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Show As to Chess. Chess is of great antiquity, and its origin Is lost In obscurity. Though nearly ovcry nation under tho sun claims tho Invention of tho pastime, It Is undoubtedly of oriental origin. Tho Romans placed over tho door of tho Tcmplo of Janus: "Ex Orlonto Lux ot Ludus Scacchorum" ("Out of tho East cumo light and tho gamo of chess.") Chess was callod by tho Hindus "cheturanga," tho four anqas that Is, tho four members of tho army elo-phants, elo-phants, horses, chariots and foot-sol-diors. Tho Chluoso played chess 0,000 years ago, and called It tho "gamo of war." And to-day we havo "krleg-spiel," "krleg-spiel," tho modem game of war. |