DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, in the spirit of Magna Carta, 98; framed by Jefferson, 308; clause on slavery stricken out, 311; Fiftieth anniversary of signing, 91, 304, 313. _See also_ FOURTH OF JULY; JEFFERSON; LIBERTY BELL. DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE OF OTHER COUNTRIES, Argentina, 243; Bolivia, 390; Brazil, 113; Chile, 404; Haiti, 405; Peru, 265; Venezuela, 342. DELAWARE, aids blockaded Boston, 79; sends delegates to First Continental Congress, 80. EARTH, old theories about its shape, 7. EARTHLY PARADISE, Columbus’s search for, 5, 15, 21. ECUADOR, Guayaquil now a part of, 271; formation of Republic, 390. EDWARD VII OF ENGLAND, decides Argentine-Chilean boundary line, 407. EL CRISTO OF THE ANDES, 406. ELDER PITT, soubriquet of William Pitt, 94. ELKHORN RANCH, Roosevelt at, 48. EMPIRE OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS, _see_ BRAZIL. ENGLISH CONSTITUTION, _see_ CONSTITUTIONS OF OTHER COUNTRIES. ESTABLISHED CHURCH OF ENGLAND, 125, 330, 350. EVER FAITHFUL ISLE, soubriquet of Cuba, 59. FAIRFAX, LORD, Washington surveys his estate, 191, 193. FANEUIL HALL, cradle of American Liberty, 104. FAREWELL ADDRESS, Washington consults Madison and Hamilton, 158. FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY, soubriquet of Washington, 189. FATHER THADDEUS, soubriquet of Kosciuszko, 225. FEDERAL CONSTITUTION, _see_ CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. FEDERAL CONVENTION, Washington presides at, 171; Franklin and the rising sun, 171; wisdom of its members, 442. _See also_ CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. FEDERAL UNION, _see_ UNION, THE. FIRST AMERICAN, soubriquet of Roger Williams, 347. FIRST SOLDIER, FIRST CITIZEN, soubriquet of Bernardo O’Higgins, 404. FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES, Pine Tree, 358, 360; adoption of Stars and Stripes, 361; design for Stars on Flag, 88; first foreign salute to, 362. _See also_ BANNERS. FLAGS OF OTHER REPUBLICS, Argentina, 251; Chile, 255, 397; Cuba, 60; Peru, 265; Venezuela, 339, 342. FLAMING SON OF LIBERTY, soubriquet of Miranda, 331, 346. FORT MCHENRY, visited by Lafayette, 423. FORT MIMS, massacre at, 289, 291, 293, 295. FORTUNATE ISLES, legend, 6. FOURTH OF JULY, celebration recommended by John Adams, 74; fiftieth anniversary of, 91, 304, 313; Jackson reads it aloud, 282. _See also_ DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; INDEPENDENCE DAYS; LIBERTY BELL. FOX, CHARLES JAMES, defender of America, 104. FOX, GEORGE, advice to Penn about his sword, 32. FRANCIA, Tyrant-liberator of Paraguay, 405. FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN, some important dates in his life, 164; the whistle, 165; his boyhood, 166, 167; anecdote of the rolls, 168; standing before Kings, 169; draws lightning from the clouds, 170; at the Federal Convention, 171; recommends Steuben, 221; aids Paul Jones, 364; bequeaths walking-stick to Washington, 172. FRAUNCES TAVERN, Washington’s farewell to his officers at, 230. FREDERICKSBURG, Washington visits his mother at, 195.