VII War Orders in the “Land of the Rising Sun” 118 VIII The Cowboy Soldier, a Coincidence 145 IX Life Among Hostile Moros in the Jungles of Mindanao 169 X A Midnight Phantasy in California 197 XI “Semper Fidelis,” the Marine “Guard of Honor,” World’s Fair, St. Louis. 1904 208 XII Topographical Survey in the Jungles of Luzon 242 XIII “Cock-fighting,” the National Sport of the Philippines 271 XIV Departure of the 29th Infantry for the Home-land; Reception in Honolulu 279 Illustrations Page William Llewellyn Adams _Frontispiece_ Detachment of “Governor’s Troop,” Mt. Gretna, 1898 20 A Trooper 42 Tent No. 2, Fynmore and Adams, “World’s Fair,” St. Louis, 1904 214 Coleman and Adams, Gun-mule “Dewey,” Machine-gun Battery 258 Machine Gun Platoon of the 29th Infantry in the Snow Capped Wasatch Range, Utah 260 Where spades grow bright and idle swords grow dull, Where jails are empty and where barns are full, Where church paths are with frequent feet outworn, Law court-yards empty, silent, and forlorn; Where lawyers foot it and the farmers ride, Where age abounds and youth is multiplied: Where these signs are, they clearly indicate A happy people and well-governed state. _Anonymous._ I. Campaign of the “Governor’s Troop,” Penna. Volunteer Cavalry The “Pandora Box”――Call for Volunteers――Mustered In――Breaking of Horses at Mt. Gretna――Liberality of the Ladies of Harrisburg and Hazleton――Departure of the Tenth Pennsylvania for the Philippines――My First Rebuff, by Major-General Graham――Thirty Thousand Soldiers Celebrate the Victory of Santiago――Troopers Decorated with Flowers by the Maidens of Richmond――The Concert Halls of Newport News――The Ghost Walks――Off for the Front――Convoyed by Battleships――Porto Rico――Spanish Hospitality――Wounded by a Shell――Jack the “Mascot” Passes the Deal――Reception in New York, Harrisburg, and Hazleton. The destruction of the United States battleship _Maine_ in Havana harbor, on the night of February 15, 1898, was the key to the mysterious “Pandora Box,” containing maps of new United States possessions, the commission of an admiral, the creation of a President, the construction of a formidable army and navy, the humiliation of a proud nation, and numerous other undisputed ascendencies.