Alamo, fall of the, 33-36.
Allegiance to nation, undivided,
207-10.
America, sources of danger to,
112-19; corruption in, 116;
history of, central feature of
history of world, 172; holds the
hope of the world, 186; a new
nationality formed in, 204.
American, the good, 195; the
hyphenated, 190-210, 218; two
duties of, 204.
American life, incompatible with
anarchy, 206.
American nationalism, 207-10.
Americanism, straight, 199-210;
a question of spirit, not of creed
or birthplace, 206; two demands
upon the spirit of, 207-10; spirit
of, necessary for accomplishing
good for mankind, 218.
Anarchy, and liberty, and tyranny,
193; American life incompatible
with, 206.
Animals, at the time of the back-
woodsmen, 12, 19, 21, 24; on
Long Island, 290, 291; in Africa,
297, 298.
Antelope, 24, 27-29.
Antelope-goat, white, 31.
"Aristocracy of blackguards," 274.
Armaments, international agree-
ments for reduction of, 245.
Backwoodsmen, their resem-
blance to each other, 3-6; all
American, 4-6; seen at their
best in the forests, 6; and the
Indians, 7, 13, 14; their weapons,
7; lived in groups of families, 7;
their forts, 7, 8; their food, 8;
their cabins, 8, 9; the society
and the duties and rights of, 9;
early learned lessons of self-help
and mutual assistance, 10; their
schooling, 11; their domestic
utensils, 11; their life, one long
struggle, 12; were hunters, 12,
13; their influence in the settle-
ment of the West, 13; their mili-
tary organization, 13-15; ex-
tremes of society among, 15;
lawless characters among, 15,
16; forms of punishment among,
16; superstitions of, 16; their
religion, 16, 17; summary of
their characteristics, 17; no
room for coward and weakling
among, 45.
Bacon, Robert, 281, 282.
Bad Lands, hunting in the, 253-
57; description of life in, 261-
63.
Baer, George F., 283.
Barry, General, 201.
Bear, 12, 19, 21, 24, 29.
Belgium, 203, 217.
Bertela, Aurelio, 238.
"Big stick," the, 226, 230, 231.
Billings, Josh, 229.
Birds, on Long Island, 289, 290.
Birth-rate, diminution in, 305.
Blue Licks, battle of the, 22.
Boasting, 226.
Bolshevism, 83, 84.
Boone, Daniel, and the founding
of Kentucky, 18-23.
Boonesborough, settlement of, 20;
attacked by Indians and others,
22.
"Boss," the, in politics, 105-09.
Bowie, Col. James, 33, 35.
Brown, Major Campbell, 265.
Buffalo, the, 19, 21, 24, 27-29.
Bull Run, battle of, 38.
Bunyan, John, his Man with the
Muck-rake, 121.
Business, and government, 132-
53; which is hurt by the move-
ment for honesty, 146; hurting,
193.
Cabins, of backwoodsmen, 8, 9.
Capital and labor, Lincoln's atti-
tude toward, 150, 151.
acter, 50, 80, 96; asset in na-
tion's greatness, 146; effort to
enforce principle of, 148; appli-
cation of, 165, 168.
Competency, 73. See Efficiency.
Competition, 165.
Compromise, necessity of, 130.
Conscience, liberty of, 196.
Conservation, 164-68.
Conservatism, and radicalism,
148-51.
Contract, freedom of, 154, 159.
Capitalist and wage worker, prob- Control, of corporations, 175; of
lem of, 134.
governmental agents, 180.
Carlyle, Thomas, his prophecies, Corn, resource of backwoodsmen,
306.
Cavour, C. B. di, a worker for
peace of righteousness, 239.
Chance, element of, in success, 80.
Chancellorsville, battle of, 38-42.
Character, 45-55; the thing that
counts, 50; the qualities that
constitute, 50, 80, 95; growth
in, the determining factor in
self-government, 55; better than
genius, 95.
Charity, and love, 63.
Child labor, 153.
Corporations, abuses in, 136-38;
and publicity, 138, 139, 145;
taxation of, 139-42; control of,
175. See Trusts.
Corruption, 112–21.
Courage, an elemental virtue,
48, 95; all-important, 61, 62; and
honesty, 72.
Court of Arbitral Justice, 245.
Courts, 158-63.
Coyotes, 24.
Critics, 119, 120.
Children, at Sagamore Hill, 291-Crockett, Daniel, 33-35.
Citizenship, pride in, 49. See Cushing, William B., 213.
Civic reformer, the, 270-76.
Civil War, the, 173, 234.
Clark. See Lewis and Clark.
Class, the word hardly applicable
to American life, 187; democ-
racy cannot be built on lines of,
190.
Class cleavage, 187-94.
Clubs, political, 102-04.
Custer, General George A., 209,
210.
Death, 88-92; the law of, and
nations, 305.
Decency, 70-73, 81, 95, 100; civic,
49, 107; not weakness, 51, 52,
61.
Deeds, the homage of, 46; in
service, 87; and words, 243.
Coal strike settlement, 166, 281- Deer, 12, 19, 21, 24, 27-29, 32.
Collective bargaining, 154, 155.
Common sense, a quality of char-
Democracy, based on service, 83;
experiment in, 186; in country
districts of America, 188; cannot
be built on class lines, 190; in-
dustrial, 192.
Dewey, Admiral George, 201.
Division of labor, 152.
Domestic service, 85.
Dutch, in the colonies, 5.
Duty, 49, 306; well and honestly
done, happiness the result of,
71; performance of, to be ex-
acted, 88; of the individual, 93-
101; nationalism of, 219.
portance of, 65-70; highest ideal
of, 69; duty of perpetuating, 90.
Farmers, 152.
Farragut, David G., 209, 213.
Finances, corporate, 152.
Flag, the American, 199, 206, 208,
216.
Flowers, on Long Island, 288.
Foreign policy, 228, 229, 232.
Forest, of the backwoodsmen, 6, 9.
Forests, public, 166.
Fort Mandan, 26.
Forts, stockade, 7, 8.
Fortunes, large, 153.
France, warning of her history,
184, 185.
Franchises, taxation of, 140-42.
Frankness, 72.
Early, Jubal A., 39.
Economic policy, stability of,
needed, 143.
Education, attained by a process,
not an act, 54; of good according
to its use, 97-99; industrial, 153.
Efficiency, not to be left to the
Devil's agents, 52; and honesty,
72, 73; not to be penalized, 75;
in politics, 75; in military mat-Game, of the backwoodsmen, 12,
ters, 75, 76.
Effort, sustained, 52, 151; the law
of worthy life, 67.
Elephant hunting, 298–302.
Elk, the, 12, 19, 21, 24, 27-29, 32;
the call of the bull, 263-65.
Emerson, R. W., 241.
Employers' liability law, 147, 167.
Endeavor, goal of national great-
ness to be won through, 59.
Energy, business, 153.
English language, 208.
Fredericksburg, 38, 39.
Freedom, of contract, 154, 159;
of opportunity, 164-68.
Frontiersmen. See Backwoodsmen.
13, 19, 21, 24; encountered by
Lewis and Clark, 27-32.
Genius, 78, 95.
Germans, in the colonies, 5; and
German-Americans, 199-207.
Gettysburg, 52-54.
God, fearing, 216-19.
Goethals, Colonel George Wash-
ington, 200.
Good, the general, 165, 168, 177.
Good citizen, qualities needed to
make, 72.
Enthusiasm toward the right, a Good citizenship, the basis of,
quality of character, 50.
Equality, of opportunity, 147,
173, 174; association on plane
of, 188, 189; of consideration
and respect, 208, 209.
Evans, Admiral Robley D., 201.
Expediency and principle, 284,
285.
Extremes, to be avoided, 192, 193.
45-92; the basis of just govern-
ment, 93-131.
Good man, the strong and the
timid, 51, 52.
Government, just, the basis of,
93-131; from without and from
within, 93; by the people, 93,
94; the basis of national unity,
132-86; and business, 132-53.
Grant, U. S., 209.
Family, the, and the home, im-Grant, Frederick D., 200.
be built on class lines, 190; in-
dustrial, 192.
Dewey, Admiral George, 201.
Division of labor, 152.
Domestic service, 85.
Dutch, in the colonies, 5.
Duty, 49, 306; well and honestly
done, happiness the result of,
71; performance of, to be ex-
acted, 88; of the individual, 93-
101; nationalism of, 219.
Early, Jubal A., 39.
Economic policy, stability of,
needed, 143.
Education, attained by a process,
not an act, 54; of good according
to its use, 97-99; industrial, 153.
Efficiency, not to be left to the
Devil's agents, 52; and honesty,
72, 73; not to be penalized, 75;
in politics, 75; in military mat-
ters, 75, 76.
Effort, sustained, 52, 151; the law
of worthy life, 67.
Elephant hunting, 298-302.
Elk, the, 12, 19, 21, 24, 27-29, 32;
the call of the bull, 263-65.
Emerson, R. W., 241.
Employers' liability law, 147, 167.
Endeavor, goal of national great-
ness to be won through, 59.
Energy, business, 153.
English language, 208.
portance of, 65-70; highest ideal
of, 69; duty of perpetuating, 90.
Farmers, 152.
Farragut, David G., 209, 213.
Finances, corporate, 152.
Flag, the American, 199, 206, 208,
216.
Flowers, on Long Island, 288.
Foreign policy, 228, 229, 232.
Forest, of the backwoodsmen, 6, 9.
Forests, public, 166.
Fort Mandan, 26.
Forts, stockade, 7, 8.
Fortunes, large, 153.
France, warning of her history,
184, 185.
Franchises, taxation of, 140-42.
Frankness, 72.
Fredericksburg, 38, 39.
Freedom, of contract, 154, 159;
of opportunity, 164-68.
Frontiersmen. See Backwoodsmen.
Game, of the backwoodsmen, 12,
13, 19, 21, 24; encountered by
Lewis and Clark, 27–32.
Genius, 78, 95.
Germans, in the colonies, 5; and
German-Americans, 199-207.
Gettysburg, 52-54.
God, fearing, 216-19.
Goethals, Colonel George Wash-
ington, 200.
Good, the general, 165, 168, 177.
Good citizen, qualities needed to
make, 72.
Enthusiasm toward the right, a Good citizenship, the basis of,
quality of character, 50.
Equality, of opportunity, 147,
173, 174; association on plane
of, 188, 189; of consideration
and respect, 208, 209.
Evans, Admiral Robley D., 201.
Expediency and principle, 284,
285.
Extremes, to be avoided, 192, 193.
45-92; the basis of just govern-
ment, 93-131.
Good man, the strong and the
timid, 51, 52.
Government, just, the basis of,
93-131; from without and from
within, 93; by the people, 93,
94; the basis of national unity,
132-86; and business, 132-53.
Grant, U. S., 209.
Family, the, and the home, im-Grant, Frederick D., 200.
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