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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
AMATEUR BASE BALL NOTES.

The Rivals, of Providence, challenge
the Taylor Reds to a game of base bali
on Wednesday, July 10. at o'clock p. m.
on Rivals grounds, old Driving park.
Answer through The Tribune. J. II, Rob
inson, manager.
The Taylor Reds challenge the ActiVes,
Of Providence, to a game on the Taylor
grounds for Thursday afternoon July
20. If satisfactory answer Immediately.
f.. G. Watkins, manager.
The Taylor Reds accept the challange
of the Green Ridge Senators for Satur-
day afternoon, July % on the Reds
grounds. L. c. Watkins, manager.
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Philadelphia Grain and Produce.

Philadelphia, July 17-Wheat-124c. low
er; contract grade, July. 72lRa12%c. Corn
sc. lower; No. 2 mixed July, 3IAa37hc
Oats-Quet but tirmer; No. finite
clipped 3li5c.; No. 3 do. do, 29laa3Oc.; No
mixed do, 29c. Flour-Dull and weak /;
winter super, S2a225; do. extras, 81 25a
2.5O; Pennsylvania roller clear $3a3.25; do.
do. stroight, S3.25a3.l0; western winter
clear, 50 31Oa325; do. do straight, S3.SOa3,5O; /;
do. do. patent, $3.55a3.75; spring clear, $3.50
aS15; do. straight $3.50a3.75 do. patent,
S3.75a4; do. favorite brands, higher; city
mills, extra, $225a250; do. clair, $3.l5a3.35 :;
AIS. Rye Flour-Quiet and firm at 50
per barrel for choice Pennsylvania. But
ter-Firm; fancy western creamery, 19c. /;
do. prints, 2lc. Eggs-Unchanged fresh,
nearby 13c; do. western, 13al3lac.; do.
southwestern, 13c.; do. southern, 10a11c,
Cheese-Unchanged Refined Sugars
quiet. Cotton - Unchanged. Tallow-
Quiet at former rates; city, prime, in
hogsheads, 4lba4 3-l6c.; country do. do,
barrels, 41sc.; dark, do, 37sc.; cakes, 97sc
grease, 2ha3iac. Live Poultry-Dull and
fowls, easier; fowls, 10l2a11c,; old roos-
ters, 7a7lac.; spring chickens, large, liza
l5c.; medium do, liable; small do, 10a
lie; ducks, &C.; spring do l0c. Dressed
Poultry-Steady, fair demand: fowls,
choice, 12c.; do. fair to good, llalll2C
old rOOsters. 7l2c.; broilers, nearby,
large lSa2Oc.; small and medium do, 14a
do 13al4c.; small do, 10al2c. Receipts
Flour, 800 barrels and 5000 sacks; wheat
ll,OOO bushels; corn $4,000 bushels; oats,
$4,000 bushels, Shipments-Wheat 500
bushels; corn, $4,000 bushels; oats, 5000
bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago, July 7.-EIeaviness was the
characteristic of the grain markets from
start to finish today. Wheat declined
lssc.; corn 1c. and oats Ac. Provisions
ruled moderately active and closed 2Iaa
sc. higher, the latter for pork. Cash quo
tations were as follows: Flour-Weaki
No. 2 spring wheat 7liac.: No. do. do.
692iaIOc.; No, red, 73Aa73iac. No. corn
88aSSi4c. No 2 yellow, 34asa34lac; No
oats. 2i6a2i%c.; No. 8 white, 25Aa27ac
No. rye, 55c; No fax seed, S1.OOal.Ol
northwest Sl.03aI O3la; prime timothey
seed, S245a25O; mess pork, 53sa5i2c.; short
clear s5.4Oa5.i5; whiskey, $l26; sugars, un,
changed.
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Scranton Wholesale Market.

Corrected by II. @. Dale, 81 Lackawanna
Avenue.)
Butter-Creamery 20c.; print 2lc.; dairy
fresh, 1Sl9a19c.
Cheese-Full cream, new, 9iaa1Oc.
Beans-Per bu, choice marrow, N.6O;
medium, T.45; pea, $l.45a1.50
Peas-Per bu., green, Sl.lOa1.15.
OniOns--Southern or western, per bbls.,
Sa325; per Du., Sl.20.
New Potatoes-Per bbls., $2.50a2,75; per
bu., S'5a90c
Lemons-S3a325 per box.
Flour-$i 25a4n
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Time Table in Effect June 4. 1899
Trains leave Scranton for New York,
Newhurgh and intermediate points on
Lrio raiIroad at 800 a m. and 2,2S p. m.
For Hawley and local points at 800 a.
~ 3 A a, M and 22S p. m. For Lake
Ariel at $50 p. m.
Ariel at s. Is "A. m. and l.3O pm. stopping
al intermediate stations.
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OTHER LEAGUE GAMES.
Eastern League,

Springfield, 6: Toronto, /.
Providence, Q; Rochester, B
Worcester, 9, Syracuse, 0.
Montreal Hartford-Rain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
CITY SCAVEWGER

ABB. BRIGGS CLEANS PRIVY VAULTS
and cess pools; no odoE Improved
pumps used. A. b. BRIGGS, Proprietor.
Leave orders ll0O North Main avenue.
or Eicke's drug store. corner Adams and
Mulberry. Telephone 9540.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
Western League.

Minneapolis, Il; Buffalo, :.
Detroit, I; Milwaukee, 5.
indianapolis, 4: Kansas city, l.
St. Paul, Il; Columbus, T.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
Pennsylvania RAILROAD

Schedule in Effect June 10, 1899.
Trains Leave Scranton:
6.45 a. m, week days, for Sunbury,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington, and for Pitts
burg and the West.
e.3S a. m, week days, for Hazle-
ton, Pottsville, Reading, Norris
town, and Philadelphia; and for
Sunbury, Harrisburg, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Washington and
Pittsburg and the West.
@.lS p. m, week days Sundays 1.5S
p. m.) for Sunbury, Harrisburg,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington and Pittsburg and the
West.
4.@7 p. m, week days, for Sunbury,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia and
Pittsburg.
-. r. WOOD, den'I Pass. Agsnt.
J'B' HUTCHINSON. deneral Manager
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
BASE BALL.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Percentage Table.
Newark Wins.

Wilkos-Barre, July l7..-.Newark won
from Wilkes Barre today by punching
three hits in the eighth inning. Both
pitchers were effective. but the visitors
did the c,cverest work In the field. Hard
esty at second base carried off the hon
ors. Score:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
READY FOR BUSINESS.

I.ACKAWANNA LOAN AND INVEST
ment Co, ili Spruce street; local se-
curities bought and sold; loans nego-
tiated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
Oil Market.

OIL City, July l7.-Credit balances, Sl23;
certificates closed $l.24la bid for cash
sales 1000 cash at S1.24i2; shipments
II tnd 15 16,229960 barrels; average, 1852
barrels; runs, do, POI ,3SS barrels; aver
age, 1926 barrels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
POSTPONED.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Allentown -- Richmond- Allentown
postponed, wet grounds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18

Two-b base hits-Halligan, Burns. Left
on bases-Wilkcs-B Barre, 8; Newark D.
Stolen base-Donovan Double plays
Coughlin to Burns to Gocckel. Struck
out-By Patten, 6; by Cogan. 1. Bases
on balls-On Patten, 4; off Cogan, /. I'm
pire-Moran. Time-15o.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
Reading Beats Lancaster.

At Lancaster RI. L.
Lancaster ,..........O u U y u ! ~
Reading. ............OO O23OO01 +-6 S
Batteries-Frazer and Stroh: Fertsch
and Snyder. Umpire--MCManus.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
SCALE TREATMENT

~ -~,N0N~~C~N~>~~0>~C~>~ ~N~O>>O>o>~~~>y>~~(S
MRS. L. T. KELLER, SCALP TREAT
ment. 5Oc.; shampooing, 5Oc.; facial
massage, manicuring, 25c,; chiropody,
70l Quincy.
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sunday only.

7, SUNDAY only,
sengeIS
Trains POS and 206 sunday only other trains
daily except sunday.
secure rates Via ontario a western before
purchasing tickets ana save money.
through wagner Outfet sleeper and free re-
clining chair car New York 20 chicago without
change. Passenger States Reduced 10
Two Cents Per Mile.
DC. Anderson, Gen. Pass AgL
Il. Flitcroft, Div. Pass, Agt, Scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
The Peoples Exchange.

n POPULAR CLEARING HOUSE for the Benefit OF All who
"A Have Houses Rent, Real Estate
Sell Exchange, Who Want Situations eIp-These
Insertions for
a Word-EXeep Situations Wanted Which Arr I'm
Free.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
BY Darlington & Cusack.

By Darlington & Cusack.
New York, July 1.-THE market
somewhat lower, influenced by the
strike on Brooklyn Rapid Transit
During the first hour prices continued
lower, partly on the developments in
the strike situation and partly on the
higher exchange market and the ten
dency of money to advance.
Trading was on a comparatively
small scale and the market to a GER
tain extent was left to itself. 1t is
to be noted that on any ease in money
the exchange rates advance, indicat-
ing that should we have a decline in
the discount we shall export gold and
for that reason we are inclined to ad-
wise only short turns on the up side
for the time being.
The strike matter seems to be to a
certain extent a fizzle. The cars today
were running very nearly on schedule
time and the outlook certainly pro-
misses at the moment a better con-
dition.
Aside from the strike news there
was very little If any information
which could affect the market. Tow
ards the close the traders covered
stocks which they sold quite freely
in the morning, causing n fractional
rally which extended throughout the
list.
1t looks to us very much, however,
as if prices might get somewhat lower
before any extended advance neeG be
expected.
The money in the exchange markets.
are the dominating situation ut the
moment and exports of gold are more
than likely this week. If it comes it
Will have bad effect and the whole
list will sell somewhat lower.
The close was somewhat unsettled,
but with fairly strong undertone.
rooms 4l0 and COnnell building. Scranton.
81 CUSACK, stock and bond brokers
Quotations furnished by CARRINGTON
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
NEWSPAPERS

THE WILKES-BARRE RECORD CAN
be had in Scranton at the news stands
OF Reisman BroG., 405 Spruce and SOB Linz
den; NJ. Norton 322 Lackawanna avenue;
i. S. Schutzer, 2ll Spruce street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED
until Tuesday, July 25, 1899, for sup
plying and serving all refreshments.
games and sports of all kinds, at the
knights of Pythas union excursion 10
Delaware, Water Gap, Tuesday August
S. The Little Trotter cigar TO be used eX-
clusively, Address II, S. Terwilliger, Sec
retary, -Olyphant,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
HENRY CASEY, Township Clerk

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
ceived at the office of the secretary
of the Scranton Board of Control until
7.30 o'clock, Monday evening, July a. 1899,
to furnish 400 single school desks and Gi
rears, to be furnished at such times as
may be required by the Board and to be
delivered at the buildings, screwed TO the
floor ready for use desks to be furnished
with ink wells in all grades above pri'
mary G..
Bids to state the price of the different
sizes also quality Of material used,
weight of castings and style Of finish
sample desk to be exhibited with each
proposal.
The sum Of seventy-fiye dollars in cash
or certified check shall be enclosed with
each bid, which sum shall be forfeited
to the School District in case of refusal
or omission on the part Of the successful
bidder to execute contract within ten
days after the awarding of the same. No
bids will be read or considered which does
not comply with this requirement. The
Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. BY order of the Scranton
Board of Control.
II. ID. FELLOWS, Secretary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18
THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press
New York, July 1.-THE stock mar
ket today was an aimless and insignifi-
cant affair except so far as the dull
ness and neglect were significant of
the doubt felt in many minds over
the money outlook. Operations were
strictly confined to professional manip-
ulation by the room traders. This
kind of trading resulted in only trivial
net changes, most of which were on
the side of losses. The range of
prices was quite wide during the day,
many stocks at one time rising a shade
over Saturday and then dropping from
! to points. The latter portion of
the day was devoted to desutory COW
ering movement which remained most
of the early losses, Even Brooklyn
Transit which was the center of the
days weakness recovered to within "a
of Saturdays close, but yielded sharp
ly to bear pressure in the final deal
ings. Labor troubles played a large
part in the days market, Brooklyn
Transit being most conspicuously af-
fected by reason of the strike among
its employees. The stocks opened off
rs and Manhattan and Metropolitan
in sympathy, the former losing IA
and the latter points. Brooklyn
Transit was very vigorously supported
by inside interests and quickly rallied
a point, giving the short interests,
which is supposed to be large, small
opportunity to cover Later the stocks
fell an extreme 2A when the news came
that the street car strike in Cleveland
had been renewed. as it was feared
this might presage a general sympa-
thetic strike.
Peoples Gas and Federal Steel, as
being Flower speCialties, were de-
pressed in sympathy with the Brook
lyn stocks. Federal Steel dropping an
extreme 1%. New York Airbrake also
broke II points, and, after vibrating
wildly, scored a full recovery. Ameri-
| can smelling moved upwards on the
decision of the Colorado Supreme court
against the Constitutionality of the
states business hour law, the conflict
| ing interpretations of which led to the
| smelters' strike. Tin plate moved up
| on the wage scale agreement and the
advance in the price of the product
| The late weakness of Brooklyn Tran
| sit and break in Sugar of nearly 2
| points brought the most 4active deal
lngs of the day Most of the days
loans were made at Az per cent, and
the rate weakened to per cent. only
after most of the demand had been
satisfied. Rumors of financial difficult
ties in London caused doubt and hesi-
tation in all the worlds great stock
| markets. The private discount rate
there rose to 3& per cent. and demand
sterling and cables here advanced Il
| cent.
| There were very persistent rumors
that gold would go from New York this
week. Transactions in the local stock
market for London account were, how
ever. insignificant. The absence of any
| announcement of a gold shipment by
tomorrow's steamer was a factor in the
late recovery of the market, which
brought prices generally back to near
Saturdays close. Total sales, 337. 100
The market for bonds was dull and
heavy in sympathy with stocks. Total
sales, $l,65O,OOO
United States 3s advanced Il and the
old As registered a in the bid price.
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tIlS .'''''.''...s'.'s sNDONJJ'OV
JOHN McCRINDLE, President.
THOMAS r. LOWERING, Secretary.
Signed and approved this 10th day Of
July, 1899.
JAMES MANGAN,
MICHAEL LYDEN,
MICHAEL JOYCE,
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WANTED.

wANTED-CAsE OF BAD HEALTH
that R-I-P-A-N-S will not beneft. Send
cents to Ripans Chemical Co, New
York, for 10 samples and 1000 testimonials
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FOR RENT
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-TEN R-I-P-A-N-S FOR
cents at druggists. One gives relief.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-18

LOST.
LOST-BLACK SATIN RIBBON BELT
with silver buckle Reward If re-
turned to 300 Madison avenue.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

>~~~~~~~~>N~~r>N~~>l ~>~rl~~~y>o~
MONEY TO LOAN AT FOUR, FOUR
and one-half five and six per cent
Any amount Dunn & Walker, 3li-3l5
Connell building.
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SEEDS

BAIrERS ORCHEsTRA-MUSTC FOR
halls. picnics, parties, receptions, we'd
dInrs and concert work furnished. For
terms address Il. j. Bauer, conductor,
IN wyoming avenue, over Hulberts'
music store.
NEGARGEE BROTHERS, PRINTERS
supplies. envelopes, paper bags, twine.
Warehouse, 100 Washington avenue,
Scranton, Pa,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-12-08
CLOTHES AND THE MAN.
The Difference Being Well Dressed
Made to q Cabinet Official.

The Difference Being Well Dressed
Made to q Cabinet Official.
Eyes, the clothes a man wears make
a great deal of difference in this world.
especially In official life" remarked
the private secretary of a cabinet off,
cial. who Is compelled to see many
people and to hold many more people
at bay.
Il was especially struck with the
importance Of clothing some time ago."
continued the official. when the as
sistant secretary was absent and 1t
was my duty to stave all the callers
of the secretary. l do that often. but
when the assistant secretaries are here
they help great deal.
"WeTl. noticed on the OCCASION
referred to that | had no trouble in
keeping people away when wore my
Prince Albert and looked like the real
thing. When told them that the Sec
rotary was too busy to see callers. they
thought / owned the whole place and
walked away without remonstrance or
without saying that their business was
anu lHtS were SURF
they would be seen If would just take
their names to the secretary.
when ! wore an average looking
business suit. which might look just a
little bit shabby. the callers didn't pay
much attention to what said. 1t was
more difficult than you can imagine to
get them to go away. They would find
all kinds of excuses to remain and to
get me to present their names to the
secretary. The difference was so ap-
preciable as to be noticed by others in
the room. / found that it paid me to go
well dressed on all occasions and that
I was much more useful to my execu.
tive head" -Washington Star.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-12-08

A local sportsman, who has the repu-
tation of being very bad shot. recent
ly invited some of his friends to dine
with him. Before dinner he showed
them target painted on the barn door,
with bullet in the bullseye. This he
claimed to have shot ut 1000 yards
distance. AS nobody believed him. he
offered to bet the price Of an oyster
supper on it.
On one of his guests accepting the
wager. he produced two witnesses,
whose veracity could not be Ques-
toned, to prove his assertion. AS they
both said that he had done what he
claimed he won the bet. At dinner
the loser Of the wager asked how his
host had managed to fire such an ex-
cellent shot. The host answered, Il
shot the bullet at the door at distance
of 1,C00 yards and then l painted the
target around it."-Cincinnat En-.
Quirer
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-12-08
A Cure That Killed.

Notwithstanding the spread of edu-
cation .in Galicia, superstition Is still
alive among the Polish peasantry. The
wife Of well to do country man in
Nieporenta. Kaspar Kafka, had q ma
ugnant ulcer and was in very dan
gerous state. Her husband decided to
call in shepherd renowned for his
wonderful healing powers.
The latter. having examined his pa
tent, proceeded to tie her left elbow
to her right knee and her left knee to
her right elbow, announced that she
was possessed with a devil and direct
ed them to anoint the ulcer with a
mixture OF soft soap and 10 chopped
hairs from a horses tail. If the pa
tent screamed, it was the devil
screaming within her, and she was to
be left alone, securely bound to the
bed, that she might not remove the
appliance. He then took his fee and
left.
His orders were conscientiously car
ried out, with the result that after
night of indescribable agony the poor
woman died Of exhaustion.-Crac0w
Letter in Chicago Record.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-12-08
ADVERTISING.

It Has RevolutiOnized Business and
Benefited Humanity.
Adyertising~is indeed one of the great
developments of lineage. 1t has revo-
lutionized business and made it posi-
BILE to accomplish in few years what
otherwise would have taken genera
tons to compass. Today the advertis-
er, through the medium of the public
press, can introduce his article to the
entire public almost literally at a
bound. Such a servant at the sellers
elbow has naturally made business
vastly different from what it was sew
eral hundred years ago.
1t Is no longer necessary, as 1t was
in previous generations, to confine
ones commercial transactions to 4 linn
tied area. In fact, the manufacturer
of today regards the world as his field,
and there are quite number of pro-
prietary articles. widely and favorably
known in every quarter of the civilized
world, which have been introduced dur
ing the lifetime of their present pro-
prietors. who are men only in the
prime of life.
Without advertising, by which 1t Is
possible to reach and influence hum
dreds of thousands of persons simulta-
neously, such n result could not be ac-
complished in several generations, if
indeed it could be accomplished at all.
Nor has this advertising benefited the
seller only. 1t has brought to the
knowledge of the buyer the hundreds
of improvements and articles by which
life can be made more pleasant. by
which the health can be preserved, the
palate gra Sled, the intellect fed and
satisfied.
1t is no exaggeration to say that no
force has conduced more to knit the
world closely together nor made our
mutual interdependence more apparent.
at is but the simple truth to assert"
says recent writer, that the loss Of
the information which the advertise
ments furnish would be one of the
greatest imaginable misfortunes to civ
ilization. Culture.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-12-08

'There is family in my town." said
a Baltimore man, where the children
are all boys. They are very rich, and
each of the three sons Is in receipt Of 4
liberal allowance, but the manner in
which they expend it and certain Of
their characteristics were as succinct-
ly and tersely described as possible
the other day by Bob, the eldest one, in
telling the story of a burglary that &C.
Cured last summer at their country
place. Bob is the oldest, Jack the Sec
ond and Albert the youngest son. Bob,
in telling the story, said:
HE didn't get very much, as some
one of the servants thought he heard
something about and In going to in
vestigate probably scared him off, but
when we discovered the next morning
that burglar had visited US we natu-
rally took an account of stock. The
only rooms in the house he had entered
were those of my two brothers and
myself, and in each of them he had
gone through the clothes we had been
wearing the day before. Out of my
clothes he got 10 cents, from Jack he
got nothing. and In going through
Bert's jeans he got in debt New
York Tribune.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-12-08
Chess and War.

The origin of chess is shrouded in
mystery. There Is little doubt. how
ever, that its birthplace was in India
and that 1t is an offspring Of game
called chaturanga, which is mentioned
In oriental literature as in use fully
200 years before the Christian era.
From India chess spread into Persia.
and thence into Arabia, and ultimately
the Arabs took it into Spain and the
rest of western Europe.
The game was in all probability in
vented for the purpose of illustrating
the art Of war. The Arab legend upon
this point Is that 1t was devised for
the instruction of young despot by
his father. n learned Brahman. to teach
him that q king. Notwithstanding his
power. was dependent for safety upon
his subjects. The Greek historians
credit the invention of the game to
Palamedes, who, they claim, devised
it to beguile the tedium of the siege
of Troy during the Trojan war.