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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-20

At last Brattleboro is in il. She has
Joined the procession of other progressive
towns and had a genuine labor strike. The
Brooks House dining-roOm and chamber
girls did it. Last Saturday morning the
manager called the girls together in the
dining-roOm and told them that they must
hereafter enter and leave the house by the
rear entrance. This aroused the spirit of
free and unterrified individual liberty.
which is one of the priceless boOns of the
American heritage-or words To that Ell
fect--and the girls, all but three or four of
them. said they would face the cold and
cruel world, though the wintry winds did
blow. before they would tamely submit
just before the dinner hour they marched
out in a body. ''never to return no more.
The manager. the clerk, the assistant
housekeeper. the porter. ct cetera. ct cetera,
barred their arms and dOnned white aprons
for the dinner service and no guest of the
house suffered the pangs Of hunger. Il
was snug work for a day or two. but on
Wednesday an instahnent of good looking
girls arrived from Boston, and since then
there have been additions from ST. Albans
Rutland, and other places, until the rank,
are full and all is as serene as a calm sea
scene. Speaking seriously the real trouble
has been, as stated by the proprietors. that
the servants have abused the privileges
allowed them in the use of the front
entrance. While there would be little oh
lection to their going and coming that way
upon occasion, the growing tendency has
been to monopolize the corridors, stairway
and reception room, and use them for re-
ceiving and entertaining their friends
The action, therefore, related simply to the
business management of the hotel and the
proper discipline of the corps of help.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-11-20

See the celebrated Diamond spectacles, or II
your eyes are weak the Arundel tinted. Forboth
we are agents. RANGER X THOMPSON
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BABY WANTS A NAME.

And the People Of Different Countries Have
Different Ways of Choosing II.
From the New York Morning Journal
Hindoo baby is named when it is twelve
days old and usually by the mother. Some
times the father wishes for another name than
that selected by the mother. In that case two
lamps are placed over the two names, and the
name over which the lamp burns the brightest
il the one given to the child.
In the Egyptian family the parents choose a
name for their baby by lighting three wax can
dies; to each of these they give q name, one OF
the three always belonging to some deified per.
sonage. The candle that burns the longest be-
slows the name upon the baby.
The Mohammedans sometimes write desirable
names on five slips Of paper and these they
place in the Koran. The name upon the first
slip drawn out is given 10 the child.
The children of the Amos, q people living
in northern Japan, do not receive their name
until they are five years old 1t is the father
who then chooses the name by which the child
is afterward called.
The Chinese give their boy babies name in
addition to their surnames. and they must call
themselves by these names until they are
twenty years old. At that age the father gives
his son new name, says the Cincinnati Com
Dae1'Ciat- Gazette.
The Chinese care SO little for their girl babies
that they do not give them baby name. but
lust call them Number One. Number Two,
Number Three. according to their birth.
Boys are thought so much more of in China
than girls are that il you ask a Chinese father
who has both boy and q girl how many chill
dren he has he Will always reply: "Only one
child"
German parents sometimes change the name
OF their baby if it is ill: and the Japanese are
said TO change the name of a child four times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-21
STUDIES BETwEEN CLOCK Ticks
Sir Edwin Arnold Tells How He works In
Improve the shining Minutes.


Sir Edwin Arnold in little interview with A
New York World reporter the other day gave A
hint Of his method of studying the oriental
literature.
How is it," was asked, "that such a busy
man yourself. Sir Edwin, can find time in
the midst Of lecturing and writing 20 do 30
much reading in strange tongues
Sir Edwin smiled. His smile is a winning
one. after the fashion of a man of the wide
wide world.
1T h only tho lesson of the minutes and the
hours over again. he said softly Il do not
know that there is anything remarkable about
it, he added modestly, land all 4 can say TO
you. then, is this:
II make it an unfailing practice to read
literature as roll through the country in
the trains. Take japanese. for illustration.
tween New York and Albany is two hours.
That means l2O minutes. OF these try 10
take the utmost advantage. take some Jap
anese hand book Of phrases. select few and re-
peat them over and over, analyze the verbs in
all forms and infections and ia short try
IN the few minutes at my disposal to literally
burn the expression. whatever il may be. in nv
brain. Thus. 'Hoag-ha Mapodge?' would sig
mfg How do YOU dor l repeat the various
turns of the expression until it is once and for
ever my own. So many minutes per day Is so
many hours per week. and in turn so many
days per month. That is all there is to it"
And you study Japanese literature from
such frugmcntal beginnings as these?"
Yes. And at last attain to a comparatiye
mastery Of the language. Not only Japanese,
but Sanskrit. Burmese, Hindostanee and other
languages and dialects of the far east. viii
yoo hive cigar. sirl''
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his art. c. for two days snapped our kodak
with the cap on and several interesting views
OF this character are consequently lost to our
collection. Instead of the crosses of large size
or small size which throughout France. Switz-
er,aad and Germany at intervals along the
wayside served to remind the traveller Of his
God we find in Bohemia iiminutfve chapels
closed by an iron grating, before which the
worshiper kneels The interiors of these chap
els quite Hastily decorated and the altar fur
nishings are kept in good order and neat and
eclan.
Tie rain always ceases Just after we get in
from a long ride through it. We were Obliged
TO get to Budweis one Saturday afternoon to
fill onr depleted purses. we HAD an INSULT
Gent supply of money for over-Sunday ex-
penses elsewhere. The rain kept US close com
pany all the way and stopped only when we
did. It reminded rs of old times ri ireland.
as We spurred along at a snaifs pace. the rain
pattering on our rubber capes ard forming
little lakes in the folds where these scant pro-
tectioTa came out over the handle bar to cover
our arm ard hands,
HosPrTABLE wnEEIMES.
At Budweis we experienced the first of those
fra.ernai kindncsses from local bicyclists that
have made the Austrian portion Of our tour the
most pleasant of all. With the assistance of
Budweis wheelmen we were enabled to obtain
q peep into Frauenberg castle. the country seat
OF the Prince Of SodwarZenberg. situated on an
eminence six miles from Budweis. With the
prospect of tolerably liberal rewards the head
butler, while the bloo'led inmates we're absent
driving. hurried several other visitors, our es-
corts and ourselves through ,such apartment
az his conscience would permit him. even IA
voring az with moments glance into the pri-
Vats sitting room Of The princess, where some
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more, for his family. Congressman Huff of
Pennsylvania has rented q mansion in the
neighborhood Of the Chinese leeatio the rental
OF which Is 81, 600 per year. thus enabling him
to transfer his annual salary 70 his landlord
without breaking bulk. Congressman Storrs
OF Cincinnati, who succeeds Maj Butterworth.
will occupy the residence OF ex-congre rsman
Bayne during the coming season and will pay
5000 rent per annum
On reaching Washington Congressman Vim
cent A. Taylor of Cleveland began figuring up
his expenses He had just rented the Loring
mansion on street and had signed |. contract
for 50, 600 yen-. To this no added the a, 600
he had expended in campaign expenses and the
S1,2O0 it would cost him per yesr for q private
secretary. The totals for one year just ate up
his salary for his term of two years. He esti-
mates that hts presence in Washington will re-
suit In loss OF $4,000 additional per yea- in
his business.
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WHEELING In BOHEMIA
Washington Bieyclists on Their Wan
derings on the Continent.
INTEREST IN AMERICANS
At . Typical German Inn-Returned Home
Under Uncle Sans acknowledgements
Of This Country-Besutiful Landscape
Pretty Vienna Women.


VIENNA. Sept 19. 1891.
IF AMERICANS Ai.E As GENERALLY
Il ignorant of Europe as q great mass of Eu-
ropeans are ignorant Of the United States we
oush. to be ashamed of ourselves. Beginning
with the French woman who mad always I'M
derstood that Americans were similar to Afri-
cans in appearance, supplemented by the Aus
,rian fraIlein who said We were Americans
and vet white. the number is legion who have
been unable entirely 10 reconcile the two facts
that we spoke English, We said. vet were not
EnglishmeE. These we're all persons Of aver
age intelligence apparently. aid not igno-
ramuses in the ordinary sense One French
man. an innkeeper. insisted that must he
Englishmen. for he had heard great deal Of
English spoken and he had noticed particu-
larly in our conversation among ourselves,
that our words and the accent-to use his
language-were precisely the same
those OF avowed Englishmen whom he had
heard. This to him indisputable proof
that our pretension was false There is yet an
other class o. Europeans who simply don't
know what is the language Of the United States.
These would accept your statement that chi
uese is the common language. When they have
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THE VOLCANO IN THE SEA,
Something About . Tanisian Island Tbs
Committed Suicide.

Something About Tanisian Island Thai
Committed Suicide.
Fl ON the New York Sun
The submarine volcano which gave such q
bad shaking up to the Island of Pantellaria las.
week is still receiving considerable attention
from the Paris papers. Psntellaria lies at the
northeast of Tunis, and the disturbance occur
red about mile and half from the west coast
OF the island. The sight was grand beyond de-
scription. The waves went up like mountains,
and roared in an immense whirlpool of boiling
water, from the center of which came smoke
and flames that rose far above the immense
clouds of steam. All this was accompanied by
what might be called submarine thunder of the
Iondest and deepest kind. while the water be-
came black with the ashes OF the volcano.
Panteilaria tfembled, as we'll it might. and its
few lazy inhabitants we're thrown into the
widest excitement.
From the point where the phenomenon APP
peared on to the coast Of Sicily the bottom Of
the sea is volcanic, and Etna and vesuvius are
set down as the chinneys of the great furnace
below. 1t is in the vicinity Of this spot that
the great submarine volcano of Giulia appears
from time to time, lifting its cone far above the
water and throwing up lava and flames; and
when it becomes exhausted it sinks down again
with terrible rumblings, while the SEQ dances at
a furious rate.
There is a funny story in connection with
this eccentric volcano. In 1881 the Gar Nch-
okls sent some war vessels to reconnoiter the
coast OF Pantellaria with view of building q
fortress there. just then there was an erup-
tion Of the Giulia, which sent up an island six
khometers in circumference When the sea
became tolerably cool and calm this island was
captured by the crew OF a British paf1-of- war
They planted upon IL 1.-The flag upon which the
sun never SETS" The guns doomed, the sailors
cheerest, and the band played Rule Britannia. +"
At the close Of the ceremonies the island be-
gan to shake and 1t was soon discovered that
II was slowly sinking down into the sea. Then
there was grand skedaddle for the boats, and
sh ortly after the British tars had reached their
vessels tho island was gone 1t drowned itself
rather than belong to the English. The Rus
Stars laughed but they never got their fortress
On Panteilario.
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How Mr.. Lowell Furnished His House.
from the Contemporary Review.

nOu86.
From the Contemporary Review.
In 1855, Longfellow having resigned his place
as professor Of modern languages and Iitera
ture, Lowell was appointed his successor, witt
leave Of absence to perfect himself in his studies
He went abroad, bat did not remain so long a.
he had intended. In later years he gave an
amusing explanation OF his early return. ana
the story is, perhaps. not unworthy OF fnser
ton. as it is the thistledowns Of characteristic
humor which are apt to be blown away from
stately biographies. Lowell said ut whis
party:
Il had given instructions to my banker in
London to notify me when my account was re.
6aced to a certain sllm and then settled nav.
self to my studies. keeping no account of the
drafts drew from time to time. l supposed
still had good sum to the fore ana a pleasan,
time in prospect, but was surprised one day
to receive notice that my account had got down
10 the figure mentioned.
There WAS nothing to do but to pack ar
and 90 home, which did. Mark the SEQUEL
Some years afterward received n letter from
the bankers stating that. owing to the error OF
clerk. had been charged with a draft for
so-and-so. many pounds. which ought to have
been deblted to the account of a kinsman OF
mine, and that sum. wi:a compound interest,
was subject to my ORDER. They regretted the
Inconvenience had suffered i'll shortening nv
visit. and by way OF compensation they sug-
gested an Investment. ii L tiii not need the
money at once, which they thou ,lIt would turn
cut we'll l thanked them and asked Them to
invest the money as they thought best. Well,
in year got drift tor nearly 800. With
that refurnished my house. Now YOU. who
are always preaching figures and Poor Richard
and business habits. what DO you ray to that
II l had kept an account and known how II
stood should have spent that money, and you
would not now be sitting in those easy chairs
or be Walking on Wilton carpet. No, hang
accounts and fgures!'
This was Lowell y ordinary, airy way when in
good humored ieisure.and this prominent TRAIT
cannot be omitted III any account OF his pri-
waite hfe. But all things we're in due order Al
his desk he "toiled tsrribiy:'' in serious dis
course he was as strenuous Ms any of his Pnri.
tan ancestors; to the world he was courteous
but reserved, with due EIineling OF dignity;
~ interiors. especially cousiderate: to the vui-
gar and Presuming. glacier: to his family and
near :rieuds, the most delightful and suHshiuy
being that ever came from the author Of Joy.
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sped on through the border village and were
soon picking the tempting huckleberries grow
ing IN an opening Of the Bohemian forest
| through which the -oad threaded its way, up
and down, but generally descending off the
mountain range. which. forest clad climbs into
the skies, one womb suppose for the express
purpose Of forming barrier between the two
great German nations We were now IN
Bohemia and for Crust Hans we read ''hostinec. -
word new in our experience. The buildings
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SOLUTIONS AND soIyrRs

Problem No. 81 eTourney No, q. There ar. two
solutions To this problem @ NJ ssd ID CKt4) IA
The foundry I. n. knight. The secopd by
Geo. Heintz. some very pretty nIstes IN this I" VIM
4. Kent. X. n. Ezdorf. NJ. CuuInine, y NJ. Tor eTt
mot hard !" A. v. Boatrite. very pretty :" Mis-.
G. Norrison. r. A. Cooley. A. V. ofaser. &. Behrend,
y. q. Jaquette
Problem No. ~ CToumey No. 81. There are two
souslons-k-Q Bst and k-s<b5 cl. Both found by II
ii. Esaorf. Miss w. G. ssorr,sOn. N Cumming. n A
icy. A. " ols,ser. RIO bo found BY y a. Dunhsu
''very pretty and out Of tie :" Il Nj Bur-
lett. TOO many pt-ces surroundlx tire black kinx
WIN. T. Kent 4 y. Knight. t,eorle Hefnfz "a sacrl-
a"'nv ICY" h-QbS ch.. found by d. Behrend, D. O.
JaqIette.
:. rr,elem No. % Tourney No o. K.y is o.Bs.
Found by Miss H. q. Morrison. A. v. e1siger u A
Coo.ey. =. &. Durham. The larre number Of trials
and auals makes tine problem worthless from an srs
tr srsospo,nt A. v; Bcstrite, T. n Borsett. mot
open enough. !" y: Knight, N. Cumming Ma. n.
Kent. oeoree Hetntz. II don't fke tits, contsinD
duais sod trrpiets" 3. @. Jsqnstee.
Problem No. - Tourney No 81 Thsss sc ssssS
solutions 90 this problen,- Kt4. k-Kt "a fgD p
solutions sent in By Miss n g. Aorri-os CO. A
Gisiser CD, p A. Coo,ey co. " Boafrfse (.o, n.
" Ezdcrf 60. l. T. knigM ts9 H-ssrs Ia, =.
e. Durham 60. Mm. 4. Kent 40, 4. B-hresd CD. ".
o Jsqnerts u). T. n. BorIett d. N. Cumlins tD.
Problem No. 3s. The hey IL Q-26. Solved bx Nj.
h r. 8, Morrison r,a y Sr.,s.r; a coY.sy n
aiw.ysscod" 0-crse H~snfA thus hes lsst1e posBt
= g. Jaquette. NJ Cumming. Y. NJ Borlsst. "a very
neat pfobienl for 80 Few r,ces"
Additional sofufons by 2. B~frrend CNo. 81 -
esoie lo); Win. 7. Kent tkos. - ma ~.
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How She Did It.
From thc Phiisde.phia Press.
Mr.. Linger."
Miss Minerva Weatherwax broke the silence
when she broke these words, and it has not
been repaired YET
Spoken in q sharp. loud tone, the remark
brought back Mr.. Lineer from his reveries with
a jerk. SO to speak, and he staMmered:
Why Mise Minnie, Won made me start
Tn glad Of that" replied Miss Minerva as
sho rose b zee hiua out. II thought YOU never
would start Of your own velition, you know
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Tourney Problems. ts..,~-. solutions. SOW
er-Notes.
T'Hf WASHINGTON CHESS CIR xpyTs
- ever, evening. Visitors always welcome
$40 T street
PROBLEM No ~ Tourney r>olacsn No isN
ny MISS HENRIETTA C. MORRISON,
Washington. D. q
tC"hio--d for The Evening st.r.l
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inG and ofaynes9 Of the hnif apDouf, do nos neecg
tneM, put apply proper semedy and tonic NE
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Tho agreement with regard to tho stats debt
= feesived with general satisfaction through
out Virgins.
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Game No. 90.
Played few years ago in Boston
VIENNA.
yEite-Mcssrs. Burrine and Young.
Biack-Me-.rs.


ta) Wants TO pave the way kt-Bs CHI but ne ovsp-
looks whites brihiant re,nnder bl Better take the
ingiy sound move. Ia Forced. teD The only move
| le move
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MhIte-l3 piece.
White 10 play and mate in three moves.


taD II PxB then ktxOP. (bl Cant capsurp fhs
bishop becaUss Of QktxkP. (cD Oh course se uusnle
take the rook But he should have Cd the
answering ..cherkutnF.
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Written for The Evening Star.
ON FIVE fHOUsAND A YEAR.
How NatiossR IeS1slseors Manses - Ltvs
~ GSocd StylA,

wfELD rSa TIE FEN TO EKE OUT A sAkshF-THE
MOST PROMINENT MEN HAVE rae HEAVIEST BUR
pESs-wHAr LED TO sILcoTf's DOWNFALL
THRIFT IN THE sENArE-MES WHO FEEL EASY
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PROBLEM NJ. - Tourney Prchl.m Nol 10.
ny A. \. GlsIVER. Na-inaztun. n. q.
CConPoSed Tor The Evening starr
H'ssk > ttss-S
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A. v. Boatrite. It must have misesrrisd-
We certainly aid not receive e.
T. D., city. Certainly. You oan procuro
blink diagrams from Prof o. A. Bfownson,
Roctdale, Iowa Dubuque county
d. c. Dunham. o. Hesse, y. A Cooley, p. @.
Jsquetse. much Obliged for problems WIN -
sm3ne Immediately.
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PROBLEM No - Crourney Problem No. iNaL
By A. V. BoATRTE. Columbus. Ga
tcompo-e,l for the Evening stai,
An End Game
Blsck-S rieces
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The Dives teusnsnssat hss tsst soAsd- IA
sahes hEss plps, 1sss>sy ssoosd - 41zse
th1rd-
The score in the Blske-stiyvsstb a.sshh
tssd-
Address al COMMUNICATION ssChess Edisss.
EvExzaa e.Aa. Washington, D. @"
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SOME WHO WILL FEEL xASY.

Many Of the new members will como 70 Wash-
ington without any intention Of depending upon
the public treasury for their Expenses. Cor
gresham Dan Lockwood Of Buffalo, once tie
friend and adviser Of Grover Cleveland, has
Msrtous hotel, the Shersham, for which ke
will pay 3S,0oo Per aaawAs This dSss noe -
clude board, an item that viii runat least S2.0QO
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the switch, an you shove in the throttle an
clap on the brakes as soon you feel the switch
curve. knowed we could check the speed
considerable afore We struck the bumper an
rather than smash the train ahead an nav ira in
too. resolved to try the switch, t. possible
Il squeezed Through the cab wintler, an how.
don't know. crawlca along the guard of the
ingiHe, steadyin myself rs best could. Them
ingines ten year ago had big guards an 40 I
had o purity fair surface to keep nv balance OR
or wouldn't be here now 1t made nv hair
rise on end, though. as l stood on tho susrd by
the ketcher feelin the wind goiu BY me that
fast it was beatin' the ingine, an my back
gettIn covered Win snow every Ioinute, while
couldn't see nothin' but snow ahead. an thcn
only about three or four foot, which vas hit by
the headlight Of the ingiRe. Ia Q minute or
tive. however, l see dimiy the hshts O. the
station at s., "a known the switch was lest
this side OF il, l yelled as loud a. could a.,
psndin' on the wind to carry ny VOICE.
!, {" Open switch for No. q; them eioss m fer
No. II. No. II was the ingine Of the sxpreus,
shouted this at tho top O. my voice several
times. till felt the heavy swsrve of the inqine
au knowed that Jim had heard me.
There wasn't no time now for me to 90 back
to the cab, an lucky it was didn't try I
stood there feelin' the ingine sfoxin' up. but
still goin' awful inst, an heaYfn' the brakes
creakip'. l commenced thinAin' what Q sinner
had ben, an II soeSBed - il my whole Eife was
spread out afore me in that ride from the
wife was in well nigh made me crazy for .
minute, but I thought we'd meet agfn soon,
p'raps, in tother world an be tovsther for
ever. I began 70 get purity calm new, a.
waited for my death - IL 'twers somethin' that
happened every day.
"Well, sir. We struck that buupss at speed
Of twenty mile an hour. / went spiuuinf in
the air for several yards an then Is in SNOW
bank, which saved my life, bat not beia' qnits
deep enough broke my lex A DE train2
were hurt purity smart, an my wife mad :
gweIlfn' on the back of hsr head thAs bothered
her considerable, bot NOT passenger loss Nd
life. The baggage car, ingine aa' tender xas
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Up through the outskirts Of tho Bavarian
-orest and We passed from the dominions Of the
German emperor into those of Austria. The
Austrian customs officials manifested no interest
IN u and We did Lot ta-ry to create one, but
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-11-20

/
There was q pathetic ending to d
presentation ina broadway office one
day The friends Of Q popular railroad
agent assembled to bid him goodby. he
having been transferred BIZ his com
pany 70 another city They gave him
q costly diamond ring Ii token Of their
lasting regard. The recipient Of the
gift, who Is D genial and generous man,
put On bis hat and said. Boys, / want
you all 10 take luncheon with me, and
we will have something that sparkles
besides diamonds,
just as the party vas leaving the
Office q telegram was handed to the
genial wearsr of tbe ring. He opened
i laughingly, but startled and sad
dened expression came over his face as
he read its contents Handing It to-
one Of his friends, he murmured husk-
lly, You do the honors for me. old
fellow" and hastily retired into his
private Office. Thetelegram announced
the death Of his mother