Chapter V: Valor, American heritage of, 452

Van Dyke, Henry, 50

Van Vorst, Mrs. Bessie, 508-510

Vasco da Gama, 151

Venezuela, 669
blockade in, 260, 667-668
claims against, 668
Monroe Doctrine and, 260-263

Venezuelan Government, 262
trouble, 10, 260

Venice, 151, 391

Veteran soldiers, increased value of, 588

Veterans to the Civil Service, relation of, 687

Veterans, Civil War, 489, 586, 590, 686
debt to, National, 591
justice to the, 586
New Jersey, 482
tribute to the, 15

Veto power, when not exercised, 3

Victoria, Queen, death of, 605

Victory, secret of, 142

Vienna, international arbitration
union at, 672

Violence, ignorant, dangers of, 540

Virginia, 167, 169, 223, 453, 517
great sons of, 454
in American history, 453
University founded, 454
University in history, 453-456
University of, 453-458, 644

Virginians, great deeds of, 453
in public life, 454
in statecraft, 454

Virtue and orderly liberty, 481
and strength, 460
public and private, 413

Virtues, commonplace, value of, 289
of greatness, 492
no substitutes for, 508
softer and stronger, 480
value of, to State, 134

Volunteer forces, United States, 93
militia and, 630
provisions for, 599
raising of, 590

Volunteer soldiers, reliance on, 591

Voting, difficulties of, in Philippines, 95
Filipino method of, 95

W

Wages, the American standard of, 615
high rate of, present, 546

Wage-workers, interests of, 85
prosperity of, 475, 608
qualities of the, 466
well-being of, 615

Wagner, Charles, his philosophy, 131

Wales Island, 666

War and peace, leaders in, 289
spirit in, 488

War, character required in, 585
Civil, 10, 17, 18, 19, 21, 25, 32, 37, 40, 43, 55, 61, 67, 72, 119,
141-142, 145, 165, 186, 203, 205, 209, 211, 212, 217, 222, 223,
230, 232, 233, 308, 310, 311, 330, 344, 377, 397, 433, 451,
452, 478, 483, 486, 487, 489, 491, 492, 505, 507, 529, 591,
607, 686
Civil, abuses in, 63
College, Naval, 692
comradeship in, 365
conducting, lesson in, 399
contraband of, 671
decline of, 575, 622, 670
demands of, on men, 585
Department of, 9, 61, 316, 319, 559, 586, 589
duties of, 492
fleet, great, true meaning of, 583
hardships of, 62
individual in, the, 75, 630
Mexican, 10, 72, 222, 454, 746
modern conditions of, 74-75, 585, 630
moral and material interests in, 50
of 1812, 10, 119
Philippine, 92, 98, 185, 399
readiness for, 394
reasons for going to, 14
Revolutionary, 18
Secretary of, 10, 83, 571, 630, 631, 665
Spanish, 10, 54, 72, 84, 87, 92, 98, 119, 125, 203, 204, 215, 236,
239, 310, 320, 377, 397, 398, 399, 484, 579, 580, 646
Spanish, veterans of, 185
taxes, abolition of, 654
training in, value of, 585
United States Government on,
attitude of, 671
wicked folly of, 575
with uncivilized peoples, 622, 628

Warships, building of, 266
uses of, in peace, 582

Washington, District of Columbia, 39, 221-225, 226, 249, 261, 263,
309, 440, 446, 455, 489, 493, 495, 501, 649, 668
alleys in, 547
business interests of, 225
improvements in, 547
model city, a, 642
“Post” quoted, 720, 721
sanitary laws in, 642

Washington, George, President, 57, 70, 72, 138, 232, 289, 319, 329,
399, 470, 487, 488, 644
and Lincoln, 445
as a statesman, 232
days of, 607
soldiers of, 487
work of, 41

Washington, State of, 97, 393, 420, 421, 426, 427, 428, 429, 677
future of, 429

Water-craft inspection, 685

Water hoarding, laws against, 565
laws in Western States, 565
right of use to, 565
rights, perpetual, evil of, 565
rights to, in excess of use, 564
State ownership of, perpetual, 565
supply and the forests, 559
supply, evils of changing, 443
titles and court decisions, 564
titles to, stability in, 564

Waters, preservation of, 384
using, question of, 438

Watersheds and forests, 444
protecting the, 444

Waterways, Federal control of the, 561

Watson, John C, Rear-Admiral, 39

Waukesha, Wis., 268

Wealth, abuse of, 273
abuses of, 538
aggregate, increase of, 538
and misconduct, 610
cause of increased, 100
concentration of, 274
corporate, National causes of, 538
dangers of great, 102
expenditure of, proper, 778
legitimate, benefits of, 538
necessary reward of effort, 539
and Tariff Bill, 538
opportunities of, 51
outcry against, 275
outcry against, cause of, 773
regulation of, 538
United States, 631
unreasoning hostility to, 764

Weevil in cotton States, the, 684

Weil award against Mexico, 605

Welfare of community, 472
National, nature of, 537
of workers, vital moment of, 546

Well-being, causes of our, 608
of wage-workers, 615
our unique, 607
popular, 608

Wesley, John, 228, 242-248
secret of his power, 248

West, forestry sentiment in the, 558
land-law revision in the, 680
Methodists in the, 39

Western Hemisphere, 578, 597
colonies in, 450
peoples of, 597
Spain driven from, 758

Western States, water laws in, 565

West Indies, 22, 87

West Point, 70, 120, 412, 630
mathematics at, 589
men, services of, 71
promotions at, 690
training at, 589
training, value of, 76
unique character of, 71

Wheat, macaroni, introduction of, 641

Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 404, 405, 408

Wheeler, Joseph, General, 20, 203

Wheeling, West Virginia, 146, 151

White House, the, 15, 203, 455, 504, 506, 606, 645, 648, 709
additions in, incongruous, 644
architecture of, 644
restoration of, 455, 644
Washington’s plans for, 644

White men, appointments of, 512, 516

White Pass, Alaska, 667

Wickedness not “smart,” 460

Wilson, Edgar S., 517

Wilson-Gorman tariff bill, 3

Wisconsin, 268, 272

Wisdom and strength, 496

Wisdom, human limits of, 537
true, nature of, 135

Wise treatment of trusts, 175, 541

Woman, the glory of a, 479
supreme duty of a, 510
who toils, article on the, 508

Wood, Leonard, General, 80, 81, 238, 408, 409, 412
criticisms of, undeserved, 411
sacrifices of, in Cuba, 411
services of, to Cuba, 81
work of, in Cuba, 411

Words and deeds, homage in, 491

Work, advantages of, 477
and love, 356
and play, 379
and play, relation of, 294
cost of any great, 91
duty and privilege in, 510
manner of doing, 478
necessity of, 356, 432
need of good, 355-356
value of good, 28
varieties of, 432

Workers, American, character of 547
welfare of, important, 546
well-being of, important, 551

Workingman defined, 432

Workingmen, American, conditions of, 298
and trusts, 178

World, part in, our large, 607

Worth of a man, 481

Wright, Luke E., 21, 67, 95, 202, 207, 208-211, 223

Wright, Luke E., efficient work of, 210
tribute to, 208

Wrong, condemnation of the, 500

Wyoming, 324, 326, 327, 362

Y

Yale University, 80, 81
Y. M. C. A. at, 229

Yalu River, 674

Yellowstone National Park, 324-328
game in the, 328

Yellowstone, wild life in the, 560

Yosemite Park, 326

Young, S. B. M., General, 724, 725

Young Men’s Christian Association, 226-231, 353-361
railroad branch of, 353
work of, 228

Young Women’s Christian Association, 227

Z

Zoölogical Park, National, 598

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The index was not checked for proper alphabetization or correct page
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Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been
corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the
text and consultation of external sources.

Some hyphens in words have been silently removed, some added, when a
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Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text,
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