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aud upward. When that light is
extinguished t e world viii grow
dark and cold, the mantle OF night
and the shadow Of death will cover it.
Why was it written "That be who
ruleth his own spirit is greater than
him who taketh a city," Because
the power of %self.restraint is the
power which distinguishes man from
beast. This power and Its exercise
are not emily essestial to self respect
and personal dignity but TO prevent
each from consuming all Others who
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Simply the learning by each Of the
combatants that the other was
human. Besides the vast armies
that persisted In these wild but
%stupendous undertakings, at one time
one hundred thousand children started
from Europe to Palestine. They were
all lost. Think Of the public insanity
that could prompt such an expedition
Nay, that could permit IL! II the
minds Of mere children were so filed
with delusion, what must have been
the aggregate mental condition of
their elders? These exhibitions of
maniacal fury and religious frenzy
we're but the prOmptings Of pagan
demonology 10 hearts not yet recon-
ciled to the gentle precepts Of the
Prince Of Peace.
There never was a defender Of wars
of conquest or an apologist for war in
general who was not at the same
time the champion OF and the de-
fender Of every abuse In government
which avarice could devise, which
rapacity could invent, falsehood ex-
cuse or cruelty condone. There
never was an advocate Of peace who
was not at the same time the cham
pion Of civic justice, equal rights for
all, equity and righteousness. There
will never be justice in this world
until the masses learn to Judge the
several types Of men and to discern
their qualities in the light of their
teachings as well as in their practices.
The advocates Of aggression, with one
accord deny that social and political
rights are held subject to any rule Of
conscience. They will admit that
individuals in dealing with each other
are bound by the moral law, but they
deny that it binds communities and
nations; and while they will not
make their denials open and explicit,
all Of their arguments and actions
proceed upon the assumption that in
the exercise Of sovereign or political
powers, might makes right. They
tell us the strong must rule; that the
law Of the survival of the fittest is
the law Of public affairs; that gov
eminent must come from above and
not from below; that whatever is is
right and that wrongs must be left to.
right themselves.
4 \ y \ >
Most Of those who advocate war by
stronger upon weaker peoples upon
the pretense of lettering the condi-
tlon Of the weak are those who them
selves never saw and never will see
war.
=. y 4
II Hannibal had possessed the
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nay be weaker than himself. And
thus self-restraint is necessary to the
life of the race. AS to the survival
Of the fttest there need be no ques-
ton; as to what is the ittest for man
there can be no question. That is
fitteSt which is best for man regarded
in the light of his aspirations and his
destiny.
Honor" is a word not much in
use in these days of averice and greed
but the demands Of honor can never
be disregarded without the loss Of
self respect. When Alexander the
Great asked Porus, his prisoner, how
he wished to be treated, 'like a king
was the proud answer. This noble
response touched the conqueror and
he treated his captive like a king.
Had Porus crouched and begged as
Monmouth did at the feet of King
James his fate might have been the
fate Of Monmouth. :
A few years after the close of the
civil val an insurance company sent
an agent to Robert E. Lee to get him
to permit the S Of his name as
president Of the company. He mod
estly declined, saying that he knew
nothing Of the insurance business.
But, said the i%mportunate solicitor,
you will not be called upon to do any
thing; all we want is your name.
"Ah, said Lee, "that is all l have. "
If the fittest is simply the materially
strongest, Lee should have said, my
name is a tower Of strength, l will
coin it into dollars. l have the power
by the simple loaning Of it to become
rich. But he knew that a good name
is to be preferred above great riches;
that it is better than gold. "Yea,
than much fine gold"
When the lost cause furled it's flag
at Appomatox the great and magnan-
imous Grant said to his prisoners.
"We do not want to humiliate you;
we will not make a triumphal entry
into Richmond; keep your side arms;
keep your horses; you will need them
tillfng your lands; you have suffered
enough, it is not right that we should
upon you unnecessary suffer-
The sinister version Of the
survival Of the fittest would have said
to him: "Now they are in your power,
strip them naked; take all they have;
their horses, their swords, all
their belongings; put chains upon
prisoners; march them bare
footed through the streets Of Rich
mond and If they murmur torture
them. XIII, burn, devastate and
make their country a bowling will
Rather than torture, rather than
Durn, rather than be cruel to his cap.
the silent old hero would have
aid down his brave life.
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fender, the mitlgator, the palliator
and apologist Of every evil known
among men,
1t was this fact which Theodore
Roosevelt had in view when at Min.
neapolis, Mimi, on the I'd day Of
September, 1901, he said sin a con.
tinually increasing number OF cases
we shall find it necessary In the
future to shackle cunning as in the
past we have shackled force" Truer
words were never spoken. The So.
called strongest who we are told viii
rule are only strongest by reason Of
cunning, which the president says we
must shackle. The man who can
combine under his single control the
ocean service Of the world NAV be
ADLER than most of his fellowmen but
this is no reason that they shall be his
slaves. 1t is a reason on the contrary
why he should serve them as his
talents enable him to do. For the
mission Of man is service to his fel.
lowmen. Each must serve according
to his degree and station or he must
be an instrument of. evil.
To corner all the eggs and Of all the
meat requires no talent nor even
superior cunning. 1t requires simply
basenesSs. 1t requires simply a
callous Indifference to the amount Of
misery which they who do it may
inflict. Simply a hardened uncon-
Germ for the sufferingsof millions who
are the victims of such action. The
men who do these things are as much
worse than common criminals as their
actions are more injurious than com
mon crimes. They take advantage of
changes in conditions and opportu-
mites to commit acts which they
know to be much worse in the nature
of things than well defined crimes.
simply because the lawof the punitive
statute has not kept up with the
developments of the age and in terms
forbidding their evil deeds.
Let no mar suppose that the
multitude car much longer be solaced
with the mere magnitude and extent
of modern achievements or dazzled by
their grandeur. To point them to
power which they cannot WELD, to
splendor which they cannot enjoy, to
abundance which they can have a
small share of only upon terms fixed
by Others, is to point them to an agre-
gate condition which is a blightine
curse upon them. In vain shall we
educate even by compulsion, in vain
shall we sharpen the faculties,
brighten the minds, refine the feel
ings, stimulate the pride and elevate
the hopes Of the child, and yet ex-
pect the man to be content to be a.
mere servant to Others In no wise his
Superiors save In the possession Of un-
just advantages and an unjust con-
troll over substance and power.
knowledge is power. The increase q
the worlds knowledge is the increase
In its power. Shall mere accumulated
property be permitted to permanently
appropriate to itself and withhold
from humanity the benefits that shall
from the ever-increasing knowl-
edge of the world, most of which is
evolved from brains that that are fed
by the same good blood which
strengthens labor's armp
The true soldier looks upon war
only as a means of restoring peace.
and maintaining justice. Hugo has
that 10 the 10th century var
erfIl nAorl TI--at
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not be happy while Others suffer in
justice.
To the cOmplacent assertion that
things will right themselves Il answer;
Because nature may restore the
broken bough shall the husbandman
fail to trim its shattered ends and re-
move its blighted parts, and thus as
sist its restoration?
y =
The moral law is as infiexible as
the physical. If the restorative
forces fail TO renew the broken Dough
dissolution and death must ensue. So
also it is in the realm Of morals, if the
law is violated the penalty is sure.
The moral law has provided no bank
rupt court where the delinquent may
compound his obligations and secure
release.
y y = y
II we eliminate from the law of
the survival of the fittest all moral fit
ness, if we cease to ask what is the
tittest way for men to act, what is
the ittest thing for mar to do, then
the race must perish from The earth;
for If those who for the time are
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The true soldier looks upon war
only as a means of restoring peace,
and maintaining justice. Hugo has
said that 10 the 10th century war
will cease. Whether this can hap
pen we cannot know. The awful
horrors Of war must sicken even the
truest soldier and yet there may arise
conditions In which war is inevitable.
And when so the soldier performs the
highest duty which his country can
command him to do and earns the
lasting gratitude OF his countrymen,
and II he falls he falls covered with
laurels, lamented by all true hearts,
wept with patriot tears and crowned
with the wreaths of fadelesa fame.
\ 4 \ 4 \
And so the soldiers reward is like
the sage's reward and like the mar
Uyrs reward Immortal h0n0rl
Whatever may be our field Of labor
our efforts must be directed tothe
one great end: the advancement OF
the race. Whoever leaves this word
without having done something t.
make it better has failed in life. All
the great works Of civilization are but
accessories and aids the one great end:
The betterment of man.
From ice trimmed islands to sultry
summer seas, through storms that
rock the ocean 10 its bed and pile
tumultous pillows mountain high,
under seyerest discipline, and bearing
every hardship and suffering every
prlvation, the hardy seamen navigate
the deep, carrying the people and car
goes Of all nations from shore TO
shore, bridging the chasm which
once d slded races, spanning tile gulf
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Think We that the men who laid
the foundations of this republic In
wisdom and 10 justice expected to be
rewarded with paltry dollars, puerile
pomp or vain glory or noisy notoriety
or spacious fame? Nay, their great
est reward was the thought that they
had honestly earned the love Of their
fellow men and that they would de-
serve the grateful remembrance Of
posterity.
The world moves and we move with
1t. Evil among men assumes many
forms, but the two great o~vershadow-
ing forms of evil, the two that cover
and include every wrong which men
do to one another are violence and
falsehood. Violence is the sin Of bar
barism. The whole civilized world
is now agreed that physical violence
unprovoked is crime. Time was
when differences of race, religion or
politics were sufficient to excuse If
not to justify even the taking Of life.
The world is moving up to a higher
plane. 1t has reached a stage where
men no longer justify the wanton In.
Fiction Of violence upon each other.
There is now a general concurrence
OF opinion among all civilized nations
that u~nprovoked assaults and hon.
icides are indefensible. Mankind has
become more gentle, but while it has
gained In tenderness it has lost In
candor, sincerity, openness, hon.
esty. II the heart is less fierce
1t is more subtitle. II it is
less brutal it is more false. And
falsehood is as much worse than
violence as civilization is more pow
erful than barbarism. The world has
yet to learn that intellectual assaults
and aggressions are as wrong as
physical assaults and impressions, and
that the aggregate evil arising from
them as compared with the evil Of
direct violence is as the ocean to its
mists, or the all embracing air to the
occasional storm. The evil Of false
hood is not in itself alone, but false
hood is the mother, the tempter, the
procuress, the in%stigator, the de-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-08
MKNlGHT OF ANADARK0
Has Been Appointed as Assistant At
tOrney General.

Guthrie, o. r., Oct. THE Capital has
the following:
Horace Speed, the United States attor-
ney, received the announcement from
Washington yesterday of the appointment
of Louis z. Mcknight of Anadarko to
be an assistant United States attorney
for Oklahoma, and TO be located at Ana
darko. His special duties will be in re-
ference to the rights of the Indians in
charge of agents in that portion of the
territory. including the Indian in the XII
owa and Comanche and Cheyenne and
Arapaho countries.
Mr.. Mcknight is a resident attorney of
Anadarko about twenty-four years of
age. and is reputed an able and worthy
young gentleman. His appointment, it is
said, will meet with the approval of the
people of that portion of the country.
This appointment meets thoroughly
with the approval Of the United States
attorney. The business coming into his
Office since the opening of the new coun-
try, has been greater than coould be
attended to by himself and two assist
ants. The appointment of a third assist
ant was recommended by him and the
department readily saw the wisdom
thereof"
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HUNG UP TWICE
Farmer Near Weatherford Roughly
Treated by HorsethieVss.


Weatherford, Q. T., Oct. 7.-Isaac
Drummer, an old bachelor, living three
miles southwest of here came to town
yesterday morning. telling Of the rough
treatment he received by a set Of horse
thieves and robbers. Tuesday night
about 10 O'Clock he heard an unusual
commotion among his horses in the pas
ture. He went out 10 see what was
wrong and found three men on horse
back chasing them. AS soon as they no
ticed him they wanted his money and in
order to compel him to tell where it
was they hung him twice, the last time
till he was unconscios, but they succeed
ed IN obtaining only &-61. They told
him that If he gave them away they
would Kill him and that they would be
back next Tuesday night and if he didn't
have $500 for them by that time, IL would
be the last of him. They then bound hia
hands to his back with strap and a
piece of wire, showed him into the house
and shut the doors and windows, and
made away with four year old grey
mare, not being able TO catch the other
horses.
Mr.. Drummer kept working his hands
till the wire broke and then succeeded
in freeing himself from the strap and
climbed out window. Finding that
one of his horses were left he rode to
town and told the story. The marks of
the rope are still on his neck. One piece
of wire was still wrapped around one
arm. He states that he has seen the men
before but does not know them. The
sheriff of this county has been notified
and everything will be done to capture
the thieves
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AN ATTEMPTED
H0LD-UP IN
CADDO COUNTY
Several Shots Fired Into Rock
Island Train.
EIGHT MEN CAPTURED
By Sheriff Thompson With
Force OfDeputieS,
BERT CASEY ESCAPED
By Leaving His Horse and
Crawling Through Brush.
BERT CASEY ESCAPED

Guthrie. 0. T., Oct. 7.-An attempt was
made last night between Chickasha, ].
T, and Siding No. J. 10 hold up the
fast Rock Island passenger train west
bound A number Of shots were fired
into the coaches, but no one was hurt.
The train had Just entered the canyon
where in 1895 desperate train ROBBERY
was committed by the Jennings gang.
when a number Of snots were fired at
the train. Three rife bullets passed
through the coach windows, causing a
panic among the passengers, while sew
eral others struck the sides of the car
The engineer increased the speed of the
train. There is no clue TO the Identity
OF tn roadmen.
Guthrie, Q. T.. oct. Another success
ful raid has been made by Sheriff Thomp-
son of Caddo county on the Bert Casey
gang Of outlaws. Hearing of a confer
ence Of the Casey gang ia Cedar Canon
IN the Wichita Mountains, the sheriff
with p deputies surrounded the place
capturing eight of the gang after short
decisive fight. Casey escaped by leaving
his horse and crawling through the Un-
derbrush. It is believed that he led the
gang that made the unsuccessful attempt
last evening to hold up the Rock Island
train at the scene Of the Jennings rob
hery
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produced. valued AT S5o5.i5l. Kentucky.
Colorado. Utah. Texas. the Indian terri
tory and Oklahoma have produced as
phalt. Some satisfactory Kansas city
paving was laid from asphalt produced
at Dougherty or The Santa Fe railrosd
in the Indian territory This asphalt
could not however. be refined and was
only utilized for paving. From the re-
fined product many grades of material
for paints which must be subjected %
heat are made
While the Island of Trinidad Is the
chief source Of supply for asphalt paving
In the United States. France easily leads
The world in its production The Trini-
dad exports are between le0.oo0 and l5o.-
co tons annually Tho output "a France
Annually IS more than one quarter mill
lion tons. In It's native state the TTini-
dad asphalt has by far a larger per cent
OF pure asphalt than anv which has ever
been discovered. The Trinidad lake as
phalt averages about g per cent bitumen
contents. The French output averages
about "a per cent. In the Indian territory
field near Comanche the bitumen con-
tents average about 20 per cent. II is
claimed for The fndian territory asphalt
that because or the cheaper process ~
refining Il can he produced az less cost
than any other asphalt in the world The
orhlem IS one Of transportation For
the interior cities Of the central west
the field should be an open one. with the
a6vantage in favor OF the Indian terri
tory product. a cheap rate 10 Galveston
" would make competition in eastern cities
YrssihIe
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AWFUL DUEL
WITH OFFICER
IN OKLAHOMA
Ben Sharp Lies at the Point of
Death.
SEVERAL SHOTS FIRED
y ing Man Aimed Under
Cover of Telephone Pole.

Ponca City. o. T.. Oct. ben Sharp
hes at the point of death as the result
ot assaulting an officer Of the law with
evident intent TO do murder.
At about half past 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, City Marshal Brown was called to the
Wat Patterson livery barn on Central
avenue. between First and Second streets.
to arrest Skinny" Branine, who was
creating disturbance. The officer, on his
arrival at the barn, ATTEMPTED to per-
suade the young man to cease his noisy
demonstrations. but was met with abuse
and threats. The marshal then took him
III charge and proceeded with him on foot
up Central avenue toward the city jail.
When at the street corner south of the
Jail, Sharp came up behind him and began
shooting al him with a revolver Sharp
was at that time within hundred feet
OF the officer. The marshal released his
prisoner and started after Sharp, who
dcdged behind a telephone pole and fred
again, and then started to run. The mar
shall chased him 10 Fourth street. where
hc fell. and the officers came up with
him. Sharp had fired five or six shots at
the officer, none of which took effect and
the officer had fired three or four shots,
one of which entered Sharp's left breast
just above the heart, and came out
through the left shoulder blade. Sharp
vas apparently as dead as a man could
be when he was loaded into a wagon and
taken to DR.. Morey's office. Later he re-
vived somewhat, and was able TO say that
his mothers name was Mrs. J. c. Sharp.
and that she lived in Kansas City, Mo.
He is alive at o'clock this evening, but
seems very near the end.
Sharp is about 2S years of age. single,
and has been about town for the last
year working at odd jobs. 1t is said that
he was addicted to drink. and was prob
ably under the influence of liquor when he
attacked the officer
We hear no word Of blame Of Marshal
Brown for his action in the matter. He
was simply performing his duty and did
the shooting in defense Of his own life. 1t
+, likely that an inquest will be held
If the man dies.
After the shooting, Marshal Brown ran
dcwn skinny" Branine. whom he re-
leased when the fight began. caught him
and lodged him in jail.
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SIMC0 is PRESCRIBED
Indian's FavOrite soft Drink Placed
Under Government Ban.


8Iuskogee, I. T. Oct 6.-The Phoenix
says: The simco Mead sellers are going
out Of business. They have declared this
and they have given it out as an ultima
tum.
The rumor has been on the streets
the past few days and it came to a show
down yesterday.
The move on the part Of the Simco
sellers has perhaps been accelerated by
certain rumors and statements which
have been given credence because they
have found no denial.
A Phoenix reporter called on Marshal
bennett yesterday afternoon and asked
him what his Office was going to do with
the Simco people, and if it was true that
the federal officers intended closing up
the places and forbidding the sale of the
mild" beverage.
Yes. we intend to stop the sale of
Simco Mead, tin top, mead and all other
beverages that are claimed to be not in
toxicating, by those who introduce and
sell them in this district.
The fact remains that SimcO Mead,
or something else or Simco Mead with
a combination Of something else, makes
the drunk come. or at least people claim
that it does. The people have got to
believing in Simco Mead as having part
or all the qualities Of beer and this
imputation is making itself felt through
out the district"
Marshal Bennett said that he under
stood that Al SimcO was going out of
the business This anticipated the ac-
tion of the authorities but as the Off
GERS wanted the sale OF the stuff stop
ped. and as Simco was voluntarily going
out of business it might not be neces-
sary to take strenuous measures to pro-
hihit the sale entirely
II is an open secret. however, that
the sellers of Minco Mead have had a
straight tip that they had better quit
the business. This would mean that
if they persisted in dealing in this or
any of the so-celled mild or harmless
beverages there would be something do
ing. 1t is not known whether this has
led to the determination on the part
of the vendors. or more particularly on
the part Of the agent for the territory,
to close out, but something has deveI-
opeu which has called halt in the bus
mess
1t is known positively. however, that
the court officials are in arms against
the sale of Since and kindred drinks
and it would be an exhibition Of wisdom
on the part of those engaged in the trade
TO stop.
The city has licensed these places and
those who have paid for their license
in advance certainly want a rebate. which
the council may or may not give. A
petition IS already before the council
asking for return Of license money
which was paid last summer. but at
a recent meeting this petition was re-
ferred and no further action has been
taken.
There are five places in this city whore
Simco Mead can be obtained These
places have been doing a good business
especially in the summer months. when
the thirst was deep and brown and the
heat was driving al the people out OF
town
1t is not known the hour when the
great cataclysm viii occur hut it will
only be a day or two until the places
in the western district that know Since
VIII know it no more forever.