The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-19
Nj, Loubet and His Family

A representative of the Paris Matin
has been 10 Montelimar. NJ Loubet's
home, and found that little towu-where
famous nougat is manufactured for the
whole Of Europe-en fete az the news Of
the elevation Of NJ Loubet 10 the chief
magistracy OF France. When the news
arrived on Friday. the houses suddenly
blossomed out with tricolored flags; in the
evening the three local clubs held rscep-
tons, and q special messenger was sent
OF 10 Marsanne % inform Nine, Lou5et
mere OF her sons good fortune. although
this precaution was unnecessary. as al
ready the new president had remembered
the aged lady with an afIectionate teie-
gram. The representative Of the Matin
made his first visit 10 NJ. Frederic Denis.
dit Picard. the presidents broJher-in-law.
who is al present proprietor OF the iron
monger's shop where in 1851 Nile, Marie
Denis, then aged eighteen. was sought out
and wooed by NJ. Loubet who Was = RS
ing young barrister al Montelimsr. The
father OF Nile Denis had come from Pr
cardy without a sou. and first obtained
employment al a local nsusmith's. later
on becoming himself a Railmsker and
prospecting 50 considerably that when. in
1879. he died. leaving the business TO his
two boys. Fh;lihert and Frederic. the
brothers of Nine. Isoubert, he left 90 90
or 10000 francs. Finally Philibert died
in his turn. and the establishment came
into the hands OF Frederic and doubly So
for he married his brothers widow. The
representative of the Mstin describes
charmingly the interior Of this uninter-
esting shop. where the lady who is soon
to do the honors OF the Elysee grew up.
N. Emile Loubet," said 20 him the bro
ther-in-law, has always been what Is
called a bacheur. Up al six O'Clock in
the morning, he never goes 10 bed before
eleven p. m. Nothing extraordinary has
ever happened 10 him. but you can say
that he is d good fellow and an honest
ore. His father was a simple peasant
who worked by the sweat of his brow.
The farm where my broJher-iu-!aw was
born is four kilometres away. AT Mar
same. His father IS dead but Nine. Lou
bet still lives there. She Is eighty-s.x
years old the brave femme and ] assure
You she is still a good walker and has a
clear eye. She wants 10 do everything
herself, but. naturally. a woman Of her
age cannot. like a woman Of twenty. keep
her eye on everything. Ny brothey-in-
la W has passed through all the grades
He has been Municipal Councillor Ar
reimbursement Councillor. Counsellor Cen
eral. Deputy. Senator. Minister. Prime
Minister President OF the Senate and now
President Of the republic. The only thing
that troubles US is that he can no longer
come 10 Montelimar as in the past. and
that with the protocol it viii be much
more difficult to get at him.
Il am delighted at what has happened.
but YOU have no idea what q bore 10 is 10
have a member Of your family something
in the government. A lot Of people come
10 see you TO get them places. only this
morning I had four letters from people
wanting to be recommended TO my broth
er-in-law. But ironmOneer
am and ironmonger 7 mean 10 remain. I
have TO work 10 live, for We are not as
rich as people think. Ny brother-in-.aw.
moreover. must keep 10 the rules OF or
der and economy which have brought him
TO his high position, or he will soon be
ruined. The family is not poor. but IL is
not rich. either and I doubt II NJ Lou
bet can spend much money in excess OF
his official income as President and in
addition to the sum allotted him for en-
tertainment. He has a son and a daush-
ter. The former IS his private secretary;
the latter named Marguerite. is twenty
seven years Of age. and Is married 10 NJ
Soubeyran de Saint Prize. al present a
magistrate at Marseilles."
The representative of the Mat!n also
visited the aged mother OF the President
al her farm. Nine. Loubct he SAYS, re-
ceived the news with regret. ION. my
poor Emiler' she cried. "As Il was I saw
but little Of him. and now that ne has
gone still higher I shall no longer see him
a. all oh, mon Dieu. mon Dieu.'