Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-04

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AL TO give you some of the strange
I3t1XSI sights you see every uay IN Iuc
49, Philippine islands. Our new pOss-
essIons ought TO be called 1opsy-1urvy-
dom, for everything Is upside down and
everything Is strange. Take, Tor instance,
"a white carabao in speCtacles. 1 saw one
IN Manila. The caTabao or water buffalo Is
the ugIlest OF animals. II Is a mixture ot
u hlppopotamus, a cow and a hog in ap-
peaIauce, and 1t has been described as u
vIg hog with horns. 1t Is larger than the
largest COW. It's horns are at least hall u
yard long, and It's hair stands out ike the
Uristles OF u hog. The usual animal is u
uIrty gray or black color. but there are
some alDlnos, and they are the ugllest OIL
the lot. Ihelr skins are u rosy pink, their
DrIsLies as white as snow and their eyes al
most white. rut one OF these animals into
a cart, yoke 1t there by "a bar across the
neck, and drive II with a line through u
mole IN us nose, and you will have one OF
the moving pictures OF everyday life In Ma
MIA. You must add, however, the spec
lacIes. These the two halves Of "a brown
cocoanut shell, SO tied together that they
completely cover the eyes and blind the
beast, as IL were. Whether the goggles are
used on account OF weakness OF the eyes
or ON account OF the viCiousness OF the AMI
mai / DO not know. l have seen many SUCH
and am told IL is because tney are danger
GUS and liable " horn.
Ducks oT the OX Family.
These water bunaloes are the ducks OF
the OK family. They nave wide hoots, and
tney can swim through the swampy rice
nelds, dragging their harrows or plo"s'
They can travel over the qulcksand whlch
swallow up army mules, and they are useu
10 drag hat boats and sleds over the SOFT
SOIL. Ihey are fond OF water. and are "
be seen lying in every pond or puddle lax
ing mud baths. Indeed, they must have
water every Few hours or they will 90 mad
and their owners drive them every no" anu
then down into the canals for a swim.
These animals do the draylng aud cart
ing OF the towns and the heavy farm work
OF the country. they are also used tor
riding, and "a common sIgnt Is a farmer
going TO or from work ON one OF THESE
unganly beasts. The children ride them
lying down upon their backs or Sitting
with their heads 10 the horns or TOWARD
the tail, as they please, directing
the buualoes this way ana that by "A klcH
or "A slap. The animals are fond OF theIi
child masters and submit TO them without
trouble.
our E'iIipino NHWdeNine.
The street scenes OF our Filipino citiei
would be a continuous vaudeville II the
could be transported to the United states
Take the men and boys who go about wit
their shirts outside their trousers, 1t seem
so queer that you can't get over It.
YOU could drop the Escolta, the prlnclpa
street Of Manila, down upon PennsylVanl
avenue this morning the police would ru
in the little brown men who in their Sun
day best are on their way to church, De
cause OF indecent dressing. They would te
the women to go home and put on hats an
stockings and perhaps warn them th'
their mosquito net dresses are rather &c
thin for propriety.
The Washingtonians would stare at u
half naked Chinese coolies, bare TO II
waist. ~trotting along with great bundles {
their naked shoulders. And they eou
not understand one-tenth OF the oth'
oueer characters. They would wonder
the milkman with a great clay jar on 0
hack who serves out milk from : tube
bamboo. They would wonder at the chick
peddlers carrying wicker crates OF toN
fastened to poles on their shoulders a
thew would stare at the women going hoI
from the market with bundles and oask'
on their heads.
The washington girls would hold tn