Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-06

the narrowness and bigotry of our fore
fathers, who gave deaf ear to the cry OF the
voice of liberty
The art of embalming, which the Egyp-
t1ans knew so we'll how to give effect to, has
preserved this human frame in his sarcop-
hagus safely for 8, 200 years, and with its un-
earth1ng the story of national events and
details of his life, written on imperishable
tablets OF stone has been brought to view.
The chamber OF death has been carefully
laid bare by competent hands, and we see
his enemies trampled under his feet; shoot
ing Others with arrows in the fercest Of bat
tie; dragging his fallen foes after his con-
quering chariot and caressed, perfumed
and famed by his attendant females. Then,
IN another sculpture, we see him enjoying
favOrite.
What game he is playing will ever remain
conundrum, as no record of any of Ramees'
problems have come down to us. We fancy,
however, that Wyllie or Farie Freeman or
Barker, would make short work of him. We
snail not attempt to find out what openin ys
were in vogue at that ancient time but we
are not without hope that something may
yet be discovered to throw ray of light
upon the method then in fashion. Egypt is
the cradle of much that has baffied the
w1sest of modcrns, and we may after this
saiely conclude that the game of checkers
was played in the land OF the Nile when the
W estern nations had not emerged out OF
barbarisnn. ID. P, Weekly Magazine
CHECKER ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Pittsburg Chronicle telegraph: Freeman has
never been defeated by either Wyllie or
Barker: Further, there is not a checker
player living who has ever won n bona fide
sitting with the American. This is some
thing for Colonel Keenev, of Kentucky, to
smoke. Pull hard. brother.
We think that the editor of the Telegraph
must have had smoke in his eyes when look
ing over Freeman's record. as he will find, if
he takes the trouble to look, that on the 25th
", commenced
tween Heffrer and Freeman and was won
bv the former by the close score of to Sand
IL draws. The match was for a stake of $500
and the championship of America. 'You
your cigars are bad come around and we
will give you good one."-E. W. Keeney, in
Commonwealth
Time and again, we hear of the Nonpareil
Freeman, but to say the least Freeman has
had his share of defeats. The following will
show that in seven contests he has had to
take second place:
Freeman, 0: r. d. Yates 4: drawn,4.
Freeman, 8: r. E. Bown, 4; drawn,4
Freeman, 2: NJ. g. Priest 5: drawn, Al.
Freeman, 0; r. E. Bowen, l: drawn, 10.
Freeman, g. A. J. Heffner, 4: drawn, II.
Freeman, 0: A. j. Heffner, 8; drawn, g.
Freeman, 0; James Hill. l. drawn, q
Freeman, 8; all others, q; drawn, 81
Onr neighDor who wrote q short time ago
a sketch of the lie of Mr.. Freeman in his
column appears to have had very one
sided view of Mr.. Freeman's record. The
above facts can be verifed.-[Checker Edi-
MI. Wyllie states that Mr.. Andrew Ander-
son, of Braidwood, Scotland. was the best
player he ever met.
Mr.. Robert Stewart, Jr.. Blair-Adam, the
rising young player, met Mr.. Wyllic and
played him four games. Wylie, 1; Stewart,
l: drawn;2 A match is spoken OF between
Mr.. Stewart and the Edinburgh boy, Mr.. A
Jordan, for $3.50.