The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-15
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
Some Interesting Notes Of Those
 in the Public Eve.

in the Public Eye.
 | Prof. Michael I. Pupin of Columbis 1 GnIversity. inventor of the ocean teie pnone beagn his career in America as ar attendant in Turkish bath parlor 1T .Ardress De Kozma, a distinguished 1nnearlan journalist, expresses his ad mraton Tor British calm. Chasing tht Boers Is like chasing ones hat. he thinks ana only Britisher can do this last witt dignity.
 The Empress of Germany has a specia body guard. consisting of twenty-fou:
 picked soldiers From the tallest men oi designed tho uniform for them and 1t e. semhies that worn by the personal guards of Frederick the Great-scarIet, win white facings and trfcorne hat. Dr. Lillian G. Bullock of Manchester N. H., was elected President Of the Mas. sachusetts Eclef&c Medical Society or Thursday at its forty second annual meet. ing In Boston. She is said to be the first woman ever elected President of a medi- cal society in New England. Last year she was chosen Vice President. A monument Is to be built for Rouget
 Do Hsle. author of the "Marsellaise. '' His body Is at Choisy-le-Roi. A monolith
 will he set up over the grave bearing his meda llion, his title to fame as the au- thor of the national humn, a Tyre, cross ed with sword, add finally the score and words of the chorus of the "Marseliaise
 NJ Croiset of the French Institute tells of savant. his countryman, who was on his way home with the mummy of an ancient Egyptian King. Intercepted by a custom house officer on the German from
 tier, the Professor tried to explain the nature of his baggage. This was matter of considerable difficulty but in the end the officer took d practical view of the situation, for he said, quite gravely: Well, let 1t pay as salt junk"
 Lieut.. Robert E. Peary. who stands fifth on the list of twenty-one civil en- gideerS attachedsto the navy, has spent the greater portion of the past ten years on leave. engaged in Arctic explorations. The great ambition of his life is to reach the North Pole. He has been absent two years on his present expedition and fs un- der orders to report for active duty in November. Mrs. Peary is about to leave for the far North, intending to bring her husband back to Washington.
 King Victo Emmanuel has given evi- dence of his courage and freedom from prejudice by appointing General Otto lenghi Minister of War in the place Of Gen. Ponza Di San Martino General Ot- tolenghi is not only of Hebrew birth, but also of Jewish creed. So far as known this is the first time member of this particular faith has been appoi It. cd by q great power of Europe to one of the leading Cabinet offices The members of the Hebrew race who have held Cabi- net office in Europe have been like the late Lord Beaconsfield in England and Baron Sonino in Italy, converts to Chris tianity.
 It is the custom now in polite society for guests at dinner to sign their names in guest-book supplied by the host At a recent dinner party of which Senator ForakeT was the host. Justice McKenna was next in line to sign the book after H,tr he -.ifA s0f tkn Toy, GA Minister. Mme. Takahira had writted her name in Japanese characters and Justice Mckanna turning to Senator Foraker. said: What is this? It resembles the past understanding" "Oh. no," the Sena- tor replied. Tt more closely resembles the Supreme Courts decision in the in- sular cases
 Ian Zachary Malcolm, who will, it is sair in London dispatch. soon marry Langtry. the actress. has been member of Parliamedt for the Stowmar,let divi- sion of Suffolk since 1895. He Is now in his thirty-fourth year. He was educated at Eton and Oxford and has seen dfplo- matic service at Be.lin. Paris and St. Pe- tersburS. He was for some time one of Lord Salsbury's private secretaries. He is the son of Col. Edward Donald Mal- colm and was bord in Quebec He is a young man of large means and is mem Der of several Lon'lon clubs. It has been said that the fates have much in store for him.
 Mir P. D. Harrison of Manchester. N. IT., is compiling history of battlefags of this coudtry, especially of those car red in what he incidentally calls ''rhe Brothers Quarrel" in 1s61-5 He finds that the number of flags now in the GUS tody of Southern States is much less than those preserved by the Northern Com monweal lths. but he is desirous of making q complete list of them all.