davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

high cOllars2 / have fairly good COM
plexion haven't any wrinkles in my
face. except around the eyes from laugh
Ing so much: Dut ! don't think anything
would help that il ] don't stop laughing.
do you2 Still / would like to get rid of
them: am afraid to massage for fear of
making matters worse. and cant afford
tc have II done. So here ! am going to
try the next best thinR-yOur advice.
AN INTERESTED READER.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Hair Straiqht and Stringy.

When about seven years OF age, !
had typhoid fever Ny hair was cut
short. and kept so for some time. Nv
hair did not come in as thick as il was
before Two years ago ] had tn" mca-
sizes My hair came out very much. II
has not grown more than fifteen inches
since J had typhoid fever. 81 am nov
nineteenD / have very light hair, and
81 is very straight and stringy. l have
very much dandTuh. d. ..
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
OI.ININE HAIR TONIC.

QTININE HAIR TONIC.
SuIphate of quinine, ! dram; rosewa-
tor. ounces: dilute sulphuric acid l.
minims: rectified spirits , ounces. Mix,
then further add. Glycerine. "A ounce;
essence royaie or essence musk. or
minIns. Agitate until solution is COM
plete Apply to the roots of the hair
every day.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

has been highly recommended: To five
ounces OF elderfiower water add one
ounce Of spirits Of camphor and one
dram OF milk Of sulphur. Shake
thoroughly. Wash the face at night
rinsinE and drying, apply the lotion
with a soft sponge. allowing 1t 20 dry
a
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

dram; boraX, 1 dram OIL OF berSaInot
S drops.
4eat the coacoa butter and oil of
aIrnonds in bainmarie. and when
tboroughIv blended add the zinc and
bor-,x: stir as it coois. and add the
oil of bergamot last
Pub into the hands at night.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
IAEORANDI TnNIC

Qunnc sulphur. - grains; tincture OF
cantharides. = huid drains; alcohol.
fluid ounces; glyccriEe. , ounces; bay
rum. fluid ounces; rOscwater. l6 fluid
ounces The Quinine should be dissolved
in the alcoholic liquids by warming
slightly. then the other ingredients
added. and tho whole filtered. Rub into
the roots of the hair every night.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Sticky Dandruff on Scalp.

Hair is dry, but sticky sort of dan
druff seems to form on the scalp. which
can only toe relieved with hot water and
hne comb Can you give a remedy?
Hair has been falling for years. not
enough 10 cause badness, but keeps the
hair III uneven lengths. G.. +. +.
Follow directions given 10 ID. O."
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

VIII YOU kindly advise me in your
column sure remedy for removing
large frccklcs from the hands and
arms? Also give me preparation -
make the hands white. GRAHAM
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Good Hair Tonic.

VIII you please publish a recipe for
hair tonic2 Nv hair is so dry. and has
a lot Of dandrun. J. :.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
ANNOYED by Pimples.

VIII YOU kindly tell me something 10
remove pimples from the face and clear
the complexion? Please let me hear from
,,ou at once. / remain Mrs c. j. =.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

The orange flower cream is excel
lent for preventing the skin from
chapping Before exposure rub a little
of the cream well into the pores of the
skin Wipe off carefully with a very
soft cloth II applied In this manner.
il viii not leave the face with an oily
lppear5{uec
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

The first step toward improving your
complexion will bc To improve your
health. PimpleS are the outward iudica-
tion OF some inward disturbance. and
untiI this Is righted they win continue
20 appear. The cream for which / am
giving you formula is an excellent heal
ing agent. but YOU will probably find IL
necessary 20 take something Internally
as well.
FOSSATI CREAM FOR PIMPLES
Lanoiin. grams. sweet almond oil, j
grams. sulphur precipitatc, > grams; OK
idc OF zinc, - grams; extract OF violet.
10 drops.
Apply little to the pimplcs each
night
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Iellv Kept Hands Soft.

VIII YOU kindly repeat the formula for
a liquid powder ] am using the bOraN-
glvcerine Jolly for my hands. and have
never found anything that would keep
my hands so soft in cold weather.
- Z d
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Pimples Leave Spots.

Would you please publish in your pa
per a good cream Tor face massage 2
Would also like to ask you what to DO
about my face. or late IT has been
breaking out quite a little, and each PIN
Die leaves a red spot ON my race Ihat
Kindly Dublisn this at your earliest con-
venieBcc and obligc A-N-NiC'o'
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

The nrange-nowcr cream is eNceheht
for facial masgagc. For me pimpies Sou
nsscribe try Tn following lotion, which
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
TO REMOVE pANDRrFF.

Tincture Of cantharides, / ounce; Ii
quid ammonia, l dram; glycerine, =
ounce; oil thyme, = dram: rosemary oil.
= dram
Mix all together with ounces Of rose
water. Rub the scalp thoroughly with
this preparation until no further evi-
dence of dandTun is noticed.
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

Trim the ends OF your hair carefully.
give IL a thorough shampooinE. and
commence treatment with the dandruff
cure, for which / am giving you f0rmu-
Ia. After al traces Of daHdruff have
disappeared use the quinine tonic
which will promote the growth of youI
hair
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

Am glad you ind the toilet Jelly 50
beneficial L repeat the formula for Ii
.auid powder with pleasure
FoR WHITENING THE SNIN-A LIQUID
POWDER.
Pure oxide OF zine I ounce; glycerine.
/ dram: rosewater. ounces, essence oe
rose. - drops
enough of the rOSeWatoT 10 cover IL. ther,
add the glyceriuc. next the remaindes
Of the ros.wattr-
shake wei and apply with = Sofj
enon.-a or an antiSeptiC gauzc. The fac
must be well wiped of before the liquic
dries. or IL viii be strcaked-
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
HEALTH HELPS

yellow jaundiced complexion yielos
- 49,. olive oil treatment. tablespoons
f,,I of olive oil being taken every morn
ing before breakfast
The Washington times., 1905-12-24

y INVALID. il she is bedridde1
" or confined to a chair, IS. par
~ ticularly helpless as TO getting
ILL tl,irnr tI,af she wants ev-
The Washington times., 1905-12-24
Stubborn FTeckles.

Follow directions given 10 ID G
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06
STABILITY MAIN
ESSENTIAL IN THE
CURRENCY QUESTION

There is more need Of stability than
of the attempt to attain an ideal per-
fection in the methods of raising
revenue: and the shock and strain to
the business world certain to attend
any serious change in these methods
render such change inadvisable unless
for grave reason. 1t Is not possible
TO lay down any general rule by which
to determine the moment when the
reasons for will outweigh the reasons
against such q change. Much must de-
pend not merely on the needs, but on
the desires, of the people as whole;
for needs and desires are not neces-
sarly identical. OF course no change
can be made on lines beneficial to, or
desired by, one section or one state
only. There must be something like a
general agreement among the citizens
of the several states, as represented in
the congress, that the change is needed
and desired in the interest of the peo-
pie as a whole; and there should then
be a sincere, intelligent and disinter-
ested effort to make it in such shape as
will combine, so far as possible, the
maximum of good to the people at
large with the minimum of necessary
disregard for the special interests of
localities or classes. But in time of
peace the revenue must on the average,
taking a series of years together, equal
the expenditures or else the revenues
must be increased. Last year there
was a deficit. Unless our expenditures
can be kept within the revenues then
our revenue laws must be readjusted
1t is as yet too early to attempt to
outline what shape such a readjust-
ment should take, for it is as yet too
early to say whether there will be
need for it. 1t should be considered
whether it is not desirable that the
tariff laws should provide for applying
as against or in favor of any other
nation maximum and minimum tariff
rates esta blished by the congress, so
as to secure a certain reciprocity of
treatment between other nations and
ourselves. Having in view even larger
considerations of policy than those of
a purely economic nature, it would. in
my judgment, be well to endeavor to
bring about closer commercial connec-
tions with the other peoples of this
continent. I am. happy to be able to
announce to you that Russia now treats
us on the INSTRUMENTATION basis.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06
TRANSPORTATION
QUESTION AT ROOT OF
INDUSTRIAL SUCCESS

The question of transportation lies at
the root of all industrial success and
the revolution in transportation which
has taken place during the last half
century has been the most important
factor in the growth of the new indus
do not wish to see the man of great
talents refused the reward for his tall
ents. Still less do we wish TO see him
penalized; but we do desire 10 see the
system OF railroad transportation so
handled that the strong man shall be
given no advantage over the weak man.
We wish to insure as fair treatment for
the small town as for the big city;
for the small shipper as for the big
shipper. In the old days the highway
of commerce, whether by water or by
a road ON land, was open to all; 1t be-
longed TO the public and the traffic
along It was free. At present the rail-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06
LABOR PROBLEMS
SHOULD BIZ DEALT
WITH BY STATES

The national government has as a
rule but little occasion to deal with the
formidable group of problems con-
nected more or less directly with what
is known as the labor question, for i'm
the great majority of cases these prob
lens must be dealt with by the state
and municipal authorities and not by
the national government. The national
government has control of the District
of Columbia, however, and 1t should
see to II that the city of Washington
is made a model city in all respects,
both as regards parks, public play
grounds, proper regulation of the sys.
tenn OF housing so as to do away with
the evils of alley tenements, a proper
system of education, a proper system
of dealing with truaney and juvenile
Offenders a proper handling OF the
charitable work OF the district. More
over there should be proper factory
laws to prevent all abuses In the em-
ployment OF women and children In
the district These will be useful chiefly
as object Lessons but even this limited
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06

way is the highway and we must do
our best to see that it Is kept open to
all on equal terms. Unlike the old high
way IL is a very difficult and complex
thing to manage, and Il Is far better
that 1t should be managed by private
individuals than by the government.
Opposes Public Ownership
But it can only be so managed on
condition that Justice is done the public.
1t is because, in my judgment, public
ownership of railroads is highly un-
desirable and would probably in this
country entail far-reaching disaster.
that I wish to see such supervision and
regulation of them i'm the interest of
the public as will make It evident that
there is no need for public ownership.
The opponents of government regula-
ton dwell upon the difficulties to be
encountered and the intricate and in
volved nature of the problem. Their
contention is true. 1t Is a complicated
and delicate problem, and all kinds of
difficulties are sure to arise in connec-
ton with any plan of solution, while
no plan will bring all the benefits hoped
for by its more optimistic adherents.
Moreover, under any healthy plan, the
benefits will develop gradually and not
rapidly. Finally we must clearly un-
are to do this peculiarly responsible and
delicate work must themselves be of
the highest type both as regards in
tegrity and efficiency.
Hluh Class Men Necessary
They must be well paid, for other
wise able men can not in the long run
be secured; and they must possess a
lofty probity which will revolt as
quickly at the thought of pandering to
eny gust of popular prejudice against
rich men as at the thought of anything
even remotely resembling subserviency
to rich men. But while l fully admit
the difficulties in the way, l do not
for q moment admit that these difficult
ties warrant us in stopping in our
effort to secure a wise and just system.
They should have no other effect than
to spur us on to the exercise of the
resolution, the even-handed justice, and
the fertility of resource, which we like
to think of as typically American, and
which will in the end achieve good re-
suits in this as in other fields of ac-
tivity. The task is a great one and
underlies the task of dealing with the
whole industrial problem. But the fact
that it is a great problem does not war
rant us in shrinking from the attempt
to solve It, At present we face such
utter lack of supervision, such freedom
from the restraints of law, that excel
lent men have often been literally
forced into doing what they deplored
because otherwise they were left at
the mercy of unscrupulous competitors.
To rail at and assail the men who have
done as they best could under such
conditions accomplishes little. What
we need to do is to develop an orderly
system: and such system can only
come through the gradually increased
exercise of the right of efficient gov
ernment control.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06
economy, efficiency and high character
of the government work
URGES A LAW TO
PREVENT BRIBERY IN
FEDERAL ELECTIONS
In my last annual message ] said:

In my last annual message ] said:
"rhe power Of the government to pro-
tect the integrity of the elections of its
own officials is inherent and has been
recognized and affirmed by repeated
declarations of the supreme court.
There is no enemy of free government
more dangerous and none so insidious
as the corruption of the electorate No
one defends or excuses corruption, and
1t would seem to follow that none would
oppose vigorous measures to eradicate
1t. | recommend the enactment of
law directed against bribery and COR
ruption in federal elections. The de-
tails of such law may be safely left
to the wise discretion of the congress,
but it should go as far as under the
constitution it Is possible to go, and
should include severe penalties against
him who gives or receives a bribe in
tended to influence his act or opinion
as an elector; and provisions for the
publication not only of the expenditures
for nominations and elections of all
candidates. but also of all contributions
litical committees"
Campaign Contributions
I desire to repeat this recommends
ton. In political campaigns in coun-
try as large and populous as ours it is
inevitable that there should be much
expense of an entirely legitimate kind.
This, or course, means that many con-
tributions, and some of them of large
size, must be made, and. as a matter
of fact, in any big political contest such
contributions are always made to both
sides. 1t is entirely proper both to give
and receive them, unless there is an
improper motive connected with either
gift or reception. If they are extorted
by any kind of pressure or promise, eX-
press or implied, direct or indirect, in
the way of favor or immunity, then the
giving or receiving becomes not only
improper but criminal. 1t will un-
doubtedly be difficult as a matter of
practical detail to shape an act which
shall guard with reasonable certainty
against such misconduct; but if it is
possible to secure by law the full and
verified publication in detail of all the
sums contributed to and expended by
the candidates or committees of any
political parties the result cannot but
be wholesome. All contributions by
corporations to any political committee
or for any political purpose should be
forbidden by law; directors should not
be permitted to use stockholders
money for such purposes; and, nore-
over, a prohibition of this kind would
be, as far as it Went, an effective meth
cd of stopping the evils aimed at in
corrupt practices acts. Not only should
both the national and the several state
legislatures forbid any officer of a corr
poration from using the money of the
corporation in or about any election.
but they should also forbid such use of
money in connection with any legisla-
tion save by the employment of counsel
In public manner for distinctly legal
services.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06

Character, Not Occupation
The vital lines OF cleavage among
our people do not correspond and in
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06
The pemaaoaue OF War

There can be no worse foe OF mani
kind In general, and of his own country
i'm particular, than the demagogue Of
war, the man who IN mere folly or 70
serve his own selfish ends continually
rails at and abuses other nations, who
seeks to excite his countrymen against
Foreigners on insufficient pretexts, who
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06
REBATES IN EVERY FORM ON RAILROADS MUST BE ABOLISHED

er further legislation can be had. What
is said above applies with equal force
to fraternal and benevolent organiza-
tions which contract for life Insurance..
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06
Sympathy for Ones Neiehbor

Moreover, in addition to mere ODE.
dience of the law, each man, If he
be really a good citizen, must show
broad sympathy for his neighbor and
genuine desire to look at any question
arising between them from the stand
point of that neighbor no less than
from his own; and to this end it is
essential that capitalist and wage
worker should consult freely one with
the other, should each strive to bring
closer the day when both shall realize
that they are properly partners and
not enemies. To approach the ques .
tions which inevitably arise in the mass
as the enemy of the other side in the
mass is both wicked and foolish. In
the past the most direful among the
influences which have brought about
the downfall of republics has ever been
the growth of the class spirit the
growth of the spirit which tends to
make a man subordinate the welfare
of the public as a whole to the welfare
of the particular class to which he be-
longs, the substitution of loyalty to a
class for loyalty to the nation. This
inevitably brings about a tendency to
treat each man not on his merits as
an individual, but on his position as
belonging to a certain class in the
community. If such a spirit grows up
In this republic 1t will ultimately prove
fatal to us, as in the past Is has proved
fatal to every community in which 1t
has become dominant. Unless we con-
tinue to keep a quick and lively sense
of the great fundamental truth that
our concern is with the individual
worth of the individual man, this gov
ernment cannot permanently hold the
place which II has achieved among
the nations
Character, Not Occupation
The vital lines OF cleavage among
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06
BLOCK SIGNALS
SHOULD BE REQUIRED
ON ALL RAILROADS

In my annual message to the Fifty
eighth congress, at its third session.
l called attention to the necessity for
legislation requiring the use of block
signals upon railroads engaged In in
terState commerce. The number Of
serious collisions upon unblocked roads
that have occurred within the past
year adds force to the recommendation
then made. The congress should pro-
vide, by appropriate legislation, for
the introduction of block signals upon
all railroads engaged in Interstate COM
merce at the earliest practicable date,
as measure of increased safety to the
travelling public.
Through decisions of the supreme
court of the United States and the lower
federal courts in cases brought before
them for adjudication the safety-appli-
ance law has been materially strength
ened, and the government has been
enabled to secure it's effective enforce
ment in almost all cases, with the re-
suit that the condition of railroad
equipment throughout the country Is
much improved and railroad employees
perform their duties under safer con-
ditions than heretofore. The govern
ment's most effective aid in arriving
at this result has been its inspection
service, and that these improved condi-
tions are not more general Is due to the
insufficient number of inspectors en-
ployed. The inspection service has
fully demonstrated it's usefulness, and
in appropriating for its maintenance
| the congress should make provision
for an increase in the number of in
! spectors.
Excessive Hours of Labor
The excessive hours of labor to which
railroad employees in train service are
| in many cases subjected is also a mat
| ter which may we'll engage the serious
attention of the congress. The strain
both mental and physical, upon those
who are engaged in the movement and
| operation of railroad trains under mod
ern conditions is perhaps greater thar
| that which exists in any other industry
| and If there are any reasons for limit
| ing by law the hours of labor in any
| employment, they certainly apply Will
peculiar force to the employment OF
| those upon whose vigilance and alert.
| ness in the performance of their duties
the safety of all who travel by raj
depends.
In my annual message to the Fifty.
seventh congress, at its second session
I recommended the passage of an EN-.
ployers' liability law for the District
of Columbia and in our navy-yards.
| renewed that recommendation in my
message to the fifty-eghth congress
at its second session, and further sug
gested the appointment of a commits
sion to make a comprehensive study o.
employers liability, with a view to tn,
enactment of wise and constitutional
law covering the subject, applica bl,
to all industries within the scope O.
the federal power. I hope that such
law will be prepared and enacted a,
speedily as possible.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-06

deed run at right angles to, the lines Of
cleavage which divide occupation from
occupation, which divide wageworkers
from capitalists, farmers from bankers,
men Of small means from men of large
means, men who live in the towns from
men who live In the country; for the
vital line of cleavage is the line which
divides the honest man who tries to do
well by his neighbor from the dishonest
man who does i'll by his neighbor. In
other words, the standard we should
establish is the standard of conduct
not the standard of occupation. Of
means or of social position. 1t is the
mans moral quality his attitude
toward the great questions which con-
cern all humanity, his cleanliness Of
life, his power TO do his duty toward
himself and toward others, which real
ly count; and if we substitute for the
standard of personal judgment which
treats each man according to his
merits another standard in accordance
with which all men of one class are
favored and all men of another class
Disseminated against we shall do lr-
reparable damage to the body polite.
believe that our people are too sane
too self-respecting, too fit for self-gov-
eminent ever to adopt such an attl-
tude. This government is not and
never shall be government by a plu-
tocracy. This government is not and
never shall be government by a mob
II shall continue to be in the future
what 1t has bee1 in the past, a govern
ment based on the theory that each
man. rich or poor, is to be treated sim
ply and solely on his worth as a man;
that all his personal and property
rights are to be safeguarded, and that
he is neither to wrong others nor to
suffer wrong from others
Self Government Noblest
The noblest of all forms of govern
ment is self government but it is also
the most difficult. We who possess
this priceless boon, and who desire to
hand it down to our children and our
childrens children, should ever bear
in mind the thought so finely Expressed
by Burke: Men are qualified for civil
liberty in exact proportion to their
disposition to put moral chains upon
their own appetites; in proportion as
they are disposed to listen to the
counsels of the wise and good in pref
erence to the flattery of knaVes. So
ciety cannot exist unless controlling
power upon will and appetite be placed
somewhere, and the less Of 1t there be
within the more there must be With
out 1t is ordained in the eternal con-
stitution of things that men OF Intent
perate minds cannot be free. Iher
passions forge their letters.