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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23
MARION MAN WRITES LETTER
TELLING OF FAR-OFF INDIA

lldLlNpS are an cdilCu DONS) ana just
when he had begun to get things in
order to make the business pay he
gets the sack as the English have
it. That Is his story OF Il. ! think
myself there was little irregularity
about his dismissal. | anticipate that
the material Is not the best assort-
ment that could be made for buii-
ness such as this. But have hopes
that I'm time | may bring II up to the
American standard of small shop.
To tell the truth the sights we see
are indeed strange. but not the
sounds. You hear the clang OF the
electiIc car, the honk honk of the
motor car and the clatter Of hoofs on
the pavemonts just the same as at
home and to sit in the house and
liste nyou could well believe you
we're in real American city, but when
YOU get on the street, II is another
thing. You see streets Utterly alive
with people. no sidewalks, as usual
thing every thing Is mixed up in the
streets, people, bullock carts, garryS,
motor cars. bicycles street cars. You
wonder how they keep from getting
killed. And talk about directoire
gowns. you see things here at every
step that beat the directoire all hol-
low.
Yes, we are very nearly on the
opposite side, for We lack just one
hour of being there. 1t Is now just
$3.50 a. m. here and with you it Is
just 1890 p. m. We are standard
time here.
Friday Of this week Is Christmas,
and the Christians are making great
preparations for its observance. /
would not mind ir / could have a
Pece OF mlnce or "punkin pie" like
mother used to make. But we man
age from to ) meals q day, which
Is going some. Just think of an
American eating 4 or meals a day
but It's English, quite English You
know When we get into our own
home, we shall try to have things a
bit more convenient than we have
had them for some little time.
We'll, after a little rest, am at II
again This is the day CATER" and
really i fele just a little the worse
for wear, yet not much off my feed.
We had a "'tree" out on the tennis
court for the children and there
were some where near three hundred
all told and they had big time
with MT. and Mrs. Santa. Every
body Joined in eating fruit, candy
and drinking areated water (popO
Every member OF the Sunday School
was given a leather bound bible, a
beautiful one too, with his name
printed in gold on the cover. They
were presented by the Superintend-
ent, who Is very wealthy man.
It seemed TO MS more like a picnic
than Xmas treat. But we know
it was not the s. S. picnic, because
that T., to- be held one week from
today the 2nd of Jan, 1909.
| suppose by the time you get this
your winter win be most half over,
at any rate it will be close on to
ground hogs day and | hope Mr..
S. will have stood the winter fairly
well / hope that you will see your
way to clearing out of Marion and
goin gwith Sylvesters when they go
back to the Sunland. Well, / shall
have 10 close or this will never reach
Uncle Sans country. Our regards
to you both. Goodbye,
S. T.. MINER.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23


an interesting letter from S. Il. Min
er, a former Marion man who is now
in Bombay, India. Mr.. Miner at
one time worked for the Marion
Transcript Co. and was we'll known
here. Follows the letter:
Dec. %, O9.
MIR. H. L. Peters,
Marion, Ohio.
My Dear FNend: Your letter OF
Nov. was received two days after
we landed here. /. e., Dec. y. We
were On the ,oud Just rs days fOm
the time we left California. / tel
you sea travelling gets pretty monot-
onous before you have been on the
water a month. We are both in eN-
cellent health except Tor a severe
cold that the Mrs. has taken since
we landed AT this time OF the year
the nights are quite cold, while the
days are very warm, and 1t us an
easy matter to catch cold. | am a
pretty good sailor myself, not having
lost a meal during the whole voyage,
on account Of sea sickness, but Mari
eta was "dun up" at the first sign
OF rough weather. / think, If I re-
member correctly, / wrote you from
Malta last You came near never
getting that letter for in making the
haribor there we came within 10 feet
of going on the rocks, The mouth OF
the harbor is very narrow and they
lost control Of the vessel for few
minutes and Just regained II In time
by reversing the engines and backing
her off We all stood on deck and
held our breaths for few minutes
I can tell you. The crew and all
thought we were gong 10 share the
fate OF st. Paul who was wrecked
ON the same island We stayed in
l1arbor all night after cooling because
the sea was so rough we could not
have made any headway, but the sea
was just as rough the next morn
ing but the next night was The
worst. We had 70 slow down TO haf
speed and we passed vessel that
had "hove to" because they we're
tossing about so. On Sunday we
reached Port Said and that night and
the next day we spent in passing
through the Suez Canal It took us
an the week then TO clear the Red
Sea, passing in sight OF Mt Sinai
and 10 gamut rock that are very
dangerous to navigation, which bear
the names of the idesciples. We
passed Alden on Sunday, Nov Goth
BY the way, we had turkey for din
ner on Thanksgiving day. II was
not like our usual day at home
though, for 1t was pretty hot. We
had pretty hot weather all the time
after we left the Mediterranean. Just
one week lacking a day after we
passed Alden, we arrived off the
break water at Karachl where we
anchored until morning ana went
into dock with the high tide, and ON
Monday were transhipped 10 the
'city Of Manchester and on We'd
nesday following landed IN Bombay,
where we received a warm welcome
from all but the man whose place /
ann taking. He had the office for
about ~ years, bringing II up from
an extremely modest beginning to
quite a large plant employing about
30 'boys'-8 American men CThe
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23
Personal

Miss Pauline Hershey who has
been critically III for some time past
is much improved.
G. w. Hays was at Gallon Friday
where he attended the funeral of the
little son of Mr.. and Mrs c II.
Winans, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Bland of Co
lumbus, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. p s. Wlfson or Forest street.
Mrs. " Major and daughter Ber-
tina have returned from a visit with
friends at Elkhart, Indiana, and Chi
cago. ha
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

Frank Tuttle, Superintendent.
Worship and Sermon, 10:30 a. m.
Subject: 'The Royal Art.
b. Y. p. U. A., D. m.
Ltader, Mrs. Frank Tuttle.
2 p. m. 11vangellstic service.
Mid-week meetiny Wednesday
p. m.
Choir practice, Thursday p. m.
A warm welcome for all.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

CITY MISSION.
Between Railroads North State st.
Pentecostal meeting 2 D. m
Bvangelistlc service p. M.
Also evangelstic services Tuesday
and Friday evenings OF the coming
week
"a cordial welcome TO all.
MRS. X. j. COIL, Evangelist.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

On june 80, 1906, the total single
track railway mileage in the United
States was 224S6S n miles, on g.
262IlS miles more than at the end OF
the previous year.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23
FIRST RBFORNI1D CHURCH.
South Prospect Street.
N

South Prospect Street.
Rev. i. g. zechiel, Pastor.
Sunday School, a. m.
II. W. Knickel Supt.
Sermon 1O:3O. Subject Getting
There"
Junior C. b., 6 p. m. Minnie
Neidhart, Supt.
G. e. 6 p. NJ. ASA Queen, President.
Sermon p. M "Knocking and
Whispering.
Illustrated, each one present re-
ceiev the picture
Bible study Wednesday 1880 p. m.
All services English today. Excel
lent soul helping music at each
service, All our Sunday services at
present are evangelistic, interest is
growing
You are heartily invited.
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL.
Corner Center and High.
Rev. r. M Brown, Rector.
Services for the Third Sunday ar
ter Epiphany
Sunday school at nine O'Clock.
Proanaphoral, 1itany and Sermon
at ten thirty; even song at four
o'%'ock in the afternoon
All seats free. Excellent music,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

SAdIENdS EVANGELICAL PROTEST
ANT CHURCH.
II. Church St.
J. REINICKE. Pastor.
Sunday School at 0 a. m.
Morning Service at 10:30 o'clock
Bvening service in the English Ian
guage at z O'Clock.
Y. p. Society's devotional meet
ing, 6 p. IN. ~ el9Gct
Official Board meets Wednesday
evening, Z o'clock Is. "a Ht
Bible Study frhafsday evening, q
O'Clock. ctf1
Catechetdcal Instruction Wednes-
day, p. m. Saturday, 1880 p. m.
AN are welcome to these serv-
ices.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
West Church Street.
CLARENCE e. MILLER, Pastor.
Sunday School, a. m.
+. A. Hahn, Supt.
Worship, 10:3O a. m.
Subject, "The Secret of a Success.
fui Life"
Bvangelistlc Service, p. m.
Subject, "The DEVILS Uie."
Prayer meeting, Wednesday 7p.
m.
All are most cordially invited TO at
tend these services.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

In New York city considerably
more than one-half OF all the people
or about 100000 persons, have de-
posits in savings banks.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

During the last year the exports of
THIS country have grown Sgreatest in
the items of cars, carriages and auto
mobiles.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23
FIRsr oHRIsTIAN CHURCH.

CHARLES E. SMITH, Pastor.
Residence Isl N. Main Street.
Bible school $50 a. m
Morning sermon 10:45 a. m.
Subject, 'How to Become Par
takers of the Divine Mature.
Communion.
Y. P. S. G. e. p. m.
Evening sermon, p. m. Subject
iBacksliding.
Revival meetings continue and the
ordinance Of Christian Baptism will
be administered at the close of the
evening service.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

OUTING GOWNS and DRESSING
SACQUI1S at special prices to close
out at BUDWIG'S SPECIALITY
STORE. 1t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23
WESLEY M. 10. CHURCH.

WESLEY M. 10. CHURCH.
Or. Center Street and Olney Avenue.
II. V. McCU0AFY, Pastor.
S. s., 300 a. m, o. A. Parr,
Supt.
Preaching services will be held al
lO:S0 a. m. and p. m.
Revival services will continue
through the week.
Childrens meeting, $3.50 p. m.
Class meeting, p. m.
Bpwonth League will be held in the
upper room, p. m.
Friends and strangers are invited
to attend those services.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

WEST ENID MISSION.
opposite Davids street school
house.
Pentecostal meeting, 2:d5 p. m.
Mr.. william Wood of Caledonia,
will preach. Come you are welcome
JOHN HOPKINS, superintendent.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Corner Church and Prospect SITS.
RlI0V. GEORGE NJ. RoURKB, Pastor.
/ Sabbath School o a. M, ID. G. Mel
son, Supt.
Preaching by the Pastor, 1O:SO a.
m. Subject, GOODS Method of In-
vostigation."
Junior G. e., 3 p. m.
Miss Katharine Flies Supt.
Senior G. E., 500 o'clock.
Subject "rBife Lessons From Gen
esis. Leader, Miss Pearl Volrath.
1gvening' Service, o'clock.
Subject, "Forgetting Your First
Love"
There will be special music.
All are welcome.
LEE STREET. PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
s. g. BATES. Minister.
Sunday School, a. m. ]. w,
Caldwell, superintendent.
Morning service, 1915. Subject
"A Church One Year Old"
Christian Bndeavor, 6 p. m. H'"
Grace Goetting, leader.
Evening Service, TOO o'clock. SUBJ
jeet, "a Great Hero"
The Ministers Association will
meet at the Public Library, Monday
at 10 a. m. Rev. C. q. Miller will
read a paper on EThe Holy Spirit,
and the Spirits Work"
The Union Training Class for Sab
bath School Teachers Will meet at
the Y NJ. G. A. Building, Tuesday
evening at 1880 p. m. The lesson
for the evening will be the remain
ing portion of Part 4 Of the book.
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W. c. 7. U. COLUMN
CONTINUED from PAGE Nlne.

And time would fail us to tell of
the hundreds OF saloonists towns and
cities that mark the era of their
greatest commercial prosperity by
the date when saloons were banish-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCI
ENLIST.
Cor. Il. Church and Baker streets.
Services Sunday, 1O:3O a. IN.
Subject, "Tmth. "
Text: ''He that doeth Truth cometh
to the light; tina this deeds may be
manifest, that they are wrought I'm
God. john 1921.
Wednesday evening testimonial
meeting, 1880 p. m.
All are Welcome to these services.
Sunday School at II. m.
The Reading room is open daily
except Sunday, from to 4 D. m +.
All Christian Science literature on
sale, also on the table for all who
may desire to read.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

GI1SNIAN M. E. CHURCH.
Cor. Church and Prospect Sts
G. u. BUHsRKLE, Pastor.
Sunday School a. m.
j. Schott, Superintendent.
Morning services, 1O:3O o'clock.
Theme: obedience and Gods
Proimise, l VIII DO Wonders"
Evening Services, 700 o'clock,
Thence ''The Loss of the First
Love" This will be the beginning
of our Special Meetings. The serv-
ices will open with a song service a.
7:15 D. m. kf
A cordial welcome to all.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

DPWoRTH METHODIST EPISCo-
PAL CHURCH.
d. II. BAIIIDY Pastor.
Sunday School, a. m.
j. r. Virden, Supt.
Preaching services ,10:30 a. m.
Subject, "a Good Religious Expert
ence; How to Get It,"
Class Meeting, 11:45 a. m.
intermediate league, 6 p. m.
Epworth League, p. IN.
Preaching, Z p. m. Subject IA
Good Religious Experience; How to
Keep It,"
All are welcome.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

There is no example on the other
side.-By George w. Carroll
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

protection from conditions created
by the open saloon, speak for them
selves.
On December is the Georgian
said
That saloons increas e boodshed
and tragedies is testified to by the
local whiskey organ, and II is sup.
ported in dts assertion by statistics
from many penitentlaries. If stop
ping the saloons from doing busi-
ness did not diminish the quantity
of whisky used, the distillers ana
brewers wOuld not be so opposed
to Prohibition. Every sensible per-
son knows that law prohibiting
the sale of dquor will work to the
rood OF the community just as
other laws inure to the general
welfare.
Itt- )..,f
New York, Dec 27LBrewers have
Informed the 100000 bartenders In
the 5000 saloons in Manhattan and
Bronx that the usual New Years
gift of $25 and an order for hat
"a custom in vogue for more than
twenty years-will not be made this
New Years For this gift the bar
tenders were expected to push the
particular beer of the brewery con-
Germ which so favored them.
The reason given for stopping the
gift this year is that the beer busi-
ness Is not what 1t used to be and
the profits are smaller.
The union at Skaneateles, N. Y,
had a reception for public school
teachers December 16, at which
nearly ali the teachers were pres
ent. The principal commended the
scientific essay contest plan, and
also favored mothers or parents
meetings to be held once each
month. In response to retiest from
the union, the teachers reported as
follows: First The Crusader Month
ly is received regularly and the
teachers thank the union for send
ing 1t. Second, A few of the uses
We nave made of the magazine. The
children have committed to memory
some of the poems; others have
been used as copies for exercises in
writing; several articles are very in
Istructive when read aloud, and the
children are interested in the pic
lures. In accordance with the law,
we teach physiology and hygiene the
first ten weeks of the second term
having three lessons week. The
articles are helpful as supplement
tary reading in connection with
our work in teaching this subject.
The Union Signal of January z.
1909.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23
NoRpsT LAWN M1ssDoN

Sabbath School, 2:30 p. m. MT.
s. 70. .Dewolfe, supt.
An are cordially invited to join
us.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23
CALVARY EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Corner Church and High Streets.

Corner Church and High Streets.
O. w. HENSBL, Pastor.
Sunday School at $3.50 a. m, L. D.
Zachman, Superintendent.
Morning Worship at 10:3O.
Preaching by the pastor.
Junior Y. r. A. at 2:3O p. m,
Senior Y. p. A. at CHS.
Evening preaching service at 1900
The evangelstic. service will be
continued next week.
"A cordial invitation Is extended 10
all.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23


L
One of the greatest and most graf
flying changes that have been
wrought by Prohibition in this inn
mediate neck of the woods, in
which the negroes numerically pre-.
dominate, is noticeable on the pub
lic highways at the approach of
Christmas The country negroes
who visit the city now go home
sober, and there is therefore, less
boisterousness and reckless driving
than formerly. The time has been
when 1t was extremely disagree
able, and dangerous as well to drive
on the public roads in the Vicinity
of Albany at this season of the
year, or on Saturday afternoons an
any season.-F'rom the Herald, AL
bany Ca, Dec. "a, 1908.
The News of birmingham, Ala,
where Prohibition has now been in
force year, in the issue OF Dec.
II, said:
Any Intelligent man. can easily seO
that with Prohibition Birmingham
Is much safer and better place to
live in than 1T was when the open
saloons were continually grinding
out crime and danger, No intelligent
man VIII argue that, other things
being equal. the decrease of crime
and the public safety are not helpful
to any community from a business
standpoint. Whenever there are
large crowds on the streets for pub
lbc celebratlens or holiday festivities
1a4.S~ "--~aa
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23
nREE BAPrIsr CHURCH.

bfIO. b' uOhtuINAIOD, EdStOI'
Sunday School 900 a. M, j. S.
Rayl superintendent.
Preaching, 10:30 a. m.
Theme, Loving Jesus, and Keep
ing His Words"
Y. p. s. G. E., 600 p. m. Bonell
Layman, President
Preaching, 700 p. m. o,
Sunday School at the corner OF Dav-
ids and Darius streets at 2:30 p. m. /.
Miss Anna Fite, Superintendent.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these services. E,r.
Gentlemanly tishers to seat you.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-23

WEST END MISSION.
Opposite Davids street school
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-08-14

make returns or statements to the
government and who make returns or
statements Of fraudulent nature are
subject to fine of $1,000 and i'm
prisonment for one year
During the closing days of the tar
III controversy. before the bill was
voted on for final passage, over forty
Republicans who had grievances of
one sort or another against certain Of
the provisions Of the bill stated that
they would vote against 1t. They had
1t In their power I" defeat the meas
ure and force the president to call
another special session in September
or October. They had the party lead
ers plainly worried for time. but
the able peacemakers at the capital.
including President Taft himself, sue
ceeded in calming the ruftled waters at
last.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-08-14

form of legislative activity occurred.
But in 1870 and 1872 reductions were
made down the list. some Of which
were restored In 1874 making the av.
erage duty 3Sia per cent 4 tariff
commission was appointed In 1882
which prepared bill that was put on
the statute books. lasting six years. 1t
was at this time that James G. Blaine
took n most active part in tariff dis
cussiOns. II was in the early eighties
that William X. Morrison of Illinois.
Democratic chairman of ways and
means. prepared his well known hor-
iZOntal reduction of 90 per cent on all
taxed products. which was defeated.
During Cleveland's first administra-
tion the Mills bill was powerful is-
sue. and in 1888 the tariff fight result.
ed in the election Of Benjamin Har-
rison to the presidency He stood for
high protective tariff. As a result
the Mckinley bill was enacted. putting
the duties over the marks reached dur
ing the civil war
IH0 vvISOU Dill.
But the revulsion which followed re-
suited in the reelection of Cleveland
in 1892. with a Democratic congress.
Then resulted the Wilson bill. provd-
ing for wholesale reductions. particu-
larly as regarding iron and steel man
ufactures 1t should be noted that the
Dingley bill in 1897 retained practi-
cally the iron and steel duties laid
down In the Wilson measure
Though William Mckinley was elect
ed on the financial issue In 1896, his
first act after being sworn in as presi-
dent was the calling of an extra ses-
sion Of congress to repeal the Wilson
German tariff bill. The result Of that
session was the Dngey law. named
for Its author, Nelson Dingley. Jr., Of
Maine. which put the schedules prac-
tically back on the Mckinley basis.
Following is a comparison between
the old Dingley tariff rates and those
of the new Payne bill.
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When you want people to know what you have to
sell or want to buy. you should pick out the easiest
method of telling them. You can't meet everybody
personally and letter to every resident is too expen
sive.
You know that people read newspapers. They
read the advertisements too, just as you are reading
this one.
If we can reach you, you reach other people.
And it is the easiest and cheapest way.
If you have anything to tell the people, come in
and let us help you tell it to them.
The Examiner has the largest circulation in Col
vile. Do you want to take advantage OF this fact for
any purpose?
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-04-24

flfalo. Very little information
could be obtained as to the amount
secured by the robbers. Deputy Gam
.brell, answering Herald inquiry,
wired from Buffalo at noon that the
bank was dynamited and that the rob-
bers secured thirty-four hundred dol
lars, and made their escape. The Of
ficers are on the ground and have put
the dogs to work 1t is not known
here how many men were engaged in
the robbery.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-04-24
FOUR PEOPLE ARE DEAD
In Topeka as the Result of the Burn
ing of the Central Hotel at
Four This Morning.

Topeka, Kas., April 24.-The Cen
trail Hotel burned here at 4 o'clock
this morning. Four people lost their
lives in the fire. The hotel was a
two-story structure, with sleeping
rooms on the second floor. Three of
the dead bodies were found in one
OIL the room and the other at the
mead OF the narrow stairway. The
lire was caused by defective wiring.
The dead: ]. w. Erickson, Clay Cen
ter; Walter Sippy, Topeka; Ben Sip
py' Belle Plain, Kas.; Lewis Stratton,
Cumminsville, Mo.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-04-24
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Constantinople, April 24.-After a
night of bloody fighting between five
thousand soldiers forming the sui
tan's guard, and the young Turkish
forces under Commander Cheftek
Pasha, the garrison of Yildiz Jiesk
surrendered this morning. 1t is esti-
mated today that two thousand SOL
diers were killed in the engagement
and several additional thousand were
wounded. The young Turks followed
up the surrender by throwing a heavy
column of their own soldiers around
the palace and making the sultan a
prisoner. The young Turkish leaders
are now in conference with the fallen
leader.
The foreign population is in no i'm
mediate danger, it is believed. Two
foreigners are reported killed, and
Frederick Moore, an American news
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-04-24
(Herald Specially

Austin, Texas, April 24-The Wa.
tiers Pierce Oil company's big fine
was paid to the state treasurer to-
day, totaling $1,SOS, 754OO, the amount
of the original fine and six years ac-
crued interest. The original judg-
ment secured by the state on May 10,
1907, was for $1,623, 10000, and to this
was added interest for six years at six
per cent. This amount of interest ac-