The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-20
SATURDAY. AUGUST 40 1908.

oAlUkDAJs AOOU5I 40 1908.
WITH the formal termination OF hostili-
ties between the United States aud Spain,
the work Of the army will he by no Dieaus
ended. In fact for the majority OF the
volunteers 1t may have but begun, for
their term for enlis tment 10 for two years
unless previously discharged by order OF
the President as commandment Chief
Very few regiments OF the volunteer army
In proportion to the whole number have
been employed in active service. General
Skaters army, when 1t loft Tampa for
Santiago, included but TWO volunteer reg
tments raised by states, the end Massachu-
setts and tho list New York.
After the earlier operations before San
tiago, General Shafter received consider
able achievements Of volunteers. Among
them were the 9th Massachusetts,, but
though these and other similar oreaniza-
lions did well what they were called upon
to do. hts fighting force remained eseenli-
ally regular. That the whole volunteer
army will long be retained in service or
compelled to serve out its two years. en-
listment 10 not now expected. AT the close
Of the civil war our army was reduced as
rapidly as was consistent with the preser.
walton OF order In the states lately In re.
bellion. On the first Of March, 1865 or
about five weeks before Lees surrender,
We had an army Of 965, SOL men, volunteers
and regulars. By August eth, 81, 600 Of
these soldiers had been mustered out This
process was carried on so rapidly that ~
mid October but about $50, OOo men remain.
cd In service With certain limitations
our action of 1885, will probably be our pre-
codent for 1858 To support our Adm inis-
traiion In the task Of restoring order IN
Cuba In setting up new government ma
chinery 10 Porto Rico and in holding the
philippines until their fate IL decided con.
siderable armies of occupation will he
needed. 1nasmuch rs the volunteer amy
snakes the larger drain on the labor:ug
element of the country, 1t Is reasonable to
suppose that rs soon as possible some, if
not most Of the later regiments will be
mustered out, II for no other reason than
to save expense. The standing army of
the United States will in all probability
hereafter number ore hundred thousand
troops The new territory taken on tho
Western and Eastern Hemisphere will re-
quite good sized standing army alone.
Then 1t would bs better for Uncle Sam to
have sufficient body OF we'll trained SOL
diers always on hand in case of an cmer.
sency call.
TEE old-fashlon camp meetings OF all
canvas tents arc gradually being replaced
with more elaborate cottages which is
more In keeping with the present times.
Ocean Grove camp was established some
~ years ago on what was then a barren
shore on the Jersey coast 1t was started
by some half dozen Methodist ministers
and their families, who encanped in the
midst.of piles Of sand and pine woods 70
day 1t Is known all over the country and
Is attAnded by fifty thousand visitors from
every state in the union. DIR. L. II. Stokes
who Was identified with its management
and witnessed its rapid growth from few
common tents to hundreds OF handsome
residences has passed away to his reward
IN heaven. Pitman Grove which was
founded some twenty five years ago is To-
4AteA some thirteen miles from Camden,
and has grown from very small begin
ming until it has reached the proportions
ola good sized village. The Old fashioned
camp meetings nre II thing Of the past with
the exception of the co.orsd people who
stll cling to The primitive ways of our
fcrefathers. The Btandywine Summit
camp as well as the Joanna Heights and
Chester Heights camps are well known to
the readers OF this paper and although
making some pretensi1ns to cottage iito
have held to the one story board tents.
1t has been contcnd1d By some that the Cd
fashioned Methodist cam meetings wtrc
on the decline, bat ,hi; years tendance
excepting B'andyw summit camp dcas
rot bear this prosaosiaa'ioH out. The
emotional are evr: yet n!trt% ed 10 tho
yearly camp meetings nul alTaJs VIII lie
un l. the cEd Of time
COLONEL ions JACOB ASroR of Nv
J rk viii BALD nHI rnIow collie 70 CT
nivc lily },hici, viii riyl' Yale and HaI- !
yad i,ii: :I.l to lave an iEsi'u ion !
Of h., n4Ad so Arranged HAT the students
will u, awe & la,C cue of them elves |
while att. Iiut III cDl c q a ID wA,u this |
I sniIut b. iuH- Ia iNCom' vt an cnlow-
III n funI VI. b lent Il the stud .uts
with TIE II l'r.tani!n; that it can be re-
,,n Il IA 80 al II hn frrr.iI.
1T, can afford to pa. with the money. /
Tho site for this college VIII bn in West
Oh ter county and the outlay wi he
- ~ -, o. CO for buildings AMI furnish |
la.
The 60 onel has still another plan I'M lor
c II tenn pla ion and that is the establish
Mcnt [ + cheap restaurants in Now York
city similar ~ those star,ul in London by
the Princess of Wales Hc is studying the
ilcn carefully and the idea in view is to
furnish food to the poor II, It's exact cost.
liz |, tie right kind Of Il millionaire.
- The World Thinking Ezl
The popular opinion is tina, the United
States ought and will control and assimi-
lite ,hePhilppines. The foreign press is Of
the same mind and points to the far reach
iug consequences Of the United States
geographical growth and prospective de.
Vclopmeut Of civilization and commerce.
Many express their admiral ion Of the four
months achievements OF the naval and !,
military power and proves of the United
6tatss he Echo de Paris says The
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