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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 18 December 1919, Page 2

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I am the plough that turn* the sod or ever the wheat may grow; I am the barrow that breaks th# clod, and the strength of the blades that mow. 1 am the axe that fells the tree, and I am the saw that sings; lam the hammer that drives the nail," ' and I am the nail that clings. Yea, though ye dreamed a thousand dreams, I were part of all of these ; For I am the bridge that spans your streams, and the ship that rides your • seas. I am the heart of your mighty mills, and the- rail that your hands have laid, Where the pulse of the drills has pierced the hills, to follow the path I made. I am the spike that holds the rail, and I am the engine it bears, And I am the coach that carries the mail; my sinew and strength are theirs. I bear the fruits of your handiwork to lands you shall never know, And I am the motor that cleaves its way where never a rail may go. I am the clipper that shears the sheep, • and the shoe ou the horse's hoof; I am the hinge, and I am the hasp, 'and the rivet upon the roof. I am the loom that weaves the wool, and the needle that fashions it then ; I am the mill that grinds the grain for mouths of the nation's men. I am the compass that points your path when the night is black with storm;* I am the trap that snared the wolf whose fur shall keep you warm. I am the pick that mines your coal, and I am the crane that lifts ; lam the rotary plow that drives a road 4 through the wintry drifts. ■—-—~"~^ I am the bullet that bores your flesh, and the probe that the surgeons wield ; ' - lam the helmet, and lam the 8 h«ll that - shmks o'er the battlefield. i For whether in peace or whether in ww r \ri I serve who slays or saves ; -~^jfc I am the sword that spill, your gore,! Mid ~ *' the spade that digs your graves.

Don't nms the "Kiwis" Entertained on Friday night. Don't fail to see Madge Kennedy in the comedy drama "The Kingdom of Youth, at the Lyric on Tuesday. Applications are invited by the Town Board for the position of wharfinger at at theJisherDaen's wharf. "X. F. Lambert for Ford Cars. *