the only
factor. though it is very important The
operators employed in this work are all
men who have been carefully nictad frorn
the most skillful operators in the service
OF the company. the transmitters and re-
celvers are of latest patterns, and every
Precaution is used to secure accuracy and
speed where the slightest lack of either
may mean the loss of thousands
Evening star., 1897-02-06

I eessive severity of elimate, Ms not a httie
remarkable. and 1t ist the more surprising
! when 1t Is considered in competition with his
endurance of the opposite extreme ie the
highest summer temperature We have as
yet, perhaps. no absolutely reliable data
for the highest sun Hemperature ON the
earths surface, but 1t may be safely as
sumed to be in the neiShborhood of or even
beyond 80 degrees 1t is claimed by Alex
ander Won Humboldt that Kftchie observed
near MCurzouk, in northern Africa a tenn
perature dn measupe reflected from the
desert sands) of 135 degrees in the shade
which is probably theshighSst that comes
authoritatively from the records of travel
ers: If this is true, then there can be little
IL degrees higher. With thsi two extremes
before us, then, We have fDr the human
subject climatic RESISTANCE of at least
244 degrees, or b degrees, more than is
boiling point of watef.. How much more
than this man could endure # is difficult to
say. but doubtless, many degrees could
yet be added to either side of the thermo-
metric scale without materially or neces-
sarily affecting his system. His resistance
to the temperature of furnace rooms as is
evidenced In the work of the stokers on
board the transatlantic liners, is an indi-
cation of this. and yet more the remarkable
experiments recently conducted by the en-
fnent physicist Raoul Pictet upon his own
person, when by artificial processes he sub
1ected his body to a temperature of 165
degrees.
Men of the Stone age.
discovery of unusual interest-indeed
one might say Of nearly the greatest i'm
portance that has been made for many
years in the domain of anthropology-has
latterly been announced by M. Ed. Petite
and consists In the finding in the cave of
Mas-d Azil, in the department of Ariege.
France, a layer of pebbles of unauestion-
ably neolithic age. in which many of the
surfaces are painted in various devices
with the peroxyd of iron. In these mark
ings there appears to be almost unaues-
tionable evidence of the existence of an al
phabetic language. and it is even surmisea
that some of the markings may even indi-
cate entirely conventioralized phonetic
characters. The pebbles in question are
mostly rounded or hattened stones of
quartz or schist from the river Arise and
overlie a deposit containing the bones of
various large uadrupeds-reindeer, au-
rochs. horses. etc.-while above them rests
a mixed layer, in the upper portion of
which are found polished stone axes
In some cases the entire surface of the
pebbles is colored, but more frequently the