ithout all that others have done for him.

[Illustration: Iron Ore Ready for Shipment.]

There is something which each member of a community can do to make life
better for others. If he does this willingly and well, he co-operates with
his fellow men and assists in the great upbuilding of the nation. And the
amount of _service_ the man or woman, boy or girl can render those about
him is the measure of his worth to his neighborhood, his State, or his
country.

It is good for us to ask ourselves this question: How can I be helpful in
the community where I live, which has done so much for me? If we try to
give faithful service, working cheerfully with others, we are truly
patriotic. Are you a patriot?

SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

1. What are the four great industries taken up in this chapter? Can you
tell in what ways each of these is of special value to us?

2. Use your map in locating the cotton region; the wheat-growing region;
the cattle-raising region.

3. In what ways are coal, iron, and steel especially useful?

4. How are we all dependent upon one another? How may we be truly
patriotic?

THE END

INDEX

Adams, John
Adams, Samuel
Alamo
Anna, Santa
Antietam, battle of
Appomattox Court House, Lee's surrender at
Atlanta, capture of

Backwoodsmen, life among
Barlow, Joel
Bon Homme Richard (bo-nom'-re-shar')
Boone, Daniel
Boone, Squire
"Boston Tea Party"
Brandywine Creek
Bull Run, battle of
Bunker Hill, battle of
Burgoyne (ber-goin'), General, his invasion

Cabinet, the President's
Calhoun, John C.
Camden, battle of
Carson, Kit
Cattle-raising
Cedar Creek, battle of
Cherokee Indians
Civil War
Clark, George Rogers
Clark, William
Clay, Henry
Clermont
Clinton, DeWitt
Coal
Colonies become States
Compromise, Missouri
Compromise of 1850
Concord, battle of
Confederate States of America, organization of
Congress, Continental, first meeting of
second meeting of
Congress, United States
Continental Army
Cornwallis, General
Cotton
Cotton-gin, invention of
Cowpens, battle of
Creek Indians
Custis, Mrs. Martha

Davis, Jefferson
Dawes, William
Declaration of Independence
Donelson, Fort
Dorchester Heights
Douglas, Stephen A.

Early, General, at Cedar Creek
Emancipation Proclamation
Erie Canal

Ferguson, Major
Fitch, John
Flatboat
Florida, purchase o