Germantown Academy - Ye Primer Yearbook (Fort Washington, PA)

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Governor Sheble Settles Coal Strike was the heading which next met my gaze, and I was about to read more, when the lodge door opened, the vision vanished, and I was K. 0. 5-65? 33 led from the Wigwam in a half-unconscious state, by my friends, who had become alarmed at my long absence, and traced me to the place. I. RAYMOND PECK.

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if by magic. Tall grain elevators appeared at one end of the street, and nearby I saw a small brick building, in front of which hung a sign: OLNEY R. PAYNE Real Estate. Then around the corner in a cloud of dust came two horsemen, red-shirted cowboys they were. Their faces were tanned by exposure and they rode with a skill which showed con- stant practice. I recognized the faces of Ralston and Riley, and although Pat had grown to an immense size, the vision was so real that I was about to call to them when the Vlfestern town vanished, and in its place appeared a newspaper, much resembling the New York journal. The headlines were printed in large red type, and it had all the characteristics of a yellow journal. I looked for the name of the editor, and found printed in small type: Editor-in-Chief, Eugene R. Spaulding. Business Manager, Samuel J. Sterrett. Knowing the abilities of these gentlemen in this line at the present time, I began to read tl1e paper with great interest, and soon found some news which surprised me greatly. It was a column headed thus: Bishop Kuehnle entertains a large dinner party given by F. VValter I-Ientz, the Well-known philanthrop- ist, with the most brilliant after-din- ner speech heard in this city for many years. Among the distinguished guests were Roland Lea, the newly- appointed minister to England, and Henry Lewis, the well-known sport- ing man, who last year won the Van- derbilt Cup. In the next column I read: Jack Graham, the Athletics' star pitcher, leaves to-day to join the Chicago team. Graham was induced to leave by Manager Schaefer, of the Wincly City team, who offered him an increase in salary.

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OUR FAMOUS STA TESMEN 1.c1ci1'ffs and Gmzfle11'1c1z.' Perhaps during any two centuries of its existence, no nation on the globe can boast of as many and illustrious statesmen as our own country. From the time when our fore- fathers declared that taxation without repre- sentation is unjustf' when they first beheld liberty looming up before them, from that time our country has been the fertile soil from which have sprung some of the purest of his- torical characters. Characterized by their patience, justice, heroism and truth, they stand forth as beacon lights in our history. They are known by that same courage and spirit which was ever pre- eminent in the early colonists. By this spirit alone the colonies grew and became prosper- ous, by our statesmen endowed with this same integrity, love of freedom and justice they were united into one nation and then later the unity of this nation was preserved by one whose statesmanship is unparalleled in our history. France has its art, Italy its music. It is generally conceded that Germany excels in science and England in wealth and power, but for the greatest and best statesmen our own beloved country stands at the head. ' VVas it by stratagem or good luck that we are to-day independent Americans? Not so, but rather is it due to that wise, noble and courageous statesman and general, George Vlfashington. It is due to the remarkable tact and genius of Franklin and Jefferson. VVhat could measure our indebtedness to Wfebster and Clay, who by their wise super- vision settled our great questions of currency and finance? By the eloquence and bound- less activity of Hamilton the Constitution was put through and then by his aid the impover- ished country was placed on the road to pros- perity.