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circulttion tor 12 months. 1.400 W aloeâ€"Five cents per uncle CODY: by mumCmda $2.00peryear; toUnited States £2.50. mmuqmluwrxmm A a- -QmAAL ”A“ does not know what horses with “set” tails have to suffer or they would rise in their might and by public opinion force a discontinuance of the practice. Even in dogdom the senselessness and cruelty of clipping the ears of show animals has been recognized, the result being that this practice is being gradually done away with. The clipping of a dog’s ears is nothing to the torture undergone by the horse whose tail has been “set.” In the September issue of Animal Life, the oflicial organ of the Toronto Humane Society, is an interesting article by Lieut.-Col. R. S. Timmis, D.S.O., who says: "Let us Canadians ‘Be British’ and help to stamp out these abominable fashions that mean so much torture and discomfort to the horse, who works so truly and willingly for us and who surely deserves a square deal.” An interesting letter from the Secretary of the New York Jockey Club will show that the outcry against abuse of the horse is not confined to “sentimentalists,” but has the sup- port of the better class of horsemen as well. Referring to the “setting up” of horses’ tails, John E. Cowdin says: Whosoever is afraid of submitting any question, civil or religious, to the test of free discussion, is more in love with his own opinion than with the Truth. â€"WATSON. “set up” tails are allowed to be exhibited. What beauty horsemen can see that this practice adds to the horse is not shared by the general public, who love the animals as they were created, and not as some of these so-called horsemen would have them. The trouble is the general public AN INHUMAN PRACTICE We agree heartily with the Milverton Sun when it suggests that the public should refuse to patronize horse shows where horses with PAGE 4 “Had the writer of these words lived in Canada. she might well have included remarks on the docking of so many of our heavy draught horses. These horses in the States are never docked. The beautiful. natural tail of the heavy work horse is much admired. Contrast the many ridiculous short stumps representing tails in the Open Air Horse Parade in Toronto on Domin- ion Day. Watch these wretched horses endeav- ouring to drive the irritating fly' off their quar- ters and flanks in the summer. Men who dock these beautiful animals merit similar torture and worry. Horse lovers should patronize firms that do not use docked horses. “Sir Claude Alexander, Bt., well-known- hackney breeder in England, writes us that the Hackney Horse Society in their catalogue at the London Show had printed on every page, ‘Horses may be shown undocked.’ "Mrs. Dibble, the well-known harness horse exhibitor in New York, etc., has refused to have her ponies docked. “I fondly have that a resolution passed at a recent meeting of the executive or the Asso- ciation of American Home Show prevails. “Let all those who visit horse ShOWs or horse parades give a thought to the horse’s caudal appendage. that God gave for many uses and also for beauty, balance and symmetry. Just think what those poor horses with their tails docked, and those with their tales ‘set’, have had to bear and will have to bear in the future, just to comply with men’s barbarous fashions. “A wisely written article by Mary L. Olcott, in the last issue of the New Yon: “Rider and Driver.’ concluded with these paragraphs: _ “I have never talked with a breeder who has not volced his disapproval of the practice. The lnvmable excuses advanced for it are that they cannot sell three and five salted saddle m with .7 natural N1. " ‘Last but not least, real {aiIFhonest-to- goodness, glorious, floating, sinned-against “ ‘In this day of higher education, of civic and social development, why should we tolerate a practice strongly suggestive of the dark ages? " ‘Recalling the many benefits unquestion- ably derived from tails it would seem that, for the sake of sentiment, ll for no better reason, we humans might quit defying nature and al- low the horse to posseses in undisturbed peace and comfort, his God-given rudder, the lovely, useful and honourable tall.’ i “ ‘What possible excuse can we after for our senseless mutilation of saddle horses? “Tail setting is one or the greatest frauds being perpetrated today on the horse-loving public of America. It should be banned, if for no other reason than that it produces an un- natural. artificial appearance, which robs our show-rings of their greatest value. Horsemen should seek to produce by natural breeding the qualities and characteristics they wish to per- petuate. To resort to the knife. bandages and the bustle is to acknowledge their failure as breeders and exhibitors. “But I am also opposed to the practice be- cause it is cruel and entirely needless. The suf- fering is not. really confined to the cutting, the strapping and the wearing of the bustle. The suffering continues, more or less, as long as the horse lives. Only recently I saw a man, just before he entered the show ring, pull his horse’s tail back almost to a point where it touched its back. I remonstrated with him and was told he was treating the horse in that manner because it did not hold its tail straight. There is no sympathy from me for those who insist on hav- ing the Operation performed. but I am very sorry for the poor horse that must undergo the Operation, and perhaps, in the end, have a crooked tail that unfits it for the show ring. The set tail becomes practically useless as a means of protecting the horse Irom flies. This last is not particularly serious, as long as the horse remains in the hands of the exhibitor. where it is well cared for. but the animal’s lot becomes almost unbearable when its usefulness asashowanimalhaspassedandlthasiallen into the hands of thejunk dealeror pedlar. “A united front on the part a“: horse show Thursday, September 29, 1932 Another thing we never liked about this income tax business is the failure of the De- partment to take into consideration any sick- ness that may overtake a man’s family. A man may make $5,000 a year and have to pay out $6,000 for hospital bills. This makes no differ- ence, he will be liable for his full income tax anyway. We have often wondered what action would be taken by the Department in the case of a man who was eligible for income tax on his year’s business and went broke through un- wise investments on the stock market. Perhaps they could in some manner prove to us that the old saw, “You can’t take blood from a stone” is, like Mark Twain’s death, “greatly exagger- ated.” Death and taxes. They’re great pals! The following from the last issue of the Kin‘cardine Review-Reporter is of special inter- est to the Chronicle, and should be a warning to any of our readers who may oe thinking of buying: It would be most difficult, perhaps impos- sible, to keep a check on gambling and stock market profits, but if there were a way of do- ing so, it should be done. Why gamblers and stock market speculators should escape liability for income tax, and those who conduct the le- gitimate business of the country be penalized for their success, is hard to fathom. The for- mer might correctly be defined as parasites and the latter the real earners in the country. SHOULD CHECK UP ON EVERYBODY ’A dispatch from Ottawa says that persons who suffer losses either in gambling or by spec- ulating in stocks can not deduct them from their income tax returns in Canada. “Our in- come tax law does not tax profits from gambling or speculation in stocks, and likewise our law makes no allowance for losses in the same con- nection,” says an official of the National Reven- ue Department. We do not know what the Kincardine news- paper has found out, but from the warning it can’t be very good news. The Chronicle received this advertising about the same time as the other papers in this vicinity, many of which are carrying the advertising, but we did not in- sert it. Instead, we wrote both firms, asking them to furnish recommendations and bank ref- erences. This information has not arrived, and we suppose it never will. Anyway, it seems we guessed correctly when we decided to have nothing to do with these advertisers until a proper and satisfactory check-up could be made. Newspapers cannot be too careful in ac- cepting advertising from strange firms. First, they must think of their readers that they will not be victimized, and secondly of themselves, that the newspaper itself receives payment for the services rendered. CEMENT TILE FOR SEWERS The» Simcoe Reformer tells of the trouble caused by the cement joints in some of the sewer connections in that town which have been laid now about ten years. The concrete has a tendency to develop minute cracks through which a certain amount of seepage occurs and attracts the underground roots. These roots, says the Reformer, enter the sewers and devel- The whole world, where the public knows the facts, is against the mutilation for show purposes of any animal, and we must admit with shame that Canada apparently is farthest down in the line of those supposedly civilized countries which have legislated against the practice. The trend of world opinion is for a square deal for our dumb friends who, perhaps, are no more dumb than a lot of humans who sit disinterestedly by and allow the practice to go on. It is this very disinterestedness which allows the uncalled-for cruelty to go on, and it iS'to be hoped that portion of our population who patronize various animal exhibitions voice their diSpleasure in no uncertain terms. We have heard a lot of the cruelty practised in the training of wild animal acts, but it‘ is nothing when compared with that practised on many of our domestic animals. It is time action was taken to protect those who cannot protect them- selves. did not know. We have turned down quite a lot of business by sticking to this rule, but per- haps we have not lost so much after all. The Chronicle made a ruling several years ago that it would accept no advertising which it did not understand, or from firms which it “Advertising has been running in the Review-Reporter for the past two or three weeks for ‘Titus-Pearls’ and ‘Hollandia Nurseries’. Subscribers of this paper are advised not to send any orders or any mon- ey to these firms.” peoplemthkcountrywmnd end the whole wicked business within a. very brief time.” Readers of the Chronicle will remember MISLEADING ADVERTISING THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Operating a wheel of chance at the Fergus Fain-two men were arrested and heavily fined, and their “wheel” confiscated, because it was equipped with a brake and could be stopped anywhere. The Chronicle has never been very hard on the amusement devices at the fall fairs so long as they were run honestly, but there is always someone to spoil things. These Fergus fakirs belong to the class known to showmen as “grifters” and are as unpopular with the true showman as with the public. “The Durham Chronicle, commenting on The Herald’s intimation that Allistonians might use Welsh coal this coming winter, states that Welsh anthracite has never been used in the editor’s home. We would advise him to try it. One week of burning Welsh coal will forever banish all other kinds. The heat from it seems to be more intense and certainly the labour of carrying out ashes is cut by two-thirds of that entailed when burning Pennsylvania coal. Should the Welsh . coal become slack, and it does break up easily. wet it thoroughly before stoking the furnace. There will be no explosion or disagreeable odor." Very well, Brer. Elliott, we’ll have to try some Welsh coal. In fact, we would have before, but none has yet been offered for sale in this town. With better shipping facilities and a wider demand, the local dealers will in all probability handle this British product. Canada’s dollar bills will stay at their present size. More important than the size of the paper is to make them worth more in inter- national trade, and less in the purchase of farm products in Canada. the controversy that arose when the ms were being laid in Durham three years ago, when some of the ratepayers objected to cement tile being used, and thought they should be re- placed by the glazed tile. 'From the article in the Reformer it would appear they were right in th'eir contentions, although the information was phaed out by the engineers that it was merely a matter of opinion and non-important whether the. sewer tile were of the cement or glazed kind. It is to be hOped there will be no similar trouble with the Durham tile. Neither have we any assurance the glazed tile would act differently. Readers will remember the article, “I like the depressionâ€"No more prosperity for me,” published in the Chronicle some weeks ago. We credited it to the Dunnville Chronicle. Now we find out it was from the pen of Henry Ashley of the Amarillo, Texas, N ems-Globe. We have heard a good deal lately about im- proving the technique of radio announcers, but the editor of the Orangeville Szm suggests put- ting on his winter boots and giving them “an electric kick in the seat of their pants.” He also suggests a most effective, but cruel cure. “Why not kill them ?” he asks. One of our exchanges says: “The town of H‘arriston boasts of having five bridges right in the town, and two very close.” We feel that word “boast” is ill advised. Bridges are an ex- pensive luxury for any town or township, and we doubt if any of them “boast” about it, espe- cially when they have to be replaced. A newspaper story from Ottawa forecasts a rise in the duty on United States anthracite from 40 to 60 cents a ton. This will give British anthracite an additional advantage and be an- other step forward in Empire preferenceâ€"and Empire Trade. The Aylmer Express. strikes a popular note when it complains of the habit of penalizing a citizen for making improvements to his prop- erty. If a citizen builds a new porch or a ver- andah the assessor rases his assessment, and in permitting this, the Express believes town councils are doing their towns and the citizens -â€"â€"â€"an injustice. Calves, says the Alliston Herald, in report- ing their Fall Fair, “made a great hit.” For a real “bit” we would advise a class in goats. The directors of the Listowel Fall Fair turned down an offer of a Toronto man to bring his “Indians” to the fair and play a game with the Listowel team, as an added attraction. All he asked was the price of gas and oil from Tor- onto and return. With the Listowel Standard, we feel the directors were short-sighted in not accepting the offer. The weather prophets are here again, and down around Kingston are predicting a heavy winter owing to the unusually heavy crop of beech nuts, and because the squirrels are laying in large stores. Weather prophets go hand in hand with the Candlemas Day legend, in which if the sun shines and the groundhog sees his shadow, another six weeks of winter may be expected. What happens if ‘he sees his shadow in Durham and it is cloudy lat Dornoch, ten miles away? MORE ABOUT WELSH COAL Here is some further information about Welsh coal from last week’s issue of the Alliston Herald: OTHER PAPERS’ OPINIONS â€"â€"-â€"'-v m-mmmw‘y Alamedjudgehufmn'edwttw usthattbaelsonehwyermmem and on the majority of the farms in Quebec and the Maritimesâ€"just take a jaunt. as we did recently through the scenic sections of the Northern New England States. Not that we want to make any invidious comparisonsâ€"they have their beautiful mountain scenery, their tourist resorts and their indust- riesâ€"but when it comes to farms of broad acres and productive soils, well. you realize the tremendous natural advantages of the valleys of the old St. Lawrence, the Ottawa, the St. Fran- cis and the St. John offer to the far- mers of Eastern Canada. The climate too, extended favors to Canada this year. For while farmers in parts of On- tario and Quebec had a difficult time saving their hay between the showers they at least have their barns full of feed. In one section of New Hampshire farmers were running mowers over nearly bare, brown hillsides that we mistook for pasture areas until inform- ed that this was all the hay cr0p they had in this particular season. Other places had received plenty of moisture of course and we saw magnificent crops of cherries, peaches and pears around Ithica and Geneva in New York State. But nowhere in the thous- and odd miles covered could one see the level fields of grain, and second growth of alfalfa that will feed the dairy cows of Ontrio this winter When mdpmbcblyfrlchtenedflmsuvery coodadvioebutweknowwhaethe Eradiction of sow-thistle completely will be a long and tedious process, but North Wellington farmers have at least reached the point where they can hold it in check and they are now slowly getting rid of it. A more vigorous en- forcement of the act regulating the control of noxious weeds would help a great deal as one careless farmer can in one season allow enough sow- thisle seed to ripen and be scattered far and wide by the wind to pollute half a townshipâ€"Arthur Enterprise. “ wâ€"vw _ _' getting rid of it. A more vigorous 911-? A good politician must have drive, forcemem of the act regulating the ' business acumen, and the "human control of noxious weeds would help touch.” Devotion to law, as such. hard- 3 great deal as one careless farmer ly conduoes to these. can in one season allow enough sow-i One other consideration occurs. Read thisle seed to ripen and be scattered ing debates of the house of commons far and wide by the wind to pollute in Ottawa one is struck With the fre- half a townshipâ€"Arthur Enterprise. fluent use of the phrase: “My hon- orable friend is a lawyer and will un- For Those Who Feel Dissatisfied der‘stand "As if, of course. poor or- When you become “Fed up” with dinary mortals were incapable of doing making a living for yourself and fami- ' so.â€"â€"Alliston Herald. 1y on the fanns of old Ontarioâ€"yes, ‘ =_______________â€"â€"â€"â€": ies closed returned to the land that for a very moderate outlay of labor yields foods in wonderful abundance and varietyâ€"Ontario Farmer. ofothersonhlstarmandwhohu not 10:13::onme w-thlstleswmdbtopa'teotlygood ammunmismttobetm NewsRecordwasprompwdbyaspL-c- tacle, shown at the ONE. in one of spread of sow-thistle, early summer cultivation. Bummer following is phobâ€" ably as old as farming, but the plan of posturing the land for a month or so, or of even taking a crop of hay form it, before ploughing it up for fal- low is not so old. Funnels in this dis- trict proved the success that might in this way be obtained in fighting sow-thistle, and then reports of the success they had attained spread to all parts of the province, and their example is now being widely followed. you see the food producing capacity of the two areas you no longer wonder why so many Canadian farm boys who left the old home to find work in New England factories have drifted back again, the boys who, when the factor- rifled while a huge sow-thistle reaches out its arms to grab him. While it is true that Wellington County has become pretty generally infested with this modern weal pest, it is also true that Wellington County farmers more particularly those in the Arthur district have worked out the most effective way of committing the DURHAM Let Us Quote On Your Next Order Counter Check Books lswhomwlougmaeen Quality and Workmanship Guqranteed. The Chronicle We have them in all styles and sizes hem-{Wmmummemmu W|nm¢htlyh1¢hermthem.Atun isnottbefu-stumetheqmluonhu beenntnedumwhetberhwyersm ummpontiu. ceases in politics. but not because they qualitiu had much to do with political achievmente. And that where many lawyers tail. The same test could be applied to the house of commons at Westmin- ster. Not a few legal luminaries have proved almost complete failures in politics there. And asr egards Brit- ain's prime ministers. in recent years at any rate, lawyers have been the ex- ception rather than the rule The learned judge remarked that in Britain, parliament was "strewn with the reputations of great lawyers." Per- haps for the reason indicated. And it may be that in Canada the suffering has not been all borne by the lawyers as the the learned judge seemed to suggest. e3 It has been remarked that lawyers are not usually constructive, but in- terpretative. As such, of course. they have a place in public affairs. but other qualities are (1er in public llfe. GLOVES Ladies Suede Gloves for Fall Fancy cuffs H pr. ‘ for this week UNDERWEAR Ladies’ Fall gweight Underweax FAILS Galvanized Ladies’ Kid Gloves, pull on style, in black and brown BROOMS l 5-string E PHONE 4 List of SPECIALS HOSE Ladies’ Silk and W001 Hose 3 real bargain. Il- . shades Wriety Store .. Saunders, Prop. Lhaving Creamâ€"no or rubbing. large pans. special 1% , large bar long bars ‘. $1 .00 10¢