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Show A Chess Village. Near tho Prussian town of Magdeburg Magde-burg lies the Uttlo village ot Strobcck, which has corned for Itself on Interesting Inter-esting cclobrlty. The village contains 1,200 Inhabitants, who aro one and all chess players. They may be said to learn tho gamo In tholr cradles, for nmong tho first lessons taught to a child by Its parents are tho moves In chess and tho first playthings It rc-ccIvuh rc-ccIvuh aro chessmen, Tho smallest children aro to bo seen In their play-I play-I tlmo sitting qnletly togothcr with a jhessboard beforo thorn gravely considering con-sidering the movos and In tho evening even-ing the old people meet to play their favorlto gamo. At stated times In the year there aro chess tournaments In which both tho grown-up people and tho children take part, prizes being glvcti to tho victors, Many peoplo como to Strobcck during theso competitions com-petitions to watch tho peasants at their games. The children evon receive re-ceive Instructldu in chess In the schools. |