The Irish standard., 1905-07-22
DUEL STORIES.

DUEL STORIES.
Bismarck Declined Duel With saus--
ages as Weapons.
The spark of wit is sometimes,
stronger in the duellist than the sense.
of honor, says the New Zealand Tab
LEI. Some years ago a journalist rib
roasted an errant deputy in his paper.
The same day he received the follow
ing brief note from the professional
lawmaker:
"Sir: One does not send a chal-'
lenge to bandit of your species. One
simply administers cuff on the ears.
Therefore. I hereby cuff both your
ears. Be grateful to me for not hav-
ing recourse to weapons. Yours truly.
G."
The journalist promptly replied:
"My Dear Sir and Adversary: T.
thank you, according to your wish,
for having sent me cuffs by post, in
! stead of slaughtering me with weap-,
ons. Cuffed by post, I respond by
despatching you by post six bullets in.
the head. kill you by letter. Please
consider yourself dead from the first
line of this epistle. With a respectful
salutation to your corpse, l am very
truly yours, -"
The journalist laughed last and best.
He published the correspondence. The
fighting deputy was in consequence
overwhelmed with ridicule, and for
him life for a time lost it's sweetness
AMI the sun its brightness.
Mark Twain happened to be in
France at the time of the farcical duel
between M. Floquet and the Barnum
militarist, Geenral Boulanger. The:
great humorist feigned deep resent
ment at not having been entrusted
with the management of the affair,
Marks idea of a proper duel was can
non at five yards or pea-rifles at half
a mile.
Long ago-it was in his maiden
speech in the House of Commons in
1S37-Disraeh threw ridicule upon the
political duels of the time. They
were (said he) "the secure arbitra-~
ment Of blank cartridges" In sim
liar but much more uproarious way
the laughter that shook the ribs Of
the public at the antics of Bob Acres
and Mansie Waugh behind the foot
lights did much to end the private and.
political duel in England. The great
scientist, DR.. Virchow, once cooled the
rected to prepare new specifications
| which would limit the work to be done
to the amount appropriated. The new
| specifications call for about a mile or
| surfacing to be distributed over the
| four miles between Hastings avenue:
and the city limits in the most needed
places. In order to allow the award
| of the contract resolution was passed
taking the additional $40 from the
street and sewer fund.
Edward Gottschalk, the self-con--
fessed murderer of Edward Hartmann
| and either the principal or accessory in
the murder of Christian Schindeldeck--
ker, committed suicide in the Ramsey
| county Jail Wednesday. He was sem
| fenced to be hanged on August 8; and.
with no chance of reprieve he evil
IDENTIFY preferred death by his OWL.
| hand to death on the gallows. Gott--
schalk strangled himself to death.
some time after H. 80 in the morning:
| and before / in the afternoon. The:
| exact time is not known, for he was:
alone practically two hours, the death.
watch having gone home to dinner and
nobody having taken his place. The
man was dead when discovered, and.
he may have been dead for some time
The manner of Gottschalks suicide
was simple and somewhat primitive
but the successful execution of the,
carefully laid plans showed that the
| murderer either had consummate'
nerve or was physical coward, afraid
to contemplate swinging from a GAL
lows.
| The American Birth Insurance COM
pany of Massachusetts, wants to do'
business in Minnesota, but Insurance
Commissioner O'Brien does not take
kindly to the idea. He has written the
company his belief that the insurance
laws of Minnesota do not recognize
such risks and if the company is in;
doubt, to consult the state legal de-
partment. The company pays out
from 5000 to $500 for the birth of q.
living, breathing infant, the number,
however, not to exceed four in the
time which the policy covers. There
must be lapse of a certain period
between births. Policy holders must.
in addition, be members Of the Aneri-
can Parents Educational association
The officers are all women.
! The city of st. Paul, and, indeed, the
state at large, will keenly feel the loss
of one of it's most valued citizens,
Daniel M. Robbins, who died suddenly
late Tuesday afternoon at his home,
! 263 Summit avenue. Mr.. Robbins had
not been strong for two years or more