davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

also by all odds the best, exceeding in
security the vaults of the Government
at Washington and those of the Bank
of England in London almost as much
as modern burglar-proof safe exceeds
the iron key safes of our grandfathers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
JEROME A. ANDERSON,
Theosophist


suering from an ncurable disease is experiencing the
effect of cause which he himself set in action either
In this or some former life-probably the latter.
The effects of cause cannot be avoided by either
man or God; but they may b. delayed Transmitted
to other plane of action Thus the Christian
Scientists and their congeners do really physical
ailments by transferring the field of enects to the
mental plane. and such always followed by
mental disease either in this or some future life.
Similarly the person who commits suicide to escape
suffering, who is murdered by his doctor his
friends by the permission of the community will
escape one single pang; because the effects of the
causes have not been permitted to out He will
return to this earth, and nature who forgets
nor forgves, will place him under such conditions
that the old unsatisfied causes will begin to and
he will be obliged pay his debt the farthng.
This is a universe of order and justice, not of
chaos and injustice. Merted suffering cannot be
escaped in any way, neither by vcarious atonement
by putting the sufferer "out of his misery"
Westerners often express it. Mercy demands, how
that all unnecessary suffering be alevated
this all suffering except that whose cessation
only be accomplished by the death of the body.
would smooth the path to the grave by every
known to medical science, but would cut life
short by single hour. Murder is unjustiabe upon
any hypothesis whether philosophic sentimental.
consider 1t neither merciful justifable to take
human life under any circumstances. Life does not
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
oN. JUDGE VIM CRAIG, COL WIN. c. SMITH. WONG IA

even think Of putting away man. child
VINO Is helpless to resist us and dependent upon our
good offices is treachery of the basest kind.
Let us all die fighting" whether it be the enemy
In the field or disease in chambers, and let die
because our time has come with faces toward
the foe, and with shot stab in the back given
by our own comrades in arms
No, do not think that because a person Is in
curably sick he should be murdered. Besides, this
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

arises from the lack of adequate stor-
age facilities at the clearing house. Its
great strong box, or treasure chest, was
built to hold $105, 900, 000 and when it
was erected three years ago there was
little thought that it's capacity would
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
JUDGE WILLIAM CRAIG

My conclusion is that it is almost impossible to
decide to the positive incurabty of any disease
since almost miraculous recoveries, after all hone
seemed gone, have been known to most of US. Ply
scians of the highest standing often astonshed
at the recuperative powers Of the human body, and
patients given over to death very frequently have
lease of life given them to the surprise their
medical attendants and hopeless relatives friends
Such being the it would be quite impossible for
any commission, matter how able and Conscientious
to judge always correctly Of the physical condition
of sick or infirm persons. There would always be
room for doubt as to their conclusions, and that
doubt would pave the for serious complications
Even if sick person expresses the wish to die that
wish be looked upon nothing natures
rebellion against pain man who has been thoroughly
healthy during his entire life often feels discouraged
and alarmed by transitory illness that lost to
reason Should such man, because he rooshy prays
for speedy death to end his sufferings moment
be removed from the world because Consent" has
been gained and his -atives would be better off,
in the enjoyment of his life insurance they are
while sitting up nights caring for himr
AS to sequestrating the crippled and deformed and
those marred by disease think that have no right
shut persons away from the pleasures social in
tercourse simply because do not enjoy seeing them
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
ROBERT A. Mel FAN, NJ. D.


spirit of the time; it is
taking great many steps backward from civilization
into SaVagery.
There savages who kill their deformed or un-
wished for children desert their SICK leave
useless old men and women to perish from starvation
but their example is not to be emulated.
Speaking from a strictly professional standpoint,
without regard to the religious the ethical,
social aspect of the question, say briefly this:
The whole theory and practice Of medicine opposed
to such idea 1t is the aim of medical
and prolong life under all circumstances 1t
our mission nor privilege to separate the soul
the body 1t is not business whether or
patient would be better off, If he We're dead;
is 1t business to listen patients own de-
sres to consider whether his relatives and
friends would be happier relieved from the burden of
caring for him.
Our simple duty is the preservation Of life and to
that end are bound to direct all energies Once
the life is in the human body 1t aim to keep
1t there and outside considerations have the
slightest effect upon a physician worthy of the name
To in any way lessen the sentiment sacred
of human life would be productive of much evil
If murder under certain restrictions to be con-
sdered right and those restrictions would in
be ignored and haunting fear enforced
dissolution would add the sufferings of MANY a
sick bed.
While 1t is possible that the time may come when
the earth will be thickly populated that plan
to decrease its inhabitants become necessary that
time is far in the future that it worth while
to discuss it, Our duty is for lame the
halt the blind and the suffering, to shrk our
responsibility in that direction by taking upon our
selves the far heavier responsibility of sending them
of this world.
This question is by means a new one to me for
l have often debated in concerning what
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

CUIlle ITOn man, nor should
man presume to judge
when 1t should be taken.
Life is from God. He gives
1t and He withdraws it. 1t
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

I see. Munchausen." said Boswell
that you object to having Ananias a
member of the Associated Shades"
do, OF course said Munchausen.
"Jealous?'
Or my profession. yes," said Nun
chausen. we want the real thing. An
anias was an amateur"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
COL. WILLIAM c. SMITH,
First Tennessee Volunteers.


am soldier and 1 have been in than one
battle, but deliberate murder is something which I
could not countenance. The aim Of army is rather
to wound and thus remove from the field of battle
than to kill outright. 1t is only under most ag-
gravated circumstances that a soldier deliberately
shoot at a man to KILL and but cowardIy
murderer would attempt to injure man who was
unarmed and defenseless.
SuppOsing that law passed legalizing the
helping of incurabe nvads to "a speedy death
where is the respectable father mother or husband
or wife who would give their such a pro-
ceedtng? OF course there mercenary and hard
hearted persons who would be only too glad to avail
themselves of the right troublesome charges
out of this life, but surely the small minority of such
individuals should have weight discussion of
questions which affect the whole world
Even the field of battle should not consider
justified who would end a comrades life to save
him from suffering 1t is hard the frenzied
pleadings of an apparently mortally wounded man
when he begs you to shoot bayonet him to end his
misery, but there is always chance that he NAV he
picked UP and carried to hospital and made able to
hold his in the battle life even If he can no
longer be soldier, and that chance should be taken
every time ~
The very idea Of '1ethal chamber" must he ra
pugnant to persons who possessed of hearts and
conscences. A person who is sick or helpless has
special claim on US who fortunate and to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

crippled or deformed as to make their promscuous
minging in society unpleasant to themselves and to
those brought in contact with them.
Cripples who look upon their misfortunes as stock
in trade should be allowed to prey the public
and those whose circumstances compel them to
themselves the of strangers while their sens
tive shrink from the thought Of plying
ment should have pleasant home provided for them
of the public moneys, where they could live
Guided from all except those friends whom they wished
to meet.
While few would to express themselves
in favor of law authorizing, after rigid in
vestigation by commission specially appointed the
removal of a hopelessly i'll human being, there
very few men who would not prefer to have their
sufferings shortened under such circumstances 1t is
we'll to have the subject discussed. for time
shall become accustomed to the thought, and
minds, through successive generations will be pre-
pared for the inevitable for the time will surely come
when the secret wish Of the individual will become
the law Of the whole
cannot understand how any seriously put
forward such an idea in the age of the world
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

universe is governed abso-
lutely by the law of cause
and effect, however much
our, materialistic scientists
may declare to the con-
trary. Therefore any one
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
MRS. F. DISERENS,
Z Matron Kings Daughters
Home for IncurabIes.

those who incurably i'll -e
we nave mere an average Of seventy men and
Moinell many or them helpless as infants from
@ paralysis or physical injuries and every
6l .ns9-even those who utterly alone in the
sea anu 1ependent upon the charity of STRANGERS
a 0n eaf man. good Christian apparently and in no
way AFRAID OF death except meant the end oF ~
earthly life though afflicted with Most su Oh ms
e Oh me Iace which had destroyed one eye entirely
anu mace MIN most dreadful sight to ioor 49,
spent ms entire time in watching the propree ~ It
perfectly hopeless disease with hand e u ms
py.ls medicines to temporarily check IFS reyoaa "p-
[poxe an Things ne feared that he might bIeeS ..
,ht ~ nls steep something which almost anv 80
s s aeatn would be absolutely painless and as
toll eAcruclatIng suffering and he insisted 49, eL
afransefnent OF mirrors his bedside I1hL PoL an
ali fo Keep be watcn Of the dsnegrang tissues broue
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

proved to me that no mat
ter how wretched and
hopeless may be the case
of the sufferer there Is
very little real longing for
the relief of death among
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

- 80 30 90 G G Q 9 G @ @ @ @ @ G Q
Inc gross weight of gold public
o NE" York amounts tons-S3oo
81 Po In one side of gigantic would heav
~ i0"Ianc ten hftyton locomotives of the
a0ne In which it is kept equal
in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
WONG TAI,
Merchant.

and his friends should do everything possible pre-
serve his life until death longer prevented
No reputable Chinese would to the taking
away of the life OF relative or friend; such thing
would be barbarouS and monstrous and would not be
thought of by one properly taught and reared.
Under no circumstances should think it allowable
for man to take it upon himself deliberately end
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

ought to be done in cases
where a human being is so
Ill or so helpless as to be
a burden to himself and to
all around him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

a human life for the reason
that the encroachments of
disease had made that life
unpleasant to the owner
and troublesome to his
friends
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
COLONEL j. J. LYON.
6. 4 r.

iI when we nave cultivated in regard such mat
es ana our mistaken ideas of what constitutes true
humanity In the case of tortured sufferers from can
epIess prisoners of the grim jailer PARALYSIS and
cUush-racked victims of hopeless consumption the in
sIsIenl etort OF physicians friends to keen the
eIit u ne allght in wretched bodies is actual
IN many instances the lethal chamber or tha
quehs oplate from the effects of which the natient
"oIId never Waken, would be a positive BLESSING
ne constantly increasing population of the world
80. vItdDIy lead TO revival, in a somewhat dif
IeIehL Iorrn OF the old Spartan laws and In ftra
isanno only the test will be allowed to enjoy ex
I1ro,I7 It IL would be wiser If sanitariums were
~ III WHICH should be gathered all persons SO
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

as Killing a man for the
reason that he Is no pleas
ure to himself nor his ac-
quaintances.
A man should endure
SI1ffari with oil nofia,,oa
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
M. E. CRAMsR,
Pastor
First Divine Science Church.

appcaton OF Divine Science, the rapid recovery Of
many patients who have been judged incurable by
counclls or the best-known physicians that know
no human judgment would be a safe basis for any
one 10 work from who Endorsed the idea of helping
people TO de- This practice would expert
et ana crime Our experience in healing has proved
e. US tha incurables often quickly cured Divine
Scientists do not believe in murder under any name
or pretense The law is Thou shalt kill; it is
JuSl as nuch murder to kill sick person as it is TO
KI Well one There is law by which it is proved
lhaI oeath the ultimate of disease leads health.
Inc declaration of Independence is approved the
Morlo over That all are born equal and have equal
lisnt TO me and liberty. One portion of the
ulty Is not justified in putting another portion out
Oh the way because judged to be incurable.
+bi- LII years on the BOARD OF directors
OF TINS institution and later as resident rnatron has
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

not "be helped to a speedy
death" The claim that
they are incurably sick Is
human judgment.
1t has been our privilege
TO witness through the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

the day will come when it's
merciful expediency will
not be questioned.
Much totally unneces-
sary anguish is endured
because of the false senti-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

consider 1t neither merciful ustif1able to take
a human life under any circumstances Life does not
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17
&C coo eoo coo O @ 90 100000

EW YORK, July 9.-More coined
gold. by millions and millions of
dollars worth, is packed away
for safekeeping in New York
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

This question is by means a new one to me fo,
have often debated in my mind concerning what
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

TO even SUGGEST the de-
STABILITY of legalizing
murder seems to me dia-
metrically opposed to the
spirit of the time; it is
backward from civilization
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

question durable or INCUR
able is a very difficult one
TO answer, and would most
readily afford just grounds
for misunderstanding and
uncertainty, not only in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

MY experience for years on the board Of direction
OF this institution and later as resident matron ha
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

cannot understand how any one can seriously d
forward such idea in the present age of the worl
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

Divine Science standpoint there are many
why the .incurably sick $50 caIled) should
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-22

the night and make for Wa. At Wa
they were met by reinforcements un-
der Captain Cramer, and the Sofas
surrounded the little force, and it was
only saved by Lieutenant Henderson's
plucky action in going to the Sofa camp
and demanding an audience Of Sa-
mory. The British retreated in the
night, losing two guns; the cannon
taken the other day is doubtless one
OF these. A few months later French
force in the same country was sur
rounded also by the Sofas, who prom
ised them a safe conduct, and then
treacherously attacked them, killing all
the officers. Up till June Of this
year, the two European powers were
SO much occupied with each others
movements that Samory was left very
much to his own devises. But directly
the convention was signed operations
were actively pushed against him by
the French troops on the ivory coast,
and they have now, it appears, been
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-22
The Cheetu1.

The axis, or cheetul, deer of the In
dian jungle can claim to be the most
ornamental of all the thirty-six races
OF deer to be seen gathered together at
Woburn. In the early summer, when
all the other deer except the wapiti are
either shedding their horns or Gin the
velvet" the axis are in perfection, both
of color and antlers. The large herd Of
this species looks as if carved out Of
ivory and red gold in the sunshine and
verdure Of English scenery. Their
horns are almost white, their eyes and
muzzles of jet black, their threats
white and their backs and sides a bril-
liant golden tan, spotted with round
dots of purest white. It is worth a pill
grimage to Woburn to see these deer
alone. They breed constantly, some
times producing two fawns in the
twelvemonth.-Th Spectator.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-22
THOUGHT HIS WIFE ENJOYED 1T
So He Didn't Tell His Son How Vulgar
He Thought the Show.


From Chicago Democrat: During
one Of the past weeks when the differ
ent theaters of the residence districts
of the city were being enliyened with
the pugilistic prowess Of certain
tighter gentleman was persuaded by
his eager son to 60 to see and hear
the renowned fighter, and as he refused
to go without her, his wife reluctantly.
consented to accompany her husband
to the theater. They went and they
returned home at the close of the per-
Torrance, the wife, whose interests all
lie in the highest Of high cultures, too
full Of disgust to voice her opinion Of
the pugilistic performance. She was
sorry though she hadn't expressed her
emphatic opinion when she heard her
husband innocently telling his children
the following morning: 1T was rather
vulgar, thought, but didn't say any
thing about it because think your
mother really enjoyed It.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-22
Site Of Ma1y'S Homes, Presented
by the Kaiser to the Pope

been made from time to time since
then, until the church as it stands is
practically a medieval structure. The
stable itself is cave beneath the
church.
Thus the cycle Of tradition in regard
to the spots consecrated by the pres
ence Of Christ as infant, boy and man
was completed at very early date.
But the legend which took up the story
of the Virgins life after the death Of
Christ had no domiciliary witness to
its truth until, on July 20, 1891, the last
home Of the Virgin was discovered I'M
der the ruins Of the ancient city OF
Ephesus, in Asia Minor.
This discovery was made by the SUI
iperior of the College of the Propaganda
in Smyrna. He was led to the search
by accident A little volume by one
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-22
The Recent Gift Of the German Emperor to
His Holiness Will Enable Catholic Chris
tians to Complete the Cycle Of
the Virgins Shrines.

A memorable incident of the Ger
man kaiser's last week in Jerusalem
was the presentation to him by the
sultan of a small lot Of ground reputed
to be the site of the Virgin Mary's
home in that city. The kaiser prompt
1y turned the lot over to the pope, to
be held in trust for the Catholics of
Germany. .. ..-.-- Il
This lot is not, as some of the papers
have asserted, a vacant lot. A two
story establishment devoted to bus
mess purposes has stood there for the
last two centuries. This will probably
be torn down, and chapel or church
will be erected upon it. The attendant
excavations may reveal something to
confirm or deny the tradition that here
the Virgin Mary lived with her son
during the last three years of his life,
when he appeared to the world as
prophet and Messiah.
There are many spots in the Holy
Land which are associated with the
Mother of God. She was native of
Nazareth, Christ was born to her at
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-22
The Vastness OF London.

The vastness Of London is becoming
more and more striking. The real Lon
don is comprised in what is called the
Metropolitan police area, and in that
area there is population of 5,633, SO6,
which is as great as the mbined, pop
ulations Of four great capitals of Eu-
rope St. Petersburg, Berlin, Paris and
ROME. Already London extends eight
cen miles from Charing Cross all
around, and the mind cannot grasp
the idea of the London of fifty years
hence. In it's streets, houses, work.
shops, rivers, sixty-six persons die
from various kinds of violence every
week; SO that nearly $500 men, women
and children every year meet their
deaths from accident, negligence, or
design.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-22
CALM ADVICE IN RAIN STORM.

The Tall Man Tells the Little One to
Hold His Head Up.
From Chicago Democrat: It was the
day this week that it rained so hard
and showed a little to help out. the
day that the big steamer foundered OPP
posite the Auditorium and half doz-
en- other vessels were in distress along
the lake shore. The wind and rain
swept through the streets in binding
gusts and every pedestrian plowed
along with head bent to escape the
wind, umbrella firmly clutched to avoid
it's destruction and deep disgust for
everybody and everything written on
his averted countenance. One little
man was wrestling with wind and
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-22
HouoE OF TIE VIRGIN M JERyeAlEn y2e5ToaED

portion Of the Latin convent,
large, square building enclosed by
a wall. A chapel known as the
Church Of the Annunciation rises over
LIE spot. but underneath the church
are shown the kitchen, parlor and bed
room Of the Virgin and the workshop
OF Joseph. ~
It is little difficult to reconcile
these details with the other legend of
the Santa Casa, or Holy House of To-
reto, in Italy. The Santa Casa is re-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-22

precious stones. which make it today
one of the richest shrines in the world.
The precise spot in Bethlehem
where the stable stood in which Christ
was born is marked by the Church Of
the Nativity, originally bult, accord
ing to tradition, in the year $50, by the
Emperor Constantine. Part of the mas
onry attributed to Constantine is still
extant, but most of the older work
dates from the time of Justinian, about
BOZ. Additions and alterations have