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A Visitor in Milwaukee.

Uncle ~JosEPHUs was in Milwaukee the
other day. Presumably he was seeking
TO find out how much desolation the
Buttermilk Boom has brought upon that
capital of malt and hops. A.young re-
porter interviewed or tried 10 interview
him. To a young reporter-su such is the
vicious pride Of youth-a child Of As is
apt to appear pal@olithic. Judge, then,
how green, fresh and just caught is u
Danville friend:
Looking 40, speaking with the fore. of a man
Of 90"
This makes him 50 on an average.
Those who have seen him capering in a
shipboard dance or pitching h~orseshoes
in Illinois would reduce the estimate.
The air of ~juvenility is the more impress
sive because in the cut of his face and
whiskers Mr.. CANNON has a certain
archaic and proto-Accadian style. Let us
see him without prepossession, however,
as the young reporter sees him:
Rather above average height. thin. sttired In
q gray suit. a light gray felt hat with broad black
band. q standup' collar with a wide space open at
the front. a black tie. a light checked shirt. no vest.
and no belt for bis trousers. he seemed At 20 drive
Q team Of spirited horses or direc, the affairs Of q
nation"
Fit TO drive a team of spirited horses.
A horsetamer, like some Achean Prince
of the "Iliad." The young reporter has
a clairvoyant eve. Whatever other gifts
of the statesman Mr.. CANNON has, what
ever be the strength Of his character and
his language, whatever be his other
titles TO renown, he is dear 10 the unre-
generate because he is a sport" He
can drive tigers in harness, If not always
the House and the Senate.
The popularity Of the young Illinois
ian's tanners may be guessed from his
public and masterful management Of a
toothpick:
AS he spoke. his nrn upper lip now and then
In q masterful manner holding down a toothpick-
for he had Just finished lunch"
Is Mr.. CANNON a candidate for the
Presidency? Now, really, young man,
I'm no good TO you for al interview. ="
Always coy. The hatness of all booms
is well accounted for by this possessor
of one:
Il md that the great mass of the people are 90
busy looking after production and commerce that
they have neither time nor disposition to discuss
political or economic questions"
Add TO production and commerce" the
words "automobiling, golf, baseball and
vacation"
Mr.. CANNON "reclined easily in one Of
the upholstered chairs of the private
car" a situation which reveals him as
a thorough friend Of the peo-pul. Such
is the favorite position Of their cham
pions. See how chary and careful of his
language Uncle JosEPHUs is:
Young man. n I were to give you an intervicv
on everything under the sun. from the birth oi
MErHusrLAn to the death OF the devil. l should
want II taken down in shorthand. then typewriter,
then submitted to me for revision. then rewritten
and read over once more"
Live and learn. Mr.. CANNoN's re-
marks have sometimes needed revision
or excision.
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stirring UP DiscOntent I'm India and ANTI
Japanese Feeling Herer

To TINY En,roR op TUE SuN-Siy. have
a,.s 49, 49, n.sA" ~.
Just receiver a. ie.uer rom resnaMar, OF
Afghan frontier, In which my correspondent
writes: "A few days ago q native was found
roaming among the Ch,traI hills throwing
noisanaS haiia =, - in,a ~. ,ili.aa walls
poiSohou psHs VI Iice into Ine s,hese "ohS
When he was caught he declared he was paid
to do the work by the English Government.
This liz preoiselv what took place at Hassan
49, -. zaaaw,.d
noual aoou, .Wo "on.ns $50. as iopoiuI
In a former letter. l believe Russian intrigue
Is at the bottom Of the whole thing. You
NAV remember that very soon after the
rri1.an mo. ,h.ra w.r. nj, sinds 40 rano,,.
Ctihean wa. tnere were NJ" sinus VI Eopo,us
circulated through India, which eventually
brought about the great mutiny OF NAV,
1887. IL Was then said that Russia had eno-
49,. s.. -a,ia.. -. sanos,s a,
p'o'eu Wy " SnSuie'e 'neoe
the time the suspicion OF RUSSIAN intrigue
was scarcely credited, but when in 1879 the
British troops took possession of the city OF
CahyI ,h.v fo,nd anonn ~. .,.ts lsttsy. of
Naou' ."ey Lounu anho"S ene e.eoo
the late Amir several COMMUNICATIONS from
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Peaceful Days!

Our illustrious benefactor is getting a
good rest. So is the nation. Millions
Of honest and decent American citizens
now awake from their slumbers free
from bewilderment concerning the par
ticular kind of jolt the country will get
before the sun goes down again. Appre-
hension is transferred from the imme-
diate TO the proximate.
A sense of temporary security creeps
over the country. Hope expands almost
{ a belief that the boat will not be rocked
again until the fall. The calm Of Oyster
Bay is pervasive.
II may be the calm which precedes the
storm, but il is mighty enjoyable and
profitable while il lasts.
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Our Proposal With Regard to Con-
tractual Debts.

On July ia General HORACE PORTER,
speaking for the American delegation,
submitted TO a committee Of the peace
conference a proposal for limiting the ex-
isting right of collecting by force debts
contracted by the Government Of one
country TO the citizens Of another. The
plan suggested is that all signatories Of
the contemplated convention shall bind
themselves to refer the validity Of
alleged contractual obligations TO the
permanent court of arbitration at The
Hague. and that force shall be employed
only after the State adjudged in de-
fault shall have refused TO comply with
the decision Of the arbitrators. The
proposal was seconded by a representa-
tive Of RcAsia, but il remains TO be seen
what position will be taken by Great
Britain, which holds Egypt as a pledge
for the liquidation of loans obtained
from foreigners, and by Germany and
Italy, which in 1902 compelled by a block
ade the payment of debts claimed from
Venezuela.
General PORTER was careful 10 explain
that the American proposal related
solely to contractual debts and did not
cover cases of insults to a nations flag
or diplomatic representatives. or cases
Of injury to resident aliens caused by
unjust imprisonment, mob violence or
arbitrary confscation of property. The
right of an offended Government to exact
reparation for such indignities or wrongs
would be left unimpaired by the accept
ance Of the American doctrine, which is
propounded solely in the interests of
weak Latin American republics that
have been tempted to borrow money
p~romiscuously from INSCRIPTIONS lend
ers at exorbitant rates. General PORTER
brought forward from the statistics OF
the last sixty years no fewer than thir-
teen claims for unpaid debts in which the
Etuportion Of the claim allowed by an
impartial tribunal was only in one in
stance so per cent, and in some cases
fell to ga per cent. Pointing out that
the arbitrary rates imposed by the lender
were based on the pretext that the loan
was exceptionally hazardous, the pro-
FOUNDER OF the new doctrine argued that
the lenders Government could not justly
be asked at a later date to eliminate the
element of hazard by forcibly ~exscting
the face value OF the claim.
Among the opinions Of statesmen cited
10 prove that the State owes no such
duty to citizens or subjects, but that in
the case supposed a lender must be held
to have advanced money at his own risk.
were those Of PALMERsToN, JOHN Rus
SELL, SALISBURY and BALRouR among
Englishmen, and HARRISON, BLAINE.
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The Joy OF Discovery.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir; Referring to
your editorial New Halos for Old" In your issue
OF to day. would II be In order to observe that Il
suggests Of an Exalted Persona &c that there seems
to have been a time when he did not know that
there was a whole lot that he did not know: and
that while he appear TO have learned some OF It
since. there is still a whole lot that he does not
know that he does not know
Have you ever seen a previous" canine dig up
an old bone buried long before by an older and
a wiser dog and parade II with all the prideful
demonstrations Of an original dlscoverer' And II
made no difference that the bone was past Its use
fllness. c. CADwALLApER CnABAPPLE.
CULPEpPnR COTTAGE. Conn, July Is
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The Italian engineer FASToLI was able to
demonstrate a while ago that in the basins
of lakes Como and Maggiore each square
kilometer Of glacier produces in summer
e5n liters Of water a second. while the same
area OF ordinary and gives only ten TO
twelve liters a second. Such facts as this
have begun to give the study OF glaciers an
economic interest.
This year the French Government has
established stations in the Pelvoux group
OF Alpine submits to study the summer
yield Of water from its many glaciers, which
are OF larger importance 70 the country
than any other group OF the kind. Nearly
all the flow from these glaciers drains
into the Durance River. from hich Mar
settles derives its drinking water. The sum
mer heightening of the streams in this
drainage basin by the melting OF snow and
ice among the mountains Is also Of the ut
most importance to the manufacturers and
farmers In the lower part Of the DURANGO
valley: and. in fact. during the warm months
the drainage Of that part OF France 10 de-
rived to an important extent from the
glaciers.
Blu the quantity Of water in the high
Alps ia variable and in sone years the pros
perity Of industries is affected by a de-
creased supply. The French say that II
they study the extent Of glaciers Of the
Pelvoux massif and the variations TO which
they are subject they may be able to give
an approximate idea in the spring Of the
quantity Of water economically available
during the warmer season. Water con-
snmers will thus be able to plan go as to
-..--ls - ~ kA.s $4,000.
This is why France has decided to maintain
a permanent service for glacial observation
throughout the regions Of its snow noun
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of the company in the discharge OF their
regular duty.
In the case Of the collision on the
Third avenue elevated at lOoth street on
Tuesday night the motorman Of the rear
train declares that he lost control Of II
because he was pushed from his seat in
the motor box during a fight in the car,
and the train was running wild when
the crash came. II should be noted that
after the accident occurred and an Ak
cited crowd had assembled around the
station police reserves were rushed to
the scene and order was soon restored.
Meanwhile n man pinned in the wreck
age was dying. The police always do
their duty promptly when called upon,
but sometimes, as in this case, the call
comes too late. At political gatherings,
open air meetings, parades, fashionable
weddings and great funerals-in fact,
wherever there is likely to be a conges-
ton Of people on the street level--they
are always to be found in force directed
by an alert precinct captain. But on the
elevated trains on occasions OF inevi-
table crowding which can be foreseen
taking the case of the jam on the tele-
scoped trains on Tuesday night, there
vas an Italian celebration in the Harlem
district-the police are not in evidence.
II isssubmitted as a general PROPOSE
ton that for purposes Of maintaining
order and protecting citizens from mob
violence an elevated train is lust as much
within the jurisdiction OF the uniformed
force as a hall, a baseball field or a public
square. II the railroad company does
not make a requisition OF the police for
their services, it becomes the duty Of the
department to provide a detail Of men
for an emergency. To make travel safe
and orderly in the city there are times
when the exercise Of the police power
seems to be imperative.
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Paris once. ~ Rue Louis le Grand. The daily and
sunday editions are on sale at kiosque -. near the
Grand Hotel. Kiosque u. Boulev,ard des capuclnes.
corner Place de lopers. and Mosque 10, Boulevard
des ltaliens, corner Rue Louis lie Grand.
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supscrlpt,ons by Mail. Postpaid.

Published by the sun Printing and Publishing
Association al 10 Nassau street. In the Borough OF
Manhattan. New York. President and Treasurer
Of the Association. william NJ. Lsran. 10 Nassau
street. Secretary Of the Association. Franklin
Bartlett. 3 Nassau street.
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p. 81 would not have you infer from this
letter that I am opposed to sending . dele
CATION to the next national convention from
Ohio for Taft. On the contrary. I am. and
shall continue TO use all my influence. for tho
selection Of . Taft delegation. M. T. H.
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II our friends uho rnror US nth manuscripts FOR
publication Wish 10 hare rsleefsd article, returned thev
must IN al cases send stamps for that purpose.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22

calls them monstrosities, rendering
those sillv enough to wear them us
WILING ~ make Themselves ridiculous.
Furthermore II is also declared that
Tho mass of women arc void Of taste,
and Of any idea Of dress tltncss They
norsist In iovfu1lv adopting. year after
.renr every rIdiculous mode nut on
: he mari, ct for their wear, however UNI
.becominr or unsuited to their figures.
No remedy seems possible. unless law
Of the land be enacted obliglng every
IL, ~, ha, vn,th Mt school IL he edu-
:, ,t !" IN the art Of dressing herself
nroncrly. being thereby made to rscog-
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closely allied the stripes are some
times slightly accentuated by the pres
cnce Of a very narrow satin rib.
others, again, have broad rep stripes
woven into the twilled grounds. In this
case the colors are mostly of the dark
est, giving very little relief TO the
stripe.
There are broad plaids composed OF
several shades of one color, equally
fine in texture, and also semi-invisible
tartan plaids. the color of which are
also of the very darkest. Both are
very soft and pleasant in effect, with
none of the harshness usually inherent
to plaids.
Plain, se!f-colored cloths, woven with
broad band borders, find favor with
some firms, such borders serving the
purpose of trimming. The difference OF
shade is often very slight. In the use
Of fine serges. the difference Is one of
texture. not of color, the band being
plain, and close woven, or else ribbed
rep fashion.
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Velvet. Grow In Favor.

AS the season advances veivcts grow
in Importance. 1t may be remembered
that we never gave voice to any mis-
givings on the score OF velvcts. though
at the commencement Of the season
many Paris firms chose to consider
them Of secondary account.
Dressmakcrs make most use OF
velours souple, whether all cotton or
an admixture of cotton and silk. AS
it's name implies, 1t falls into soft
folds. but Is not quite SO thin or so
liable to draw at the seams as velour
chiffon. THIS same may be said OF
velour frissan. which has very short
pile, and which is woven In such q
way as. to give somewhat the appear
ance OF being moired.
The new makes OF duchess vclvetecn
appeal very strongly to tailors alike
for building up complete costumes and
for making coats to wear with Cloth
skirts.
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Preference In sInterinI,.

Partisan couturiorS although they
differ on many matters, seem pretty
we'll agreed TO give dark colors the
lead.
y return unon deep, medium and
quite dark shades and combinations of
the same is undoubtedly Sthg TO be u
feature Of the coming season.
1t is by no means certain that there
will be a run on any given color. Those
most in evidence are the following, to
which favor Is meted out pretty
equally;
Medium and dark blues.
Olive and ivy greens.
Cigar and bronze browns.
Maroons and other red browns.
In some quarters deep shades OF
garnet red met with distinct approval.
Black figures prominently in the
mixed goods.
This scale OF colorinG is not confined
to WOODEN goods, though the darkest
among Them are more often To be found
in wooden goods, either plain or mixed
together.
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Long Marrow Tippct.

1t Is evident that the long narrow
fur tippet Is made the medium this
winter OF novelty In fur styles. 1t
Is seen in threes and tours, as the
foundation OF shoulder pieces. In
stole lengths the t!ppets are plated
together upon the ends for ornament.
and long tails added for finish. This
plating Is quite q new feature. very
much admired in ermine. or In mInks.
White FOX with ermine Is present.
ncntly full dress fur for day or even-
ing. Sables. chinchllas and dark, rich
minks together with baby lamb, arc
the winters costly furs.
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In the heavier goods of the tweed
and homespun order, and the coarse
sergcs provided for the more simple
style of tailormades, darkness of color
is not 50 much the rule, while the
choice of color Is more limited. Brown
IS particularly fancied, checked with
one or two dark colors. as are black
and white and gray mixtures.
some of the serges are interviewer
with limo checkings, or else are woven
IN wide bands alternately plain and
twilled with white.
Heavy self-colored twccds. backed
with dark check or plaid, are again
to the fore for travelling wraps.
Checks also find expression In veil
vets. They often consist of narrow
crossed strtplinss placed near enough
to cut the material up into small
square blocks of equal size. Such
checkings viii sometimes exhibit three
or more colors, those used for the
trIrings being usually darker than the
proIp5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22

1t Is possible that by its uso all OF the
baser metals may DO turned Into gold.
Judging the future from the past
and not going out OF tho range OF
possibilities. who can. say what the
future may not have in store for the
users OF that wonderful discovery.
wireless telegraphy."
by its use wo may yet receive
messages from the planets II they are
to be sent"
Developments in larvae he contin.
3ued (which have been made With and
without the use OF radium have shown
conclusively that those whicl, had the
.velop with the same speed as the 9th
crs and that 1t took nearly three times
as long when radium was present for
the larvae to develop to their highest
the hope OF an almost perpetual youth.
'Rudium has also been used with
success for many and varied things. 1t
has been OF use In cases Of cancer
and tuberculosis, and 1t is we'll
known fact that wells and springs in
in the smallest Quantities are Of me-
dicinal value. BY the spectroscope ,vc
have been able to toll that radinm is
not a.f only native to d,l,i earth, but
OF life Which seekers from time Inn
memorial have sought to obtain is one
of Its properties"
In the second division OF his lecture
Dir. Brooks, who Is a professor in io-
bart College, dwelt on tho possibilities
of wireless telegraphy. Apparatus was
displayed on the stage and two, com
messages We're installed; so that the
audience could actually 500 what the
speaker was talking about, Some OF
the experiments made aud success
fully performed almost borderel Non
magic to the uninitlated. a message
was sent across one table to. another;
instantly it was communicated to a
to play soft, sweet music, A hall was
SUSPENDED from the top of q pole
DIR. Brooks touched the keys again.
aud the ball dropped as il let loose
from an unseen hand. a clock was
then placed in position, and when an-
other ether wave was seat Into space
1t began to strike II. Another touch
OF the keys and the hour OF midnight
doomed observation-disclosures sun.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22

colors. Including the very highest.
Some now pompadour velvets have
appeared in Paris. especially intended
for Waistcoats. facings, undersleewes.
and for tho trimming of fancy coats
and dress bodices. The floral patterns
are printed in natural colors on white
or light-colored grounds.
Parne is used for similar purposes
as We'll as for covering hat shapes.
Fur is very much used as a trimming
for smart dresses and costumes. One
or two Partisan firms of dressmakers
and miiliners arc blooming n new yell,
low fur notified with brown, under the
name Of american rat"
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french Critic. Of I'a.h,on..

That an associate OF a Frencll FASH
ion paper is frank enough to admit
In q recent criticism Of tho fashions
OF the present year. SO near It's close.
that they were only worthy at being
worn when created by The best makers
and made OF the richest and choicest
materials. This outspoken critic cons
silers all reproductions of present
styles chcaply turned out most dis
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22

approved materials for carriage and
evening wraps. while the heaviest
makes Of twceds are pressed into tho
service for motor and travelling wraps.
Fur wraps bid fair to be very fash :
ionable. Caracul, brcitschwantz and
sealskln take the lead, but good deal
is done also in brown furs, particu-
larly mink and pine marten. All the
leading furriers show chinchilla wraps
but this fur is getting very scarce, and
limitations are very unsatisfactory.
On the other hand, the latest inita-
tion seaiskIns deserve q good word.
We should be puzzled to name the ami
nal to which they originally belonged.
but as they look extremely we'll and
wear fairly. it is a question that the
public. not having to pay the price OF
real seal. will not trouble much about.
December issue OF lie Costume Royal.
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Larger List Of Pekin.,

Some additions have been made TO
the list Of Pekins. One Of tho new
velvets Peklns has q very narrow
white line hardly visible between tho
wide bands Of colored pile.
Rroad-striped velvet Pekins arc
mostly used for making coats to be
worn with plain cloth or velvet skirts.
Pekins composed OF alternate bands IT
China crepe faconne sell well, as do
satins and taffeta- striped volles.
Voiles and mousHelincs woven with
patterns In velvet or chenille may be
numbered among the latest novelties.
What reception they viii meet with
emains to be seen. Anyhow. 1t Is a
foregone conclusion that thin. trans
parent fabrics will remain In fashion
all winter for elegant day dresses as
we'll as for evening gowns.
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Glil,,pxcs.

One OF tho dainty styles Of jeweled
mock adornments consists OF separate
motifs wrought exquisitely in yellow
gold and In the llghtcst, most delicate
manner. These motifs are arranged
so us to be sewed on to neck bands
OF lace or finely tucked nets or nous
selines. They are especially fit for
youthful adornments. One may give q
special order for any particular design
or present an original ono to be car
ricd out Flowers are the most fire.
quent designs used.
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EXTENDS HOPE TO BEAUTY.
DR.. Brooks Says RaNium May Pr0lOnE
Youth indefinitely.

ut is possible that the woman oe
the future may byI an ppltcation g T
radium In proper Quantities retaln the
youth ana freshness for which slls. has
she is approaching the ripe age Of 100"
declared DR.. William II. Brooks, dlrec-
tor Of Smith Observatory, New YORK,
In a lecture last night at the PEABODY
Institute.
3ralium We may have the magical elixir
OF life which seekers from time I'm,
memorial have sought to obtain. and
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Tendencies In Colors,

tendency toward deep. rich color.
Nr ,!ceshle in the pla n velyets
Fle d for maki' g ertre dresses and
tr ~ ming viii other materials of
t anne color, such as ribbed silks
.ttomnns and the dark, semi-trans-
parent voiles Of different kinds that are
ma attained on the winter lis. for day
wear,
For trimming purposes velvcts are
provided in all shades of fashionable