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Show Named Pills as Weapons. An extraordinary duel, which at the time created an Immense sensation, was one In which Jhe decision waa arrived ar-rived at not by aworda or pistols but by means of a deadly poison, say Pall Mall Gazette. The men, who, it Is hardly necessary to say, had fallen out over a lady, had left the arrangements arrange-ments of details to their aecoads, and until Mhey faced each other they did not know by what method the -were to, settle their differences. One of the aecoads waa a doetor, aad he had made 'up for the occasion four black pellets, all Ideatteal . ia . else and shape. "Ia one ot these," he' said, "I -hare pteeed a suflcleat quantity quan-tity ot pruaslc add to cause the almost al-most Instantaneous death of anyone Who swallows It "We will decide by the tots ot a cola which ot you la tS have flrst I choice, aad you win alternately draw and swallow a pill, until the poison ! shows its effect" Two of the pellets pel-lets were then taken aa .the toss had decided but without effect in either case.' "This time," said the doctor, speaking speak-ing ot the two pellets remaining, "you must both swallow tho pill at the same Instant" The choice was again made, nnd in a few seconds one ot the men lay dead ou the grass. s |