Here we have a very spectacular beard indeed, belonging to Petrus Jacobus "Piet" Joubert, born on the 20th of January 1831. His name sounds very Dutch, but his parents were French. They died whilst he was quite young, after which he relocated to the Transvaal, and became a farmer. He also developed quite an interest in the law, and in his early thirties he was elected to Parliament. He also served as Attorney-General, Chairman, and, even, briefly, Acting-President. He was Vice President, twice. And he did try, four times, to become President, but each time was beaten by Paul Kruger.
Today, historians believe that some of these election results may have not been completely honest. However it must be said that Joubert could have been a difficult President; he was very forthright, and never afraid to stand up for what he believed in, something which could well have led to him being denied his victory, if indeed he was. Reading reports of both men it definitely seems that Mr. Kruger was more of a peacemaker, and Mr. Joubert a fighter.These opinions led directly to his taking a stance against the British , who were trying to gain control of South Africa; and to what became known as the Boer War.
He was not only a military leader, he actually went out and took part in the fighting - though he was also involved with making peace at the end, which resulted in the end of the First Boer War. Sadly this turned out not to be an everlasting peace, and there was a Second Boer War, and not long after.
His death, aged sixty-eight, came on the 28th of March, 1900, from peritonitis. The cause of this is not known; some newspaper reports of the time say he had been suffering from a stomach complaint, whilst others blame it on the fact that three months earlier, in November 1899, he had been thrown from his horse, whilst on a raid against opposing forces.
As for our set, it featured images of five hundred prominent people. This is a Card of the Day, so we may be able to list them, as well as the second series. So let us start with ...
| 1. Thiers, President | 251. General Dubail |
| 2. Mac-Mahon, President | 252. General Doods |
| 3. Jules Grevy, President | 253. General Langlois, senateur |
| 4. Sadi-Carnot, President | 254. General Garneir des Garets |
| 5. Casimir Perier | 255. Lopez Dominguez, Pres Ministes (Espagne) |
| 6. Felix Faure, President | 256. Baron Gera, Ministre hongrois |
| 7. Emile Loubet, President | 257. Francois Coppee, de l`Acadie Francse |
| 8. Guillaume Premier, Roi de Prusse | 258. Ambroise Thomas, compositr de musique |
| 9. Frederic III, Empereur d'Allemagne | 259. Mme Rose Caron, dans Lohengrin |
| 10. Guillaume II, Empereur d'Allemagne | 260. Jane Hading, dans l`Aventuriere |
| 11. Imperatrice d'Allemagne | 261. Jeanne Granier, dans Mme le Diable |
| 12. Prince Henri de Prusse | 262. Mme Nuovina, dans Carmen |
| 13. Le Kronprinz d'Allemagne | 263. Mme Breval, dans le Huguenots |
| 14. Victoria. Reine d'Angleterre | 264. Mme Krauss, dans Sapho |
| 15. Edouard VII, Roi d'Angleterre | 265. Sybil Sanderson, dans Esclarmonde |
| 16. Alexandra, Reine d'Angleterre | 266. Judoe, dans Mme Nitouche |
| 17. Prince de Galles | 267. Mme Richard, dans l`Africaine |
| 18. Empereur d`Autriche | 268. Rosita Mauri, ballet de Sylvia |
| 19. Archiduc heretier d`Autriche | 269. Alvarez, dans Romeo et Juliette |
| 20. Leopold II, Roi des Belges | 270. Jean de Keske, dans le Cid |
| 21. Le Regent de Baviere | 271. Lasalle, dans Henri VIII |
| 22. Ferdinand 1er, Roi des Belges | 272. Muratore, dans Patrie |
| 23. Christian IX, Roi de Danemarck | 273. Van Dyck, dans Lohengrin |
| 24. Prince heretier de Danemark | 274. Renaud, dans Tannhauser |
| 25. Marie-Christine, Reine d`Espagne | 275. Sellier, dans les Huguenots |
| 26. Alphonse XIII, Roi d`Espagne | 276. Gounod, compositeur de musique |
| 27. Georges 1er, Roi de Grece | 277. Massenet, compositeur de musique |
| 28. Olga, Reine de Grece | 278. Coquelin aine, artiste dramatique |
| 29. Victor Emmanuel II, Roi d`Italie | 279. Coquelin cadet, Comedie-Francaise |
| 30. Humbert 1er, Roi d`Italie | 280.. Ballot-Beaupre, 1er Presidt Cour de Cassation |
| 31. Victor Emmanuel III, Roi d`Italie | 281. Rodin, sculpteur |
| 32. Helene, Reine d`Italie | 282. Emile Faguet, Academie-Francaise |
| 33. Nicolas I, Roi d`Italie | 283. Ernest Lavisse, Academie Francaise |
| 34. Leon XIII, Pape | 284. Le comte d`Haussonville, Academie-Francse |
| 35. Pie X, Pape | 285. Jules Claretie, Academie-Francaise |
| 36. Wilhelmine, Reine de Hollande | 286. Paul Bourget, Academie-Francaise |
| 37. Prince Henri de Hollande | 287. Henri Lavedan, Academie-Francaise |
| 38. Charles 1er, Roi de Portugal | 288. Maurice Barres, Academie-Francaise |
| 39. Amelie, Reine de Portugal | 289. Ribot, Academie-Francaise |
| 40. Alexandre II, Empereur de Russie | 290. Maurice Donnay, litterateur |
| 41. Alexandre III, Empereur de Russie | 291. Alphonse Daudet, litterateur |
| 42. Imperatrice douairiere de Russie | 292. Alexandre Dumas fils, litterateur |
| 43. Nicholas II, Empereur de Russie | 293. Delmas, dans Romeo-et-Juliette |
| 44. Alexandra, Imperatrice de Russie | 294. Talazac, dans Manon |
| 45. Charles I, Roi de Roumanie | 295. Tittoni, Presidt des Ministres (Italie) |
| 46. Albert, roi de Saxe | 296. Stolypine, 1er Ministre (Russie) |
| 47. Alexandre, Roi de Serbie | 297. Lepine, Prefet de Police |
| 48. Draga, Reine de Serbie | 298. Georges Berry, depute de Paris |
| 49. Peter Ier, Roi de Serbie | 299. Revoil, Ambassadeur |
| 50. Oscar II, Roi de Suede | 300. Sisowath, roi du Cambodge |
| 51. Deucher, President en Suisse | 301. General Zede |
| 52. Le Roi de Wurtemberg | 302. |
| 53. Le Sultan Empereur de Turquie | 303. |
| 54. Cleveland, President des Etats-Unis | 304. |
| 55. Mac-Kinley, President des Etats-Unis | 305. |
| 56. Roosewelt, President des Etats-Unis | 306. |
| 57. Le Shah de Perse | 307. |
| 58. Le Bey de Tunis | 308. |
| 59. Dom Pedro, Empereur du Bresil | 309. |
| 60. L`Empereur du Japon | 310. |
| 61. Alexeieff, Amiral Russe | 311. |
| 62. Makaroff, Amiral Russe tue | 312. |
| 63. Skrydioff, Amiral Russe | 313. |
| 64. Kouropatkine, General en Chef Russe | 314. |
| 65. Togo, Amiral Japonais | 315. |
| 66. Kuroki, General Japonais | 316. |
| 67. Stoessel, General commandt a Port-Arthur | 317. |
| 68. Gregorevitch, Commandr du Cesarevitch | 318. |
| 69. Mourawieff, homme d`Etat, Russe | 319. |
| 70. Liniévitch, General Russe | 320. |
| 71. Grand Duc Wladimir de Russie | 321. |
| 72. Grand Duc Paul de Russie | 322. |
| 73. Nodzu, General Japonais | 323. |
| 74. Roudnieff, Captaine du Varyag | 324. |
| 75. Flug, General d`Etat-Major Russe | 325. |
| 76. Marechal Oyama, Japonais | 326. |
| 77. Don Jaime de Bourbon d`Espagne | 327. |
| 78. Grand Duc Nicolas Nicolaievitch | 328. |
| 79. Eitel Frederic, cadet de Guillaume II | 329. |
| 80. De Bulow, grand chancelier Allemand | 330. |
| 81. Mgr Favier, eveque de Pekin | 331. |
| 82. Tolstoi, ecrivain Russe | 332. |
| 83. Guyot de villeneuve, depute | 333. |
| 84. De Witte, ministre d Finances, Russie | 334. |
| 85. Jules Verne, ecrivain | 335. |
| 86. Rennenkampff, general Russe | 336. |
| 87. Grand duc Alexis de Russe | 337. |
| 88. Grippemberg, general Russe | 338. |
| 89. Princesse Clementine de Belgique | 339. |
| 90. Princesse royale de Suede | 340. |
| 91. Princesse Helene d`Orleans | 341. |
| 92. Gde dsse Elisabeth, Vve du grand duc Serge | 342. |
| 93. Bon Hayashi, ambr japonais a Londres | 343. |
| 94. Nogi, general japonais | 344. |
| 95. La Duse, tragedienne italienne | 345. |
| 96. Mme Rejane, actrice | 346. |
| 97. Mlle Cesbron, de l`Opera | 347. |
| 98. Sarah Bernhardt, tragedienne | 348. |
| 99.Grand duc Serge | 349. |
| 100. La Kronprincesse d`Allemagne | 350. |
| 101. General Davoust | 351. |
| 102. a) Monseigr Darboy, Archev. de Paris | 352. |
| b) Prince royal de Suede | 353. |
| 103. General Veyron | 354. |
| 104. Kitchener, general Anglais | 355. |
| 105. General Billot | |
| 106. General Brugere | |
| 107. General Metzinger | |
| 108. Amiral Fournier | |
| 109. Shibayama, amiral Japonais | |
| 110. De Spaun, amiral Autrichien | |
| 111. Clado, capitaine Russe | |
| 112. Kaulbars,general Russe | |
| 113. Kasuakof, amiral Russe | |
| 114. General Zurlinden | |
| 115. General Jacquey, depute | . |
| 116. Amiral Bienaimé, depute | |
| 117. President Kruger | |
| 118. Duc d`Anmaie | |
| 119. General Jeannerod | |
| 120. Amiral Puech | |
| 121. General de Boisdeffre | |
| 122. General Bonnal | |
| 123. General Rau | |
| 124. General Duchesne | |
| 125. General Florentin | . |
| 126. Lansdowne ministre Anglais | |
| 127. Etienne, ministre de l`Interieur | |
| 128. Le Prevost de Launay | |
| 129. Prince Radolin, ambassadr Allemand a Paris | |
| 130. Gladstone, Homme d`Etat Anglais | |
| 131. Pasteur | |
| 132. Bienveau-Martin, ministre d. Cultes | |
| 133. Rouvier, ministre des Affaires Etrangeres | |
| 134. Gauthier, ministre d. Travaux Publics | |
| 135. Dujardin-Beaumetz, ministre d. Beaux-Arts | . |
| 136. Clementel, ministre des Colonies | |
| 137. Thomson, ministre de la Marine | |
| 138. Guillaume, sculpteur | |
| 139. Botha, general Boer | |
| 140. Carolus Duran, peintre | |
| 141. Dewet, general Boer | |
| 142. Marechal Canrobert | |
| 143. Gaston Paris, academician | |
| 144. Sir Ed. Monson, ambassadr Anglais | |
| 145. Doumer, president de la Chambre d. Deputies | . |
| 146. Dausset, depute de Paris | |
| 147. Ruau, ministre de l`Agriculture | |
| 148. Chamberlain, ministre Anglais | |
| 149. Joubert, general Boer | |
| 150. Jules Lemaitre, ecrivain | |
| 151. Princess de Galles | |
| 152. Miss Alice Roosevelt | |
| 153. Duchesse de Cumberland | |
| 154. La Reine de Suede | |
| 155. Princesse Charles de Suede | . |
| 156. Duchesse d`Aoste | |
| 157. Infante Marie Therese | |
| 158. Haakon VII, roi de Norvege | |
| 159. Reine de Norvege | |
| 160. Le Comte de Turin | |
| 161. Princesse Olga de Cumberland | |
| 162. Princess Henri de Battenberg | |
| 163. Lord Minto, vice-roi des Indes | |
| 164. Prince Georges de Grece | |
| 165. General Brun, chef d`etat major general | . |
| 166. Marquis Ito, Japonais | |
| 167. Prince Albert de Belgique | |
| 168. Duc d`Aoste | |
| 169. Duc d`Abruzzes | |
| 170. Baron Komura, Japonais | |
| 171. Prince Albert de Prusse | |
| 172. Prince Ferdinand de Baviere | |
| 173. Prince Henri de Battenberg | |
| 174. Duc de Connaught | |
| 175. Le Reverend Pere Didou | . |
| 176. Sir A. Douglas, amiral anglais | |
| 177. Gilgenhiemb, gener, com` a Strasbourg | |
| 178. Stoetzerm genal commt a Metz | |
| 179. Von Einem, min de la guerre, Prusse | |
| 180. May, amiral anglais | |
| 181. Bridgeman, amiral anglais | |
| 182. Barry, amiral anglais | |
| 183. Amiral Caillard | |
| 184. Gen. Dessirier, gouvr de Paris | |
| 185. Barrere, ambassadeur a Rome | . |
| 186. Gen, Dalstein, comt le 6 corps | |
| 187. General Hagron | |
| 188. General Pendezec | |
| 189. Prince de Monaco | |
| 190. Prince Georges de Cumberland | |
| 191. Fischer, amiral anglais | |
| 192. Grand Duc de Hesse, Allemagne | |
| 193. Duc de Cambridge | |
| 194. Prince Charles de Suede | |
| 195. Le Khedive d`Egypte | . |
| 196. General Gallieni | |
| 197. Gen. Michal, comt le 20e corps | |
| 198. General Voyron | |
| 199. Amiral Menard | |
| 200. de Brazza, explorateur | |
| 201. Paul Cambon, ambassr a Londres | |
| 202. Henner, artiste peintre | |
| 203. Bihourd, ambasr a Berlin | |
| 204. Bompard, ambasr a St. Petersbourg | |
| 205. Edison | . |
| 206. Prince Henri d`Orleans | |
| 207. Fremiet, Sculpteur | |
| 208. Bartholdi, Sculpteur | |
| 209. Colonne, directeur des concerts | |
| 210. Jules Cambon, ambasr a Madrid | |
| 211. Benjamin Constant, arte peintre | |
| 212. Gerome, artiste peintre | |
| 213. Fallieres, President | |
| 214. Detaille, artiste peintre | |
| 215. De Neuville, artiste peintre | . |
| 216. J.-P. Laurens, artiste peintre | |
| 217. Bonnat, artiste peintre | |
| 218. Berlioz, compositeur | |
| 219. Saint-Saens, compositeur | |
| 220. Nadaud, poete chansonnier | |
| 221. Victor Hugo | |
| 222. P. Leroy-Beaulieu, economiste | |
| 223. Mounet-Sully, tragedien | |
| 224. Constans, ambasr a Constantinople | |
| 225. Princesse Ena de Battenberg | |
| 226. Princesse heretiere de Roumanie | |
| 227. Prince heretier de Roumanie | |
| 228. Carmen Sylva ecrivain, reine de Roumanie | |
| 229. Princesse de Roumanie | |
| 230. Princesse Louise de Danemark | |
| 231. Princse Nicolas de Grece (Helene de Russie) | |
| 232. Prince Nicolas de Grece | |
| 233. Prince Max de Bade | |
| 234. Psse de Bade Marie-Louise de Cumberland | |
| 235. Grand Duc de Bade | . |
| 236. Princesse de Wurtemberg | |
| 237. Grand Duc de Luxembourg | |
| 238. Prince Ferdinand de Baviere | |
| 239. Prince heritier de Portugal | |
| 240. Prince heritier de Montenegro | |
| 241. Duc de Scanie, Prince de Suede | |
| 242. Amiral Rieunier | |
| 243. Gen. de Moltke, chef d`etat-major allemande | |
| 244. Monseignr Turinaz, eveque de Nancy | |
| 245. Cardinal Perraud, de l`Academie-Francaise | |
| 246. Pierre Loti, de l`Academie-Francaise | |
| 247. Madame Heilbronn, dans Manon | |
| 248. Marie Laurent dans Michel Strogoff | |
| 249. Auguez, de l`Opera, dans les Hugenots | |
| 250. Taskin, de l`Opera-Com., dans la Basoche |