The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-12-27

lions - 10 number and qualifications,
and In every case to give precedence to
wives, daughten and mothers Of those
who fought to preserve the Union dur
Ing the late rebellion.
In the Senatc, on the 10 inst, the bill
providing for an additional session Of the
Fortieth and succeeding Congress was
passed. A resolution was adopted call
ing upon the Secretary Of the interior
to give Information regarding the pur-
chase OF Indian supplies during the past
year. The bill TO admit Nebraska was
taken up and further discussed. A re-
olutlon toprint 1000 additional copies Of
The rspoet a The osmS1asy Of the TrsAs-
ury w. soUpso<a. A tdsut sssss~tae~,
eSsrsd By Mr. Ross, directing the yolnt
Committee on reconstruction 10 report
the advlsibility ofeslablishlng sons eov-
eminent for the districts latsly In re-
bellion which have refused 10 adopt
the constitutional amendment was u
blsd and ordered Published.
In the House, bill introduced BY Mr.
Upson, Increasing the pension u Rsvo-
lutionary soldisn was rstssrsd to con,-
mittee. A resolution was passed In
the Committee on Ways and
Aeans TO report on tho advisibility Of
the internal revenue laws, %
- 70 dispense with the tax on gross ~
oslpts. The Senate amendments 10 the
Deficiency bill were concurrsd In. The
bill Oft Committee on Public Lands,
in relation to the granting Of lands to
aid In the construction ofa military road
Tram Eugene City to the eastern boun-
Diary Of Oregon, was passed. A similar
grant was made TO aid the construction
Of military wagon road from Dallas
City, OH the Columbia river, to Fort
Boise, on the Snake river, said grant not
to embrace any Of tho mineral lands OF
he Unit ed States. The Committee on
Public Lands reported back the amends
tory bill authorizing the Legislature Of
Illinois, among other States, to lease
mineral lands for terms Of fifteen years;
aud the bill being amended 90 as not to
include any Of the late rebel States, was
passed. In Committee Of the Whole, .
resolution was passed cutting or the sal
aries Of all Assessors and Collectors Of
Internal Revenue not appointed to all
. vacancy caused by death or resigna-
tlcn, unt!! their confirmation by the
Senate.
A resolution was passed requesting
the President to communicate all cor
between tho Government
Of this country and that Of Great Brit
ain In relation to the joint occupancy by
the Island OF San Juan. In Committee
Of the Whole on the discussion OF the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial APP
bill, o resolution was pass
ed cutting off the President from the
possession Of "Clerk Of fPardons."
JUJUBE.-"What Is It? Where docs
1t come from? What 10 1t made OFF"
think five hundred times have
heard these and similar questions asked
about the pleasant, palatable paste used
In CONNECTIONS and pectoral compounds; !;
and doubtless there are hundreds Of
thousands of people somewhat familiar
with the commercial jujube paste Of all
civilized countries who have no more
definite idea Of what it il made Of than
> Hottcntot has Of hymn book. This
universal ignorance Of juJuLe, and the
tree that produces the genuine material,
10 scarcely credltabls to u, who grow %
many thousand tons Of the noxious To-
bacco, and make % many million gal.
Ions oflmurderous rum.
In reply to the question, whss y
|ujubs paste made Of, I have to reply,
that thrss-ifths Of al We buy and uss -
pure jujube ID compound Of poor gum
Arabic, damaged nour, and cheap sugar,
tinted with some villainous chemical
liquid.
The little pure jujubs paste We get IL
made from the fruit Of the Jsyu0s trss-
Rhansnus Ngphas)-a common East In
dian tres, or moro gsner'ly, . large shrub,
growing also In . majority Of the islsnds
of Japan. and on the continent, hardy
md abundantly fruitful In al the North
srn mountains Of China, and north Into
Tartary, where the winter cold u % in.
tense that no other fruit trees exist. Ths
trees resemble most In appearance and
habits Of growth the honey locusts Of
the United States, while the fruit ID very
like, In size, shape and color, our small
Ter purplish damson plums, with . pit
smaller, only smaller In pro-
portion, rounder and more pointed
Eaten when quite ripe, the fruit hes .
pleasant taste and slightiy aromatic
favor. From the setting Of tho bios
SONS to maturity, the fruit requires
about three and > half months, though
two or three pretty sharp frosts, either
On the flowers OF ripe fruit, does not sp-
pear to injure It.
The paste 10 easily made, exactly ~
The housewife MANUFACTURES marmalade
from pears, or other fruit, simply by
straining and boiling down at
! very low neat.