The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-24
REMARKABLE EUROPEAN DUELs.
Fantastic Contests That Have Tried Mems Nerve and Courage.

Mems Nerve and Courage.
 Two heavy weights suspended from a beam by sIendor cords were the weapons chosen by two ParisiaDs named Durier and Voisin to terminate their rivalry for the hand Of a pretty actress, says Tit-Bits. Beneath weight each took his stand, there to remain until the breaking of one or the other of the cords should decide his fate. More than four hours they re mained motionless, when the cord at tached to Durier's weight snapped, and the ponderous mass of metal, falling upon the man beneath, struck him to the ground. Fortunately, however, it just missed his head, and he escaped with no worse damage than a severe shock and a broken collar bone.
 Somewhat prolonged was the duel waged few years ago at a well known Yorkshire seaside resort, to decide which of two young men should sur- render his claim to the hand of a local publican's daughter The rivals both prided themselves upon their natatory, so it was agreed that he who should first miss his mornings swim in the open should withdraw his protension to the lady's hand. For nine months and | more each took his matutinal swim, but at length there came day of such furious storm that one turned faint hearted and refused to dare the tenn pestuous pillows, The other. however, at considerable risk, dashed into the foaming sea, and, although he was badly cut and bruised, emerged a | triumphant wooer.
 Another aqueous duel occurred two years since, the location being the Lake of Geneva and the contestants a Swiss named Zeliner and one Lenior,4 a Frenchman who agreed that he who could remain the longest beneath the surface of the water should without 1 Interruption or hindraneeS from the other be permitted to pay his address. l es to the daughter of wealthy trades I Therivals dived simultaneously and ! more than two minutes elapsed ere Zellner's head appeared above the sur face. There was no sign, however, of l his rival, after whom, when yet another
 
 1 lockers dived and succeeded in recover. ing his senseless body. Restroatives l were successfully applied, and or Lenoirs recovering consciousness he | was acclaimed the victor. |*t
 At the time of Succi's forty day fast Tat the Westminster Aquarium, some years ago, a couple of young Man. cunians a greed, by enulating his ex- l ample to decide which of them should l first propose for the hand of girl who had hitherto regarded them with { seemingly impartial affection. Fou, l days was sufficient ordeal for ont, who refusing any longer to abstain from food, left the field clear to his rival l whose proposal, however, met with scant consideration from the lady, who declared that she would not entrust he future to the the keeping of such a fool as he had proved himself, Need less to say his rivai's reception as 1 equally glacial
 | During a very severe winter in tho '40s a couple of Germans, natives oi | Dresden, resolved for love of woman ! to fight a duel to the death. Very fantastic was the method employed
 Without provision of any kind and cla, only in the lightest of clothes, they l went out into the country, there to re
 main without shelter until one or othe of them should succumb to the cold Three days after their departure { twretched object crawled back into tn,
 town; ten miles distant. his riva'
 frozen to death, lay beneath the fall | ing snow.