Show A Chess Village Near the Prussian town of Magde burg lies the little village of Strobeck which has earned for Itself an interesting inter-esting celebrity The village contains 1200 inhabitants who arc one and all I chess players They may be said to learn l the game in their cradles for among tho first lessons taught to a child by Its parents are the moves In chess and the first playthings It receives re-ceives are chessmen The smallest children are to ho seen In their playtIme play-tIme sitting quietly together with a chessboard before them gravely considering con-sidering the moves and In the evening even-ing the old people meet to play their favorite game At stated times In tho year there are chess tournaments in which both tho grownup people and the children take part prizes being given to the victors Many people come to Strobeck during these competitions com-petitions to watch the peasants at their games The children even receive re-ceive instruction In chess In tho schools |