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THE LITTLE GIRL THAT GREW UP. Khe was Kitlliu i Hiringht In u straight backed I'luiir; There wasn't n muirl in Iter shining liulr, There wusu't ii speck oil her dainty iIi-oh, 'And Ikt rosy fain iia full of distress. When I drew near to this imiiili'ii fair, Blio suddenly rumpled tier shining liulr. And dropping down "in u heap" uii tliu floor, Uplifted lu-r voice in a wail most sore. ''Now, wluit Is tliu matter, my pretty maid?" "I'm all grown up!" she dolefully mild. "And I'm lonesome, us lonesome ns Ioiic- onie en n be For Ilumpty Duwpty and RIddle-Me-Itec. "There's Little Boy Ulue, who used to creep Under our ImvHtnek, and fall asleep; He Inn't my friend since mother dear 'Did up' my liuir in thin twist no queer! "And the Dog and the Fiddle, they left me, too, ' When the hnhy into a woman grew; The IHhIi Iiiih hidden awuy with the npoou, And the Cow has atuyed at the back of the moon! The Llttle-Old-Womun who-Swept-thc Sky Ii caught In her cobweb high and dry: And Jack mid Mm Beanstalk I cannot tiud Since I begnu to Improve my mind. "I wouldn't he seared not a hIiibIc mite If the HiiriiIhio I should meet to-n inh t ; . The Bogy Mini I'd be glad to see lint they'll never, no, never, come buck to sic! "I watched, in the garden last night at dark, A fairy favor to find, but hark! My mother Ih culling don't you hear? 'Young Indies dou't ait on the floor, my dear!' " -Zion'i Ilernld. Young Jimmy Stoevens went from the plow to the bayonet, with little In tervening time lu which to prepare for the handling of his new Implement. The Intention bad been tlmt young Stoevens should stick to the plow, for his father anil motlier were getting old, end the two elder brothers luul already gone to the war, expecting to lie home in throe mouths, and now two years bnd punned without their return; one of them, Indeed, It vus guessed, would never come buck, although his name was not In the list of dead, but lu the apprehensive roll-cnll of the missing. Much ns the farm needed Jimmy, his country appeared to need lilm more, and it culled out his uaine blindfold, by means of the draft. There being no money In the Stoevens family to huy a substitute, .Iliuiuy let go the handle of the plow and shouldered a gun. There was little time to waste In the camp of Instruction, for the comitrv was loudly culling for more men. ami a farmer's boy can stop 11 bullet as well ns the most expert soldier, even though be may not direct It with much accuracy. So with the farm-yard cries scarcely out of bis ears, Jimmy found himself In the rough and ready turmoil of the enmp, Hung unprepared Into sol diering; splendid material to make n warrior of In time, through the hard, unsympathetic handling of that great machine, the army, lr hut the bullet that was searching for lilm fulled to find lilm for some months, what with marching, couniermareliliig and sleep ing In a blanket, .llmm.v would be as good a soldier as the rest of tliein. ready to kill or be killed. Hard ns farm work may be. It Is nt least regular, ami lu the quiet of tliu country u man gets a good night's s'.eep. Jimmy found that the only regular thing about soldiering was Its Irregu larity. He had been up two days and a night on the curs, lie hud marched, not knowing whero he wns going, couu-ter-niarched, halted, slept when he could, bugled up again, as It seemed, almost before lie hud lalu down, and of nil things on earth that Jimmy most wanted was one uninterrupted good night's sleep; but grim fate, who was waiting for him, decreed that Jimmy should lie sent out from midnight till 4 o'clock ns a sentry, where, most Import ant of all things he was not to do, he must not fall asleep. The Captain had the unfortunate Idea that young fel lows fresh from the farm, or from the workshop, made better sentinels thau the old stagers who were up to the tricks of the trade. It was ten minutes to 12 when Jim my was awakened by a rough shake from a rough hand grasping his shoul der. He wns drunken with sleep, and would have given anything for another hour of It, but be was marched through the camp, and then across a narrow field to the edge of a plantation: here lie relieved a mau whom he could not see In the darkness, and who had been standing under a tree. Jimmy's Instructions were that he was not to march up and down nor to move from the foot of the tree; he was not to fire his gun unless directly at tacked, but If he heard anyone ap proach be must make for the camp ns silently as he could and give warning. If suddenly surrounded, he was to flrt bis gun, but It was Impressed upon blm that the great point was to keep tba 'iieiiiy In Ignorance of the fact that he was there; therefore he must not walk, nor more, but stand with his back against the tre and keep bis ears wide open. The rvlieveil man Of the guard walk ed noiselessly away, and Jimmy left alone In the deep darkness caused by the overshadowing tree. He wns a the edge of a wood, and If the cneni came, It would be through that bit of forest. The night wns very clear, very silent, a ml very dark. The clearness of the nlr was shown by the brilliant twlnk ling of I lie stars. Jimmy pulled out hi opeu-fai ed silver watch, and found that by holding It at a certain angle, the light from one clear star would Just enable blm dimly to discern the time, although be had to look sharply to sc the position of the large hands on the broad, smooth face of the watch. "Five nilnules ufter twelve," said Jimmy to himself, repeating the word overnnd over, but somehow they seem ed to convey little meaning to his pur tlnlly-stnpelled brain. "Five minutes after twelve," ho reiterated, and closed his tired eyes for a second until ha could comprehend what he was snylm; to himself; when he opened them and stared again at his watch he was stare led nearly out of his wits. At llrst he thought the minute hand had dropped ten minutes. It was now a quarto after twelve, lu that seeming seconi he had been asleep ten minutes, stand lug with the watch In his hand. I frightened lilm to think that this was possible; be Imagined that under such circumstances a man would have fall en. If, with his back against the tree. he could sleep as comfortably as lylnjj In his own bed at the farm, what might not happen before his long four hours' watch was over? If he could only pace up nnd down, he might keep himself awake, but to stand there like a statue the very thought made lilm shudder, The safety of an unny probably de ponded upon his vlgllauee. He must keep nwuke at all hazards, for the army's sake. If not for his own. He knew that the penalty of sleep was death. . "I must keep awake; I must keep awake," ho kept repeating to hlni self; then he wns astonished to hear Ilia father say: "Come, Jimmy, It Is time to get up; this will never do, you know." lie saw the kludly face of the old man before him. - "It Isn't daylight yet, father," he said, and ns he spoke he saw above blm the clear starlit sky, nnd he gasped, "I have been nsleep again." With trembling hands ho took out the silver watch. Actually the bright star seemed to have, shifted lu the sky. He nibbed hU eyes two or three times be fore he could persuade himself that the watch was not playing tricks with him, It was seven minutes to 1 o'clock. , I have been nsleep for nearly three- quarters of nn hour." he said with hor ror, ns he placed the watch In his vest pocket ngiilu. He picked up his gun with a linyouet on the end of It, nnd swung It backward and forward from hand to hnnd to keep himself awake; all at once, he missed It, and It fell clat tering among the dead leaves at the foot of the tree. He picked It up quick ly nnd stood, nt once all alert, at the foot of the tree to listen. Nothing but the deepest stillness surrounded him. He leaned the gun against the tree and moved his arms up and down. Ho blinked at the stars, nnd the movement of his arms seemed to become more nud nore mechanical, until nt last a wagon lialf-lailen with new-made hny drove up beside him, and he saw his father on he load driving the horses. Come, Jimmy," he said, "this Is the ast load, and It looks like rain." I don't see, father, how I am to stand sentry and load hay ut the same time," replied Jimmy. Oh." said the old man, "its quite easy, l ull may as wen oe uouig uuu as moving your arms up nnd down." Jimmy saw there was truth In this, and noticing the haycocks beside him he took n pitchfork In his hand and dug it deep Into the sweet-smelling hay. I'he pitchfork sank down through thu hav ami struck something; then wagon and haycock both disappeared, and Jimmy found himself trying to extri cate the point of his bayonet from one of the gnarled roots of the tree. Ho was In despair. I may as well lie down and lie shot for It," 'lie said dismally. "I can't keep awake If 1 nm to stand still."' He looked again at his watch. It wns wenty minutes past one. He had some thought of saving himself by rushing Into camp and crying that he heard some one coming through the wood, but lie knew that would be treachery to comrades, all of whom were doubtless sound nsleep. So he set his Ingenuity to work to keep himself awake. He needed a sharp lesson, he told himself, nnd so he prepared one. Searching his pockets, ho found a piece of string. He made a loop with It which be put round his wrist; then, over the lower branch of the tree, he wrapped the unlooped end of the string three or four times, so that If the weight of his arm came upon the loop the cord would untwine from the branch and his hand would come down. He loaned his gun against the tree with the bayonet point upwards, and his open ialm hovering a few Inches above the sharp needle of the bayonet. I shall stand this way till four o'clock." he said," and If I fall asleep my hand will drop upon the bayonet point." Again he looked at his watch and saw It was half past one. Two hours and .1 inlf still to s'and guard! As he stared out Into the night he suddenly saw an officer and soldier before him. The officer had spoken In a low, threatening olee. but the Import of the words were completely missed by Jimmy's dazed mind. What did you say, slrr asked Jim my. You were asleep at your post, said tbe man. I swear I was not," cried Jimmy, and then he wondered why bis band bad not dropped on the bayoDet point He felt for bis gun; It was not there. "You need not search for your weap on," said tbe officer. "I bare It You were asleep "lr I'""!- Here, John son," he added in n low voice, "tako this fellow's place. Come, sir, you are my prisoner." Jimmy hadn't a word to say, but fol lowed the man Into tlio camp. Tliey passed between the silent tents, seeing sentinels standing bere and there like statues. At last, Hour the center of tliu cnoiimpineiit, they came to a largo tent which showed that a light was burning wit lilu. The Sergeant, or whoever ho wns (Jimmy bud been too recent a rn- ciu It to know the distinction of the army J, raised a flap of tlio tent and en tered. Au olllcer with stern and hag gard face looked up from a rough tahlu whereon he was writing. The Sergeant said to lilm: "Caught asleep at ills post, sir." "Ah," said the olllcer with a deep frown on Ills face, and drawing, a long breath. "I took his gun away from him and lutd to speuk twice to blm before lie. awoke." "Ah." repeated the olllcer; then to Jimmy: "What have you to say. sir?" "I suppose It's true," admitted Jim my. "I did my best to keep nwuke." "The usual excuse," replied the olll cer, turning to his writing again. "Place hlni under guard till daybreak. Then have out a lile of twelve men and shoot him." "Good Cod!" cried Jimmy, "you sure ly don't murder a man who has come to tight for you lu that ofT-hund way with out even hearing what he butt to say for himself." "I have beard you," rejolued the olll cer quietly. "Take bin) away, Ser geant." The Sergeant grasped young Stee vens roughly by the arm and led him out of the tent. 'This Isn't right, you know," protest ed Jimmy. "I must be tried by a Jury or something." "Oh, don't trouble about that, sonny," replied the Sergeaut. "What the Gen oral snys Is usually right; If there Is anything wrong about It there will bo an Inquiry later, but that won't help you much. See, It Is beginning to get light lu the east already." "What time was It when you found meV" asked Jimmy, lu despair. We found you at four o'clock, when we came to change guard." Then Jimmy saw that further protest was useless. He bad slept two hours and a half. 'Oh, If I had only another chance," be gronned. "I don't feel much like sleep now. Dou't you thluk the Gen- ernl would give me another chance?" Tbe Sergennt shook his bead unsym- pntlietlcnlly. "Too much depends on It, be said. The General bus wauted to make an example for some -time, short and sbnrp, nud you're the man to furnish the example." The Sergennt turned Jimmy over to two armed men. "Guard tbls youngster," he said. 'He's to be shot nt daybreak, and It's getting near that time now. 1 11 go and rout out a squad. Don't waste any time lamenting, youngster." This to Jimmy: "If you have auy prayers, now's your time." It's nil Irregular, cried Jimmy to the sentries on each side of blm. "A . man's life can't be taken away at the simple word of another man." But the sentries' business was not to nuswer, so they stood, two grim, voice less automatons, one on either side of him. All the time there was ruuulng n Jimmy's mind n horrible sense of the rregularlty of it nil. If the country, If the newspapers kuew of this, there would be a fuss made, but he felt that when the fuss came It would be too late to help blm. The steady tramp of a number of men broke Into bis reverie. The gray of the comlug day was spreading over the east. ltlght about! March!" said the Ser geant, and Jimmy mechanically march ed as ho was told. They stood him up with his back against a tree, the twelve men drawn lu Hue before him, and appallingly near. "I won't have my eyes bandaged," eald Jimmy, "I want to see them fire." "Very well," replied the Sergeant, putting the handkerchief In his pocket uouchalantly, as If It were a point not worth discussing. Jimmy felt as If he would choke. His heart was beating with tremendous ra pidity, and bis breath came In thick gasps. There was a short, sharp com mand from theSergeantand the twelve rifles were leveled at his breast. Ho heard the word "Fire," and then the ringing of a dozen shots, and It struck lilm as curious that they did not go off Imultaneously, but with a perceptible Interval between, as If some had hesi tated to pull the trigger. Then the amazing fact struck blm that all the bullets bad gone through the palm of bis hand, which was the more astonish ing because be had kept bis bands be hind blm. He found himself looking curiously at the palm of his hand, and feeling the warm blood trickle over It. ' Well, I'll be blessed." said Jimmy; this was a dream, too, but what a hor rible one. My hand has come down on the bayonet point, after all. I wonder bow long I've been asleep this time. It was half past one when 1 last looked at my watch." Jimmy pulled out the big silver time piece once more, an.l turned It toward the glitterlug star. It still seemed to be half past one, but as he looUr.l closet be saw that the minute hand had mov ed Just perceptibly beyond tbe hlf-past point. "Good heavens!" gasped Jimmy In niazement; "have I dreamt all that ghastly stuff In thirty seconds. But. bang It. I kuew the General's proceed ings weren't regular." Tbe pain in Jimmy's palm k?pt blui wake till four o'clock and rtdeise came. Luke Sharp, la Detroit Fre rress, SOLDIERS ON WHEELS. Can Cover Great Distances Quickly and Curry Full l-uppliea. In the mouth of September last tho people of Helena, the capital of Mon tana, were surprised to see riding through their streets a party of eight colored soldiers and a white olllcer of the United Stutes army, ull mounted on bicycles. They were weather-beaten nud covered with tbe dust of the bills und plains; and they curried a great weight of rations, blankets, tents, cooking utensils and extra tires and parts of bicycles, besides rltlcs and thirty rounds of ammunition to every mini. These wheelmen were a detachment or the Tweuty-lifth Heglmeut of Unit ed Slates Infantry. They bud come on their wtiols from Fort Missoula, by way of Fort Yellowstone and the Na tional Park, having covered altogether a distance of eleven hundred miles In twenty-two days. In the .meantime they had uindo and broken camp In tbo ruin, ridden through mud, sand, dust and water, and over rocks, ruts ami stones. They had crossed moun tain ranges and forded streams in fact, they bnd stopped for nothing. Much of tbe distance bnd been rough riding In every sense of tbe word. Tbe Journey wns really made to test the question whether the bicycle Is suit, able for such military purposes as It would have to serve If used In Western campaigns. It was not a test of rapid ity, but of durability. The eight soldiers carried everything necessary to an actual campaign lu un enemy's country. Baggage, arms, ammunition, rations, blankets, tents and spare apparatus made, In fact, such a load as ordinary bicyclists would think It Impossible to carry over good roads. But these men were com mon soldiers, and In no sense experts on the wheel. No such test of the bicycle has prob ably been made before. Tbe military tests of the wheel In Europe have In volved no riding over so rough and mountainous a country to such a dis tance. The machines and the men stood the work well. No man and no wheel broke down, though to the wheels a cer tain amount of repair was, of course, necessary. Lieutenant Moss, who com manded the expedition, regards It as entirely a success, and as demonstrat ing the utility of the bicycle for actual military purposes. He believes that soon every regiment In the army will have Its bicycle corps. FREAKS IN WHEELS. Some Queer English Notlona Pre sented to the Public. At the Stanley cycle show In England tbls year there have been on display some novel creations In wheels. Per haps the most Interesting of them Is the triangular framed wheel, with ban die bars to the rear of the saddle, giv ing the rider tbe bolt upright, or, as It Is sometimes called, the hygienic posi tion while riding. The triangle frame was originated by a New London, NEW TIIIANQL'LAB FRAME. Conn., manufacturer, who exhibited a wheel of that description at the '90 cycle show in Madison Square Garden'. But the handle bars on his machine were on the front tube, nnd not behind the saddle, which gave the rider a lean ing position. Another curious feature of the English freak Is that it Is driven with grooved sprockets and a band, In place of toothed sprockets and chain. The new seat-post Is decidedly novel. It Is a double-bnrreled affair, the top and bottom bars being connected by ENGLISH FRAME PUMP. steel hinges, which allow considerable forward and backward play. It Is not likely to become popular. The use of one of the tubes In the frame as a pump s,riin.i.r has been tried In this coun try In a slightly different form without j success. But the English Inventor! claims that he has overcome all the dif- j Acuities experienced In previous expert- j ments, and that he has a device which is easily applied to any wheel and fur-1 nishes a powerful pump that will not get out of order and la always ready for use. A Hen's Remarkable Fast. The length of time a hen can sur vive without food or water is some thing remarkable. About the middle of September an Ohio farmer put a setting hen In an empty barrel placing lid on top. He forgot all about the ben until three months after, when he was surprised to find It alive. It bad remained In tbe barrel during all that time without a drop of water or food. In a very short time it was restored to the flock as well as ever. CEAT HER HUSBAND. IN the recent election Mrs. Martha Hughes Cauifou, of Salt Lake Citv. defeiitnd her husband for a seat In the Utah Seunte by more than 4.000 votes. She Is a Democrat and her husband a Republican. A believer In polygamy, she Is the fourth wife of the man she defeated nnd has three children whom sue supports by her In come as a practic ing physician. She Is 32 years of age nud Is un uuusunlly attractive woman. She Is well educat ed nnd a flue stump speaker. In the matter of polygamy Mrs. Cannon believes MRS. CANNOX. that in the present condition of society It is a good thlug for women. A fourth wife has more liberty than a whole one. She Is only one-fourth the slave that a whole wife Is. As woman's Influence on man grows man will become less domineering, have more regard for the feelings aud liberty of his life compan ion, and when woman's victory Is com pletely won polygeny will disappear, for each member of both sexes will find bis or her affinity, and both will be perfectly happy. Hinta for Beauty Keeker. In addition to Its dully brushing. It will be found that frequent changing of the style of dressing the hair Improves It. Going gloveless not only tans tbe hands, but hardens them. Therefore the wise damsel who objects to wear- lug tight gloves by day, but who has equal prejudices against a harsh sum, wear at night loose gloves, rubbed on ho tnat.in with cold cream. If the fin gers are cut out there Is no disagreeaule sensation connected with the operation. If von have a rooted objection to turning a livid lobster hue and still re tain a fondness for aquatic sports, rub cold cream into your face before going forth. Wine It off with a soft rag ami apply powder with inartistic liberality. No veil will be needed with this protec tion. When the summer girl's complexion has been exposed to the rays of tbe sun and she Is burned, she should not wash her face in cold water, but In water as hot as she can bear It. In It should be dissolved some ordinary soda. This takes the sting out of the burn nnd prepares the face for an ap plication of some soothing lotion. For Slender Women. Columns of conflicting udvlce have been written from time to time for the benefit of women who wish to get thin, and, as it is not enough for the woman who desires to put on a little extra flesh to draw her conclusions from the re verse side of the fleshy woman's In structions, she is coming in for a good ly share of counsel, too, which is all ex cellent in a way, but the regime of ex ercise und diet which Is advised for perfect development from the stand ard of too much or too little flesh Is us ually an absorbing procesi which leaves very little time for other things, and the average woman soon wearies of it if she has the courage to attempt It nt nil. The simple recipe, "Eat vege tables and plenty of butter, drink milk. sweet wine aud stout, take cod-liver oil, go to bed early, sleep a little during each day, aud laugh as much as possi ble," will often help the thin woman immensely. Cream may be substituted for the cod-liver oil If preferred. A Prayer for Girla. lou ask for a little prayer. Here is one written by Jeremy Taylor In bis ef fort to teach the world what was meant by holy living: "Teach me to watch over all my ways, that I may never be surprised by sudden tempta tions or a careless spirit, nor ever re turn to folly and vanity. Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, rid keep the door of my Hps, that I offend not lu my tongue, neither against piety nor charity. Teach me to think of nothing bur Thee, and what is in order to 1 by glory and service; to speak nothing but of Thee and Thy glories; and to do nothing but what becomes Thy ser vant, whom Thy Infinite mercy, by the grace of Thy holy spirit hath sealed up to the day of Redemption." Ladles' Home Journal. The Drena of the Fntnr. According to Mrs. Annie Jenness Mil ler the bouse dres9 of the future will not In the least resemble the long skirted affair of to-day. The skirt of this rational gown will come half way between the knee and the ankle, and the waist and the skirt will be In one piece. This simple affair may be worn while the mother of the family Is loung ing In her room or attending to ber lit tle necessary duties about tbe bouse. It should be supplemented, however, by a little Eton Jacket, rather more elaborately made, which may be slip ped on in the emergency caused by the unseasonable caller. Tbls is supposed to represent utility in dress. KeepiOK Inaomnia at Bay. Everything which increases the amount of blood ordinarily 'irculatlng through the brain baa a tendency to cause wakefulness. Tight or ill-fitting articles of dress, especially about the neck or waist, and tight shoes and boots, should be discarded; the feet should be kept warm, so that the dr culntloii may be promoted. Apart,. Iiowever, from physical causes, there ure various moral causes acting on the brain equally Inimical to sleep. When the mind Is quieted the tendency of the vessels is to contract and for sleep to follow. Women nt Pnllors and Pilot. Scnndinavlu bears the distinction of being the only nation of the world In the navy of which the women enjoy tho same privileges and share the same perils us the men. Whether the woman on board Is the wife of the captain or of the commonest sailor, she is com pelled by government to do the work of a man before the mast, and the women are even compelled to stand gunrd nt night. Women pilots are also a usual thing In the nnvy of both tbe Scandinavian nnd Danish governments. Krcsh Air. If the baby Is even ordinarily healthy he should have bis dally airing, no mat ter what the state or the weather. From the first time he is taken oat bis. constitutional should be religiously observed. To take blm out on some days and keep blm at home on others Is to pave the way for all sorts or Ill ness. The child will be much more" liable to take cold who Is kept Indoors on some days tban tbe one who goes out every day. Chicago Ledger. Dainty Toilet Article for Bnby. A tortoise-shell puff-box and brush are newer for tbe baby's basket than are those of either silver or Ivory, very elaborate ones have an initial or tn monogram in gold. A soap-box may be added to match them, and sometimes tiny comb Is put with the brush. though few young babies have hair long enough to require one. Ladles' Home Journal Dancinir Frocha for Girla. Good hxerclne. Coming up and going down stairs Is the best exercise lu the world. And yet you will find learned doctors who will warn women against going up and down stairs. bncccs. Jenkins Had you auy luck on yonr Western trip? Jackson Great luck! The baby cut four teeth while I was away. Puck. Womnn'a Amiibilitv. Bess If I were In your shoes Madge Dou't talk of Impossibilities. Flin-jB-ut the Knir ex. He I think Dr. Jenkins will very soon linve a large practice. She Why ? He He has Just had a ense In which he prescribed millinery for hysteria. Puck. A woman will argue that her clothes are more sensible than meu's even when she has to lean against the wall to get the books and eyes together In the waist of her dress. Detroit Free Press. Mr. B. Eeeder I'm told you'd like to purchase a stylish riding horse. Miss Standisb. Now, 1 have a green hunter I'd like to show you. Miss Standisb Oh, that vould be lovely! (Ie'd go so well with my new billiard cloth habit! Harper's Bazar. , "Dearest," she asked, snuggling np to him, "are you sure you love me moe than you did your first wife?" "Why. darling," he replied, "I paid only $7 for her wedding ring. Yours cost $15." Then a look of trust overspread her countenance, and Blie murmured: "Oh, you haw made me so happy." Cleve land Leader. "Tuere!" said the young woman who wants to wear them. "Well?" said ber husband. "A woman on a bicycle stop ped a runaway team a few days ago. And she say's it was her bloomers that enabled her to do so." "Shouldn't won der. Most of 'em I've seen would stop a clock, and perhaps it might work on a team." Cincinnati Enquirer. Wonderl ul Demand lor Kpruoe. Timber cutters In this country are now confronted with tbe unique condi tions that spruce is worth more in tbe market as material for wood pulp than as lumber. Spruce is tbe only wood that Is In demand in tbe pulp mill aa well as tbe saw mill. A recent calcu lation, made by experts in tbe lumber trade, shows that at least 65 per cent of all tbe spruce cut In tbe forests of the country this year will go to tba pulp mllL During 1S97 fully 1,200 cords of spruce woods will be convert ed each day Into ground wood pulp and sulphate. This will aggregate 360,000 cords for the year, or tbe equivalent of 225.000,000 feet of spruce logs. The finger ring was the earliest or. nament worn by man.