The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-10
METHODS
OF SETTLING DISPUTES
Fantastic Contests That Have
Tried Mems Nerve and
Courage.
FRENCH ARE MOST WARY
They Generally Devise Some scheme
20 Avoid All Feasibility Of Meet.
Ing with Any Personal
Injury.

Tit-Bits: Two heavy weights suspend
Cd from n beam by slender cords were
the weapons chosen by two Parisians
their rivalry for the hand OF n pretty
actress. Beneath a weight each took
his stand, there to remain until ths
breaking OF one or the other OF the
sords should decide mis- fate. For more
than four hours they remained notion
less. when the cord attached to Durier's
weight snapped. n the ponderous
a OF metal. falling upon the nan be-
meath. struck him to the ground. For
tunately. however. IL just missed his
head. n he escaped with no worse
damage than n evere shock and q
broken collar bone.
Somewhat prolonged was the duel
waged n few years back at n well
known Yorkshire seaside resort TO de-
tide which OF two young men should
surrender his claim to the hand OF n
local publican's daughter. The rivals
both prided themselves upon their nata-
tory prowess. so Il was agreed that no
who should first miss his mornings
swim In the open should withdraw his
pretension TO the lady's hand. For nine
months and more a took his matus
inal swim. but at length there came n
lay of such furious storm that one
turned faint-hearted end refused TO
Hare the tcmpcstuous pillows. The 9TH
er. however. at considerable risk.
dashed into the roaming sea. and. al
though he was badly cut n bruised.
emerged n triumphant wooer.
Another aqueous duel occurred two
years since. the location being the Lake
81 Geneva. and the contestants n Swiss
named Zeliner and Lenoir. a French
man. agreed that he who could remain
tho longest beneath the surface Of the
water Mould without interruption or hin
arance from the other be permitted 20 pay
his addresses 10 the daughter OF n wealthy
tradesman. The rivals dlyed simultan-
eousiy, n more than two minutes elapsed
Gle zeiiner's head appeared above the sur
face. There was no sign. however. OF his
rival. after whom, whom yet another two
minutes had sped. a couple OF onlookers
divcd and succeeded In recovering his
senseiess body. Restoratives were sue
cessfuily applied. and OH Lenoir's recov-
ering consciousness no was acclaimed tho
victor.
At the time OF Succl's foTty-day fast at
tho Westminster aquarium, some years
ago. a couple OF young MRncunians agreed
by emulating his example. 10 decide which
OF them should frst propose for the hand
OF n girl who mad hitherto regarded them
with n seemingly imphrtiai anecuon. fouF
days was sufficient ordeal for one. who.
refusing any longer 10 abstain from food.
left the field clear to his rival. whose pro-
posal. however. met with scant consider
alton from Tho lady. who declared that she
would not intrust her future 10 the keep
Ing or such n fool AZ he had proved him
self. Needless to say his rivals reception
was equally glacial.
During n very severe winter IN the for
ties n couple OF Germans. natives Of Ores
den. resolved. for love OF a woman. TO
night n duel to the death. Without pro-
vision OF any kind m clad only In the
lightest OF clothes. they went out into
the country, there 10 remain without
shelter until one OF the other OF them
should succumb 10 the cold. Three days
after their departure n wretched object
crawled back into the town: ten miles
distant his rival. frozen to death, lay be-
meath the falling now