The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-11
\ Horses Weight.

Many people. even among those who
frequently make use If horses. have
little idea what an ordinary horse weighs,
and would have hard work u guess
whether a given animal, standing be-
fore their eyes, weighed five hundred or
fifteen hundred POUNDS. Yet they
would have no such difficulty with I
man, and would probably hc able -
guess. especially II they were good
Yankees. within ten OF twcnty pounds OF
his weight.
The governments Of Europe havo
long been pur,h asin;: and weighing
horses for the military s>rv:rc. and
transferring them from cayria-.H q"
draught employment 10 the var.o,;,
branches of the cavalry and artillery.
The animals are ordinarily assigned ac-
cor,lin: to weight.
The French military authorities find
that an ordinary light carriage or riding
horse, such as in the United States
would be called a good little buggy
horse, weighs from $50 to AGO ki!o-
grammcs-say from $40 To 800 pounds.
Such horses as the Sc are assigned TO
the light cavalry cops.
The next grad. above. which in civil
life passes as II coupe horse. or car
riage horse of medium weight, ranges
in weight up to iSa kilograrmes, about
1.a50 pounds. This horse goes TO mount
the cavalry of the lire.
Next comes the fashionable coach
horse of Icrst us of luxury, which
weighs from SOC to $50 kilosrammes, or
from leo t. nearly 800 pounds. These
horses go 10 serve the purposes of drill
for the cavalry belonging To the reserve
military forces.
Above these there are still two grades
of heavy horses. The first are those
used for ordinary drausht purposes and
are commonly found drawing the omni-
buses of Paris. These weigh from 500
to 200 kilngrammcs-1,l 100 to nt arly
l 800 pounds.
The heaviest horses are the Clydcs-
dales and Pcrrhcrons, which are oxen
in size and strength. and which weigh
from 900 t. 500. and sometimes even up
to 800 kilogrammes; that is, from ] 300
up to nearly 1890 bounds.
None of these Pcrcherons of the
heaviest weight are employed in the
military service: but some of the lighter
ones are used FOR draught and artillery
purposes.
About Men and Women.
WITHOUT noble desires no man can
lead a noble life.
THE Earl Of Dudley has hs.lifc in
surcd for $4,000 900.
\ New HAVEN man has worn the same
coat for thirty-;ive years.
THE Austrian Emperor receives a
yearly salary of S3.750,0ao.
No MAN is so ignorant that you can
not learn something from him.
HARRY W. WooD, of Lansing, Mich,
dislocated his shoulder while stretching
himself.
OTHER people are least satisfied with
those women who are best satisfied with
themselves.
SILVER articles are called plate
from the Spanish word plata, which
means silver.
A COLORADO cat viciously attacked a
burglar and forced him to withdraw
seriously wounded.
If an old man only knew as much as
a young one thinks he does, how this
old globe would whirl.
DoRA-Why do you call Jake cork
cr?' Cora-Bccause every time l draw
him out little he pops
THE richest of the new Senators is
FELTON,, of California, who is said to have
one million to StanfOrd's three.
THE father makes a mistake when he
whips his boy for chewing tobacco while
he has cigar in his own mouth.
If the parlor rockingchair could talk
it would put stop to much Of the grum-
bling about crowded street cars.
Mrs. OLDuN-Age is beginning to tell
on her. Mr.. Oldun-Yes, but it doesn't
tell half as much asher friends do,
IT is in length of patience and endur-
ance and forbearance that SO much of
what is good in mankind is shown.
EMPLoYER-Id engage you for the
place at once, only must have a mar
ried man. Appiicant-Keep the place
open for m hour, cir. and III easily flx
that