The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
NOTES BY THE WAY.

President Joseph Smith. in his testimony
before the Senate, put his interest in lions
Cooperative Mercantile Association. of
which be is the ex-Officio head, first on the
list of his assets. And well he may This
concern. known on its native heath as 1.-THE
Coop" is a big department store with
many branches. owned and operated by the
Mormon Church. II was founded something
more than a quarter OF a century ago. TO
run out the Walker Brothers. who had
Withdrawn from the church. The Walkers
were the leading dry goods merchants of
salt Lake City. They sent the president
check for $4,000 one year as their tithes
Tor one year The president brigham
Young. think. sent II back. with the re-
mark that it was not enough; they must
pay thirty thousand The Walkers, already
disaffected toward the Mormon belief with
drew from the church. put away their plu-
raj wives, settling on each a good residence
and comfortable income. - generally
affiliated themselves with gentle
population of the city.
The energetic president Immediately or
mon policeman at each entrance of the
Walkers establishment with orders 10 turn
every intending Mormon customer away
from the Walkers and to the Coop Tween
~ years ago the Coop already had su-
perb white stone building-much the larg-
est and handSOmest business edifice in Salt
Lakeland branch store in every little
village. Moreover. under Mormon rule
every four squares ia Salt Lake City con-
stituted a ward, with its own bishop its
own Mormon school. and its own little
branch co-oDs As long the church re-
tained control of the government of Utah
II was able 10 turn nearly all the Mormon
patronage to the cO-cps.
Ine walker Brothers, however. continued
20 thrive. having nearly all the trade of the
rapidly increasing gentle population.
An evening paper remarks that "a New
York chemist has discovered a substance
called thorium, which. he says, has radium
out and down in all its special stunts" As
thorium is one of the substances of which
the mantleS OF WClsbach burners are made
the New York chemist can scarcely have
discovered il at this Rate day. although he
may have discovered hitherto unknown
properties of it, 1t is one OF the rare
earths-"
1t Is so much fun to throw stones that it
is really vexatious none OF us can do it
without being reminded that we have win
dows. too. The editor of Munsey is rather
addicted to stone-5hrowing. and does it
viciously enough. even II his aim is some
what uncertain. He discovered not long
since that short story OF Mrs. Burton
Harrison. I'm Harpers' Magazine. bore some
resemblance TO well-known sketch of
Thackeray's. He proceeded 10 be witty on
the point at great length. ending up with
a recommendation 10 All young writer's
who wished 10 acquire the gentle art of
stealing stories. to study Mr.. Harrison's
tale. and the way it was evolved from
Thackeray's.
The editor was not aware that Nemesis
was even then standing on that very cor
ner. waiting for him with an apron full of
stones. In the self-same number of his
magazine story copied YER
batim 90 Hteratim from one published in
Harper's mote the precision of Nemesis
airn) only two three years before. The
heroine's name-which also appeared in the
title-had been changed TO that of one Of
the only word in the story altered. The
young author desiring TO acquire the
gentle art mentioned. need go no further
than Nfunsey's for his lesson. and would
require only pile OF old magazines and
typewriter 10 put IL into practice.
There is one tendency in our public
schools which should be checked. and that
is the tendency common 10 all great insti-
tutions. they grow in power. to consider
themselves the important thing, and not
remember that they are merely q means TO
end. THE Sabbath made for man,
not man for the Sabbath" said our Lord to
the shocked Pharisees. That man was made
for the Sabbath. sinners for the church,
sick people for hospitals subjects for the
King and children for the schoOls-this is
the natural view OF the professional mind