Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-03-03

No man can lift himself above the world
unless he takes hold of something. higher
than the world he can't lift himself out
of himself, unless he grasps something
higher than himself.
A great man under the shadow of defeat
is taught how precious are the uses of
adversely; and, us an oak trees roots are
strengthened by its shadow, so all defeats
in good cause. are but resting places on
the road TO victory at last.-ChaicS Sum
Rer.
Mr.. Peter Henderson. the veteran fori-
culturist does not believe that plants alb
sorb liquid manure applied to their leaves.
lie says: My practice, which has ex-
tended over Il period of over thirty-fve
years, and which | believe has been as
varied and extensive as that of most men
in that time, has never yet shown me a
single instance wherein was ccrtain that
plants either absorb liquid manure or even
iertilizing gases by their leaves"
Mr.. William Knighton writes to the
Times: During the carly part of this
year was in the Holy Land. Everv-
where, from Dan to Beersheba, saw
evidence Of the renewed energy and acLv-
| ity of the Jewish race As a people the
Jews are tlocking back to the land of their
torefahers in great numbers from all The
countries of Europe. In Jerusalem and
its neighborhood particularly, every plat
Of ground for sale is eagerly bought by
| them
| a man who amounts to anything needs
enemies to keep him alive. A celcbreted
person who was surrounded by enemies
used to say: ''They are the sparks which
if we do not blow them 90 out of them
selves" Let this be your feeling while
endeavoring to live down the scandal of
those who are bitter against you, If you
stop to dispute, you do but us they desire,
and open the way for more abuse. Let
the poor fellow talk. There will be a
reaction, il you but perform your duty;
and those who were once alienated from
you will flock to you and acknowledge
their error
CLEAR SrARCHING.-If II housekeepers
time and patience are properly valued
we will guarantee that the use of the
following recipe in any family will be
worth enough to pay for many years sub
scripion to the FREEMAN. The recipe is
simply this: in starching, to secure Il fine
polish, add a teaspoonful of kerosene to a
pint Of starch. 1t will give beautiful
gloss to linens and laces, and musIins iron
smoothly without drawing or wrinkling.
There is II slight, disagaeeable odor while
ironing, but this wholly disappears when
the clothes are dry, and it is sure pre-
ventative Of sticking.
Figaro has new version of the fable
of the dog VINO saw his visage reflected in
the brook which is more applicable to
modern life than the original. A dog,
carrying IL stolen beef steak in his mouth,
comes to II limpid stream which reflects
surrounding objects as clearly rs mirror.
Perceving the reflected image of himself,
he thinks of seizng the piece of meat it
holds, which he supposes TO be real but
Iconcudcs that it would be more prudent
first to devoIr his own PIECE. Then he
looks again in the stream. The reflected
dog has nothing in his teeth and expresses
the satisfaction of Il contented stomach.
f." Hal" Says the dog, g." hat fellow had
the same idea l had. And he runs away
laughing.
Get quit of the absurd idea that Heaven
will interfere to correct great errors, while
allowing its laws to take their own course
in punishing small ones. If food is care
lessly prepared no one expects providence
to make it palatable; neither if through
years of folly you misguide your own life,
need YOU expect divine Interference to
bring around everything at last for the
best tell you positively the world is
not so constituted. The consequences ol
great mistakes are ust us sure as
those of small ones, and the happiness
of your whole life and OF all the lives over
which you have power, depends as literally
on your own common sense and discretion
rs the excellence and ardor of the feast of
n duy.-RuSkm
A pretty device for u hanging basket is
made of sponge. Take large, soft
sponge, SUCH us Is uscu ny no9Ilels W Wdsn
their horses, and soak it well, then SOW it
with kernels of rice. wheat. canary bird
seed and hemp, and tuck into the little
holes small bulbs Of the crocus, and the
oxalis Place the sponge into soup dish
filled with warm water, and as it evap-
crates, add more warm water; indeed, it
is we'll to sprinkle little on the sponge
every morning. In few days the seeds
/. will begin to sprout, and when the whole
sponge is green and bright looking, you
can f,sten it with cords to a hook in the
window easement, Soon the bulbs will
bloom; and the " basket" will prove a
decided ornament to any room. Warm
water can be squeezed over it every day
with n small sponge; but care must be
taken not to let it become too dry, or else
the tiny fbrous roots would die.