Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-04-04
NUMBER Ii.

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-"1He Fan" and Fan PaintiRg,'
will be very fully treated in The Art Inter-
change for March lG. One Of the man
sger. of the Society of Decorative Art,
who is thoroughly versed in the history
and art Of fan making, will describe
those in the present Loan Exhibition Of
Fans, now being held at the rooms Of the
Society which wishes TO encourage this
art as an excellent field for artists.
BY special permission, an artistically
drawn double page illustration has been
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text tells amateurs technically how TO
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work.
In the North american Reciem for
April. Gov. Eli II. Murray, Of Utah,
treats of the existing crisis in the polit-
icsl fortunes of that Territory. Accord
ing to the present method Of local gov
eminent there, the minority Of the popu
lation, the Gentiles, though they possess
the greater part of the wealth of the Ter
ritory, exclusive Of property, and though
they constitute by far the most enlight-
ened and enterprising portion of the COM
munity, are practically without voice
in legislation. The author proposes
drastic yet entirely practicable remedy
for these and all the other evils prevalent
in Utah. An article entitled "Why they
Come, by Edward Self, is devoted to
the consideration of the many important
questions connected with European
immigration to this country. DR..
Henry A. Martin, replying to a re-
cent article by Henry Bergh defends
the practice Of vaccination, citing Off
cial statistics to prove the efficacy of
bovine virus as prophylactic agains. the
scourge of small pox. f. l.. Godkln
has an article on 1.-THE Civil Service re-
form Controversy; Senator Riddleberger
on "Bourbonism in Virginia; and Gen.
eral Albert Ordway on "A National
Militia. Finally there is a paper Of ex-
traordinary interest on the exploration OF
the ruined cities Of Central America.
The author, Mr.. Charney, has discovered
certain monuments which conclusively
prove the comparative recentness of those
vast remains of lost civilization. The
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