. Review of reviews and world's work. THE NEW FRENCH PKESIDENT LEAVING THE ELYSEE PALACE. (M. Falliferes is escorting Mmc. is immediately behind.) OFFICIALLY RECORDING AND STAMPING THE NOMINATION OF M. FALLIERES AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, 350 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REI^IEIV OF REK/EIVS. post-prandial nap. One evening when the new Presi-dent was dining at the Elys^e, after a heavy day at theSenate, he found liimself utterly unable to keep hiseyes open, and when the man-servant brought aroundM. Falli^ress coffee that worthy gentleman was to wake him,


. Review of reviews and world's work. THE NEW FRENCH PKESIDENT LEAVING THE ELYSEE PALACE. (M. Falliferes is escorting Mmc. is immediately behind.) OFFICIALLY RECORDING AND STAMPING THE NOMINATION OF M. FALLIERES AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, 350 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REI^IEIV OF REK/EIVS. post-prandial nap. One evening when the new Presi-dent was dining at the Elys^e, after a heavy day at theSenate, he found liimself utterly unable to keep hiseyes open, and when the man-servant brought aroundM. Falli^ress coffee that worthy gentleman was to wake him, the domestic placed the coffee onthe table and retired. And M. Falliferes slumbered as he slept he dreamed. Whether the memorj ofthe troublous times of his youth was upon him, orwhether the vision of the German Emperor with hislegions crossing the frontier disturbed his digestion, weare not told, but as he dreamed the veteran President ofthe Senate was heard to murmur the famous line of Victor Hugo, Give me powder and balls. Then helapsed into silence again, and again he was heard, in adeep, sleepy voice, calling for powder and balls. Atfirst, M. Loubet, who was si


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