Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-01
Frances, President Elect, Man Of
Genial Humor and
Popular.
SAID TO HAVE NO ENEMIES
Tall, Good Fellow, Good Shot and Fond
of Good Story - Opposes
Nepotism.

the New Ork tribune IarlS cor
respondent He was born near Agen
in old Gascony- His grandfather was
a blacksmith of extraordinary physical
strength, and his father was Il peasant
and tiller of the soil. Armand Fal-
Heres came to Paris ut 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
erward he was chosen by Jules Ferry
to be assistant secretary of the inte-
rior. NJ. Faliieres has since occupied
most important ministerial posts. and
he succeeded NJ. Loubet as president
Of the senate. NJ Fallieres is an init
mate friend of NJ. Loubet and has
been a frequent companion of the pres
| ident at the shooting parties at Marty
and Rambouillet, NJ. Loubet being Il
| splendid shot at pheasants, while NJ.
Fallieres is wonderfully adept at kill
ing rabbits and hares.
Hair IL White.
NJ. Fallieres has large, round face.
His hair is white, profuse and inclined
to curl. He has for thirty years worn
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 fireside with his wife and
daughter reading or listening TO music.
Nine. Fallieres is n pleasant. kind
hearted lady of sound common sense.
She has exceedingly dark hair and
eyes. They have two children. young
Mile. Anne and son, Andre, who is
a talented lawyer, thirty years of age
and who will fill the same post at the
ElySee palace that NJ. Paul LOubet
fillS-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 a
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
of fatted duck and 5acon The favorite
wine in the FalIieres family is a dark
red wine, containing n full share of
sunshine, called Loupillon, and is
grown by NJ. Fallieres himself at his
country place near Agen, where he was
reelected senator n few days ago by
an overwhelming majority. He is an
appreciative musician, differing in this
respect from NJ. 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 well
versed in dramatic literature. and it
was he who first proposed that the
cross of the Legion of Honor should be
conferred on Mounet-Sully OF the Come
die Franchise. NJ. Fallieres is n man
Of genial humOr and is fond of a good
anecdote-
DwcIIs on Origin.
One of the French papers dwells
with pleasure OH the democratic orr
gin, modest character and true repub-
lican record of NJ. FaIlieres. in whom
the other republican writer's see a
man likely to be worthy successor
to NJ. 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 and girth there is. of
course, great difference. NJ. Fallieres
is a 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 a year past it is told of him that !
every morning, rain or cold, he starts |
at o'clock on two hours fast walk, |
from which he returns bathed in per-
spiration, and then, assisted by his
wife-for this simple minded man does |
not like to have many servants around |
him-has a vigorous rub down before !
starting his days work, at half past 10. |
A man of robust health and appetite, !
NJ. Fallieres is very fond of dishes pc /
culiar 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 well
met with everybody and is said not to
have an enemy.
The charge of nepotism cannot be
made against the president elect. NJ.
Fallieres has three orphaned nephews
who live with him, and recently one Of
them sought to obtain the decoration
Palmes Academiques and induced the
then minister of the interior to include
his name in the list, which was in due !
course submitted to NJ. Fallieres fo-
approval. At dinner that evening III.
Fallieres spoke to the offending nephew
as follows: $50 you wanted the Palmes
Academiu1es and You made use Of