The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-13

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The Washington Post says: There
il now no fiat money agitation TO vex
the people," Is not the Post some
what mistaken? What kind OF money
is asset money?
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To the populist Old Guard in Nebras-
ka. Be sure to be at the Grand ISL
and convention, August rs. There are
likely to be things happening there
that you will want to take hand in.
Sa
Sir Frederick Trevor, the great
English surgeon, has retired from the
practice of medicine although he is
only so years old. He has performed
over 1000 operations for appendicitis
end has never lost case.
In proportion to population Nebras-
kas expenditure for educational pur-
poses is annually twice as much as
that Of Massachusetts, and the !lliter
acy in this state is one-half less than
in the state that boasts SO much of its
culture
The government of the United States
limits the number of passengers that
can be taken aboard steamships and
steamboats,. Why the state cannot
limit the number of passengers on
street cars is another of those things
that no pop can find out.
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1t is said that the Russians look
with horror upon the savagery and
riots in the United States. They con-
slider this government a disgrace to
modern civilization. Perhaps the stor-
les of mobs and the burning of peo-
pie alive has something to do with
that conception.
]. Pierpont Morgan doubtless
heaves great signs every time he
thinks how his billion dollar steel
trust has shrunk to a half billion-dol-
lar combination on account of the fall
in the price of stocks. Carnegie, how
ever, is serene. He has a first mort
gage on the whole concern.
SA
The announcement of DR.. Macken-
zie Davidson. the noted London sur
geOn, that he has cured cancer with
four exposures to radium, will bring
hope to thousands of afflicted men and
women suffering from the disease who
have heretofore had no hope 1t is q
discovery over which the whole world
should rejoice.
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How long will it be before we are
delivered from these five-column ca.
BILE reports from Rome, most of which
is as silly chatter as was ever printed
in newspaper? 1t is an old trick Of
ten played before Anything to keeI
the peoples attention directed away
from the boodlers who rob them ant
the plots that they are forming.
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The Central Farmer and the Topek;
Farmers Advocate have been merged
Professor Vincent will be the edito
and H. N. Gaines the business man
ager. The effort will be made to pub
FISH an agricultural paper that will
not be under the domination of thu
money power, plutocracy and imper
ialism.
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Judge Lochren, who decided tina
the merging of competing lines o
railroad by the fiction of surety com
Tany was all right, was appointed b,
Cleveland and fairly represents tn
Cleveland plutocratic idea. The re