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PRESIDENT sApl.cARNoT,
Short Biographical Sketch OF the rev
Chief Executive of France.

Short Biographical Sketch OF the Rev
Chief Executive of France.
Marie Francois Sadi- Carnot completed
half a century Of life August II, 1887.
His grandfather was. the famous Minis
ter of War in the French revolution.
His father, M. Lazare Hippolyte Car
not, inherited much of the celebrated
Carnot's ability, and as q politician
participated prominently in many of
the stirring episodes which marked the
history of France in the second and
third quarters of the present century.
But the second Carnot was paradoxi-
cal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, statesman,
orator, author. man of affairs and
mystic philosopher. He identified HIM
self with the St. Simonians of 1882 and
became profound student of Oriental
literature when Enfantin, Roge and
Massol went to preach the doctrines of
Saint Simon in the East. To this time
of mysticism is due the "Sadi' which
is hyphenated to the historic name of
Carnot, borne by the fourth President
of the Third Republic.
Sadi-Carnot was educated to the pro-
fession of engineer and proved an apt
scholar, even if developing none of the
active characteristics of his family, and
manifesting rather stolidity which was
foreign to his house. He was fifth in
his class when he entered the Polytech-
mic School, but soon took the first posi-
ton and retained it until he graduated
in 1868. He was soon afterwards APP
pointed assistant secretary of the Gov
eminent Council of Roads and Bridges.
Subsequently he was nominated engin-
eer at Aunecy, in Upper Savoy, and re-
manned there until 1871, when. at the
fall Of the empire, he was summoned to
active political life. January 10, 1871,
he was appointed Project Of the Depart
ment of the Seine-Inferieure. and was
charged with the organization of the
national defense in the three depart
ments of the Seine-Inferieure, the Eure
and Calvados. That duty was per-
formed with the enthusiasm and thor
oughness which was expected from one
on whom devolved the task of upholding
the traditions of the Carnots.
In February of the same year M.
Sadi-Carn was elected to the Nation
al Assembly from the department of
the Cote dor and identified himself
with the Republican Left, of which he
became secretary. Naturally he gave
the most earnest support to all laws for
the permanent establishment of the
Republic. When the Assembly was
divided into two branches, in 1876, he
was elected deputy from Beaune and
was appointed one of the secretaries Of
the chamber. He made speciality of
public works, more particularly rail-
roads and the pr emotion of inland
navigation, and soon gained a reputa-
ton as an authority on these subjects.
, He was frequently placed on the Budg-
ct Committee, the training school for
young statesmen, and became chair
man in 1883.
In December, 1873, he was appointed
under secretary of public works, and
there gained the intimate acquaintance
3 with the operations of the department
r which qualified him for the Ministers
! portfolio, which Ferry gave him on be-
o coming Premier in September, 1880.
Gambetta overthrow the Cabinet in
November. 1881, and was called to
form ministry, and Sadi-Carnot re-
tired. Brisson gave him the portfolio
! of public works in April, 1885, and
! when Detreyc met succeeded Brlsson as
s Premier in January, 1886, he retained
him in the Cabinet as Minister Of
= Finance. When in December last the
DeFreycinet ministry fell, the question
at issue was one of economy and the
Minister of Finance refused to con.
form to large reductions in expendi'
lures demanded by the Budget Com.
!. mittee. Clemenceau then overthrow
DeFreycinet on vote to sustain Sadi-
. Carnot's estimates. This is the COM
s plete record of the new Presidents
J.. comparatively brief political expert
O. ence.
Q Madame Sadi-Carnot, a daughter o.
). the late Dupont White, is well and
If favorably known TO English and Amer
l. leans. She is pretty, bright, clever
% woman, Partisan in her vivacity ant
- never-failing good humor and a mos
l. interesting conversationalist, To hel
j. possibly as much as to himself doe'
n her husband owe his political prefer
q ment She talks English with ease aud
8 grace and reads all the sensational
't novels published in London with thu
IS same avidity as an English-speaking
f person reads the similar class of French
, literature. Ouida, Miss Braddon anC
- Wilkie Collins are her particular favor
:, ties She will prove greater favorit'
" in the Elysee Palace than any lad!
% who has been its mistress during tn,
~ fifteen years existence of the Third Re
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