The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-02-22
gsLlMpSES OF FALLlERES
Frances President Elect Man
Of Genial Humor.
Is SAID NOT TO HAVE AN ENEMY


a-asasea Magistrate OF French Republic
as a Hail Fellow Well Met With
aEwerybossy and Fond of "a Good An
ase4iote-CrScl1 Shot at Rabbits and
%ares-ES Against NepOtisgm.
sa. Clement Armand Fallieres, re-
sssntly elected president of the Frencl,
s>4aG> H. is siXtyLour years Old, says
si;e NY York Tribune's Paris cor
respondent. He was born near Agen.
81 on t,a:scony His grandfather was
S. !)lii, e.,sn1Iin of extraordinary physical
STRENGTH. and his father was a peasant
4aad t,llcl Of the soil. Armand Fal-
heres came to Paris at an early age
Gsnd after considerable difficulty passed
Fsis examination for the bar and re-
earne<i to Agen, where he became the
leading local lawyer. After serving
as mayor of Agen he was elected dep
srty and went to Paris, where soon aft
arward he was chosen by Jules Ferry
10 be assistant secretary of the inte-
rfor. M. FalIieres has since occupied
most important ministerial posts, and
he succeeded NJ Loubet as president
ssf the senate M. Fallieres is an init
mate friend of M. Loubet and has
been frequent companion Of the pres
tdent at the shooting parties at Marry
and Rambouillet, NJ L0ubet being a
splendid shot at pheasants, while M.
Eallieres is wonderfully adept at kill
ing rabbits and hares.
III. Fallieres has a large, round face.
H-is hair is white, profuse and inclined
10 curl. He has for thirty years worn
q cravat Of the same pattern-namely.
dark blue with white spots. He invari-
ably carries an umbrella, even during
fine weather He is an early riser, get
ting up usually before Z o'clock, and
generally goes to bed at 10. He is fond
az domestic life and passes the even
Srgs at his freside with his wife and
daughter reading or listening to music.
Nine FalliereS is pleasant, kind
hearted lady Of sound common sense.
She has exceedingly dark hair and
eyes. They have two children, young
Mile. Anne and q son, Andre, who is
talented lawyer, thirty years Of age
and who will fill the same post at the
Elysee palace that M. Paul LOubet
a1Ils-secretary to his father. Nine.
Wallieres does not disdain to accom-
eany her excellent cook to the market
ROW and then, for M. Fallieres is q
generous and discriminating eater, hav-
ing preference for heavy, unctuous
dishes of southern France, such as cas-
souiet-a Toulouse recipe for making
what to the American palate resembles
Of fatted duck and bacon. The favorite
wine In the Fallieres family is a dark
red wine, containing full share Of
sunshine, called Loupillon, and Is
grown by M. Fallieres himself at his
country place near Agen, where he was
reelected senator few days ago by
an overwhelming majority. He is an
appreciative musician, differing in this
respect from M. Loubet, who does not
care at all for music, and his favorite
composer is Mozart M. Fallieres sell
dom goes to the theater, but is well
versed in dramatic literature, and it
was he who first proposed that the
cross Of the Legion Of Honor SHOULD be
conferred OF 4founet-Sully of the Come
die Franchise. M. Fallieres is a man
OF genial humor and K fond Of good
anecdote.
One of the French papers dwells
with pleasure on the democratic orr
gin, modest character and true repub-
Aean record of M. Fallieres, in whom
the other republican writer's see a
man likely to be a worthy successor
80 M. Loubet. says the New York Her
aids Paris correspondent. In fact,
some people go SO far as to trace q
personal resemblance between the two
presidents, particularly in the lower
portion of the face, with big spread
ing white beard.
In stature and girth there is, of
course great difference. nj. Fallieres
~ q UlSSCI Ludue Will al dVOlI-
dupois which has already been the butt
ct the caricaturists. The president
elect takes these jests with character
fsfic good humor, while at the same
fine sparing no pains to keep down his
weight
For year past it is told of him that
every morning, rain or cold, he starts
at s o'clock on two hours fast walk,
from which he returns bathed In per-
SEPARATION, and then, assisted by his
wffe-for this simple minded man does
not like to have many servants around
nin-has a vigorous rub down before
starting his days work, at half past 10.
A man of robust health and appetite,
a4. Fallieres is very fond Of dishes pc
@uTlar to Gascony, from which province
ne nails, being, in fact, the first Gascon
who has attained presidential honors
Nm his birthplace and surrounding coun-
try M. Fallieres is a hail fellow well
anet with everybody and is said not to
have an enemy.