Show OUTOn ANK PRINCE A albeke head man vt stronger thin the german liar the orators of the french chamber of deputies ire are in the habit of sipping as they speak ik some sort of beverage bevera ge which varies accord according litz to the t tempera empera ment of each one says Ilar harpers pers week ly 11 floquet usail to drink tepid nf 11 ribot takes sweetened coffee if seltzer water with lemon M 1 I de lun pure water 1 M kl de DC roulede brandy M de freydin Irey et and nf constant never drink anything w while hile speaking M who was finance minister at the time of the alie national assembly and who preferred the juice of the grape t to every ry Z other beverage drank UX wine ivine in in almost any quantity he be hns has been known to speak for three hours and to absorb eleven glasses of liis ills favorite wine without the slightest inconvenience it was as M rouyer quartier who settled with prince bismarck Ilis marck the conditions forthe for the payment of the five bil lion francs which prance franco after the war had to pay over to germany the story is told that one day while the two plenipotentiaries were discussing disca sing at table the details of those conditions prince Bib bismarck marck conceived the idea of bryin to make M quartier drink too much the ibe latter had scarcely emptied his glass when the prince replenished it and the french plenipotentiary tossed it oft off immediately prince bismarck however had to keep up with him and drink in his turn so that after an hour the great chancellor felt his head grow rather heavy lie ile gave up the bout and said to M quartier 1 I see that the wine has no great effect upon you oil oh replied the other who had r noticed lo 10 liis marcks attempt to fuddle him 1 I can absorb almost any quantity I 1 can even swallow tile the glass itself and suiting the action to the word lie he ground prince marcks crystal glass between his teeth without even cutting his lips |