The morning call., 1894-06-25

represented in the portrait painted by NJ.
Adolphe Yvon, one of the best pieces of
canvas exhibited in the French section in
| the salon d'honneur of the Fine Arts
building. Chicago.
| His sentiments are completely summed
up in the following few words, taken
| from the message which he addressed to
the Chamber of Deputies. December 70,
1887: ''All that possess of strength and
| devotedness belongs to my country"
The few visitors admitted TO see M.
Carnot during the period of a ministerial
crisis might observe him. pencil in hand,
noting the different votes in the official
journal of debates and deciding according
to the figures whether NJ. RibOt, M. Dupuy
or NJ Meine should be charged with the
formation of the new Cabinet.
This honorable method in politics and
his profound disinterestedness are the
dominating qualities that animate the
action of the President. 1t is owing to this
line of conduct, from which he has never
swerved. that he has remained the popular
chief magistrate par excellence. 1t is be-
cause be has always been of a firmness
and unbounding loyalty that he is still,
after six years of power. the real elect of
the nation. On account of his infallibility
in matters of political probity he was the
wall against which the ever-in creasing
food of certain scandals hurled itself.
Caiumny. which thought it could taint the
name of Carnot after so many others.
has had 10 fall back. discounted, on
tself.
Dou you wish to know now the man as
he is al nOme-hs private life as seen in
the daily acts of his every day existence?
Understand, then. that N. Carnot rises
very early Tuesdays and Saturdays, the
days on which the Ministers hold their
meetings. On those days he la bOrS till l
in the morning. He rises other days in
the week at or 9. At his first breakfast
he takes cup of tea; then he goes to mis-
own private Office, where he works alone.
and remains there till IL O'Clock.
He then goes to the reception Office, fur
nished after the style of the empire in
mahogany and gold. On the manteIpiece
is bust of the republic.
General BOrius, general secretary of the
President and head of the military house
hold, brings TO NJ. Carnot the dispatches
and letters or reports arrived by the morn
ing mail. M. Tranchan, the private secre-
tary. presents the newspapers, which have
been read in advance and different articles
therein which may interest the President
marked in red and blue pencil. Then the
daily receptions begin. which do not last
long for each person, as the number is
sometimes considerable.
At half-past II NJ. Carrot returns to his
apartments and takes his second break
fast. The fare is frugal and the repast
soon over, sObriety being one of the quail
ties OF M. CarnOt Two eggs, cotelelte,
fruit and coffee. without liqueur or cigars.
For wine he takes glass of Nolay, coming
from vineyard on the property of the
Garnet family. Covers are laid three or
four-M. Carnot. Nine. Carnot and for
either or both of the Presidents sons who
happen TO be in Paris. One servant waits
on the table.
The afternoon is generally devoted to
going out on official visits or promenades,
either on foot or in a carriage.
The official visits are those which M.
Carnot makes to commercial, Industrial
and agricultural exhibitions and also 10
exhibitions of the fine arts. The President
goes regularly once year to the horse
show and to the famous horse race, the
Grand PriX de Paris. On those DAYS he is
military household in civilians dress. One
can thus easily seq that the President of
the Republic keeps well abreast of all the |
manifestations OF the national genius and |
industry of his country.
Whenever there is an effort or progress |
made he is on hand to verify it and often
to recognize it by the presentation of a
reward. These visits take up almost all
the afternoons of the week. Private visits
to friends of his youth and TO family rela-
tives occupy the rest of the time.
Often also after dejeuner NJ Carnot re-
mains at the Elysee working in his Office
and following in the newspapers and
publications that deal with affairs of the
present time the movement of public
opinion.
The days when the House and Senate
are In session report in detail is for
warded 10 the Chief Of State every five
minutes by the special wire which con-
meets the Elysee with the Luxembourg
and the Palals BOur bon. In some manner
Nj. Carnot is always present at O'Clock TO
resume the series Of receptions. That
hour is more especially reserved for audi
ences with important personages, with
whom he might desire to converse at
length.
At O'Clock the President signs the de-
crees which are drawn up at the different
Ministries and brought to him by General
Borius. These decress are vised from day
to day and are never Obliged to await sig
nature until the dosser or accompanying
documents are examined.
at half-past the President mounts 10
his apartment on the first floor and dimes
with his wife ana children.
he spends a li.tle time with his family.
and about half-past resumes his work
and his reading (evening papers aud
projects OF law); in a word, he studies all
the affairs of the Government that de-
mand his attention. One OF his fayorite
occupations is his examination of the
budget. When he passed from the Poly.
technic School TO the Ministry of Finance
he thus became familiar with questions of
figures. and ne takes a real pleasure in
thoroughly studying them. Sometimes.
but rarely, he goes out with Nine. Carnot
to dine with his mother or to attend
performance at one of the theaters subsi-
dized by the State, the Opera, Comedie
Franchise, the Odeon or the Opera
Comique.
1t must not be forgotten that President
Carnot is an artist He has an eouaI ad