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on March I. The work Of the Volunteers
has been highly valuable. Recruited from
applicants several times moro numerous
than the places TO be filed the $4,000 men
in them were chosen from upward Of ioo.-
900 who desired TO serve-and ofYicered by
young and trained soldiers, these regiments
have been for all practical purposes short
term Regulars. They have fought in the
tropics for months; one ofilcer Of the Forty
third has been in forty-four battles and
skirmishes. They have done garrison duty
and have hiked over the mountains for
miles. Their officers have filed what
would ordinarily be civil posts, and officers
and men have turned their hands TO work
OF all kinds. with the ease and sdaptabiity
that have always marked tho American
soldier 1t cannot be said that the Philip
pine war was one OF Volunteers: for. a. we
have pointed out the Volunteers we're
such only in name. 1t was the method
used In raising these regiments that made
them successful; and that method was a
Regular army system put into practice by
Gen. ALoER.
With the sensational capture Of AoUI-
NALDo by Gen. FUNSTON and detachment
Of Volunteers. the fabric Of the insurrection
began to fall about the heads Of the Filipino
rebels. Up to that time it had looked a. II
all the Volunteer regiments could not be
brought back to this country at the date
appointed and that they would be needed
in the islands. But the astonishing collapse
Of the revolt in the first few months Of this
year freed the Volunteers. The War De-
partment was no longer compelled to hurry
Regular troops to the islands to take the
places Of the Volunteers. These latter
were sent back on the dates previously
fixed. without haste or delay: and tomorrow
the work Of mastering them out will be
completed; a great piece Of work, the be-
ginning. continuance and ending OF which
reflects only credit on Gen. ALaER. Mr.,
Roor and the heads and subordinate officev
Of the army STAFF departments.
With the Volunteer regiments, the staf
and general officers OF Volunteers will 60
out Of existence. Many OF the ablest OF
these. not holding army commissions.
have accepted commissions In the Regular
the senior Of them all. Gen.
Major-General Of Volunteers since
May 4, $685. will 80 on the retired list with the
rank Of Major-General. conferred by a
grateful Congress upon him after his re-
tirement as Brigadier- General in recogni-
ton Of his services In Cuba. On Monday.
the army OF the United States. enlarged to |
the needs Of the country. will stand by It.
self. ready to do any work that may be re-
quired OF It. as 1t has always DONE The |
Volunteers have done theirs. better than
sver before, because they were guided by
and tomorrow they take of |
their uniform. with the thanks Of the
country following them.
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A resident Of Northam pton. Mass. sends
US the Hdmpshire GdSettes account Of tho
recent baseball game between Amherst and
Williams colleges, In order that the eE-
raordnarily discreditablc charnct r & + itmay
be more fully described and understood.
The game was marked with scenes OF
muckerlsm. rowdysm and violence that
would not have been tolerated at a tenth-rate
prizefght on the Iart u Amherst cheering
was turned into tin pans and cannon crackers
used to rattle the williimsite' Encroaching
on the field so that the helders could not see
each other clearly was worse than the pans.
Williams second bascman struck an AM
herst base runner for running into him, and
the crowd then rushed upon the field so that
Williams refused to continue. and tho game
was awarded to Amherst under the rules.
The statement that the Amherst base rum
ners cut third base every chance they
had and one man was caught in the act " is a
square charge OF fraud. about which there
can be no debate. But. in our opinion. apart
from the fraud, the starting point Of all tho
rufiansm can be seen in this passage from
the Hampshire GoEens's report:
Nearly every Amherst batter when a strike was
called on him ran out OF his box down to the umpire
and disputed his ruling
Under the guidance OF the professional
baseball players. the national game has de-
generated TO the point that there Is in It no
umpire. no submission to authority and
hcnco no principle Of sport So overlooking
Is the spirit OF disorder that it has flooded
even the college campus.
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WOOD.
Disappearins Before the wchds Increasing
Consumption.
From the Forester.

From tho Forester.
DR.. W. Schlich. the wel-known forest
expert. In a recent address before the London
Society Of Arts predicted a positive timber
famine in the near future unless systematic
measures for increasing the worlds supply
be speedily adopted. He pointed out that
the use of wood. in spite Of its replacement
BY coal as fuel and by steel In construction
was steadily increasing. The per capita con-
sumption in the four chief countries OF
Europe is now fourteen cubic feet each year.
and In q few years will probably reach twenty
cubic feet For this increase the use
Of wood in paper making seems chiefly re-
sponsible The steady rise in prices. espe-
cialy of coniferous woods. in spite OF much
CHEAPER transportation. shows that the
worlds supplies are rapidly diminishing
Only Ave out Of eighteen European coun-
tries export more timber than they import:
Scandinavia and Russia are the principal
exporters The limit of production IN the
former seems to have been reached. Russia
still has large forests, but domestic demands
are rapidly increasing. and an eNportaole
surplus cannot long be depended upon.
The North American supplies are NiSihiy
declining. China has no timber TO spare,
and that country, hen developed on modern
lines, will be an importer rather than an
exporter. There rel4ain the rest OF Aslai
South America and Africa as sources of
supply. lut tntSt uODOt luIHlrH hHN
Siderable amount Of coniferous woods, which
are most in demand. DR.. Schlich therefore
concluded that the danger OF deficient
supply of coniferous wood was practically
at hand, and that deficiency Of all kinds
would eoon occur unless remedial measures
were adopted.
The remedy Is ensy. although time Is re-
CURED for It's application. Its, as Dr Sohli,h
pointed out 10 cultivate timber upon Nd't"
land. Just as other crops are cultivated upon
more fertile soil In Great Britain alone
there are rs, ,OO0.00 acres Of such lands one
quarter OF this area, Or. Sohlic asserted,
Would make the country indcpendcn 81
foreign supplies Of timber. The came remedy
would restore the declining timber INDUSTRY
OF the United States. ,
That this remedy will have To be adopted
soon Is evident, for natural growth can no
longer keep pace with demand. The country
that frat engages in systematic timber culil-
walton on a large -culc viii do much to a,'uro
its own perpctuity as a nation. "a, Npalns
nolitIcsI nnd Industrial decline dates IRON
The practical WipnE out OF her forests 10
fact from which it Is easy to draw the lesson
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How to sleep in Hot Weather.

In these hot nights even some OF the
persons who have no unphilosophical
quarrel with the wea ther may find il n
little harder than usual TO fall asleep: and
the unfortunate souls who have an especial
gift for lying awake are forced to kick
and roll more than usual What Is a poor
devil 10 do who can't sleep? Slumber-
charming drugs are out Of tho question.
To become dependent upon them is worse
than to be hanger-on Of insomnia. The
mechanical tricks OF repeating poetry. or
the multiplication table or nursery rhymes
are not likely 10 work. save with beginners.
The nerves are not TO DO fooled often by
such palpable devices. Hot milk hot
baths are old stories to the practised in
somniac: and who wants them at this
time Of year' Light. late suppers. beer
and 30 on are usually only moro burden
for q mutinous stomach.
Get up and take exercise say SYM
pathizing friends. Now who Is going TO
get up on q hot night and swing Indian
clubs, pull weights or even do gentle stunts
without apparatusf Muscular relaxa-
ton and mind emptied OF thought are
the preliminary requisites" says DR.. J. L.
MITCHELL in Harper's BdIar Muscular
relax axation Well. that shows you the
folly of exercise. But how is the laxness
10 be obtainedl Various authorities tell
you that you must become absolutely limp,
unbrace yourself, become as soft as soap
so as to offer no resistance, to be in the
receptive mood when Sleep may be pleased
TO call. But you are In the receptive mood.
1t is not you but Sleep that is coy. And
there seems to be some hint OF witchcraft
or Christian Science in this recipe. Lie
awake for few hours. and you are lax
and limp enough, but no more somnolent
than before.
Then how is the mind to be emptied OF
thought" There again Ia q sort OF magical
process for an impossibility, How Is the
mind TO be emptied Of thought by filling
il with the thought that II must be emptied?
You can think yourself into nervousness by
trying to think thought out of your thinker.
but you will not Ill yourself with sleep by
trying the emptying remedy Sleep Is an
He likes to surprise you in church, or in
the elevated car just before you come To
the station. OF in your little bed just before
you must get up TO take a train and after
you have been called. You will get nothing
out OF the rascal by form and orderly pro-
ceedings. Let him see that you are fellow
after his own heart and can be as whimsical
as he. Let there be no clock or watch in
the room. Than you wont have to get
up to see what time II Is. II YOU
smoke smoke cigar in bed. IL Is an
iniallible means Of inducing sleep for some
people. There are many excellent fire
insurance companies; and should anything
happen, you would never wake up. This Is
serious advice. There Is no other remedy
for sleeplessness that equals the smoking
Of cigar in bed. II you must read, either
the first or second volume OF the Hon.
GAMALiEL BRADroRDs masterpiece will
serve your turn. But II isn't always neoes-
sary TO read. Think Of the Hon. EDWIN
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The Right Man In tho Right Place.

A former Commissioner Of Pensions
known to fame as Corporal TANNER u
reported as predicting that the present
movement against Commissioner HENRY
CLAY EVANS will result in driving out OF
Office that faithful and honest admins
traitor. The old soldiers have BY no
means ceased their fight on Mr. EvANs.
says Mr.. EvANss pred decessor.
II was Corporal TANNER. likewise. who
originally alleged that the Republican
National Committee. prior to the last cleo
ton. promised faithfully that Mr.. EVANS
would be retired from the ONCE Of Pension
Commissioner upon the beginning OF Presi-
dent McKINLEY's second Administration.
In case Of his reelection. We have that
promise adds the Corporal. meaning by
I'VE. the old soldiers. in black and white
This promise In black and white :
from the Republican National Committee
has been produced and resolves itself
into an expression Of opinion by a
member OF the committee; and We do not
think that 1t will constitute either legal
ground for Commissioner EvANs's eject
ment by judicial process, or stimulus to
President MCKINLEY to do as Corpora
TANNER and the alleged old soldiers desire.
We should suppose that the effect OF the
production OF the document upon the
Presidents mind would be quite the op-
posite.
After four years Of admirable service
Commissioner EVANS is well prepared TO
withstand the attacks Of the professional
old soldiers and the claim attorneys be-
hind them. lie was never stronger In
the confidence and esteem OF the public
generally He has been and Is q credit
to the present Administration. and 1t Is
likely that he was never appreciated more
highly than now by the Secretary OF the
Interior and the President.
When we say professional old soldiers,
we certainly intend no disrespect TO that
other class Of veterans to which President
MCKINLEY and Commissioner EVANS him
self belong. The gallant Gen. SIcKLEs
belongs to the same class, and his strangely
warped Judgment in the present case does
not alter the fact.
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BAKED Wood for Which tho Demand Ha, B..
come Very Small.

FROM the Chicago Tribune.
Charcoa l-burning In the United States. 40
far as the product concerns the cities. e,vs,
promise OF becoming a lost art Gas and
gasolene have almost displaced II asa heat
producing substance. With the thlnrln,
Of the forests. too. the source OF supply !,
cut. Chicago cooks long ago aband d the
charcoal stove. The brazier. the tinsmth
and the plumber gave up the use of the char.
coal heater years ago. As a lining for TO-
frigerators II has been declared 10 be re-
dundsnt, for the reason that an air space is
better. II has been displaced In filters IL
ls no longer used In making gunpovder.
Yet In the woods OF Michigan. especially in
the vicinity OF Travers City, the charcoal
burner Is q figure In population estimates.
In Wisconsin. In Ohio and in Pennsylvania
a comparatively few still follow tas loneIy
life that Is theirs because OF circumstances.
They are gypsies with q purpose.
Charcoal In its perfect state Is baked.
not burnt wood Here Is the dstin ctiou
that keeps the charcoal burner awake some
times from IS TO 90 hours a: stretch. espeo-
tally II he be alone.
For the baking Of charcoal the wood IL
piled In circle about central pit. leaving
interstices through which the heat from
the nre burning In the centre may circulate
to the outer edge OF the pile. Turf Is piled
over all until the pile resembles a volcano.
II Il the object TO keep this wood covered
until II cannot break into a blaze High
winds are troublesome The sign OF trouble
In a kiln Ia thin blue smoke that points 70
fire in the wood. This fire is put out by
smotherina from the outside.
Only experience teaches when the char
coal Is sufiicsntly baked When that serod
is reached 1t has lost about three c-fourths Of
its weight An old observation is 10 ths
eject that ten horses will draw the wood
and three horses draw the charcoal away
The slower the wood has baked the more
When the pyre has burned spf1ltienty tho
fire Is put out by drenching the heap with
water Even after hundreds of gallons
have been poured through the heap, u may
take three days for it to cool suiilsntIy for
the charcoal TO be removed. 4 kill, VII
The charcoal burner leads gypsy NE
His cabin is near by the kilns and in II is
the picturesque disorder that u natural 70
man in the woods His kitchen utensils
are most in evidence His bed Is wholly
secondary. He eats to live and lives TO work
with only an occasional spree in some nearby
town. In the woods sobriety is everything
to his craft
He Is a wonder TO the visitor as he plungs
into thick smoke and heat. and works IN tho
choking fumes with the iortitude OF a ,ala-
mander When the kiln is working best
tho smoke and fumes are worst, and TO keep
the kiln so necessitates the constant atten-
tion OF the burner These fumes are con-
sidered detrimental IN health under ordinary
circumstances, but the compensatng hie
In the woods seems 20 make the charcoal
burner a hardy specimen Of his race
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The Death of . Noted Northwesterner.

BEAUMONT. Tex. June 2l.-Pat Comfort,
once scout with Gen. Custer later Sheriff
at Headwood, :. n, and qfterward Sheriff
at Pierre, S ID died yesterday at the Sisters
Hospital. lie was PeI-h,SSps the nost widely
n reputation as an Indian hghter and his
capture Of bad men while acting as a peace
oficer brought him no little fame Reared
on the plains with the prairie for his home
he would not sleep In n house, and when he
came here to prospect for oil about two months
Comfort was hundreds Of miles from the
country where he achieved his notoriety,
his proves as a scout and an ofioer followed
Charlie, wilgus Of this city. who drove a
stage in South Dakota In 1873, tells many
stories Of Comforts daring. He says Comfort
ia the man who arrested robber after he
had stolen 10000 from the First National Of
Deadwood, :. d. and that Comfort with two
others killed fourte n indians on one raid while
in the service of the Government. No man
il better known In the Dakotas that Pat
Comfort" said Nllgus, and Drawer man
never lived
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HlksIA0B AND DIv0eCs.
Arsumenss TAss TIE Prspsssd Epheeeeaaa
Caasas VIII Bs Futile.

Caasas WI Ds Butns.
To rHp EpIroR OF The SuS-Sir: You are
right In saying that the new marriase ana
divorce canons proposed BY commissions
Of the General Convention are unsatis actory
to believers In matrimony ~ sacrsment oil
the Lord, Such amendments are based on
no Catholic principle and therefore amount
to nothing.
They will not cure and they viii not lessen
the scandal Of divorces among those VINO
hold TO the Protestant view OF the oisso'o
bility OF marriages and they will not preven'
such people when dissatisfied with tneir
marriages from obtaining release from tnem
By any means open to them through state
laws Nor will they have any effect upon
the action Of tho Anglo-Catholics who. hoia-
ing matrimony TO be q sacrament; rara
from all divorce US 4 sin. whether " ~ pei
ton en or not II the General Convention Is
not willing to assert and yindicate that Catno-
lie doctrine 1t had better let the suplect aiohs.
way 10 create respect for the Church either
among those In Its communion OF 'nose ou'
is or is not marriage a sacrament That
ia the question. The proposed compiomiisse
by Implication. says not. and conseauen.v
IL TAX es the view OF the civil Law 9i our ststss
: and once that admission Is made. OF course
the way for divorce for any cause, even py
mutual consent. as In Prussia. Is thrown open.
IL IL Idle TO talk about preventing uiNoIco
In any other way than by creating AMONG
those Who enter into mAtrimony tne Ieth
that II Is a sacrament Of the Lord, to violate
which Ia sinful. no matter how many may
BE- the chances OF release from that religious
oblig alton and the temptations to onereo
By the laws OF men. AsGLo-CATHoLic.
NEW YohK. June %.
TO THE EpIroR OF THE SuN-Sir: Apropos
of your editorial Of to-day on the proposed
new marriage and divorce canons OF the
Episcopal Church. let me ask this question:
Are there any cases where divorced Episoo-
pslia ns lfor any cause) have refused thereafter
10 enter into new marriages, contracted during
the lifetime Of their divorced mates, when
they were impelcd to them BY their desires,
or where Episcopalans with ike desires nave
refused to marry persons so diyorced'
Ihave known women who were strong tpis,
oopalians who have married men, divorced
on more or less fictitious pleas OF desertioh.
with whom they had fallen in love; and they
have not hesitsted TO be married by ministers
outside OF their Church Love was pnre-
strainable by Church cnnons, devoted Epis-
oopalians though they were ,
That men do not let canonical law prevent
them from marrying under the permission
Of the civil law when they are set on II, ~ Wen
known. ChuhChhAN'
NEW YORK. June 20.
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The Hot-weather Optimist,

whsn the mercury crawls 70 the topmost hitch,
And the pave Is binding hot
when you stElp yourself 10 a low.d down pitch.
And still cry out; Great Scott
Is warm enough for you TO day"
Just hesitate. brief soul
And contain yourself. for far away
rs cold a, the North side pole.
when you srte and Try In the c,y's wall.
And fan yourself to melt;
when you ope your shirt like an awninr fan
And shoe, your tan-hue belt:
Just stop and think for a moments time
You arc IN II out OF sight
AZ the North Pole they would ,san this prime
And swear II was all right
when you call Tor cold tea or the side
With lump OF Ice, for drink.
There's chap up North would like TO slide
For good hot punch, think
So, why kick up at the meIk that's built
That way for It's own sweet bi.'
In winter hot rum II make you wit,
In summer you're chiil-gin-nu
rs matter OF fancy, hot and seo.d:
he Christian Scientist
In winter be warm. In summer he cold;
All done By the slip OF wrist.
n may be hot or frosty here
One thing I safely know:
III soon sneak out for nice cool beer
And come back 70 write Of snow. KG
The sun., 1901-06-29
The banking Law.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir' wan, to
PROFOUND a question TO you which many OF Us would
like TO have answered.
The National Banking law stlpulates. so am told
that no national bank shall loan TO any
more than 10 per cent. Of It's capital stock
4 man who for many years had II his duty to see
tina, the National Banking laws were kept, becomes
President OF bank and according TO a generally nc
copied report, makes loan NJ MY tnes as much 10
one concern as the law allows.
Are the banking interests NJ New York and the
country very generally showing such high regard
for thc National Banking law as the instance above
indicated DEpOsIToR
NEW YORK. June IS
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Door Knob Thieves About.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-.sk: Would
you kindly inform door bell and door knob thieves
that there are stu two knobs the doors Of residences
vacated for the summer East Eighty third street,
between Park avenue and Ma olson ayenue' Thanks
TO the police the poor brass thieves having what Is
termed ,clnch one that IL better than lead pip
iutocd hnooN 10 remain. II would cast dscredIi on
BELLS.
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History at SANTIAGO.

Tho design adopted for the medal
to be distributed among tho members
Of the American Navy operating about
Cuba during the Spanish war. the chief
feature Of this design being the head
Of the Commander Chief. Rear Admiral
SAMPSON. has excited the partisans OF Rear
Admiral ScHLEY. The medal as designed
10 utterly false to history says one Of tho
most intense Of them. the Washington
Timss, and an insult to every gallant sea-
man that took part In the battle which
ended the Spanish American War. The
medal Is intended TO cover the entire Cuban
campaign, but we will meet our contempo-
rary on Its chosen battlefield OF Santiago.
As to the idea that to present SAMPSON
as the commander there In to falsify history.
We will not review the numerous facts
showing the error OF this view But we will
call our contemporarys attention again to
the meeting Of the officers Of the Santiago
neet. including every Captain but HIooIN:
SON and EVANS, In October OF 1902. at Tren-
ton. to see the Governor Of New Jersey
give SAMPSON a sword. After this cere-
mony was completed. JOHN ". PHILIP.
the Captain Of the Texas. stepped to the
front and called for Three cheers for
Rear Admiral SAMPSON. our Commander
in-Chief at Santiago!' And they were given
with full voice and heart.
Talk about falsifying history! PHILIP
and his brother officers were the men who
had made the histcry Of Santiago. and
their salutation to JA,fr3oN was their man.
ner Of writing it down.
As Rear Admiral scHLEY's comments
upon this medal have appeared in the form
Of letter to Col JAMES S. LONG Of Brook
lyn. published on Wednesday. 1t is proper
to give the history which the Santiago
officers have written OF him. Their opin-
ion on the question Of his promotion In
connection with that battle applies with
equal force to medals. 1t was expressed
to the President on Jan. ? Of 1900:
There was general unanlmisy OF opinion that,
where charges OF reprchensble conduct stood on the
record against an oicer there should be no such re-
ward for him until he should have asked for an in
qury or until they were explained, as this would be
injurious 10 the service
This happened before there was put upon
the official records OF the Government the
proof that ScHLEY was guilty OF positive
dishonesty. So long as he can find friends
like his Brooklyn correspondent. lacking the
sense Of aversion to dishonor. there will
be no inquiry Of his asking.
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The Banjo-As Cav and Good a. Ever.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr' note your
obituary Of the poor banjo. Would Il not have been
better 70 have headed the article The Passing OF the
Dobsons1 nlsirue that they have figured extensively
b~tore the publicly means OF "ad'--but In the
judgmen, OF ban!owse and banloloylng people
,her proficiency never counted for much
nnd tha, the true and capable exponenS Of the
banjo with their good instruments have more en-.
gagemenps at the functions OF the 900 than they
can possible attend tp. For Heavens sake don't
de,Iact from the instrument endcafed 70 us ALL In
all walks OF llie one overnowng with melodies that
will live forever
who could possibly think that the mandolin with lis
chill, and fever treatment could ever Suppant the old
banlo' II. y. L.
NEW YORK, June 81.