an I ”Mummvehnbrm A srsl'lilsatvln greater ma, world ovenlhsnany nthwpllbsndmmundsd “mac-“m. j m'ngfl. optimum... 3 THE stu'ir_£__'_§"mum.I lit. Welhe Blames Foreigners for Labor Troubles. .1. I'll” Declares That "to Hill“- Would never Ilavr Been fired Up.- by WWI. I'rleit's Alleged In“ “it i. “0 cm]. ”Illa. g . " immune. hm. 25.-Duringtbeinvesti— ‘ ‘ align bythesennte subcommittee of the ”W strike and the employment of Pinkerton men. ex-l’rcaldent Weihe, of the distinguished guest and gnve him a ”189““ 3'1“! rightsin Panama. Tim the Amalgamated association. said the ivuagr wages of the ilomesu-ad men were little dollars a day. lie said: “land our labor trouble» are caused ”foreigners who cannot syicnk the Boy iiah language and are unwpmintcti with American ideas. and who cannot hr: taught thehigheat dutiesofAtnerimn citizenship. the island and presented his card to the "“an treaties 0' reciprocity vvith the 1 think the general government should presidentclcct. He was received court.- Bouth American, Central American and W M" mmue» to flop ”Didi-”kid curly, In“ ML Cleveland bead '0 be DX' MGleB republics?" til“ “child mks. bully-lion. The labor organizations would sustain any party in enacting a law to remedy this evil. Would I“ Have Find on Militia. ”I think that the Carnegie company could easily have paid the old wages to the mandated by the reduflionnhd lit-large- lyabead now. The reduction aflccted four mascots, about 309 men, or less than onetenth of the whole number. The men would not have tired upon regular troops a militia or any other regularly conni— tltrtlbtaly aslhey did upon the Pinker» “Ia. Hall the antipathy been willing to keep up friendly “lillfl'l'm after June ”the trouble would probably have been settled amicably. ihcnn. no threatsofde— atroyiag the mill property. and when naked bpwith the alterill to aid in netrniuing the men on July ll. I thought but to seek ”interview with Mr, Prick and ask him towithtirnw the largest. i was refused an interview with Mr. Prick and 5mm alter heard“ the burning of the lstrgm. "The efleot oi strikes has been beneficial “Wand labor interests in mine canes, audibe serene in otheni. It brings the question of labor before great men and great minds. and in time the working peo- plemay get legislation in their favor!" Coop-nary Arbitration Seeded. William C. Roberts. exAvice president of the Amalgamated wociatiou and a prom- inent member of the famous miviaory committee of Horne-«ad, did not approve dtkaetion of July ii. The then thought the reduction was intertdul to form a Irike. and looked upon the employment 1‘ Pinkerton men than unfair way of en- forcing strinuiawbm. The Canargie unripany hasa black list not! Mom to employ men who took part inthestrike. Hatred for the Pinkertona counted the tumble on July It, but the fact that the WHt’Etm-n do not share adequately in the prelim of bit: toner-n» in what causes the tuition» ‘lllrii lie said: "Cttnlfllliwil‘. ...:..:mviuu established by the fifli‘t’i‘lilb’i 7. ;;.e lnrmi lmvtm; full We! tucrrlurw it» tlmintuus, to the but metlual of adjusting rouge dL-pllhfi. I know that the "on at the llumtmd men to protect the company} property was some in good luith." John A. Potter, superintendent of the Homestead will when the trouble begun and now chic! engineer ol the Carnegie company, thought all nit-ans had been ex- m belon- the Pinkertons were called it. Theorily ktmwledgehe ball that the menintendui to damage the pmperty of the company was from past experience. Themmitter. then adjourned to meet in New York Saturday morning. at which time Robert A. Pinkerton will lentil]. 1w libs! 0" ln-lgrull-m. new Your. Nov. 25.~ilenamr William 3. Chandler. at New Hampshire. is here forth pupae of attending a meeting of : the committee on immigration of the United fitatosenate, of which he is chair man. He arid: '“I'he subject which will be brought before the emnrnittee is the ques- tiaa at restricting ltnmigrntiam. The time hues-etc)“ the marl)! the American people and to distant" what ought to he dear. i take it that the American people demand increased limitations, and it to the duty ofcrmgvcas to find out how strong the demand is and to what extent timid. mallow ahwhi be restricted. ”I would propane a clause providing that .all persons ldmillad to this cmmtry hero lftlsahail be able to read and write. if they are at suitable m. and smaller that an Individual ermiagalooe must have at least .10. if he to bringing his wile heshouid brammmmudifhebasehiblmiso much might be required for each additional child. I also believe in suspending ltnmlo ”to. number for a time, i believe that in mother way than a complete one Moot lmmigratlonran wages bcmala- tdawlatthrir pie-eat standard. A d h wagua during the coming administration will host assuredly sweep it out of power." Militia. at ”We“. Multan, I'g. hm. manna dealt. Mina pvrvailsamong the locked out men “Homestead. “Wu him no“. Carson. Nov. 3.1—4 masked highway- maa who r termriilag Inheview was W by lily extra policemen and an mural vntanmrn lie rubbed another 3-. making a twat of eight victims who Them”. MW” Tied " MW 1”” . 9“? Anthem “Cami” flasher ”and. wasatmos. tlov. stwtbloast" liar» aisl’laehavrr.rheeraakwbo.nnderthshe ”that hwashrirtomfllhfl.“ m threat- against Samuel J. Randall bfirth! was enalltml In an lunatic asylum, lint-term lit-arr. Vsksvslhsvsrthtwshs ' It in tlllt. £1. men-n ”mum's Call and See Them. atom! l5 cum I mm. lllllltekerlilo. ”WWW m CLEVELAND ENJOVINB HIMW. la Passes a out-t Thanksgiving Day on Broadwator Island. Britons, Va, Nov. Sit-Pm Cleveland b enjoying himself on Broad- iwaterlalaud,tlichrantli‘ullint isolate-ira- sort which is owned lg the Breadwstsr club. The island is nine mllralong and three miles wide,and contains apopuia. 3 tion of twenty-one families. At the late ' election thirty-one votes were polled and they were all for Cleveland. The prealdenhelect and his friends, Charles B. deletion and L. Clark Davis. antheguestaot Joseph L. Ferrell. weal: deutofthsclub,» iii-cottage. which is a short distance from the clubhouse. Although the village contains but this5 teen houses, nurly no people welcomed andinl reception. Mr. Cleveland shook hands with the gathering. I Although the object of Mr. Cleveland's visit is to secure absolute quiet and much neededreat. heupectsto spend sometime in duck shooting. Mr. Cleveland is in ex- cellent health. A reportcrof the United Press went to cured from submittingto an interview. He however expressed himself as being de- ighted with his surroundings, and said it was his intention to remain on the island for five or six days ltdoea not seem possible thata more isolated spot could have been selected , where Mr. Cleveland might be fme from :the various annoyances to which he was ' subjected in New York. Heats hisThankw giving dinner at 5 p. m., the only persons present being his companions, Meaars. Dr via and Jellerson, and the host, Mr. Ferrell. fl lira. Cleveland in Peril. Lsszwoon, N. J., Nov. fi—Mrn. Clerc land had a narrow escape from being dashed down an embankment while out riding. The horses attached to the cur- riage in which sat Mrs Cleveland. Mrs. P. P. Freeman, Jr.. and the Messrs. Freeman. became frightened and dashed away at a breakneck speed. Mr. l-‘muinn,8r..gulded . the enraged animals over the narrow road and by the deep chum here, and finally succeeded in pulling them up without hurting any of the inmates. The party were thoroughly frightened, and imme- diately returned to the Freeman cottage, where Mrs Cleveland is stopping. Turkeys for the Clevelaudr. varnrscz. Nov. 25.—Twentyoue lead- ing Democrats of this state rent big Thanksgiving turkeys to the New York residence of Sir. Cleveland. General John I. Brennan sent a twentymen pounder. COLLEGE DU ELI8T8 FOILED. They Wanted to Fight. but a Iew Turk Pollen-aw Insert-rod. Nsw Your. Nov. 21—11:. numerous col— lege boys here to attend the Yale~Princeton gamegavethe city its usual coat of red ving night. The puller made elaborate prrparationsto see that the col. legeladadid notpnt oaths paint too thickly. Captain Connor, of the Tender- loin precinct. stationed a timeout his tall- ut policemen in the lobbies of the iioilmun House and the Filth Avenue hotel to keep order. Their instructions were to keep the boys moving and not toanert any unless they insulted people. Along Broadway nu oliicer want-tinned on every block and the boys were kept on the run all night. All went well until the lie was passed between a Yale and Princeton man Then the I’rincetonian said: "i challenge you to light adual now, at once, in Madkon Square park—pistols, swords or what you like." The waver of the blue warnothing loath. Bympathisers of both helilgerrnta aowded aroundand stands were quickly chosen. Theparty wasabouttorepalrto the park whenspolieesergeantappraredonthe scene. Catching one duelist by the back of the neck he not him scooting up Broad- way. He then turned his attention totka other young man of a aangninary distrust - tion. Catching him by the seat of the trousers he gave him a momentum down Broadway. That ended the duel. The theaters were crowded with college representatives. Over a that-and went to the Casino, and they were ordinarily urtic- ly. only manifesting their joy or sorrow ha- tween the acts by college yells and inquirv lea as to what was the matter with Yale. . They waved flags and generally made themselves known. Agni-as lleay-r laid-la. Warzurt'nv, Conn. Nov. aa'i'hetnnch litigated case of W. J. Kelly versus Charles IL Baldwin. era-mayor of Waterbury, r. suited In a verdict forum against llalth win. Kelly claimed that Baldwin induced hint to put ”.7000! his wife's money into the Kangatuek Granite company on a pmnlaethathcshonidhavea position with the company. The company collapsed shortly afterward. Darth. hwa' Dag-s M New You, For. nan; Bertha who was arrested. together with itnls.the consul general of Ecuador, oa chances of negotiating a locust not. he Dim. was narrated for Mug bogus cheeks since her retain an ball. A Illa leaner m Bums. Wash. lint. ”r“ cilia-as of limb ilrnd.euragstlattka brutaleou- duetotll.‘ I’ickmhwhoabusadkis wile, forced Helm] to the river. where they made him take swimming exercise at the and at a long rope. W A“ ”I m If M Stamina-h. M..w-MM amnmahmmam lllEllilllillll ”will!“ _ States. , " ‘ . outdo. ‘ III. STEEL it'll! _ III MI ‘ Mill. chum-v mm. m rituttmt 8T. BIIBIE. numpmsssm an its Sanctlty Mcnaced by the Act, of France. PAIAIA’B GREAT OATH. PROBLEM. Bills of [Ming to lie Bernard American Representatives at the 0an by the Punch lilqlidltur-Jl'ltc interests of the United States Are la Peril. "Mountbatten Nsw You, Nov. 25.-—-'I‘he Herald an the judicial liquidator of the Panama Canalctupanthslsauedanmdermenae- Herold believes that the crisis has men reached in lstbtnlun allalm, but that our country has yet time to step in and rescue the most important strategic and com- mercial strip of land front the hands of foreign deapoilers and schemers. "How else are we to lumelit by our "Is the trnleto he monupolizcd by the heavily subsidized ships of foreign powers, upping the life and prollt frotn American ‘ industry and levying as they will upon the needs of American merchants and Amer- icnn steamship lures! ito Bills of Lullng for Americans. "is it generally known that Wednesday the Panama Railroad company. now in the hands of an official of the French gov- ernment, served a notice upon shippers that on and after Feb. 1, 1m. no through . hills of lalling from the Atlantic to the I Paciik will be acceptor] from the American representatives of the company, and that all trailic arrangements between the rail- road company and connecting lines so far as they now aflrct American business are then to be terminated. "This remarkable ordcrbns been issued, too, in the face of the fact that one of our own companies, the Pacific Mail Steamship , company, acquired by purchase ata large 3 sum the good will oi the trade to Central America and Mexico. together with all the rights appurtenant to the trade, among which the most important was the itane at through hills of hiding." mo w: HIT THE com—m loleor Showers Beets- to Indicate Tit-t Duels aa liver-t Occurred. N" Yomt. Nov. left—Jib account for a meteoric display such M has been seen in various parts or the l'nited States many theories are advanced. Some of the author- ltlra say that the earth has crashed into the comet which for the past two weekshaa been visible in the constellation Andra mean Others believe the comet has been . In collision with some one of the planetary bodies and partly disintegrated. Still other: maintain that the display was simply the beginning, the forerunner, blagveater one, which is due by mathe maticsl calculation later in tbewerk. Some astronomers believe the meteors came from Biela's disrupted comet, while others do clan that this could not be, for the roman that the big comet in sight is not liiula'n. Pvlneeaa Marlo Will Not Accept It. Bums, Nov. L5.—-The Rounranlnu com- mittee on a wedding present for the Prim ce- Mnrie of Edinburgh. who Is to marry the Roumnuinu crown prince, is reported to have been squelcbetl by n communica— tion from the young woman home", who will not accept the diadcm valued at 21),“ marks because the committee have col- lected contributions with the strictneaaatul puller-incite of guys-rumeut to: collectors. Girls Haring in Iowa. bloom Vettvus. Nov. t3.—CWII col. lege, at [libs place, is is school attended by both boy» and girls. The mpbomom have been hazing the lrrshnn-n, The girls caught the spirit of the occasion and began piling each others' hair. The faculty 1 were unable to limp them. The girls, allin “In, iinally lied from the chmruom and are now calling names. A Ilovse Thief'a Awlul Plate. 81'. Permanent, Nov. 25,—I'easante at “my“. Lithuania, surrounded the but of a horse thief named ivnnski with the In- lentiott of lynching him. Ivanaiti and his family Menard themselves with guns and wounded metal of the lynching party. ; They than art lirrtothe house and lvanslti, I his wife and five children were burned to (lath. CW Oral-burg's Nearly fatal Hot. nusrtrotiov, Pa, Nov. 23. -- Gilbert Ore-about, chief of the lluntlngdou the department. undertook to fulfill the re- qulretacnta of an election bctby wading across the Juniats river at its widest point hora. He was nearly drowned and was rescued in an unconscious state by Thomas Clover Thieves in Omaha. Olsls, Nov. flw-Ths store of ”men, Jcaasrn & (20.. jaw-lore, was robbed of diamonds“ watches valued at “0,000 by two tblrvqoacof whom rifled the trays while thanthsr attracted the attention of thsosly miss-an lo the store. To Iaaart Ir. Stevenson. ersoros.ills..xov. awn special trainotearshasbeensecnrrd bytheilem- ocratslu this vicinity for the portion-rel mtg hrneral‘, Adlai Z. Stevenson to Wasbguinonlheowasiouothlaia- angurattoa an vice president. Ir. Hell-lays lather Dana. Carrots, 0.. Nov. u—At as early hour the spirit of Villain Icillnlry.8r., pas-ad tolls later. Thsoid gentleman am almost to the end. ‘ mm by hailing leer. roar Amos. Duh. For. :3...qu “amateurs-l Gabi.“- ‘Osbi’s m,fl’l|m and initiates a: boiling hare. was cooked Win-“Imus“... Whilst sheath wudastu tumult“ pahlhnvatuvla-arklagtkdrhalleta mammary-rouse. masts. l. o. itor. tum 'l'igsr aunt. var con-i3, no». mm, a mm‘sttnaratkbyauahiariao nailsrlsn. sflm lmlflm W THE’iIIIll/IIBO‘E‘ 00018"le ‘ done. . . v ‘ motto is [Quick n‘ese, Neatness. Accuracy and Low Prices. 1'! , GRAPHIC B Vl‘l’lll. Thouisancpidctnicoi. typhoid lavasil St. Louis. ThswifsofSanatarColqnlttmstorgla, is dying. The kitchen of a disorderly house at galls Wells was blown up with dyna- in. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad enta- pany will give its conductors an increased tenants-(layout Jan. 1. Ir. Slater, son of a Washington million- slru.dsales be has been married toll. Van Tease]. a variety acorns. While Robert Welder was witnessing a plural baseball near Dryville, Pa... akat mats plane's handgun-him lb C. 8. EL Price, editor of The News, blari- dlan, Mina. dangerously wounded Editor Eric Gnmhrell. of the Meridian Tribune, who celled him a liar. Mrs. Charles 1". Paulhas, formerly of Newark, N. J., was dangerously burned In Richmond while nldlug her husband in the making of n torpedo. Frank Fricoleo, urn-aunt render in Cleve- lnnd, was fatally shot by Policeman Hill while the latter was arresting him for drunkenness. He had first stabbed the policeman. Jim Barge, of Australia, defeated Billy Malian, of San Francisco, in twentyais rounds for a purse 01.6th. At Akron, 0.. l'lrnect H. Bass shot his housekeeper and then beat her because of her delay in getting breakfast At New York the latest rumor in regard to the mono gilt to the new Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine is that the donor is Austin Corbin, the millionaire railroad mun. Seven third party men hold the balance of power in the California legislature. Grand Duke Sergius of Russia Is visiting Queen Victoria. Count Ernest George Genedorff, an oili- cer of the First Uhlnn guards, is to naiy Miss Sallie Peters, of Louisville. Stephen. the Glasgow akipbullth, it. received no order to build three steamers“ will) mus each to ply between I ’ and New York. The St. James Garette says that a num- ber of the unemployed workmen who most at Tower Hill boast of the porno-ion of firearms and declare that they are trained in their use. The memory of the English Master Ont- ion Spinners‘ federation nnnounoeu that eight-ninth of the spindles organised in the federation are now stopped or are run- ning on half time, afiect ing econ cin- players YOUNG EICHE’S MANY THEFTB» A Newark In- llwba Shmuriilg. ley D (idea of .33..“ Nrwsur. N. J., Nov. li—Jl'lse whole-la sporting goods house of Shoererling. Duly & Gales, at Broadway and Duane streets, New York. has been robbed by employees during the past four years of about MM worth of merchandise, and George Klein, twentyoneyeara old, of this city, is eouv fined in the Tombs, a self confessed robber. Elehe pawncd the stolen goods. Captain Daily and Detective Higgins traced the crimes to Eicbe. Detective Higgins aye: "The fact that Elche was receiving only ten dollaraa week salary, all of which he gave to his mother, and at the same time led a gay life for a young man of twenty-one on the lifty cents a week he was allowed for spending money, led me lobelieve he was the culprit. He played the horas, had several girls, was out carriage riding ireqnently, took in the theaters. and on the whole led the life of a sport. That cannot be done on fifty cents a week." A l."- l'ald the Wager baht. Moravian. Nov. ell—Perry Constantine, a hotel proprietor. shot and killed a negro named Roberts at Sparta, Ky. Roberta asked Coustantinetnpay a forty dollar debt for him. promising to pay Constantine on Thanksgiving day. (lo-dentin paid the debt, but said that he would kill Roberts ilhedldnot my bin consults-giving. Conatanliuemet Roberts and asked hint for the forty dollars. Roberts said he did not have the money, whereupon Constan- tine shot him dead. Jockey Inha'a mum- Spurs. Chicano. Nov. u—Jockcy Kuhn was caught stirring up Little Crete with an electric battery at Roby astha bur-cream tothapuat iorthathirtlracs. 0nd. Kuhn’s jacket was found a broad belt with cartridge shaped attachments, each of which contained an electric cell with wir- runuing to the spur. Nothlagunukl be done with Kuhn under the rules Its-gm Klll the Wrong Ida. Nsw Guitars. Nov. “-4th that the two supposed Mexican hur- thteves killed by the Texas taunts In ‘l’wa Cuv‘lrta Kala Happy. Donor. Nov. limin soourdsnas win a old Thanksgiving day continuum pardoned two convicts—John Taylor. a. taunt! for life In ms for will murder, ‘ Antonio Joan. sentenced in WI for lite in arson in Westborn, lass. l‘lolps tar res-ten Wamroros. Nov. I.~An intimate- faint-nasal Ir. Cleveland is authority or the statement that u-lilnister Phi of Vermont, will be the promised Democratic cabinet. Isa-tor Hamlin-5 ltg Patch-as. Dammit". lull-ital m tor Junta mun. and his m'. V. “human” Mutual Gas eraipany. y. prise yd! h am M Ms M W.“ “m. I". ”I. light-film “W”. the liens-r. w- malnamflhhtiishel ammo. ”Tanisha—taco“- Isajsuhilatswwsrtkhlsa is. crwillhsaa‘llsts luths tron-atheist“ l W .h‘ m two manhunt suburb ‘1;an” Your wife TOBACCO. Does not lakes an every-day (madame of an lid-lime luxury. Pure and wholesome. Ptqiami with scnipulous care. ngbtd award at all Pure Food Expositions. Each age makes two large pies. Avoid lotions—and insist on having the NONE SUCH branl. IERRELL & SOULE. Syracuse. N. Y. nil iy The leading fish market of the city is at "INT 8!. ZELIIFF’S at—Wasnmoror Smut-32. There you can always find the freshest fish to be had. A fine lot of fish arrives every day. Plllll Tlllilil “ISIIP. IIPIIIITEII SIMIIES One thousand lbs of Lobsters for sale every Saturday. Orders called for and delivered .Wholesnle and Retail Fish, Oys- ter and Vegetable Market, "HINT lilElllFF’S lfl'lO I. iIII. Offices. on Main Street, ”I‘m-I'- cann- "‘ ALL suits or BIIISIIEII 'STIINE. haul Gotham III tarot Businessman). one: man- MERRILL Printing. Jo'b I I I I s i I 2 I 5 I l Orders for Printing Sollclted. EVENING SEITIIEL .. .. I3 ‘ SOUTH NORWALK, CT 0 E p ood Work xecuted romptly. alludes. . - simian. gflmligh Ill its Mas. ‘ nocmunussuwun T. 8. llllNAlllSllN, “ South Norwalk. ”J E.B.M0llll|8&.l}0. It Buttery 8t. listen. Ilsa. Fire and Burglar-Proof Safes. Bank Sales. * Bank Vaults. Bank Vault. Doors. AND DEPOSIT WORK Of All KINDS. Tllrllsst Sales in the World. 150,000 in use. Always pre- serve their contents. 150mm in Lynn Km. since that great fire. when m of our sales vrrrv subjected to intertae beat. preserving their mniunle. CHAMPION RECORD also in the Great Chic live in 1871. in the Great Boston Firt- in! ,and in all the great tires» since. 5 n for lw-u er.- Acemu would 93 Kim ‘uiAVI'NGSEoURED 50 More Building lots on the Woodward Homestead Properly, We now offer them I? ’1' sale at prices rung- iug from $350 upward. Those lots com prise the Choicest Lt‘icafititt in the City limits, within 10 min- utes’ walk from the depot, with good side- walks all the way, and the city. No better lots can be had in the city than those oil‘cr- ed, either for location or price. Select your lots in time to secure such a site as you Wish. For further particulars en- quire oi JOHN KINDS, 0n the premises, or CHRISTI“ SVMBTZ. 88 Washington St, at the oilico ‘of the Old Well Cicnr Co. TlonyfiARE-étmms. in the very heart of ‘léul Put down in the best mum at . the lowest price. I W SIDIING, . EXIAVATING RAYMOND BROS. um and lEIiabIe " DAILY DIRECT Freight Line IBWEN NEW YORK» (80th Ingrwalk, Norwalk. THE PROPELLERS city, ofmllurwalk EAGLE Will leave M -r 2!, E. It. Book mt New York. ntgp. m. V ‘ a“. h .p-lfint'e Norwalk 5 p. m.; South Sorwalk 6:3) Freight received fro n 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. l'pott applic limit to agents the (tit of Nor- vvnls and angle will be sent for specl’al late of freight an) v» here in 3' w York or it: vicinity. WA” persons are turbid trusting any of he employee 0! the human! [his line on cc— couul oi the owner.- tin-not. 327 WAEGDNSI“ New and sedi‘ nd hand Buggies, Phaetnns, Carriages, Canopies, Spindles, etc. l Prices to ' Suit All. Henry Ti I I y. MISS Emma Van Tassel & 00.. Hi I’DRTERS 0F ,- FINE MILLINERY. lontlon, Paris and New York. Will 0an on THURSDAY. FRIDAY and ’ ATU'RDAY. 0N. lilth. um and lfrtb. an cle- guut line-if )l'lllanut'y I'nltt‘rn Hills and Bon- firts. Ladies will please map: this invita~ on. mss Elllll m min & ca. 81 Washington St. So. Norwalk. FURNITURE GREAT BARGAINS. David Stow, "fl'lth Main street. lip-“taint " "r8332: '0 COMEDY...” wH lagoons ' cmwa ~ new: ‘ ”To 11“‘. ““3"“ m ; ~..«. 5% ,M“ ~ vtldaat 6 W :l ‘7 the M .4; . .r- Slihillll t n3. “a . The constantly increasing demand for wittcoum $0» is a~“reward of merit,” which is as net- “1'81 t0 agood thmgas breath to life.