The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-10
CLI|.iIil' SEES OFFaILIEnES
Frances President Elect a Man
of Genial Humor.
rs SAID NOT TO HAVE AN ENEMY

Chief Magistrate of French Republic
Is a Hail Fellow Well Met With
Everybody and Fond of "a Good An
ecdote-Cracl Shot at Rabbits and
Eares-Is Against NepOtism.
NJ. Clement Armand Fallieres. re-
gently elected president Of the FrencE
republic. is si1ty-four years old, says
the New York Iribunes Paris cor
respondent. He was born near Agen,
In old Gascony. His grandfather was
a blacksmith of extraordinary physical
strength, and his father was peasant
and tiller of the soil. Armand Fal-
Heres came to Paris at an early age
and after considerable difficulty passed
his examination for the bar and re-
turned to Agen, where he became the
leading local lawyer. After serving
as mayor of Agen he was elected dep
uty and went to Paris, where soon aft
to be assistant secretary Of the inte-
rior. M. Fallieres has since occupied
most important ministerial posts, and
he succeeded NJ LOubet as president
of the senate. M. Fallieres is an init
mate friend Of NJ Loubet and has
been frequent companion of the pres
ident at the shooting parties at Marty
and Rambouillet, NJ. Loubet being a
splendid shot at pheasants, while M.
Fallieres is wonderfully adept at kill
ing rabbits and hares.
III. Fallieres has a large, round face.
His hair is white, profuse and inclined
to curl. He has for thirty years worn
a 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
Of domestic life and passes the even
ings at his freside with his wife and
daughter reading or listening to music.
Nine. Fallieres is a pleasant, kind
hearted lady Of sound common sense.
She has exceedingly dark hair and
eyes. They have two children, young
Mile. Anne and a son, Andre, who is
a talented lawyer, thirty years of age
and who will fill the same post at the
Elysee palace that M. Paul LOubet
flls-secretary to his father. Nine.
Fallieres does not disdain to accom-
pany her excellent cook to the market
now and then, for NJ. Fallieres is q
generous and discriminating eater, hav'
ing preference for heavy, unctuous
dishes Of southern France, such as cas-
soulet-a Toulouse recipe for making
what to the American palate resembles
Boston baked beans cooked \, 18th strips
OF fatted duck and bacon. The favorite
wine in the Fallieres family Is a dark
red wine, containing a 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 Nm
appreciative musician, differing in this
respect from M Loubet, who does not
care at all for music, and his favorite
composer is Mozart. NJ. Fallieres sell
dom goes to the theater, but is we'll
versed in dramatic literature, and 1t
was he who first proposed that the
cross Of the Legion Of Honor should be
conferred on Mounet-Sull of the Come
die Franchise. NJ Fallieres is a man
Of genial humor and is fond Of a good
anecdote
One Of the French papers dwells
with pleasure on the democratic orr
gin, modest character and true repub-
Ican record Of M. Fallieres, in whom
the other republican writer's see a
man likely to be worthy successor
to M. Loubet, says the New York Her.
AIDS Paris correspondent In fact,
some people go SO far as to trace
personal resemblance between the two
presidents, particularly in the lower
portion of the face, with big spread
ing white beard.
In stature ana girth there is, Of
course, great difference. M. Fallieres
is much bigger man, with an avoir-
dupois which has already been the butt
of the caricaturists. The president
elect takes these jests with character
istic good humor, while at the same
time 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
wife-for this simple minded man does
not like to have many servants around
him-has vigorous rub down before
starting his days work, at half past 10.
A man of robust health and appetite,
AZ. Fallieres Is very fond Of dishes Pc
suliar to Gascony, from which province
he halls, being, in fact, the first Gascon
who has attained presidential honors
In his birthplace and surrounding coun-
try NJ. Fallieres is a hail fellow we'll
met with everybody and Is said not to
have an enemy.
The charge of nepotism cannot be
made against the president elect. M.
FaIliereS has three orphaned .neuhews