The Washington herald., 1909-01-24

an early age the boy showed special
2 aptitude for music. By the time he was
I eleven he had composed a march and
some hymns and was taking lessons OF
/ the organist Of the Cathedral of Valence.
+ But the father al last said: My boy, z
/ musician is not the man which France
needs most to-day. I want you 20 be a
/ lawyer and serve the state"
/ Although the boy himself would have
[ been content 20 have remained on his
rather's farm, La TerrasSe, IN Narsanne,
/ he took up the career Of his father
choice, little dreaming whittier II would
I lead. He obtained an education at Mont
/ elimaT. working on the farm during vaca-
tons. ike many an American now In
Z the public eye has done Before he left
I MOnteiimar. he married the daughter OF
a prosperous irOnmaster, a home-loving
woman. who nevertheless proved 3 tai
ented hostess in after years at the Elysee
] Palace
Having once devoted his whole atten-
ton 10 law LOubet soon showed his
worth In IS76 when twenty-eight years
old, he was elected TO the Chamber Of
| Deputies. and in 1SS5 TO the Senate He
became still more a national figure two
years later, when appointed minister Of
public works. and later minister Of the
/ interior in the Tirard cabinet He was
made prime minister in 1892. and. seven
years later, upon the strange and sud
den death Of Faure. president Of France
Even on his attainment TO the Presi-
denCy Loubet preserved the simple man
ners Of his youth. When needing q rest
from the worries Of government he was
wont 10 steal away from Paris TO the
little old farmhouse on the road 70
M0ntelinnar where his mother still work
cd as a farmers wife Here he would
spend days at q time. Ike the true son
OF q peasant woman. and neighbors still
tell stories OF how he went around with
his sleeves rolled up. singing as he work
ed The peasants always called him zee
brave Emile" He never has forgotten
one OF his Old friends
Not Fond of Society.
When not living in a small apartment
in the Rue Dante, Paris. Loubet now
spends his time al a chateau built near
his birthplace Neither the ex-President
who Is sixty-one years old. nor his wife
is fond OF society, although they enjoy
the friendship Of many European mon
archs. who always visit them when in
France he still is a hard worker and a
great reader Every morning he takes
a brisk walk before breakfast. He is
fond Of boxing and hunting; but he says
he never enjoyed the Official hunts, when
as President he was surrounded by a lot
Of toadyins attendants. as much as his
solitary walks nowadays through the for
est with gun and dog
An illustration Of his democratic mind
was afforded tse servants Of the Elysee
Palace soon after L0Ubet became its mas
ter Then he told all the functiOnaries
that he proposed 10 start for them a
bank. He promised he would do the best
he could with all the money given 10 his
keeping At the end OF LOubets Presi-
dental term each servant depositoT found
his earnings had doubled In their
thankfulness the palace employees drew
up resolutions on parchment. which they
intended 10 incaSe in a gorgeous frame.
a testimonial 20 be presented 10 the Pres
icenL On hearing Of the plan LOubet
called servant aside and said.
That frame viii Offset all my bank
ing Ny whole purpose was economy I
prefer the resolutions without expense
simple Life of Pope Plus Y.
Simple were the beginnings Of Pope
Plus Y and simply did he live until IN
1913 he vas elected 70 the Vatican and
its S5.0o0o05 wardrobe one OF his earliest
duties was tending a donkey. After his
long day al school. little Giuseppe used
70 take the beast out into the road 20
browse the grass along its edge for sup
Per Meantime the boy devoured mental
Dabulum- Holding the donkey's head
with one hand in the other he turned