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FAMOUS DUELS. Sensational Combats on the Field of Honor Described. One of the most memorable, a well as one of the most desperat< duels in the annals of France. tool place in Paris during the reign o Henry IV between Lagarde Valoi (a gambler, roue and swashbucklerl and Constant Bezarier, sayz the Bos ton Herald. The former. : abbe< a lad named Chretien. ->m h - had attempted to rob. at a r '::nrant, an< during the melee Bezaric. :: >ried of the young nobleman, pr:ipit:.. him self into the room just .- V. wa making his exit. Dispaci-g a do mestic for a surgeon. Bezarier tol off Chretien's hat, with its rich orstricl plume, and attaching a slip of pape to it. with the words. "Thou thrice accused coward. Valtis. meet me, Be zarier, and wear this hat. if thot ,arest," he sent it by his own servant to Valois' lodgings and then looke( carefully to his swords and dagger and left for the Three Brothers. th residence of his friend Chretien. H had only proceeded, however. as fai as the church of the Sacred Hear when he saw approaching him Valoi himself, with the identical hat on hi head. It was a lonely road, and ther was ample room there for two des pera?e men bent on fighting a due to the death. Tn an instant thei swords were drawn and they sterni saluted each other. The next and th 'blade. were crossed. A Wordy Combat For se 'eral minutes each man iein1 ed and lunged in turn. and did his u most to discover the strength of hi adversary's resources. Then 'ther was a quick pass or two, then an in voluntary pause. "We meet soone than I expected." said Valois. his fac aglow with the delight of batle. knew the Sieur Begarier would kee his promise to meet. but I did n< expect to see him again before sur set." "You are a liar and a cur." re torted Bezarier. sternly. "and ma think yourself fortunate that condescend to cross swords witl you. Shalke not your head in tht way, nay; I know you! Him you di breakfast -with, and ply with wine, an afterwards rob. he was my friend an I am about to be his avenger. There fore, make your peace with heavet for short is the shrift I shall allov you. "Fool!" retorted Valois. whit with rage, "who are you. that, o the repute of a few chance encoun ters with -obscure men. would face th best swordsman in Paris? I hurl you defiance 'back in your teeth. Hav at you, now! With that he raise his sword. and with a quick and nim ble rush 'broke over Bezarier's guar and wounded him in the forehead "How like you that?" he -demande< Bezarier made no answer. but quieti: wiping the blood from his fact smiled disdainfully and advanced t< the attac'k. Again the sword crossed. Were Evenly Matched. In mere 'kill and dexterity the con batants were pretty evenly balanced but Valois was the more active an by far the stronger of the two. Twic had the point of his sword swept lik lightning wifhin an inch of brezarier' heart, and onily by the merest goo 'fortune did the latter escape untouch' ed. But his coolness and resointi,,n his patience and -pertinacity, neve left him. Even these tokens -of hi adversarys sttperiority failed t' pro voke him to be indiscreet. He parrie< Vralios' impetnan.ts iutseCts wiho (aim co urage that left nothi'nt to he desired. For the thlir< time they closed!. Though !' zarier wvas bleeding freely from th wvound he had received, he hate< no jot of his vigilance-eye. foot ani 'hand were equally firm and trut Evidently it was his design to tir out Valois before he attempted an: serious effort on his own accoun1 Of this Valois soon became aware and his curses were frequent and deer Once more he made a savage rus11 and though Bezarier parried it. th< exertion seemed to tire him, and h hung longer on the other's blade tha1 was altogether safe. Valois notice< it. Quick as thought he disengaged and with a straight and deadly thrus ran Bezarier through the body. Th~ latter staggered, but stood his groun without falling.. "That is for the hat! cried Valois. mockingly. And again he came on. Wounded, But Fighting Still. Two quick feints, two nimble par ries and once more Valois pierced hi: he said. No reply. Mute and grim, deadly pale and bleeding profusely Bezarier fought on. The tenacity of the man was wonderful. There was no sign of yielding about him, and it was evident that he would surrend er only with his life. Another minute and Valois for the third time broke down his opponent's guard and, as : sw-.,rd went through him. exclaim td exltingly: "That is for the loop!" Then Bezarier drew himself together, and spitting out the blood from his month. dre: his <!::.:ger and leaped like a tiger ... Vale:.' throat. Taken wholly by F- rrise a: the unlooked for display p:. c aenal vigor, the latter lost hiz footi g and fell heavily to the grou.!. Th :all doomed him to sur-: d:; h. Be.:.:rier planted his knee upon his chest and held him d(-wn powerless. Then he stabbed Cal..:s in the throat and breast and f( rthead, again and' again-fourteen gaping wtaunds in all. Then Bezarier roze and spurning the body of his dead enemy with hi, foot, walked inietly back to the inn. And it may !-e stated in conclusion that although "Xzarier was run through the body three times, he lived for nearly forty years afterward. Killed Four Officers. It is said of the renowned French swordsman Ludivico De Piles and his brother that one day while journeying - toward Paris they stopped over at an I inn at Valence and, seeing a spit r turning. ordered supper. "I can only r*give you crackers and cheese," said the landlord. "Only crackers and cheese!" cried Ludovico. in anger and S,.rprise. "pray. sir whose meat is that on the spit?" "It belongs to four - French ,fficers." "Tell them two sI French gentlemen will join them." e The landlord carried out his instruc - tions. but soon returned with a re r ply that "the officers decline." "They e do? Ah! bring us some crackers and I cheese, and have an apartment pre p pared for us for the night." The t brothers arose early the next morning - and were soon on their way to Paris. - All of a sudden Ludovico stopped and y said to his 'brother: "I have left my purse at Valence. I will return for it. while you go your way slowly, and t I'll overtake you before evening." I He then 'hurried to Valence, chal d lenged the four officers and killed them a all, one after another. He rejoined - his brother just before dinner time, L, but did not mention the episode we 61 have described. Tndeed. it was a year e before -the latter heard of it. and then a if was from Cardinal Mazarin. These brothers De Piles fought many duels e but were never hurt. r An exciting event trarrspired at I Madrid in 1855. many accounts of I which (some of them very contra - dictory) were published at the time : in Engli;h. French and American newspapers. It seems that at a soiree - given -at Madrid by Marquis De Tur got (t'he French ambassador), at , which were present Pienre Soule >(minister from the United States to s Spain) and his wife., the latter -was likened to Margaret De Burgundy, in the 'hearing of her son. Neville - Soule. by the Due d'Alba. The next .day the latter was challenged by :young Soule. and upon the following e morning the parties met and fought e with swords for more than an half s an hour, when the duke was wounded I in the neck, after which their seconds. Colonel Milans Del Bosch -and Secre .tary Perry. for Mr. Soule. and the r the count of Punonrostro and Gen s eral De la Concha. for the duke. -brought a'bout a termination. The I same day it became generally report ed through out genteel so ciety in M1ad' rid that the French ambassador hinm self had first made use of the insult ing expression. and he was Spromptly challenged by the Ameri can minister, which challenge was ac I cepted by the marquis, who designated .pistols as weapons. Mir. Soule was Sattended hy Mr. Ricon and General rValdes and De Turgot by Lord H-ow . den and General Caillier. They fought ,at ten paces and tired once without effect. At the second fire the French ambassador was severely wounded in the left leg near the knee and fell to the ground. While being taken to his carriage the marquis stated that he had never used the expression or any insulting remarks wvhatever re garding Mrs. SouIe, as reported. Large Medical Fees. World Today. Much of what is called "large fee graft" is falsely named. For instance:' More than once I have heard of Mr. A's princely fee of $xo.ooo spoken off the kind. It was simply Mr. A's ex pression of gratitude for his daugh ter's saftey. which Mr. A assuredly would not have paid had he not fully persuaded in his mind that Dr. B. was fully entitled to that amount. The amount of the fee is not the vial ques tion. It is the way in which it is ob tained that constitutes grafting. Dr. L,renz's and Dr. Osler's fees. hough princely, were honestly earned, for they were extorted. but willingly paid for exceptional servees. with a dis tinct under,tadiing as to the charges before tl servic:s were rendered. On the <.ther hand. the writer knows of a cer.ain Chicago doctor who in sistd upor the -ayment in advance of Si.ooo 'eforc h would consent to look at a case ,f perpetual fever in this city. This was graft of the most contemptible variety. For it was an extortionate fee. obtained from a man in very moderate circumstances, sole lv because of his love for his dying wife. whom the doctor knew to be hopelessly ill. and to whom he de voted at the outside. not more than one hour of his time, and as he knew at the time payment was obtained, uselessly. Such cases we believe to be exceedingly rare in th medical protession. but such there are occa ionally. "Johnny." said the teacher. "who is the greatest man in the world?" "I ain't sure about it." replied Mr. Henpeck's little boy, "but I guess ma is."-Chicago Herald. Winthrop College Scholarship & Entrance Examination. The Examination for the award ol vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col ilege and for the admission of nei students will be held at the Count3 Court House on Friday, July 8th, al 9 A. M. Applicants must not be lesi than fifteen years of age. When schol, arhips are vacated after July 8, the3 will be awarded to those making thi highest average at this xamination. 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