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Show Queer Ideas About Utah, J.Vincent Coughlan, Senator jKearns's private secretary, fell in with a native of Illinois on bis 'way home from Washington, j The man was from a small town j in the vicinity of Peoria and was going to the Pacific coast. As. soon as he learned that Mr. Coughlin was from Salt SLakt-he SLakt-he began seeking for information. informa-tion. "Do you still practice Mormonism Mormon-ism out there':'' was the first question. "Oh, yes," was the reply. "I thought they had passel a law that put a stop to that? '.' "You mean poly gam, don't i you? ' j "No, I mean Mormonism. I've heard that there was a law iagainstthe practice of Morm m - ism and I thought they had to change the name of the church. '' j Mr. Coughlin tried to persuade the traveler from the Sucker State to top in Salt Lake and see the practice of Mormonism in the Tabernacle, but the man said he did not carry as much life insurance as a man with a family ought to, so he would j postpone the visit for a fewyears. |