Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-09

the amphitheater and rostrum the Maine
disaster section, the Spanish war section,
the confederate section old Fort McPher-
son, the Ord and Weitzell gate the Sher-
idan gate. the Mcclellan gate, the main en-
trance from Fort Myer and the receiving
vault As is well known. the Arlington man
sion was erected in 1902 by George w p.
Gusts, son of John p. Custis aid-de-camp
to Gen. Washington, and was the home
of Gen. Robert Z. Lee from 1881 to 1901.
The portico, with its great Doric columns
was modelled after that of the Temple of
Theseus at Athens. and is visible from
nearly all parts OF Washington and the
surrounding country.
The temple OF fame is In octa gonal struct-
ure twenty-five feet in diameter. and is
built of pillars and cornice stones taken
from the corridors of the patent office In this
city on the restoration of that building after
its partial destruction by fire in September
lo.i. On the alternate panels of the cornice
are inscribed the names of Washington
Lincoln, Grant and Farragut. and on the
columns the names of Meade. Thomas. Mans
field. Sedgwick. Garfield Mcpherson Hum
phreys and Reynolds. The tomb of the un-
known. constructed in 1885, contains the
bones of 2.111 unknown dead, which were
collected from different battlefelds of the
civil war.
The total number of interments I'm Arl-
ington cemetery to date is 1854 of which
number 1908 are known and 4.GIl are I'M
known. The interments include the bodies
of 26i confederate soldiers exhumed from
the Soldiers Home and other national ceme-
tcficS near w ana placed a
separate section of arlington cemetery, in
accordance with a special act of Congress
approved June g. 1900.
A Carabao Cart
A carabao and cart, typical of the meth
cd of transportation used In the Philip
pines. also forms part of the exhibit That
was the only means of transportation in
the country before the arrival of the
Americans in 1898.
The carabao belongs to the water buffalo
species. and this peculiar type Is dis
tinctive of the Philippine Islands, this
specimen being easily trained for domestic
purposes. The wild carabao which inhab-
its the mountains of the islands. IL Is dirfi-
cult, IL not impossible. to bring into a cou-
dition of domesticity. These animals re-
quire water periodically every three or
four hours, either internally or poured over
the body Otherwise they go mad, and
when In these paroxysms resemble in their
actions dog suffering from hydrophobia-
Despite their apparently slow gait, they
accomplish much work, having wonderful
endurance IL provided with sufficient water.
They live to an extreme age, but many
have died In recent years from the FINDER
pest. The number has, however, been aug
mented by purchase and importation from
other eastern countries. The driver of the
carabao either sits on his back or on the
shaft to the rear. and controls him by
means of string passed through ring
in the nose. They are the principal beast
of burden in the Philippine Islands.
The cart Is drawn simply by neck yoke
OF wood laid across the neck of the cara
bao. The wheels are usually solid wood
sawed out of one tree trunk, often being
hewn out of "narra," a wood similar and
OF equal value to mahogany. The rim of
the wheel is about two inches thick, while
the center at the hub is from four to 1--WE.
In this shape the cart is easier to draw
through the mud. which II quite deep dur
ing the rainy season. Formerly entire
carts were made OF MARIA" wood. but its
value being now known softer woods are
used for the purpose.