The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, July 29, 1913, Page FIVE, Image 5
CURIOSITIES OF CHESS.
MCanie Was Invented by the Greeks
Durins the Sieire of Troy.
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Tr-e origin of chess is the subject of
an extensive literature. The game was
known in exceedingly ancient times,
both in China and India. The Cyclopaedia
of the Arts and Sciences, published
in 1786, quaintly says of chess:
L $n China it makes a considerable part
L of the education of their females, and |
seems to take the place of dancing
I among us. The Hindu game, chatu-j
ranga, was played by four persons,1
B two being allied against two, as in
V whist or bridge. The derivation of the j
ft -word is fram chatur, four' and anga, |
Hi 'a member.' The word chaturanga bePP^came
modified on its journey west- j
^ ward, and subsequently by progressive j
.^changes turned to; thus giving us the
| ^English 'check,' leading to the import- I
p ant and quite different word 'exche-1
ft quer.'
I It may come as a surprise to many |
I earnest chess players to hear that the i
ancient four-handed version of the
game is still alive and flourishing. The
Four-Handed Chess Club of London is
now its chief home, though there are
coteries of players at the Universities
of Oxford and Cambridge. The FourTT?
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riciliueu tlUU IIUIUUVI'J U^ri'uiu I
of 70 members, and never a Tuesday
evening passes without an attendance.
Y sufficient to make several sets. Each j
I set plays at a board of huge size, laid
out in the form of a Maltese cross.
The board has 160 squares, and on
these squares are ranged the 64 chessmen
(white, black, yellow and red),:
which are to be exchanged in battle.
At the tables sit quartettes of players |
?partners opposite each other as in a
^ card game and over all, under the
0 soft light of the overchanging glowlamps,
reigns a solemn silence among i
both players and spectators, for need- j
w less to say, the game is an exceeding-1
V ly intricate one.
A number of distinguished mathep
maticians have been players of four-!
handed chess. Stranger forms of
chess, however, are known to the ai-i
lettanti, who wrote an exhaustive,
treatise on "Chess Eccentricities," describes
chess for three persons, for six
and for eight; "round chess" (played
on a circular board) for two, three or j'
four players; and different modes of ;
nlaving two-handed chess on square,'
oblong and cruciform boards .
All over the world there are countless
variations of the game of chess.
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} In a great many games, the board has 1
100 squares, 10 by 10. In the so-called
Prussian national game the board has
120 squares. In the Duke of Rutland's :'
! ]
game, played in the eighteenth centu- {
ry, board was 14 squares in breadth J J
and 10 in height. In Alfonso the1
Tenth's game, played at Seville .n the '
tho hnnrr? was 144 i
U1I1 tcuiui.T, _
squares, 12 each way. In the older
Turkish game the board had 169.
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^squares, 13 by 13. Three-handed chess 1
K is described by a Neapolitan author
W writing in 1722. A Mr. C.'ox, who trav- r
eled in Russia about the end of the
w eighteenth century, saw four-handed j j
' chess universally played there then, i
But four-handed chess would appear
v to date still further back, if we are to ,
i 1
believe Les Oeuvres de Serasin (1683). j "
which States that it was invented by
Palamdes "to prevent the Grecians!
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from becoming urea 01 menisci
during the siege of Troy."?Harper's
Weekly. (
NEW WAYS TO WI>T WIYF.S. t
f Cupid Uses Many Strange Methods of j ^
Leading Victims to Altar. j <
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A thousand ways lead to the altar, 1
and many of them are at least as 1
? - a a thst hV J
Strange ana uutuu?cunuum .
which a bride was recently won as the i
j* prize for victory in a cross-country
race by a brace of cowboys on bron- j ?
chos. In certain parts of Wales, it is j f
said, the Old World custom of "mar-1 i
4 riage by capture'* still survives, and j f
before a man can lead a maid to the i
altar he must race in hot pursuit for i
the father or brother, who seeks to i
carry her off on horseback and rescue t
her for a more agreeable fate, remarks i
the New York Press. t
But wives have been won by con- i
tests more novel than these. Only last t
year, it is said, a pretty Scotch damsel
looked on at Bisley while the two aspirants
to her hand scored bull's-eyes
and magpies in stern and silent ri- ]
valry, for the final scores were to determine
who should be her happy possessor.
Last year, too, if we are to j
> believe the newspapers, a very charming
young lady in society awarded her j
hand to the one of four suitors who j (
+r>/YL- tVio first nlare in a billard tour- j (
CWiX v ^
nament. And there are at least three
recorded cases in which matrimonial .
destiny has been determined over the j
chess-board. 5
Even more singular was the method ]
recently adopted by a wealthy Neapolitan
called Tesino who offered his
name and fortune to the lady who ^
could best cook macaroni to suit his <
f exacting palate. No fewer than 120 ]
j
FREE
CAN
!
I
Will be given to every chil
p. m., and Saturday from ]
only, and only to those wl
FREE TICKETS.?100 a
come to our store on Wedn
WFCT M
Y JUkJ & ~ATJLi
ladies, we are told, entered with zest!
into the contest for so tempting a \
prize, with the result that a few weeks j
later the successful macaroni expert j
was led to the altar by the delighted 1
signor, whose wedding present took j
the gratifying form of $4,000. . j
A short time ago the hearts of Wall f
street brokers were fluttered by the !
appearance among them of an attract- '
ive young lady, a handsome blonde, j
with blue eyes and an exceedingly
graceful figure. She carried a valise
containing a number of tickets "which
bore the legend. "For the purpose of
assisting the completion of the musi
cal education of Miss Edwina, I agree 1
to pay the sum of $10. If this number |
proves to be the lucky one in a raffle,'
matrimony may be considered." With- |
in a short time every ticket of this j
novel lottery was disposed of. Miss |
Edwina caried off more gold than
was necessary for the training of her
"rich soprano voice," but whether she
comirpri q husband with her harvest,
history is silent.
While Miss Edwina was thus bartering
her charms for the sale of her
voice, Miss Elizabeth Magie, a young
lady of Washington, was boldly advertising
herself for sale as "a slave for
life" to the highest bidder, giving a
tempting catalogue of her perfections.,
from her "gray-green eyes, full, passionate
lips, splendid teeth and graceful
figure," to her love of poetry, her
truthfulness, honesty and essential
womanliness.
"I represent," she says, "an outlay
Df $10,000, which my late father spent
on my education and training, in return
for which, in addition to constant
soul-destroying labor as a typist, I am ,
realizing an income of $10 a week. I
am curious to ascertain what is the j
lighest market value set upon an j
American slave girl by the slave mas-'
:ers."
Even more remarkable was the of- ,
'er of a husband as a prize to lady 1
canvassers made by an enterprising 1
tea company. 'The young lady," this
)m9 7i'nor nffpr r3Ti. "who nroduces the .
*?' .J
>est results compared with the | ]
amount of salary received for not
[ess than six month's service, will
je allowed to marry any single gen- ]
:leman in the fim. Should he re- j
:use to marry her we will pay her :
3reach of promise damages, $560 ex:ra,
and dismiss the young gentleman ,
,'rom the firm."
Wives have been won more than
irce f.v the loss of a coin, but never
:uder more dramatic conditions than
he following: Two Genoa wood car- j
-rers who were rival suitors for the j
land of a pretty little milliner, decid
?d to leave their fate to the decision ?
)f a coin spun in the air. When the ]
'ateful coin fell and Signor Nizza saw (
hat be had lost, he produced a revolver
and shot himself in the head, fallng
dead at his successful rival's feet. '
Charles Kruger, of St. Louis, wooed
md won his wife literally in midair,
ror he had little opportunity of meetng
her, except when they were per'orming
together on the trapeze; and
t was when Kruger had caught her
Kith his hands one evening as she
nade her thrilling "leap for lire"
hrough the air that he received the
tnswer which crowned his happiness,
he cheering onlookers little dreaming
vhat romance was being enacted
tbove their heads.
"ALL TALK?>0 BUYING "
London Antique Dealer Has Warned
Off Americans.
^ondon Daily Mirror.
"The average American in London
c nnt a hnver?he for she) is an
)stentatious talker, who can do little
?lse than talk "big.'"
Such, is the complaint of E. Dredge,
i London dealer in antiques, in exDlanation
of notice he displays in his
shop window in Highstreet, Xotting
3ill Gate, W., to the effect that:
"Americans are not wanted here."
"It is a great mistake to regard the
iverage American in London as a liberal
spender of money," said Mr.
Dredge.
.
FREE!
IARY BIRD WHIS1
d who comes to our Store on
12 to 5 p.m. WHISTLES wi
10 come for them.
rotes in the Pony contest wil
esdays and Saturdays accomp
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"In the course of many years' ex
penence m ims cuuiiLry cuiu m
ica, Africa and Australia I have never
met worse customers in the retail
antique business than Americans.
"Many Americans live in the west- i
era district here. They saunter into
my shop in a manner which might
suggest to the inexperienced that they
are going to 'buy me up."
-foil- oKnnt onvtViincr U n
j. 1ICJ tain. auuut uuj
everything, and rarely, if ever, omit
to refer in a familiar sort of way to
the fabulous prices paid on various !
occasions for particular treasurers of
the art and antique world by promi- j
nent countrymen of theirs.
"Of course they give the impression
that they are prospective customers,;
but, generally, they don't buy anything.
"They want the price of everytning j
in the place, drawl out a hundred and
one questions concerning .the higher
priced articles of furniture ?.nd barter i
for hours?as with a traveling peddler
?over some articles of comparatively
little value.
"Here is a recent instance.
"Two American women came into
the shop and showed great interest in
a set of Queen Anne chairs. They
examined and criticized for a long
time, and when I asked $60 for the
set they declared they would buy. But
they started reexamining the chairs
ne-ain until thev must have become
tired of it themselves.
"They wanted a guarantee as to the
age of the chairs and they decided to
inspect them again with some friends.
"They came again with relations
and friends, and in all there were five
distinct visits of several hours duration.
Then at the final visit, after I
had done all I could to persuade them
to believe that I was telling them the ;
truth about the chairs, they said I .
would have to go to the American
consul and swear by affidavit that
Tfam inn voorti old T linflortnnV !
L-LL^V AW J VUijJ wiv*. A v* w v ~ .
to do even this, and it was arranged
K'hen we should go?but these women :
never came near the shop again and
the negotiations have ended.
"I have wasted many valuable hours
in this way. The American wouldbe
purchaser of antiques in London
is the most tiresome person one could
meet!
"In fact I am so tired of their patronage
that I put the notice into the j
window warning them off."
i
Onion in Class by Itself.
If we were to destroy the onion :
:here would be a gap in the universe
:hat cou!.1 11 over b^ .^led.
"Kill the onion," says Dr. E. T. "Wilson,
an English physician, "and you
nave destroyed an article of food that
:an never be replaced."
Kill anything else and there is a
Wherever the str
there the Ford i
fied?with Yanad
there is more Vai
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Ford, than in any
I bile construction
reason the Ford
lightest?and moi
Here's the test: 300,c
service. Runabout $
$600; Town Car $So
I with all equipment.
all particulars from {
Newberry, S. C.
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Wednesday from 9 to 1
11 be given to Children
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II be given to children who |
lanied by father or mother.
)MPANY.
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....in jca?aaa?BgggEgMi ,
substitute. The potato is akin to the:
cereal, cabbage and turnip and cauliorp
nf thp camp family: beans i
are elongated peas; the lemon is a*
pessimistic orange; watermelon the
survivor of the cucumber, and so on. j
But the onion is alone, unique, tri- j
i
umphant. It is a special creation to :
tempt the palate of a weary world.!
Man in his wisdom might have guess- j
ed everything else under the sun, but;
he never would have guessed an
onion.
Science may deduce a new star before
it becomes visible, or something j
^ ^ ^ ^ v. hnf fVin !
liiurt? iiicirvciuua uiau lauiuux, uuc j
onion would have gone uninventcd |
forever had not its own insinuating,
yet not bashful quality froced itself
into tear-brimmed eyes and upon anticipatory
lips.?Chicago Tribune.
A Scientific Hoax.
A letter published in the New York.
Engineering News from E. Gybbon j
Spilsburg gives the origin of the myth j
regarding the "steel eating worm." j
About 1866, he says, employes of various
iron, steel and chemical works j
of the district surrounding Has'je, in
Germany, used .to meet at a hotel in
order to discuss subjects of general
interest, with the result that a society
known as the "Ulk," w'aieh in
English' signifies "fun," was formed.
The steel-eating worm was created
at one of the meetings and au aditor
from one of the neighboring ;:owns
was made the subject of the joke.
The "insect" was manufactured from
a piece of gutta percha tube and was
exhibited in a bottle half full ofscale.
The worm was filled with dilute hydrochloric
acid and when properly disturbed
with a glass rod it would emit
a drop of the acid, which, on striking
the scale served to prove that the corrosion
was due to a secretion of the
worm and that the oxides formed its
food.
The editor accepted the exhibit in
good faith and published an account
of the alleged discovery, with the
consequence that it reappeared in
many other journals and has since
been reproduced elsewhere at varying
intervals. ?
Just Dropped In.
Pearson's Weekly.
The other day Mr. George R. Sims,
the famous; author, recalled a story of
the late Phil May.
Phil May's house had been visited
by a burglar, and he was telling Mr. <
Sims all about it.
"He was a most amusing fellow," 1
he said. ;'He dropped in on me very ,
unexpectedly. He fell through the (
skylight!"
A man with ideas always has enen
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enemies.
nr I
ain is greatest
is doubly fortiium
steel. And
ladium used in
r other automoThat's
the
is strongest?
=t durable.
>oo Fords now in
1525; Touring Car
0?f. 0. b. Detroit,
Get catalogue and
Summer's Garage,
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For the benefit
my Library is fre
gust 2nd, to any
Tablet, regardless
You can spend y<
comfortably, and
antly reading. C
over my books, a
than likely find
enjoy reading,
can read as many
Remember the
co August 9th.
"Better Goods al
1V/IAYES'
A JL Book &
The HOUSEWanted
Another.
Cleveland Leader.
A suit having been brought against
a defendant his counsel interposed a
demurrer that had the effect to throw.
TEACHER WASTED. .
To teach. Fork School No. 55, term
six months, salary $40.00 per month.
Applicants may apply to either of the
undersigned on or before August 16,
1913.
J. B. Livingston,
Pomaria, S. C.
S. R. Metts,
Prosperity, S. C.
Drayton Kinard,
Pomaria, S. C.
7-28-3t.
ESTATE NOTICE.
All persons holding claims against
the estate of Martha A. Miller, deceased,
are hereby notified to present
same, duly attested, to me or my attorneys,
Messrs. Hunt, Hunt & Hunter,
on or before the 20th day of August,
1913, and all persons indebted
to said estate are hereby notified to
KEEP YO
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YOUR
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nexaii ruin
in a bowl of wate
That's all?25c B<
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NEWBER]
t
ir Vacation
ling!
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; or my customers
e, beginning Auone
who buys a
s of what it costs.
our vacation very
also very pleas)ome
in and look
nd you will more
one that you will
m
Kemember, you
books as you can.
date, August 2nd
t Same Money."
S Variety
TORE.
1.000 THINGS
pay same oil or before September 1st,
1913.
Mary J. Miller,
Administratrix of the personal estare
of Martha A. Miller, deceased.
July 25th, 1913.
SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Ey and nnder authority of an order
passed by Honorable C. C. Schumpert,
Judge of Probate for Newberry
County, S. C., I will sell at public
auction to the highest r bidder, for
cash, the following personal property
of Martha A. Miller, deceased, at her
former residence near Pomaria, Newberry
County, S. C., at 11 o'clock a.
m., Thursday, August 14th, 1913, to
wit: One sideboard, bedding, one invalid's
chair, 1-3 interest in one mower,
1-3 interest in one rake, 1-3 interest
in one buggy, 1-3 interest in
one wagon, 1-2 interest in one stove
and 1-2 interest in dishes.
Mary J. Miller,
Administratrix of the personal estate
of Martha A. Miller, deceased.
July 25th, 1913.
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MIND!
t are hot, tired,
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Bath Tablet
r and soak 'em.
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ox, or rree samhe
Rexall Store.
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