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Matamata Record, Volume III, Issue 127, 9 April 1919, Page 2

THE VOTE Voto out the Drink —Vote out tho power that stoals The life of men—that dulls the joyous brain ; That smites tho hoart, so that it novor feels The iirst lino love or ecstasy again, Voto out tho Thing that dowors with disease, Within tho womb, tho little life asleep ; That, walconing, shall liud not any ease, But, limping into life, lives but to weop. Voto out tho l'oar of children must run From tho dull fury or tho worso embrace; Who wonder why tho happy days are done When thoy could smilo into a father’s l'aco. Voto out the droad of wivos who wait alone For tho wild stop, tho maudlin kiss, tho blow ; Or trembles at tho moustor widely thrown On threshold whence true lovo llod long ago. Voto out tho Snake coiled in tho city’s hoaft That glidos upon tho simple, laughing boy With tho first fatal cup, and with tireless art, Pursues him to tho ending of his joy. Voto out tho tears of mothers who wait A son’s bright stop, and eager oyos agleam ; Who liud a bully blundering at tho gate, And know thoir hope is but a dying dream, Voto out tho crimos that crimson from tho cup, Vote out tho madness and tiio slow despair; The suicide’s dark anguish—giving up Because tho wine has iuado the world all bare. Voto for tho coming in of bettor things, Voto for tho fuller life and lovo and home, Voto for tho nation —voto for a land that sings ; Voto for tho hoalth and happiness to come. Bo sure you voto FOR THE CHILD AND THE NATION TO-MORROW/

JOSEPH H. HOOPER Ponding erection of now Ollice in brick, is practising his profession in his residence, Vospcr Street, opposite the school. Nitrous Oxide Gas administered. PHONE 85 Phono 82. J. MACKAY LICENSE!) SURVEYOR Inquiries for Matainata district may bo made at W. A. Turkington and Go's, ollice, Tower lload, Matauiata. MISS MURIEL GARLAND TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE PUPILS VISITED Terms on Application Address — Crystal Springs, Okauia. Phono 80s. BUCHANAN & PURNELL Solicitors (Also at Thames) have commenced practico at Matainata ]yp. JJOBI3S SURGEON DENTIST (Late of Wellington and N.Z. Divisional Dental Hospital) May bo consulted at Victoria Chambers (next Times Ollice), having moved from premises lately occupied by Messrs Young and Gresham. ’Phono 88. HAMILTON. LOCKIE GANNON Civil and Consulting Engineer AJJI) JOHN K. LEDGER Licensed Surveyor High Stkkkt, Auckland, Phone 8894, and TOWEIt LOAD, MATAMATA Phone 88 To Farmers and Residents : I WISH to notify that 1 have coimnencod business as a Plumber in the shop originally occupied by Mr J. Koco. Tanks and Windmills repaired. Strict attontion to orders. FRANK HITCHCOCK, Registered Plumber. Tower Road.