Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-10-19
CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment.

The constitutional amendment aboiiShins
slavery has been ratified by twenty ioht
states, and rejected by three. The asaeh4 ol
tweniy-seven states is required before 'n0
amendment can become part OF our eehsii'
tuition.
Illinois ratified it Feb. |, 1865.
Rhode Island ratified it Feb z. 1900
Maryland ratified ii Feb. 9, 1860.
Massachusetts ratified it Feb, >, Iooo-
New York ratified ii Feb. 3, 1860
Pennsylvania ratified it Feb 3, 1860.
West Virginia ratified it Feb 3, 1860.
Michigan ratified ii Feb. 4. 1860.
Maine ratified it Feb1, 1868.
Ohio ratified it Feb 8, 1865
Kansas ratified il Feb. 8. 1865.
Minnesota ratified it Feb s, 1865
East Virginia ratified it Feb 9, 1863.
Indiana ratified it Feb. Ii, 1865.
Nevada ratified it Feb l6, 1865.
Louisiana ratified it Feb. Il, 1865.
Missouri ratified it Feb. "a. 1868
Wisconsin ratified it Feb. "a, 1865.
Vermont ratified it March 9, 1860
Tennessee ratified it April 10; 1863.
Arkansas ratified it April l., 1860
Connecticut ratified it May 4, 1865
Iowa ratified il June 80, 1866.
New Hampshire ratified ii June 30, 1860
Delaware rejected il Feb. s. 49,
Kentucky rejecteu u Feb. %, 1919
New Jersey rejected it March /, 1868.
A REMARKABLK TREE-The NoatteaT, in
giving an account of the Emperor 8 recent
visit to the Jardin d. Acclimation at Algiers,
stated that he was much struck win the
rapid growth of the Eucalyptus ResinffeTa,
or Australian tree, which has attained
height of thirty feet and diameter of six
inches in Two years. This remarkable tree
in its native soil, Australia. sometimes
reaches the height Of $40 feet and has been
found mere than nineteen feel id diameter
at about a yard from the ground 1t often
yields planks 200 feet long without single
defect. The wood, Notwithstanding its
rapid growth, is very hard aad heavy. 1t
alse presents beautiful eolors. and Is coase-
auently we'll adapted to cabinet word. An
astriAgent gum, known in commerce as kino,
is obtained by making incisioRs into its
bark. The Eueaelyptas is an evergreen
its leaves have nearly the same shape as Inc
laurel. The development of its lateral
branches are no less wonderful than It's
stems. They are small until the trunk al
tains the height of about 100 feet, when
they shoot out almost horizontally, some
tree the appearance of an enormous umbrel-
la. The seed. strange TO say, is very small,
and not unlike that of the tobacco pla'at.
The flowers are white. of most agreeable
smell, and much liked by bees, which fx-
tract from them most delicious honey. 1t
is also remarked in Australia that the agus
is almost uRkRowa In districts where this
tree is abundant.
4
WEAR A SMILE = Which will yoH de, smile
and make others happy, OF be Grabbed, and
make everybody around you vulnerable
You can live among beautiful flowers and
singing BIRDS or in the mire, surrounded nv
fogs and frogs. The amount of happiness
which you can produce is incalcu1ahle. if
You win show smiling face, . kind heart,
and speak pleasant words. On the other
hand, by sour looks, cross words, and fret
FIJI disposition, you can make hundreds un-
happy almost beyond endurance. Which
win you do? Wear pleasant oonntenance.
let JOY beam in your eye and love glow on
your forehead. There is no JOY so great as
that which springs from p kind act or
pleasant deed, and You may feel II at night
when you rest, and at morning when you
rise, and through The day when about
your daily business.
......A young lady Of New Bedford was
intimately acquainted in family ia which
! there was sweet, fright little boy OF some
| five years, between whom and herself there
sprang UP vety tender friendship. One
/ day she said 10 !. M:
"Willie. do y,al love me?
Yes indeed. = he replied, with clinging
| kiss.
4 How much 2"
why, love yol-l love you--up TO the
sky
/ just then his eye fell upon his mother
Flnging his arms about her and kissing her
passiona,e'y said:
g Bat ma,nma, | love you way up to
God -
PRINCE NAPOLEON has obtained permis-
sion, after much difficulty, TO place steam
er Of his own ON the Lake Of Geneva.