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Show A Mormon Family Raunlon. A Unit Ijika City correspondent send! us a clipping from .a Mormoa newspaper describing the fnmlly reunion re-union of Oramlfiitlier Merrill. Thli prollllc gentleman, an niaistlo of the Mormon church, Is the father of forty living children, and his living grandchildren grand-children number 11MI. Nearly all of these honored the occasion with their presence. The newspaper correspondent correspond-ent delicately suggests the harmonious relations which substHt among the var-loua var-loua wivea of the luitrtlareh. "From the many expresslona of love and ea- teem It was evident tho kindliest and best of feeling exist 111 tho hearts ot all members of the family. Many tear! of Joy were slicd wheu thu different mothers narrated the experiences of the eaily days." Incidentally one la reminded by this siory of tho strange fact, substantiated by all observers, Lb at Lb a MurmoD vje,-wii Ssvs , " suflered tho most from polygamy, and gained the least advantage, are the most f anal leal and Incurable adherents adher-ents of this abominable doctrine. Chicago Btandard. |