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FOR THE LADIES. ' Seal Skins. '1‘ Philadelphia Times says'that the best seal 5 sins come from the Antarctic watei'i, primipally from the Shetland Islands. New York rcceiVes the bulk of American skins, which are shipped to va rious pr r25. Lun- don is the great cenlra of the frr frade of the wcrld. In our own country the sea beer of the north has the most valuable skin. Since 186?. ovc r 500,000 have been killed on Behring Island alone. In 1807 there were 27,500 sea bears killed ; in 1871 the re wasa very large der reuse, any 3 (ill being killed. There WI r: 26,960 k»llcd in 18/0, and in 1880 the number killed was 48 504, a large increase. Sea-otter for is about as expen- sive as any, and some 48,000 skin are used yearly. Over 100,000 martin or Russia- sable skins are annually used. Only about 2 000 silver foxes are caught every year, and about 6,500 blue foxes. Other fox skins are used more or less. About 600 tiger skins are used yearly, over 11,?00 Wild catiskms, d a ver lar 'e trade is mine carrie on in 2201-18 caty skills ; about 35,000 skunk and 4.2.000 monkey skins are used annually. The trade in ermine skins is falling all", as is also the trade in chinchilla. About 3,000,000 South Ameiican nutrias are killed every year, and a very large business is being car- ried on in muskrat skins ; about 15 000 each of American bear and buffalo skins were used last year. There are also used each. year about 3,000,000 lamb, 5 000 000 rabbit, 6,- 000,000 squirrel, and 620,000 filch skins; also 195 000 European hamster, and nearly 5,000,000 European and Asiatic hare. Washing Requisites. The first great requisite toward beauty is absolute cleanliness. This can never be at- tained without the pleantiful use‘of pure, soft water and good soap. Nothing keeps the hands in so good condition as rain-water or distilled water; but as these are often unattainable, the next best must be made use of. A bottle of ammonia and a box of powdered borax are indispensable toilet ar- ticles. A few drops of one or a tiny bit of the other in the hardest water will make it soft and pleasant to the touch. Neither very hot nor very cold water should be used; tepid water softens and cleanses better than either. Extremes and sudden changes in temperature should be avoided also. Fine white sandâ€"which may be dried and used again and againâ€"poured into the basin and used with the water, will be found very efficacious in smoothing rough places and in removing certain stains which have not become too deeply settled into the pores. . For whitening the bands there are vari- ous preparations which may be used Without harm. Glycerine, vaseline, cold cream, or mutton tallow, well rubbed in, with a pair of old gloves worn over night, will do much to soften and whiten The white of an egg, with a grain of alum dissolved in it, spread on the hands and wrapped in old linen over night, will, as the chroniclers of Queen Anne‘s time say, make even soft and flabby flesh firm and clear-looking. Oatmeal and corn meal, both dry and moist, may be used with good effect. The roughest and ugliest pair of hands may be made smooth and soft, if not white, in one month, if the ownor will but see to it that they are well washed in warm water every night, and rubbed with whichever of the simple preparations men- tioned egress with the skinâ€"one or two ap- plications will discover thatâ€"and then in- case within a pair of gloves, from which the ends of the fingers have been. cut. Now that we have the hands shapely, soft, and white, let us turn our attention to the nails. The modus operandi of the profession- al manicure is as follows : The finger tips are put to soak in delicately colored finger bowls half full of tepid watir, slightly scent- ed With perfume. After twenty minutes of patient waiting the operator take one hand, and, with an ivory blade, or dull pointed steel one, loosens and pushes back the cuticle from the half moon, which in most cases is nearly or quite covered. This is often at- tended with considerable pain, or at least discomfort; in stubborn cases some mani- cures use acid, but this is not desirable, as it makes the finger very sensitive for days. When the flesh is well loosened all the super- fluous part is cut away with a tiny pair of curved scisors, made expressly for the pur- pose. The nails are thcntrimmed totheir pro- per shape. Pointed French ones are consid- ered the latest, but people of the best taste find that an oval-shaped nail, a. little longer and about the shape of the finger, gives a better taper to the finger than the pointed ones. However, that is a matter of indvid- ual taste; but no matter what the shape, they must be left to grow quite long. After a filing, a chamois polisher and pow- der are used until they shine beautifully ; then comes a thorough washing and brush- ing in the tepid water, [and again are they polished with the attendant’s bare hand, the oil from the human hand giving a higher de- gree of polish on finger-nails as well as on wood. This process consumes about an hour, and is rather enjoyable. Many peo- ple pay a stated sum quarterly and go to the manicure twice a week, but this is not at all necessary ; after they are once well attended to a few minutes care and attention daily will keep the nails in good order. Every time the hands aro washed the flesh should be carefully pushed back with the towel ; this will keep it 100se and in good shape, and two minutes' rubbing Will give them a gcod polish. Marriages in Mexico. Marriages are arranged here much the same as they are in Europe and the United States. The gentleman sometimes manages to get introduced into the family, and is ac- knowledged the “novio” of the young lady by the father and mother, even before there is any formal engagement; but it is rather difficult to visit with assiduity a Mexican house until after the engagement, and even then the visits are paid in the presence of the entire family. It is generally a per- son of influence who acts as an ambassador in asking the hand of the young lady. Eu- gagcmems are of long duration in Mexico, anu very often come to nothing. First, the civil marriage takes place, which is followed .by a breakfast, dinner or ball at the house of tae “novia,” and a few days afterward the religious ceremony is performed, 10 which a. greit number of persons are invited, and at which the ladies attenddressed entirely in black, with a handsome silk, satin or velvet toilet, and a. black lace mautilla. To dress in black at a wedding in another country would be considered a bad omen, but here it is considered quite the thing. There are no bridesmaids here ; only one "iriiilrinci," who may be married or single, ‘but'who is generally married, and a "padrmo." The number of witnesses required is three. and the bride is given away, as in the United States. In Mexico the regular white wed- ding dress with orange flowers is alwai s worm, and the bridegroom has to pi‘HVlde it, as also a number of other handsome dresses, jewels, etc. Immediately after the c re- inouy the newly-mm ricd couple, . go to a. photograph gallery and have their photo- graphs taken in their bridal attiie. _Mar- riages take place here vary early in the morning. and always in church, as it is not permitted to pcrform the nuptial c: rsmony in the house. A breakfast is given by the family of the bride, and afterward the bride and bridegroom leave for some estate, or for their own house. which is prepared some lime before. The outfit is sometimes pro- vided entirely by the bridegroom, but gen- erally the family give the undtrclothes and some of the simple dresses. A Chapter on Pies. As there are two sides to every question I wish to say afew words for the much sland- ered pie. Perhaps the condemnation so severely passed on this common article of food refers to those which are unskillfully made ; but in my opinion (and I have had long experience in planning for the over-re- curring three meals a day for a family) no- thing give the housekeeper mm'e satisfaction than good pies which can be easily and quickly made at any time. She may then welcome the unexpected visitor without be- ing troubled with the first anxious thought, “\Vhat shall I have for dinner ?" For dessert what is nicer than a green- apple pie made of tart, mellow apples and flavored with cinnamon or lemon peel? I never thought pies unwholesome either. I know people who have eaten them in mod‘ eration for three score years, whose health compares very favorably with that of many people of half their age who live and diet scientifically and do ewrything by rule. It is my custom late in the autumn, or after cold weather has fairly come on, to prepare mince meat for the coming season by bailing several pounds of lean, fresh beef; when cold it is chopped and seasoned with cinna- mon, cloves allspice and salt, and so forth. Chopped raisins are added in such quanti‘ ties as one feels like using. It is sweetened with part sugar, part mo- lasses. Apples are chopped and added last â€"about tWIce the bulk of the other materi- als. If they are insipid in flavor, two or three teacups of vinegar will "help it,” then water enough to make all moist enough for pies. A piece of butter does no harm. This is then placed on the stove in a proper dish, and cooked until the apples are done, or nearly so. Dried currants, cherries, or rasp- berries stewed, add both to the color and flavor if they are at hand. This may be packed while hot in small stone jars and put away in a cool place for future use, or fastened up in glass preserv- ing cans, if one has them empty. It will keep all winter in a cool place with molasses spread over the top, and cov- erd tightly. Enough of it may be used at any time to make pies for a. week or two if desired ; or the apples may be left out and added to the seasoned meat, as the pies are made. This plan gives a housekeeper a sense of satisfaciion equal to any other preparation for winter; and any one who tries it as an an experiment will he quite apt to repeat it afterwards as a matter of convenience. \Vhafever makes housekeeping easier and pleasanter is to be recommended. Pievmak- ing or eating need not be overdone ; neither need pies be banished from the house-wife’s bill of fare. The “Staff of Life.” “ You will have to excuse the bread, if it is sour,” said a neighbor. I was not hungry, and it did not matter to me ; but I thought how often this happens in our households, and began to think out the causes. 1f dough remains too long before baking, acetic acid is produced. Sometimes, when yeast is add- ed that contains decmoposed flour, a small amount of alcohol is formed and the carbonic acid is set free. This makes the bread light and porous. It becomes then a study to know just when the right time is for baking up. The temperature at which the dough is kept has a decided influence on its quality. If kept warm the bread will be whiter and tenderer than if set to rise ata low temper- ature. The yeast plant grows best at about 72 degrees, and every little item makes a difference in the quality of the bread. The best yeastdoes not contain flour, and is made as follows: Boil a handful of hope in two quarts of water ten minutes; strain, and add to the liquor one cup of sugar, six grat- ed potatoes and a tablespoonful of salt. Let it simmer half an hour, adda cupful of good yeast when lukewarm, and let it rise with- out being in any way chilled. The Short-Hair at}; Among Women. The fashion of cutting woman's hair close to the head is said to have become very common in Chicago recentlyâ€"4.0 such an ex- tent, in fact, that it amounts to a craze. Some women are alleged to be carried away with the novelty of the matter, and to some are given a striking appearance which meas- urably improves their looks. This class ap- pear animated by a. desire for admiration and the attention naturally attracted to them. But there are others who emerge from the barber-chair with sandpapered craniums who evidently feel as silly as they look. Others are prompted by the erro- neous belief that it will make the new growth more luxuriant, f( r it is said to be a fact that the hair will not grow out thicker and heavier, and, as a rule, wavy hair is transformed by the operation into locks that are perfectly straight. Besides, submitting to such whifiasale work at the hands of the barber at this season of the year is very dan- gerous, as the exposure of the head, after it has been used to bountiful protection, is certain to cause severe cold, which might lead to more serious disease. The craz: is principally confind at present to the young women of ‘20 years of age,and so on up to the middle-aged. W Among the rich men of Boston young Mr. Montgomery Sears pays a tax of more than fifty thousand dollars. OUR YOUNG FOLKS. Little Ocean Travellers. "Come here a moment,” said Inspector llichler of Castle Garden to a New York re- porter recently. The. reporter followed, and Mr. Eichler held up a little German boy about two years old. “This is the youngest chap 1 have ever seen who came across alone. It is a. com- mon thing for parents to come to this coun- try and go \Vest, and then, after they make a little home for themselves, to send home for their children. There was a German and his wife who came over about five years ago. A friend of mine in Europe told them to find me, and I would act them right. Well, when they came here they told me they had left three little children behind with their grandparents, and wanted to know if I would look out for them on their arrival. I promised. A year later, alittle fellow about five years old came up to me, gave me his name, and said his parents had told him to look out for me. “ ‘Where are your brothers? I asked. ” ‘My father could not afford to ser (1 for us all at once, so We will come one by one.’ "Two years and a. half after the arrival of the parents the Whole family were united, and it seemed strange to me to see these little fellows going alone so confidingly to meet their father. The father is now mayor of one of our Western towns.” “What is the avu-ige age of the little ones who come alone 1’” “Well, about six years, although we have quite a number coming here alone who are between three and four, but this little fel- low"â€" rcfu'rfng to the boy he first drew the reprrtir's attention toâ€""is the youngest I have ever seen. It would be bettir for the children to come unaccompanied, for the sea companies are tender hearted. When they find children on boainl they take them into their own cabins, and give them the best to cut and drink. A curly-headed lit- tle girl came from Sweden, and she had one of those little flutes which she used to play on board for the amusement of the gars. singers on board, and the child amused them so much that they her benefit the night before they passen- dollars.” "What class of people generally allow their children to come alone l" “The German, Irish, and English gener- ally." The little fellow, whom the inspector had been holding by the hand during this col- loquy, now began to cry for his dinner, and the kind-hearted man started for a restaur- ant. Spiders. It is no uncommon thing to meet with in- stances of animal sagacity which go to show that animals are possessed of a sort of rea- soning capacity which is greater than me re In a recent publication there is A small spider had been placed in the centre of a large spider's web some four feet above the ground. The large spider rushed from its hiding place under a leaf to attack the in- truder, which ran up one of the ascending lines by which the web‘ was secured to the instinct. cited an instance of this kind. foliage. The big insect gained rapidly upon the little one ; but the fugitive was equal to the an inch ahead emergency, for when barely of the othr r it cut with one of Its hind logs the line behind itself, thus securing its own escape, the ferocious pursuer falling ground. The writer says : avoid threatened danger. to be unoccupied.” the result of some kind of reasoning. In- stinct led it to run away, but it must have been something more than instinct that led it to sever the line and cut off pursuit. The same writer says that spiders are cannibals, and that they are naturally pugnacious; but they do not fight for the sasisfoction of rat- ing one another. If two spiders fight there is generally good reason for the attack and for the vigorous defense that follows. “It is not generally known that after a certain time spiders become incapable of spinning a web from lack of material. glutinous excretion the slendi r threads are spun from is not inexhaustible, therefore spiders cannot keep on constructing new snares when the old ones are destroyed. But they can avail themselves of the web- praducing powers of their younger neigh- bors, and this they do Without scruple. When a spider's web-constructing material has become exhausted and its last web has been destroyed, it sets out in search of an- other home ; and unless it should chance to find one that is tenantless, a battle usually ensues which ends only with the retreat or death of the invader or defender." History of the Alphabet. How many of the millions that daily use the alphabet ever stop to think of its origin and long history? Isaac Taylor has recent- ly written and published, in London, two stout volumes under the title "The Alpha- bet, an Account of the Origin and Develop- ment of Latter.” By careful study of the learned essays and scientific investigations of the latest philologists, Taylor has set forth in language within easy comprehen- sion the origin of the alphabet, showing that our own "Roman" letters may be fol- lowed back to their very beginning, some twenty or more centuries ago, as he asserts. We have no better letters, according to the account, than those of the fifteenth century. These were imitated from the beautiful manuscripts of the tenth and eleventh cen- turies, the lettering of these being derived from the Roman of the Augustan age. The Roman lettxrs, in turn, are ti aced to those employed at Rome in the third century B. C., and these do not differ greatly from forms uucd in the earliest «misting speci- menu of Litin writing, dating from the fifth century B, C. This primitive alphabet of Rome was derived from a local form of the Greek alphabet, in use about the sixth cen- tury b‘. 0., and that cm a variety of the earliest Grce k alphabet belonging to the eighth, or even the ninth. ,nturyB C. The Greeks got their letters irom the Phoeni- There happened to be a lot of opera gave a concert for arrived here, and the little girl found herself the happy possessor of one hundred and twelve to the “It is not the habit of spiders to cut the slender thread below them when they are ascending to As a rule spiders do not run from danger unless there is a hole close at handâ€"and a hole that is known From which it would seem that this little creature’s action was The clans, and theirs are clearly traceable in the most ancient~knowu form of the Semitic. The most ancient of books, a papyrus found at Thebes. and now preserved in the French National Library, supplies the earliest forms of the letters used in the S amitic alphabet. The Stone Tables of the Luv could have been possible to the .1ch (nly because of their possession of an alphabet, and thus the Bible and modern philological scieence unite in ascribing a common (rigin to the alpha- bet which is in daily use throughout the world. The nineteenth century B. C. is held by Taylor to be the approximate date of the origin of alphabetic v rlting, and from that time it grew by slow degrees, while from Egypt, the home of the Jews during their long captivity, the knowledge of the alphabet was carried in all directions Where alphabets are now found. The Aryans are thought to have been the first to bring the primitive alphabet to perfection, and each letter and each sound may be traced. by Taylor’s careful analysis, through all the changes that have marked the growth, pr)- gress, and, in some instances, the decay of different letters of various alphabets. It is an interesting fact that the oldest known “A B C ’ in existence is a child’s alphabet, sciatched on a. little ink bottle of black ware, found in one of the oldest Greek set- filaments in Italy, attributed to the fifth century B. C. From the common mother of many alphabets, the P'nceaiciau, are de- scended the Greek and other European sys- tems on the one side, including that which we use and have the griafiest interest in ; and on the other, the alphabets of Asia, from which have sprung those of the Eist, Syriac, Arabic, and Hebrewâ€"Philadelphia. Ledger. -._. a- Another Royal Pensioner. Prince Albert Victor of Wales has just entered upon his 21st year, so that it is pos- sible that parliament may before long have to consider the question of a separate estab- lishment for his royal highness. In such a case the legislature would be wholly unas- sisted by precedents directly in point. Never before in our history has the eldest son of a. prince of Wales come of age during his father's lifetime and before his father’s accession to the throne. Frederic, son of :‘reorge II., who went nearest to doing so, was 20 years and a. few months old when, in 1727, the latter became king. It would, hOWeV er, be misleading to compare the status of Prince Albert Victor with that of his an- cestor, who never set foot in England till a. year and a half after he had succeded to the position of heir-apparent to the crown. Prince Frederic, indeed, received the garter in his 15th year and a peerage (with the title of the Duke of Edinburgh) in his 20th; but scarcely any other oflicial cognizance was taken of his existence as an English prince. No eldest son of a prince of Wales, being such, has married ; and there is only one instance of a marriage being contracted by the daughter of a prince of Wales. illutatis mutandis. it is to be presumed that the case of the Princess Charlotte would have most weight with parliament in the event of its being applied to for a provision for Prince Albert Victor. It may be added that annuities have been granted more than once in the present reign to the children of a younger son of an English sovereign.â€" St. James’ Gazette. w-” The Bible on Business. Buy the truth and sell it not. He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. But where shall wisdom be found? It cannot be gotten for gold. The rich and poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all. In all labor there is profit ; but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. He that loveth wine shall not be rich. th0 bath woe? They that seek mixed Wine. The prosperity of fools shall destroy them. but who so hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely. He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom ; for the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver. There is that scattereth and yet increas- eth ; and there is that withholdetli more than is meet but tendeth to poverty, A perfect and just measure shalt thou have. that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Though he (the unjust min) heap up sil- ver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay : he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. Ye shall do no unrighteousuess in judg- ment, in mete-yard, in weight or in meas- ure, just balances, just weights, 3. just ephah (a dry measure) and a. just hin (a liquid measure) shall ye have. A Remarkable Steam Engine. An English firm have recently completed a small, light compound engine, which, in point of weight, eclipses anything hereto- fore built. This eugine is made of steel and phosphor-bronze; all parts are built as light as possible, the rods and shafting and all parts possible being bored out to reduce weight. At a. speed of only 300 revolutions a minute they indicate over ‘20 horse pow- er, and weigh but 105 pounds all told. This engine would give fully 30 horse power act- ual at a piston-speed of 500 feet a minute] The size is three and threerquarters high pressure. seven and a half low pressure, and five stroke. 'lhat thirty horse power can be had from a proper utilization of steam and proper distribution of 105 pounds of metal is certainly most astonishing, especi- ally so considering that the engine is com- pound. A ship of 2,500 tons displacement was almost unknown fifty years ago; to- day the transatlantic steamer, the highest class of the mercantile marine, has from 8 000 to 13 000 tons displacement, and en. gloss of 5 000 to 10,000 one-horse power. Several of the transatlantic liners have shown a mean ocean speed of twenty miles an hour, and make the passage in less than seven days. NOT PARTED BY DEATH. .â€" A Scene at the Wreck of the “ Coinmbls.’ Among the confused mass who were strug- gling and sireimiug were noticed a middle- aged man and his wife. Their conduct was in marked conlrist with that of the other passengers. The panic which had seized the others was not shared by them, but their blanched faces 17 Id that they realized the peril which surrounded them. The only movement of muscles or nerves was that produced by the chilling atmosphere. They stood close together, their hands clasped in each other, as if about to com- mit suicide together, and thus fulfil the marital vow of standing by each other in the varying tide of life’s fortunes and mis- fortunes. As the wreck careened with the gale from one side to the other, and while the spray and waves were drenching them at every moment, the husband turned and imprinled a kiss upon the companion of his life, and while thus embraced a. heavy sea lroke ove r the wreck and both were washed away and not seen afterward. Mr. Cook says the scene was one which will remain indelibly impressed upon his memory until his dying day. New Chinese War Ships. A Berlin telegram to the London Times says : Another ironclad corvette, built for the Chinese government, has just been launched at Kiel, though with less pomp and circumstance than attended the bap- tism of its sister vessels at Stettin, The new war ship, which is the second of the kind that has been built at Kiel (three, I think, have been constructor] at Stettin), re- jaices in the name of the Nan Shuin. or “Blessing of the South,” as its twin sister from the same stocks is called the Nan Thin, or “Ornament of the South.” Its mater-line length is 77 meters (total ditto being 84), its greatest breadth ll 5 meters, depth of bold 7.125, displacement 2,200 tons, and draught 5 5 meters. The ship in all its parts has been made of German steel, according to the rules of the German Lloyd’s, rigged as a bark, and arm- ed with two Armstrong guns of ‘21 centi- meter, and eight of 12 centinier calibre. It is also provided with several mitrailleuses to ward off torpedo-boats, while on deck it carries eight boats, including one torpedo- boat and two launches driven by two hori- zontal compound engines. It has an indi cated horse-power of 2,400, and is expected to make from 14:} to 15 knots. Both the lessing and the Ornament of the South must be completely ready by the middle of March, though what is t) be done with them and their Stettin sisters, after that heaven only knows. By some it is shrewd- ly suspected that in the matter of ironclads the Cuinese government is like the halo old lady who had an insuperable weakness for bargains of all kinds, and could not re- sist the purchase of a wooden leg if she got it cheap. A Russian Fable. A peasant was one day driving some geese toaneighboring town, where he hoped to sell them. He had a long stick in his hand, and, to tell the truth, he did not treat his flock of geese with much consideration. I do not blame him, however ; he was anxious to get to the market in time to make a pro- fit, and not only geese but men must expect to suffer if they hinder gain in the least. The geese, however, did not look at the matter in thislight, and happening to meet a traveller walking along the road, they poured forth their complaints against the peasant who was driving them, after this fashion:â€" “ Where can you find geese more unhap- py than we are? See how this peasant is hurrying on this way and that, and driving us as though we were only common geese. Ignorant fellow as he is, he never thinks he is bound to honor and respect us ; for we are the distinguished descendants of those very geese to whom Rome once owed its salvation, so that a festival Was establised in their honor. ” “ But for what do you expect to be dis- tinguished yourselves 2" asked the travel- ler. “ Because our ancestorsâ€"" “ Yes, I know; I have read all about it. What I want to know is, wiiat good have you yourselves (lone ?" “ Why, our ancestors saved Rome.” “ Yes, yes, I understand that; but what have you done of the kind?" “ We? Nothing.” "0: what good are you, then? Do leave your ancestors at peace! They Were honored for their deeds', but you, my friends, are only fit for roasting.” The Last of Ten Millions. An order was made in the United States district court, recently, directing the sale of the uncollectabla assets of Peter Herdic, the bankrupt, who was at one time worth $10,000,000. The assets that his assignee was directed to sell yesterday are fair sam- ples of the rocks upon which his fortune was wrecked. They include a. claim against Mahlen Fisher’s estate for one-sixth of the whole capital stock of the Earth Williams- port Land company, 168 shares of the Sus- quehanna Boom company’s stock, which were deposited with Fisher during his life- time as collateral security for loans; 2,032 shares of the s mix of the Susquehanna Boom company that were deposited with John G. Reading as security for notes, are also among the claims. The assignee classi- fies under the head of uncollectable assets the further items of four shares of the Wil- liamsport Passenger Railway company's stock now on the books in the name of Henry C. Parsons; $25,000 worth of the stock of the same company deposited with Samuel Filbert as security for a loan of $17,500; $000 secured to Herdic from Geo. Rose by a mortgage ; a mortgage given Her- dic by John Ardell for an amount not named; various unsettled accounts against the Lum- bsrman’s National Bink, '3 210 shares of the capital stouk of the defunct Mutual Life and Accident Insurance company, a. cliim of $1,000 against the same, ‘27 shares of stock of the West Branch Lumber company, and various claums agiinst William \Vcigntman. The assigncehas been unable to collect or dispose of any of these claims, and was authorized to put them up at public sale.â€" Piusburyh Commercial Gazette.