The daily sentinel., 1900-12-28


But that was very long ago.
l know tits folly to complain
OF whatso'er the fates decree,
Yet, were not wishes all in vain,
tell you what my wish would be:
I'd wish to be a boy again,
Back with the friends used to know;
For was, oh! 30 happy them
But that was very long ago.
Eugene Field.
Miss Marie Corelli is stated to have re-
ceived no less than $42, 500 for her latest
book. Miss Corell; il somewhat below
tho medium height; her figure is grace
full ard delicatsly rounded; her complex
ion fair and her hair light. warm brown.
Her nose il slightly aquiline. and there is
q merry twinkle in her deep blue eyes.
She dresses, too, in excellent taste, and
there 10 nothing exceptional or eccentric
in her apr earancs, suoh as one is inclined
to expect in literary genius.
The New York baby which sprapg
from its mothers arms out of an elevated
car window, glanced from the siding,
struck cable, whirled over onto can
vas-covered ice wagon and, unhurt, glided
down into the lap of smiling woman
driving by, is hardly excelled by the Nap
oleon, Ohio, baby whose parent placed it
in the buggy just as the horse ran away,
carrying the helpless little one at fright
full speed along the thoroughfare towards
the river where the brute careered into
an embankment, depositing the urchin
in an unexpectedly tender manner and
went to grazing while the babe picked
up it's nursing bottle and started back up
town, meeting the members of the family
in half playful surprise.
DR.. Kann. of Vienna, the latest Arctic
explorer. is also the youngest. He is
only twenty-five years Of age, but two
years ago successfully took bis degree in
philosophy, physics and mathematics at
the University Of Vienna, gazing also the
Empsror's much coveted travelling schol-
arship. His first journey was to Amer
ica, where he succeeded in obtaining
tutorship in Cornell university-which,
however, he relinquished to join the
Arctic expedition OF Mr.. Stein and Mr..
Warmbath.
The portrait statue OF Jeanne Nance,
the fret sister Of charity ever in America,
il said to be the only public statue Of
nun in this country. 1t is of colossal
size, and stands in the Place d'Armes in
Montreal. She is represented as dress
ing the wounds Of an Indian. The 6g-
ure OF the Indian was modelled from life,
the subject being q descendant Of the
tribe which occupied tho site Of Montreal
when Jeanne Nance landed there.
= Edinburgh University is to lose its oct
ogsparian president, Sir William Muir,
who is 81 years of age. He will retire
before the new century is many months
old. His public service dates back to
the Indian mutiny, through which he
was'ia charge Of the intelligence depart
ment Of Agra. He began life in the SER
vice OF tho East India company, and rose
step by step until he became member
Of the governor generals council.
An interesting relic in the shape OF
piece Of . granite boulder, contail ing
what appears 10 be two human fJot-
prints, has boon loaned to the museum
1t St. Johnshury. VT, by VIM. A. Chase,
Of Aorrisville. The rock from which the
piece wus quafried has been a curiosity
In CRANKY for . century. 1t is granite
boulder weighing several tons, eituated
80 and half miles from Gallup's Mills.
Five Pennington, Me-, boys, IL to IA
ysoss Of age, were out in the woods re-
csatly, and they came across deer. 1t
tried to escape, but they were too quick
for it, and one Of them stunned it with .