... —Traces of the game extend beyond history. i.—lt is ot Eastern, probably Persian, origin, as Us name is derived from the Persian shah, king” and means the game of kings. 6.— A cleric of Safra. in Estramadura, Spain, who published a work on chess in li6i ...

... read, When His Majesty the Cat Receives in His Drawing Room.” The reason for this is that the French word for cat and the Persian Shah are pronounced in the same way, and the Government concerned thought that a pun was implied. In fact, it is of such incidents ...

... attacks the king. The word oomes through the old French “eschec,” “eechac” from the Middle Latin form, “scacous” of the Persian Shah, i.e., king, and was early applied to token, ticket, or counterfoil. When first introduced into ordinary city parlance ...

... failed, and described the mountain as 44 one the most dismal and disagreeable sights the face the earth. A little later a Persian Shah offered » large reward to anyone who should get up, but no one claimed it. Ultimately the first ascent was accomplished ...

... demands of the Government. These they conceded and Judgment that seems to me to be a point of vital importance.'' FORMER PERSIAN SHAH. Death in Paris After Life of Pleasure. Paris. Thursday. Ahmad Kajar, ex-Shah of Persia, has died In the American Hospital ...

... situ, ated. , It U this garden which yields tha world-famous attar roses, mat luscious perfume which, in olden times, Persian Shahs commanded should be used exclusively in their harems, and which, even to-day, in India, to offered to wedding guests llttia ...