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The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15
CURED BY APPLAUSE.
Story of Frenchman Who Had Lost
His Voice.


His Voice.
Louis Blanc, the eloquent French
man, lost his voice, not as Falstaff did,
with halloing and singing of an
thems," but through dread of an Eng
lish audience He found it again by
aid Of the welcome the audience gave
him, which was so hearty as to cast
out all fear. Mr.. John Bigelow tells
the story, in his Life of Samuel J.
Tilden," as related to him by Monsieur
Blanc After the fall of the govern
ment in 1913. Louis Blanc became an
exile in London. When he had ac-
CURED a tolerable command of the
English language, he was invited to
deliver a lecture in English. On the
appointed day, he dined with Hep
worth Dixon, then editor of the Lon
don Athenaeum. The prospect of
meeting n distinguished London audi
ence, and attempting to talk to them
in what was to him a foreign tongue,
made him so nervous that during the
dinner he suddenly lost his voice, and
could speak only in whisper. He was
in despair. The audience would be
made up of the most distinguished in
London society. There seemed to be
but one course to pursue-to tell the
truth and dismiss them. 1t was de-
cided that he should show himself on
the stage and let the audience see, If
they could not hear. that he was un-
able to speak audibly. Dixon went
with him and made Blanc's excuses.
| When he had done, Blanc stepped for
ward to verify his friends statement.
| Dixon's remarks had been received
with sympathetic applause, but when
Blanc appeared the applause was deaf
ening. When it has subsidized he at
tempted to say few words, mainly to
show his voiceless condition. But to
his surprise and to the delight of the
audience, his voice sounded clearer
and louder than ever before in public
assembly. He went on for two hours
without the least inconvenience. The
applause with which he was received
had expelled the nervousness which
alone was responsible for his vocal
feebleness.-Youth's Companion.
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15
ColIere-Bred Negroes.

Atlanta University has commenced
an investigation into the careers of
college-bred negroes. This has been
suggested in part by the speculation
extant in regard to what the young
negroes who have received a college
education do for a living, and how
successful they are. and will answer
the queries as to the numbers of ne.
groes who have been given the higher
training. DIR. w. e. B. Dubois, pro-
lessor of Economies in Atlanta Uni
versity, is in charge of the work, and
will make his complete report in the
annual negro conference in May 1900
His inquiries, so far, indicate between
1900 and 1,50e living negro college
graduates. To these, in all cases where
actresses could be obtained, he has sent
carefully prepared schedules of ques-
lions, covering family life, scholastic
life, occupation since graduation, lit
erary efforts, official positions, and
financial success. The answers are
coming in rapidly, and indicate full
and valuable returns-Journal of Ed
- alton.
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15
Young Men Exerc,se WI,

A Philadelphia restaurant proprie-
tor hung out large blackboard sign
the other day, with the announcements
"You can't beat our 15-cent dinners.-
A young man of humorous turn OF
mind came along, stopped and smiled
He waited until none of the employees
was watching, and, taking out his
handkerchief, he erased the letter 3D.
from the word beat" Another
young man managed to eat a dinner
at that restaurant without paying for
1t, and then mailed the proprietor n
letter telling the facts and asking this
question: who says l can't beat your
15-cent dinners?"
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15

ported liquor and lots OF it. In fact,
Nabo 'Tsebeni is great drunkard. Her
enemies say she is "fuddled" most OF
the time. She does not seem to let
rum interfere with business, however.
Apart from the fire water. the queen
has no particular regard for the pro-
ducts Of civilization. She prefers the
native rug or blanket as costume
to the finest creation of Worth, and
her food and manner of living have
never changed, but remain as they
were in the days when Umbandine first
took her, a slim young girl, for wife.
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15
As In n Looking-Giass.

When Livingstone was in South At
RIGA his looking glass afforded the ma
tives endless amusement. They we're
always asking for it, and their remarks
were sometimes simple, sometimes
silly, and sometimes laughable. "Is
that me?" cried one. What a big
mouth I have!" said another. at have
no chin at ALL" deplored a third. MY
ears are as big pumpkin leaves"
was the proud comment Of a fourth
'See how my head shoots up in the
middle" joked a fifth, and so on, the
company laughing bosterously at the
different remarks. While the doctor
was thought to be asleep a man took
a quiet look in the mirror. After
twisting his mouth about in a variety
of ways he said to himself: People
call me ugly, and how ugly 1 am, in
deed!" However, he might not have
been so refreshingly candid had he
known the eye and ear of the mission
airy were both on the watch.-Detroft
Free Press
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15

The dead kings adopted mother made
some faint attempt to assert her rights,
but Tikuba and his soldiers over-awed
all opposition, and Nabo's mother-in-
law retired to private life with cell
Gritty.
Bunu might have grown up to be a
good king. but he got into bad COM
pany. He surrounded himself with a
crowd of aristocratic young men Of
distinctly sporting proclivitles, and,
breaking away from his mothers con-
troll, proceeded to make the court of
Swaziland almost as lively a place as
the court of Servia was under that
royal blackleg King Milan. Bunu's
sycophants poured fattery into his
ears until he began to think that he
was very big man indeed. Things
went from bad to worse with the
young king until one day a leading
induna was found mysteriously muir
dered. Bunu at first denied any knowl-
edge of the affair, but the evidence
against him was so strong that he fled
the country. He remained away for
some time, while his mother straight
ened things out and finally paved the
way for her erring sons return. He
came back, but did not reform, and so
he was gathered to his fathers the
other day. Just how the gathering was
done does not appear, but it was done
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15

One OF the most interesting per-
sonages in South Africa just now is
Nabo 'Tsebeni, Queen OF Swaziland.
Along with the war news from that
part OF the world have come recently
many accounts of the high handed do
ings of the Swat queen. Swaziland is
an Independent native kingdom under
the protection of the South African re-
public AS the Beers have just now
enough to do protecting themselves
Nabo 'Tsebeni is not interfered with in
her little diversions
The news which came the other day
Of the death of Nabo's son, King Bum,
and of the vigorous manner in which
the queen had cleared the political at
mosphere by a general elimination OF
Objectionable persons drew especial
attention to her ebony majesty.
Compliments ought to be exchanged
between the Empress of China and the
Queen of Swaziland. These two royal
ladies have peculiarities in common,
chief among which may be mentioned
an amiable weakness for removing
people who dispute their power. Their
histories also have a striking similar
ity. Like her great and good friend"
Of China, the Queen of Swaziland was
not born TO the purple, and, like her
also, began to plan for power and
sovereignty as soon as she took her
place among her royal husbands
wives.
In the days when the good king
Umbandine reigned over the Swazis
there was among his subjects bold
and fearless raider, named Mataffini,
who became known as the Lion of
Swaziland" He was Of no family of
Importance, but by his deeds of valor
he raised himself and his relatives to
positions of prominence in the king
dom, and the king took for one of his
wives Mata1fini's sister, Nabo 'Tsebe-
nj. From the day she entered the roy
al harem Nabo exercised remarkable
influence over the king. She was
shrewd and tactful and her advice on
matters of state was sound. She de-
termined that her son should be king
to succeed his father All her rivals
met with misfortune in one way or an
other, and finally she concentrated her
efforts upon the chief wife of the king.
Mapungulala, who was of royal blood,
and whose son would naturally sue
coed to the throne upon the death of
Umbandine. AS the old king drew
near his death in 1889 the reins Of
government were more and more taken
up by the strong hand of Nabo. She
made a charge of witchcraft against
Mapungulala, and that unhappy wo-
man, to save her life, fed from the
country, thereby, according to Swat
law, disqualifying her son from any
rights to the throne. Nabo won over
to her side the commander in chief of
the Swat army, one Tikuba, and with
him the kings old regiment, which
was on duty about the royal kraal
That year the king died. Now, accord
ing to the law Of Swaziland, the title
OF queen appertains, not to the wife of
the king but to his mother, and I'm
bandine had living an adopted mother
who was entitled. with the elders of
the nation, to nominate the new king.
But Nabo proclaimed her son, Umg-
wana, usually called Bunu, king, say
ing that just before he died. the old
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15
THE QUEEN OF SWAZILAND.


herself entirely, not delegating to any
one even the slight power she allowed
Bunu.
Queen Nabo is about fifty years old,
and is not handsome, according to the
debased standards of the white man,
but in Swaziland she is accounted "a
figger of a woman" When she was
married she was a slim young woman
and was a great belle. She looks tall
er than she really is, owing to the
method by which she, in common with
the other women of her country, dress
es her hair. BY some mysterious pro-
cess the royal tresses are made to grow
trellis fashion, over a wickerwork ar
rangement of circular shape. Round
the forehead she wears the royal in
sigma, band of wood possessing in
Vulnerable medicinal virtues, attached
to which, in the center of the forehead
are a snakes bladder and brilliant
red feather of the laurie bird.
Like other monarchs, Queen Nabo
can be very suave and nice when she
pleases, and she can also be exceeding
ly naughty and frigid of demeanor. 1t
is a harsh thing to say about royal
lady of Nabo's ability, but the truth is,
that, next to power, her majesty loves
rum, or drinks that go under that gen.
eric term. She drinks no native dis
tillation, but the white MANS good inn
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15
QUEER DELUSION
OF a Woman Who Imagines She Is Rich
and Orders JeweIry.

and Orders Jewelry.
Minneapolis jewellers have for the
last week been annoyed by the per-
tinacity of a woman who. from her
symptoms, appears to be suffering
what the French call grandeur"
which means, in plain English, inflam-
nation of the imagination. There is
really no vice about the operations
of this unfortunate victim of an OBJ
scure disease. She merely has a pas
sion for ordering things she doesn't
want and fixing matters so that they
cannot possibly be delivered Early in
the week a well-known Nicollet ave-
nue. firm received a call from a we'll
| dressed woman, who said she lived in
st. Paul. She particularly desired to
| secure for her four nieces q quartet
of silk parasols with ornate jeweled
handles, which the firm happened to
have on hand. The customer INDUCED
in well-bred OBSTACLES over the beauty
Of the parasols and asked that they be
delivered to her temporary address in
st. Paul She was not sure that she
y,
however, and would the firm be kind
enough to telephone 10S Dale for final
instructions before sending the goods.
Certainly the firm would-the firm
would be too delighted. Four jewell
hilted parasols listed at $210 make
pretty good mornings work for one
salesman, and the obliging young man
was so ready to meet the wishes of his
customer that, If necessary. he would
have carried the goods to st. Paul him
self. Unfortunately, when 10S Dale
responded to the telephone call on the
following morning, the story of the
parasols was received with derision;
but the lady who answered the phone
said, with some ascerbity, that she
had within a few days been accused
of buying all sorts of things in all
sorts of places through the medium of
some mysterious woman who had CIV
en- a telephone number to which she
had no title.-Minneapolis Journal.
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15
BARBER GOT 1T MIXED.
He Fails SIIserably in Telling the Collar
Joke.

He Fails NIiserably In Telling the Collar
Joke.
Henry Lamm, an attorney of Soda
liza, told a story at the reception to-
the Missouri Bar association last night
which caused great laugh. Mr.. Lamm
was called on to make an impromptu
speech. He said: This is taking an
unfair advantage of me. l have a pa
per in my pocket which l am to read
at the meeting tomorrow. 1t is a very
dry paper and it will take me an hour
to read it. If am given the slightest
encouragement l will read it right
now. That will be one on you, would
mt it? And that reminds me, was
in Texas recently and there they have
a new joke. A man asks you, Have
you heard the story about the two
dirty collars?' You are supposed ton
answer, No And then the man
says, That's one on YOU A Dutch
barber who had been sold on this
joke concluded to try it on the next
customer who came into his shop. Son
as he was getting ready to shave thu,
next caller he asked him: 'Haf You
heard dot story about the two dirty
collars? No. answered the customer.
Well, dots one you got on kansas
City Star.
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15
A QUEEN PREPARES FOR WAR.

effectually, and ii is thought with the
sanction of the queen, who had got
tired of trying to make a man of Bunu,
and has a younger son whom she in
tends to place on the throne in his
stead. The death of Bunu was follow
ed by thorough "house cleaning" on
the part OF Queen Nabo. Several per-
sons who, in her royal wisdom, she
considered dangerous to the welfare
of the state, were placed beyond the
chance of making any more trouble,
and she will hereafter look after affairs
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15
Pleasure Trip on a Raft.

Port Jarvis IN. W special New
York Times: A pleasure raft IL by SO
feet in size passed down the Delaware
river yesterday afternoon. There were
IL men aboard, including professional
and business men of Margaretsville,
Delhi and Kingston, N. Y. The mem
bers of the party are on their way to
Trenton, N. J. The raft has a small
cabin, In which are stove, cooking
utensils and hunks. When the party
reaches Trenton the raft and it's out
ct viii he sold.
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15

Powder for flashlight pictures is re-
placed by gas in a new invention
which has the gas stored in a jar, with
the flame in position to ignite Il when
the jar is opened by pressure on a
pneumatic bulb. the latter also oper-
ating the shutter of the camera
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15
Nobo 'Tsebeni, Ruler of Swaziland
Is in Trouble.

king had stretched out his right hand
saying, This is my right arm, and his
name is Bunu." She herself took the
title Of queen, and prepared to rule as
regent during the minority of Bunu.
The Yale expositor., 1900-06-15
Klpi-nr coming TO America.

Rudyard Kipling. according To Lon
don announcements. is to visit thu
United States next autumn. The au-
thor says he does not lay his former
illness against the Arer.can climate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-15
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS

Northern mails, week days, close st 80
a. ~. and 16, 2 90, . so and z 90 o. IN.
Open at 8 % &. ~, II 90 M and 4 80 o.
N. On sundays Northern mails close 1T / 80
p. IN. and 20 IN.
southern mails via Charlottesville. close
At z 90 and 10 90 q. m, and 2 as and
90 P. m Open at 90 q. M. and Q 80
and 400 P. N.
- oS 1n malls, via Richmond, close 4
- % d. III. ana 90 and so p. M. Open
at 8 a. m and 1 and D. M F''
nshsSsSs Division mails close ut 80 { m
snu 40 p IN. Open at 1 D. m.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails clos. @.
20 q M and p. m. Open at 90 M
Chesapeake and Ohio nsils clo.a a, o AK
P. m. and 90 p. m. Open at 8 OOa m "a
4 80 p. m. " ~" Siiu
Washington mails close at 2 80 and II AK
a. IA, and L 15, 2 90, Is so and 756n 10
Open at 8 90 a. NJ 10 90 m. and 2 Od sn ~.
30 p. m. anu
Office HOup-Opsn 8. 90 a. m. Clo.e 9,
600p.m
Sunday Houn-Opsn at 8 90 a. m. Clos.
ct 3 80 q. m.
Carrier STANDARDIZATION made ON
inside routes-6 80 and 10 90 q, m. and
8 90 and 30 p. m. Full route-6 80 a. m,
and 80 p. m. Sunday collection 90 D.,
M Carriers window open Sunday 8 90 q. IN,
and close 8 30 g. IA.
Deliveries made 90 a. m, 90 p. m, and
4 10 p. m.
All mail should be in office ten minutes
before hour indicated fo1 cloGins,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-15
Niagara Falls excursions.

The Pennsy lvsnia Railroad Company has
selected the following dates for its popular ten.
day excursions TO Niagara Falls from Wash.
ington: september 6 and 20, and October 4
and IS. On these dates the special train will
leave Washington at 500 a. m.
This year the excursions from PHILADELPHIA
will be run by two routes. Those on Septem-
Der q, October a and IS, going via Harris
burg, and the valley OF the eusQuehanns as
heretofore; excursions of August % and Sep
TENDER 20 running via Trenton, Manunka
Chunk, and the Delaware Valley.
Excursion tickets, good for return passage
on ANY regular train, exclusive of limited OK.
press trains, within ten days, will be sold at
$40 from Washington. A stop-over will be
allowed at Buffalo, Rochester, Cansdsigua,
and Watkins within toe limit returning, on
the excursions of september =, October and
Is.
For the excursions of September 90, stop
over will 10 allowed at Buffalo on return trip
within limit of ticket.
Pullman parlOr cars and day coaches will
be run with each excursion. An extra charge
will @ made for paTlor-car seats.
An experienced tour st agent and chaperon
will accompany each excursion.
For further information apply TO ticket
agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-15
A WONDERFUL CURE
OF DIARRHOEA.

"A Prominent Virginia Editor Had Al
most Given Up, but Was Brought
Back TO Perfect Health by ham,
berIain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhOea Kemedy--Read His h dftorai.
From the Times, Hlllstille, Va.
Isuffered with dsrrhoea for long
time and thought was past being
cured. / had spent much time snd
money aud suffered so much misery
that had almost decided to give up
all hopes OF recovery and await the re-
suit, but noticing the advertisement
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Disrrhoes Remedy and also some tesii-
monials stating how some wonderful
cures had been wrought by tbie
remedy, decided to try it. After TAX
iDg a few doses l was entirely well OF
that trouble, and l wish 10 say further
to my readers and fellow sufferers that
l am hale and hearty man today and
feel as well as ever did 10 my life.-
70. 4. Moore. Sold by all druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-15
AIsxaaaria @azstts.
SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT. 10, 1900
CANADA'S APPLE CROP.

Felix S. s. Johnson, Commercial
Agent of the United States at stan
bridge, Ontario, writes as follows to the
State Department about Canada's ap"
pie crop.
What promises to be the beet apple
crop in the history of Canada Is no"
fast approaching the harvesting season,
and within the next three weeks tne
frnit will commence to be sent to Mon
treal. preparatory to shipment to
Europe.
"The export of apples last season
was hard up to the average, the sg-
gregate going out from the port OF Mon
treal being 2S6 600 barrels. 10 1898,
the shipments from that port amounted
TO 393. 900 barre g. II present appear
apces are to be relied upon, the ship
meuts this year will be double those Of
last wear, provided, of course, there are
sufficient facilities of transportation,
and if the crop will not be such rs
will bring the price down to figure at
which exports are no longer profitable
up to the present time. the Ca
madam growers have not packed their
trnit in such shape IS would make II
attractive, and while the apples might
be Just as good as, end perhaps better
than. he United States product, the
prlce received for them 10 Europe has
beer below the figure received for the
latter. A shipping man Stated yester-
day that anything but early apples
the cold stSfege on the steamships was
10, IN demand, and as this portion OF
che apple crop did not find a market
abroad to any great extent, refrleera-
ton cut a very small figure. Venti'
lated storage done by means OF fans
and blowers) was being introduced
gradually, ana this year number Of
the steamships out of the port would
provide it.
the steamships are quoting las
YEARS rate on apples, the freight to Liv-
erpool being CO.'S cents, aud to Loudon
and G lasgow 70 cents. 1t Is said II
some quarter OF Canada that the siz
of the crop is not the special feature,
but the quality is beyond anyibinl
heretofore seen. II this proves to be
the case, and the Canadian packers will
attend 10 their end of the business, the
shipments abroad should be very large
indeed"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-15
C0UTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND
y TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

COUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND
~ TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
WYTHE WHITE. Manager.
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100 Ahern, Jno & Co
1899 Agnew, Park
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76a Aitchesop, J & II
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1869 Alexandria Driving Park
GA Alexandria Bottl;pg Co
1908 Alexandra Fertilizer & Chem Co
154* Alexandria Steam Laundry
$50 Alexandria Steam Bakery
Z Alexandria Gazette
80 Alexandria Tin es
115 Alexandra Infrmary
91b Allen, E L
1O7a Alexandria Brick Company
10 50 Andersen, Z n
1929 Appicb, Geo A
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1925 Bryan, Albert
100 Bladder Henry
1925 Baker, Ii
6 Baltimore q Ohio Freight
lisa Ballenger Il Bro
159 Barley, Louis G, stty-st.lsw 1877 8
Royal.
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Columbus.
SEA Bell Sons, Robt
30s Bernheimer, 81
SO Bondheim, d & Sons
Al Beckhahl, J T & JG
1866 Bihler, Paul
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AGA Broders, & Co
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