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New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
FOR. BETTER ROADS
Res%lts of the First International
Congress in Paris.

ParlS, OCtODeT ~.
The first International Road Congress closed
its proceedings this week by plenary session
in the great amphitheatre of the Sorbonne, when
a large number of resolutions passed by the
various sections were ratified and adopted. Up
ward Of two thousand delegates attended the
congress. The American delegates who took an
active part in the work of the congress were
Lyman W. Page, Colonel Charles S. Bromwell,
corps of engineers; Clifford Richardson. C.. c..
Wilmington Samuel Hill, Philip p Sharpless.
Nelson P. Lewis, Harold Parker and Howard S.
Gross. For a maiden attempt, the road con-
gress has been decided success Samples or
granulated asphaltic rock which Mr.. Gross sub
n1itted to the technical sections seemed to offer
the best binding for in road construction
and made fine show alongside many other
analogous exhibits In the Tuileres Garden, bur
the congress wisely refrained from giving pref
erence to any one system,
The congress discussed the dust question.
Greatly to the disappointment Of nearly all
practical automobilsts, owners Of horses and
persons who reside In the environs of Paris, the
congress, in spite Of the grave defects Of tar.
came to the conclusion that, in the absence Of
anything better" tar would be professionally
adopted as the most effective prevention Of
dust" NJ. Moreau. French delegate. urged the
of a mortar coating as better and cheaper
substitute for tar as an hydraulic binding.
This coating may be made of cement. lime or OF
the granuated asphaltic rock recommended by
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

ticai lines Molyneux and Poler are contemporaries
and their ideas have been incorporated as the Moly
neux system. J. w. Poler. OF Washington, formerly
of Medina. New York is the inventor OF the Poler
autona tic letter writer and mailer, which rivals
Molyneux's for ingenuity and Yankee cleVerness'
though In another sphere of mailing devices II Is
designed TO print fac-simile typewriter letters ana
covers the same field the best rapid letter print
ing machines In the market. only-and here Is the
writes addresses and signs the letter In different
Ink at time. The missive then continues
through the machine and is folded and tucked IN
the envelope, which then is addressed and stamped
ready for the malls. BY chute arrangement on
the side the stencil used to print the address on
the letter presses to meet the envelope contain
ing that letter and addresses II.
The history Of Poler's efforts is the usual one
His first aim TO invent folding and stacking
machine, because It were. he needed II IN ms
business" IN other words. as manager OF type
writer agency many years. ago he found 1t very
troublesome to fold up letters by hand: In a mo-
mcnt of evaporation he sent his office ooy Ior
some clothes wTingers and then ana there punt an
apparatus which though crude, did the work iV
this he later added the other features described ,
The third important mechanism OF this general
system IS another device by Molyneux to which
reference has been made for making newspapers,
magazines and catalogues ready for the mails Inc
inventor is now reccnstructing IL at ODD moments,
and will not be placed on the market until ap-
solutelv perfect a condition essential for daily
newspaper work. A full size machine has folded
and wrapped newspapers. pasted on the wrappers
which IT addresses-and sorted the bundles into
separate lots. placing the name of each postof1ce
on the bundle wrapper all at speed of 1000 an
hotIr In addition TO this. which explains why
Molyneuxs win be blessed by every pub
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

are Of opinion that for first congress the rs~
suits obtained are greater than was expected.
1t is to be regretted that the congress was
unable to recommend some more satisfactory
substance than tar or bituminOus products for
reducing dust. Tar Is considered by leading
members OF the French Automobile Club IA
dangerous and harmful They say that Il in
jures the eyes destroys vegetation. and after
continued usage leaves deep holes in the road
ways. and that when a tarred surface Is wet no
form OF anti-skidding tire can prevent side
slip. Moreover. destroys the varnish %
cars and other vehicles Tar severely
tested at the Grand Prix automobile race az
Dieppe in July last. and was then deemed fail
ure. The hospital established there by Dr. Henri
de Rothschild was filed with who suffered
agony from the effects OF tar dust. some o. them
having become temporarily blind
The congress recommended that Uniform
international system of marking distances. ard
road signals should be adopted. and that trees
should be planted along roadsides wherever uos-
sible. The reason why the next congress VIII
not be held until 1910 is because so many svs-
TENS for preventing dust are now being expert
mented with in Europe and the United States
that they cannot be fairly tested before the ex-
piration OF two years. The congress was keenlx
interested in the experiments reported By NJ
Page that being made with the now useless
by-products OF sugar refinerfes and furnace sIar
This question is important one for Franz,
and Germany. where the beet sugar industry
is so general. Should these by-products Of s1ga-
refneries and blast furnaces which have 10
cash value at present. be utilized for road rnal
ing an enormous economy viii result Tn.
United States was the first country to make ar-
periments with moIasses and slag. for. roadway,
and the proposed methods will certainly he +risS
in France C B.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
WHEN In DOUBT ~
SEND POSTCARD
THAT'S THE MOTTO IN
GERMANY.
Craae for Sending Picture Memento
of almost Every Occasion, Whether
Mountain Climbing or Dinner.
By Cecil j. Dorian.

In view of the recent meeting Of the Morality
Club In Frankfort Germany. whereat many Ques-
tions concerning German postcard, cinematograPn
and photograph immoralities were denounced q
new interest has been shown IN the funny postcard
habit INDUCED in to such extent In the Kaiser
empire. The chairman OF the Frankfort club, Herr
Lizentiat Weber. in speech before the associa-
ton, made a special point Of accusing Berlin OF
being the headquarters for the production and cir
culation of the Objectionable pictures
The comments of the ''Berliner Tageblatt' on
what It calls ''the stupid narrowmindedness and
almost religious intolerance" of the convention are
to American. interesting because Of the line
they give the of morality prevalent in the
German capital and its difference from American
public standards The 'Tageblatt" in its editorial
remarks the situation, refers to mankinds i'm
moral tendencies ''the longing Of every natural
man to tear himself free from the body stays Of
conventionality." The whole article is summing
up of excuses for the existence Of the so-called
undesirable pictures and the belitting of asso-
citation which has nothing better to do than to ex-
cite itself such trivial matter.
This being the publiN sentiment. 1t seems that
for the present anyway stop will be put to the
display Of funny postals which a stranger for the
first time in Berlin is trihe astonished to hnd eA-
hibited In store windows and elsewhere.
In America the postcard craze seems to be on
the verge of decline But in Germany the reason
why there is no falling off is perhaps because the
sending of postcards is not craze but habit.
Crazes are due to state of hurry, a state which.
know 1t, really cannot exist on foreign SOIL
The habit in Germany Of sending card to the
family any little place one may travel to,
even II 1t Is only ten miles from home, Is almost
universal as is also the custom Of sending cards
on festive occasions such as restaurant dinner
party other jolly expedition, to friends not
present The card is then rather a menento of
the event than =ouvenir OF the place, and as it
contains the signatures and greetings of ali those
present, whether known to the receiver or not, 1t
brings to the who gets it pleasant feeling OF
being remembered at glad times and in far places
and curious sense Of having had an interesting
meeting with new people.
Mountain climbing and cross country walking.
which are national German sports, and which take
man from his home for afternoon day or
q week end. provide another and frequent oppor-
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
SEEMS ENDOWED WITH BRAINS.

The basis % the Moiyneux srstem IS machine
which AZ one time addresses the envelope afixes
the stamp, opens IL and illcloses from six
pieces Of printed matter tucks IN seals the
Zap. and. by a Encouragement OF stencils. as
sorts for immediate delivery to the postofice
al 2 speed CT 5000 hour. The apparatus.
operated by electricity steam, IS some
what IN the sha pc Of ordinary oval dining
table sno works with the precision Of a clock A
mechanical hand. the exact moment. reaches out
snd grssps the enN el9pe. which Is passed along TO
have the stamp affixed Then the address is printed
by the NoiyueuG system or by utilizing may be
desired, the address stencils in the market
which sFfll apI cal 10 those having expensive lists
elrea6y stencllled for the present style of address,
tng chimes They are PASSED then 10 a con-
serS Il onto the frst insTt where folded letter
circE.iaT Is placed therein The machine provides
for six inserts, ali of which may be- as
desired. From the last inclosure the flap TIE
envelope IS either neatly tucked IN skips those
mechanical fingers and goes 10 the scaling device.
Thus the labor Of hundred people Molly
1eIIx estimates. be done by his invention. at
9 cost about % cents tbcUsand. instead Of The
present rate for the work aboTe described OF
-hrre md
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
AVALANCHES OF MAIL.

II requires not the fervid Imagination Of Jules
Verne TO fore5hadow the postman OF the future
delivering mall To individuals with the aid OF some
huge and rapid conveyance. And the next step will
be some mechanical means OF classifying the chaff
from tho wheat for the overworked addressee who
viii, indeed, become creature of portentous in
tehect II he L. 10 be gauged by the constantly In
creasinS use OF printers ink applied To neWspap
magazines and circulars. Yet each age solves its
problems as they come and means will be found
solve that one. for there is in the mind
of any experienced user Of the aforesaid fluid but
that all forms OF advertising the Increase
and that In CONSEQUENCE the genius who satisfac-
toTiy meets the problems cf the day, as MolyneuN
has In this instance. viii surely reap the reward
which comes 10 those who devise control those
things which the public OF the business world needs
sAd must have -
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R.

ROYAL BLUE LINE TRAINS
Every Other Hour on the Even Hour"
TO BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON.
Direct Connection IN New Union Station.
Washington. with All Lines south.
Leave New York Daily. 23d 81. Lib'y ST.
WASHINGTON. Sleepers .11-5o pm 1.3o am
WASHINGTON. Diner. 7.60 am 500 am
WASHINGTON. Diner. 8. so am 1000 am
WASHINGTON. Diner. IL. so am L. 90 nm
WASHINGTON. BUFFET. $50 pm 200 pm
Parlor Car. New York to Richmond. Va.
ROYAL LTD" Diner. $50 pm 400 pm
WASHINGTON. Diner. $50 pm 500 pm
WASHINGTON. Buffet. $50 pm 100 pan
Through Daily Trains TO the West
CHICAGO. PITTSBURG. $50 am 500 am
CHICAGO. COLUMBUS. .11,6o am Il. co mn
PITTSBURG, CLEVEL'D $50 pm 400 pm
"PITTsB'R RG LIMITED. 85o pm 100 pm
GIN. ST. L. LOUIsV. .l1.3o pm 1-s0 am
GIN, ST. L, LOUSY. $50 am 1000 am
GIN. ST. l.. LOUSY. $50 pm eco pm
Ofices PAS. 434 1900 broadway. Astor
House. Dds 5th ave. New York; 343 Fulton
st. Brooklyn; West 23d St and Liberty st.
After p. NJ. Sleeping Car reservations
and full information regarding trains. &c.
can be obtained at Bureau Of Information,
y. & o r. 23d ST. Ter. Phone Si44-
Chelsea
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J. w. POLER.

OF personal solicitation through the mails Of the
world IN business and in politics. educational
can1paigns and fn arousing public sentiment there
are times when a direct appeal is deemed advisable
20 some special class. where general advertising
would only reach a small proportion Of possible
customers followers. the case may be But
even then the cost OF printing folding. addressing.
inserting sealing and mailing brings the total TO
such a figure that 1t is mooted question whether
81 is not after all economical TO advertise in
periodicals best adapted to the class appealed
70 The newspapers and magazines with large
circulation have for years been struggling with
their mailing problems; how quickly to wrap
address and route their deliveries and accurately
check expiring subscriptions. Machines to do the
work have been tested. but proved unsatisfactory,
because the failure Of the apparatus al critical
moment spells disaster, and chances can be
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
ALMOST HUMAN
MAILING MACHINES
MOLYNEUY'S INGENIOUS
DEVICES.
Revolutionary Methods in Mailing
Large Quantities of Printed
Matter Minimum. Cost.

In the vertiginous haste Of modern business life
che ADVENT Of any labor and time saving device is
syfcly absorbed in the organism OF its ceaseless
activities 1t is hailed with delight, and its first
cost not, providing that 1t VIII accomplish
something rapidly than heretofore. because
competition has created a condition where the
profit lies entirely in the economy OF production
by the saving Of time and labor. the reduction
Of the payroll
This is particularly il the rapidly growing
Geld OF mail order business and In every instance
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
MILLIONS OF CIRCULARS.

Few people realize the extent OF business done
through the mails in this country, made possible
by Uncle Sans excellent service and the advent
repeated personal appeal TO possible purchasers by
q series Of letters known technically the fol
low-up" system, hsre-Tith the practice OF cir
cularizing professions trades. social lists and
cia interests-taxed 10 the utmost the ingenuity Of
those engaged, either for themselves others, in
the present day. In The evolution from the old
time individually prepared letter the gelatne meth
Cd Of reproducing, laboriously and with many ink
stains, hand written communications perhaps
the step; then various ingenious ideas, rapidly
duplicating fac-simile typewrtJen letters, appeared
and lately some cleVeriy conceived machines have
been put on The market They are in themselves
miniature printing press and turn out thousands
OF neatly typewriter letters each hour. The next
step which involved the most labor and time was
addressing the envelopes Here again the laws
Of supply and demand into play, and
Der OF devices exist for rapidly addressing
TeiGpes- Some small stencils; others rubber
type in a small form; others again embossed
dress en- b special typewriter. All these provide
for the arrangement OF these addresses into a
machine. which automatically feeds them in contact
with the envelopes To aflX the postage stamp by
machine the next successive step, and with
it some devices fold letters and others combin-
tng printing and folding. sealing and stamp
Rffxing. appeared. All these operations required
have for years been looking for the Moses who
shall lead them out Of the overwhelming Of
printed matter by creating an automatic machine
10 dc all these things in operation
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
NEW JERSEY central

TWO-HOUR TRAIN TO PHILADELPHIA
EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR
FOR PHILADELPHIA. Ly. w. 23d ST:
$50, 7.50. $50, $50. $50, 1880. 11.20.
i1.5O a. m. 1880. 40. 10. $50. $50.
40. 460. So $50. 80. $50. 11.50 p m
Sundays $50. $50. $50. 1880. 11.60 a. m.
1880. I-S0. 2oo, $50. 4-5o. $50. ESQ. $50.
Lv. LfBEaTY ST. N1.so. 80. TOO. 500.
$50. 600. 1000. 11.oo. 11-3O q m. 1900
Noon. 100. 1.3o. zoo. 300. 400. 4-sO. 500.
500 100 500 800 s6 aoo % 6i5 ,dnght
12c0 noon. LOO. 400. a.OO. 400. 900. 100.
7.OO. 500. eco. 1880 .. M. 1918 mid
night
FOR BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON.
Ly. W. 2Sd ST. -7.6o. $50 11.bo a. m.
80, $50. $50. $50 P; m, daily Lv.
400 noon. 2oo. 400. 500. 100 p. m.
daily.
FOR LAKEWOOD AND LAKBHURsT.
Lv. ". 23d ST. $50 a. m. 12.50 SatA
only. 10. $40. 3.6O 4.5O. C6.2o Sats. onlyo
.. n. Sundays. 20. so a m. 2. 20 p. m
1v. LIBERTY sT.:-4oo. 1890 a m.
600 sats only). 1.SO. s.40. 40. 500 g 80
FOR ATLANTIC CITY. Lv. w. 23d ST.:
ESQ a. m. Q2-60 Sats. only. $40 D m
sundays, $50 j. m. 2 20 p. m Lv. LIB
ERTY ST.:-l0 90 a m, Q.0o Sats. only.
s.t0 p. m. Sundays. 1000 a m. 80 p. m.
Time tables may be obtained at follow
ing Offices: Libertv St. CW- 23d ST. Tel
1854 Broadway. 1872. 225. 2s1 Fifth Av., 2Ts5
Third Av.. Ill West 126th st.. 245 Columbus
AV., New York; Court St. 3i3. 344 Full
ton ST.. 479 Nostrand Av.. Brooklyn: 800
Broadway, Williamsburg. New York Trans
fer Co, calls for and checks baggage to
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MoLYNEUx's GREAT TRIUMPH.

Il remained for Barton S. MolyneUx. a resi-
Gent Of Buffalo, 10 perfect various machines,
In successful operation and recently exhibited
Il the Madison Square Garden Business Show,
which seem 10 I'll the desires Of the mailing room
chiefs a small nervous. quick eyed man Of HUI
guenot descent, inherting inventive talent from q
long line Of creative Nornans OF whom de-
<1sed the compensating balance in watches. he has
been engaged for many years the problems OF
automatic mailing machinery. The usual diScour-
egements and setbacks which attend the crea-
ton % things new have been with him, but to-day
his mama IS blessed by many and Fortune smiles
upcn him CuTiously enough. his attention first
ca5leG 20 the need Of some automatic mailing
chine On account Of the great number Of postage
stamps received in payment for merchandise
which accumulated IN the treasury OF the
large mail order houses. and which the lat
te- were forced 10 sell at discount A Con-
EreSs committee at the time investigaIinE
the question in order TO find suitable mail
order currency. and MoIyneux who was then per
1eCt1ng sorTfTg machine. which
IS stil Tsterlogged by patent litigation, got HIS
inspiration from these circumstances aud began
design what Is to-day known the Molyneux au-
tCrnatic envelope enclosing machine. HIS idea was
that II the cost Of sending letters circulars
was greatly reduced the postage received in paw
fnent for merchandise could at least in part. be
used 70 business ny direct solicitation
The necessity also of catalogue distribution him
TO conceive his automatic newspaper and magazine
machine which S described later.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
MORE AUTOMATIC DEVICES.

Bearing in mind the great desideratun Of such
devices end their urgent demand. IT is surprs-
s,x te Sne that others have been working on tdep-
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
WIsE-HARMoNY OF INTEREST.

Usher in the land each expiring subscription IS
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

Hamburg-American Line
41-45 BROADWAY, NEW YORK
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06

Rev ]. T. Mcclure will go to
Hillsboro this afternoon to assist
Rev. E. A. Smith in protracted
meeting.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06

Mrs. ], E. Bullock of Georgetown,
who spent a month with her father,
Thomas. Howorth, returned home
Sunday morning.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
Real Estate Transfers.

w. j. Dunaway to B. w. Couch,
lot in Italy; 1915.
H. H. Stephens to ]. r. Elliott
lot in Goble addition to Ferris;
$3.50.
Frank P. Hill to James L. Parker
lot in Milford; $500.
Lee Austin to D. H. Thompson,
lot IA in Oak Lawn addition to
Waxahachie; $3.50.
NJ. L. Boren to w. A. Lewis, 25
acres of land 1854.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
To Take Up Bonds.

The special monthly meeting of
the county commissioners was held
today. The most of the session was
devoted to the consideration of road
matters. The county judge and
county treasurer were authorized to
take up $4,000 worth of Ellis coun-
tvs urthouse bonds.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
Notice.

My buggy and carriage paint shop
is now open for the season, 1908
All work will be done by practical
carriage painter. Bring your work
in at once and avoid the great rush
we always have later on in the sea-
son. G. N. Anderson, Ill Water
street If
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06

C. F. Lehman of Halletsville. who
is representing the American Type
Foundry, was in WaXahachie today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
DIR. Patton in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, April 6.-Dr.
Francis Landey Patton, president of
Princeton Theological Seminary
will deliver a series of lectures on
theological topics in Milwaukee this
week. beginning tonight.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
= THE TEMPLE OF JUSTICE .
Damage Suit Is Affirmed.

In the court of civil appeals at
Dallas Saturday the verdict of the
district court of Ellis county in the
case of Mrs. Sarah p. Davenport and
children against the Houston and
Texas Central railroad company was
affirmed The case was tried in the
district court here last March and
the verdict of the jury was in favor
of the plaintiffs, who were awarded
a Judgment for damages in the sum
of 1872 900. This amount was divid-
ed as follows: Mrs. Sarah P. Daven-
port, $4,000; Burleigh Davenport,
$4,000; Nina Davenport, $4,000;
Lawrence Davenport, $4,000.
This suit was filed by Mrs. Daven-
port to recover damages on the
death of her husband, who was kill
ed near Alma by the explosion of a
locomotive boiler The deceased had
been in the employ of the road sew
eral years as an engineer.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
Criminal Docket,

The criminal docket is now on
trial in the district court. The fore
noon was devoted to the assignment
of cases for the remainder of the
term. Two or three pleas of guilty
were accepted in the afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
Mules Have Chambers.

Deputy Sheriff H. T. Stringer of
Ennis recently killed two of his good
mules because they had CHAMBERS,
and now another one of his mules
and a horse have the disease and
will have to be killed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
The Birth Record.

Lee Giles and wife, Bardwell
March 6, a boy.
A ]. bearing and wife. Forces
ton, April 2, a boy.
Wiley Barlow and wife, Forces
ton, March %, a girl.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
Notice to Water Consumers.

Water rents are now due and pay
able at the office of the superintend-
ent in the city hall. If not paid with
in ten days the supply will be cut
off without notice, and will not be
turned on again until all dues are
paid. One dollar extra will be char
ged for turning on again. P. F. Dew
export, Supt. 6
Waxahachie, Texas, April l, 1908
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
SaI)o.

For cleaning glassware. enamel
ware, silverWare, brass, gold or any
other metal or earthware. T. S.
Cronk Co. If
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06

Charley Emerson spent Sunday in
Dallas.
Ed Cannon went to Ennis this
morning.
DR.. Sewell of Midlothian is in the
city today.
J. H. Hook of West spent Sunday
in the city.
Will Kennedy of Rice is in the
city today
Frank Reeves of Midlothian was
here today.
H. Holland was a passenger to
Dallas this morning.
Miss Alice Gibson returned to
Lancaster last night
Rembert Watson of Terrell spent
yesterday in the city.
Marvin Edwards Of Fort Worth
spent Sunday lit Na>aLsChie
Lex Meredith of Dallas spent yes
terday in the city the guest of his
mother.
Rev. H. H. Burks went to Ennis
this morning to attend the Adair
meeting.
Sanford Wooley come over from
Terrell yesterday to visit relatives
and friends.
C. F. Lehman of Halletsville, who
is representing the American Type
Foundry, was in Waxahachie today.
Rev. ]. T. Mcclure will go to
Hillsboro this afternoon to assist
Rev. E. A. Smith in a protracted
meeting.
Mrs. ]. Z. Bullock of Georgetown,
who spent a month with her father,
Thomas. Howorth, returned home
SUNDAY morning