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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 11, 13 March 1902, Page 13

' Labor overcometh all things,' even the laborer a ' Employment brings enjoyment,' when it brings the means to enjoy. ' A wise man is moved from his course neither by force nor entreaty,' but the same often applies to a mule. ' Every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost,' is the cry of those who are well in the front. ' Ignorance is the mother of impudence,' no father Is named. ' A man who will not flee will make his foes flee,' tout what if hia foes be made of the same metal ? ' Let a child have its will and if will not cry,' but its parents will. ' It is hard to pay for bread that has been eaten,' but not so hard as to get bread to eat that has not been paid for.

Have your tablecloths and dinner napkins slightly starched. This will make them look better and last clean longer. The oil left from sardines may be used instead of butter in fish balls, or with any kind of minced fish, and greatly adds to the flavor. How to renovate black cloth. — Wash some potato peelings, boil,, strain ; when cool, dip brush in liquid, and brush until clean. The cloth should be equal to new., To keep your steel fireirons, grates, etc., in good condition rub them with finely-powdered bath-brick moistened with kerosene; polish with a soft cloth. Cure for corns. — A strong solution of .common washing soda, applied to each corn by wetting a small piece of linen and binding round the foot, will entirely remove corns.