The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-27

out of their bed Of water and mud ana
stand up in line for yoking again. some
times, however, half an hour is w5stod IN
getting the carabaos hauessed reaGY i"t
resuming the journey. They are tralheG
80 well that they step into line and over
the shafts as carefully as gentle morse
waiting to be harnessed.
The animals are rudely yoked 10 the
carts and are driven by means of a rope
fastened TO a ring in their noses. The
CHING drivers control them by means
of this rope and loud shouts similar 70
those used by a farmer in steering MS
yoke of oxen The animals are 50 SLOW
of foot that they were ruled off the prin-
cpal street of Manila because they inn
peded the progress of traffic and caused
frequent trouble. The beasts are able to
strike a good gait, however, as witnessed
many times in runaWays. Then they
show a fieetness of foot thar surprises ell
who are not thoroughly acquainted with
them, but their hide is so tough that the
drivers cannot prod them deep enough
to force them 10 a faster trot. wild
carabao is not an agreeable animal 10
meet, and there are immense herds OF
them roaming in the islands. Several
times they have charged upon our sol
diers in anger and causSd a sensation or
more importance than a Iharge OF the
native soldiers With their long horns
and powerful muscles they are able TO
give whole regiment all the work II
needs for short time. The bullets from
the rifles do NOT always kill or even Grip
PIE the wild beasts and a charge cannot
be checked by volley or two from we'll
directed rifles. The shooting someh mes
serves to anger the animals instead Of Au-
ilndatinS them. ana they plunge throug1t
the deep grass and jungles like a mad
dened herd of elephants and sometimes
prove almost as formidable
will hrfff
terior, where many natives spend their
tune IN capturing and tanning them. 1t
lakes a long time TO tame the wild crea-
lures and break hem into service Some
old bulls absolutely refuse to be tanned
and they show their resentment for capture
up to the time of their death. Most Of
those in service are born and bred in
captivity, and the young calves are very
easily trained for use. Sill enough of the
Wild carabaos are caught every year to
keep the stock from degenerating They
take TO civilized life much more readily
than our American bison, resembling in
Ibis respect the true water buffalo of
India.
The strength of these animals is mar
velous. In respect to size, strength and
righteousness they resemble the elephant
more than any other creature. They sim
ply haul anything that is hitched behind
them, and il is the shaft or traces that
all sorts of rough and miry country they
pull the load. although they have not the
sure footing of the mule in climbing steep
and rough mountains and hills. They are
better in the soft, miry 4owlands which
compose 50 large a part of the Philippines
When angered and running away they
dash across the country with their heavy
load as if il was 50 much light flimsy
cotton. Not only are they then regardless
of what is behind them, but also of what
may rear itself in front. Be it river d
fence, ditch or jungle or another cart the
maddened animal plunges blindly through
or across it, and never halts until dis
abled or its anger has evaporated In the
latter case it then suddenly becomes as
meek and docile as before. If whipped
for its misdeeds. its meek eyes seem to ask
why it is punished, and they look as IN
nocent as those Of a child or deer In
truth it is a strange animal and not much
unlike the natives Of the islands which il
inhabitS.