Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-01-11

cause remanded.
Howard ct. al, Us. Boorman opinion by
Chief Justice Dixon. Order reversed with
costs and cause remanded
EaceJIent.-"Compose yourself, my an
gel,o said Madam. SIS was nobody's fault
the cook could not possibly make good bread
with that internal Saleratus. I promise you
that after this day we viii use De Lands Sale
ratus in our house. For Mrs J tells me that
she always uses it, and never has any such
luck as this with it-but that, on the contrary,
she makes with it the most enchanting pastry,
cakes biscuit, bread, pie crust, Sc, and that it
always works like charm.n The grocers sell
it. Manufactured and for sale, at wholesale
by D. B. De Land & Co., at the Fairport Chem
ical Works, Fairport, Monroe Co., n. Y.
4 Double Surprise "A few evenings
since party of ladies took it into their heads
TO pay the family Of Rev. C. Boynton a surprise
visit and leave their husbands at home A few
Of the latter having got an inkling of what was
going on, and determined not to be outwitted in
that way, thought that they would try their
hands at surprising also, and accordingly re-
paired to the reverend gentlemans residence
arriving at a very opportune moment, for the
ladies were just serving their refreshments
1t was difficult deciding who were the most sur
prised-AIr. and Mrs. Boynton at the unexpect-
ed arrival Of the ladies' or the latter at that of
their husbands. Taking it all around the affair
was a very pleasant one. We think the ladies
had better get up another.
4 GU Party.-On Tuesday last, some
twenty more of the Waterloo ladies, taking
advantaIe of the excellent sleighing and beau
tiful weather, paid city visit, leaving their
''liege lords" at home to get along the best way
they could They had fine turn out consist
ing of mammoth sleigh and four horses man
aged by a Jehu who seemed to be a perfect
master of his business, After partaking Of one
of Alderman Van Alstine's best dinners at the
Exchange, and doing up little shopping and
visiting, they returned home apparently de-
lighted with their trip, Such affairs as this
are very pleasant and we wonder they are not
matters of more frequent occurrence. Why
don't the ladies here get desperate some day
and make rush out to Waterloo and have "a
good time ~ The Topping House is just the
place for it.
A Tinker Wanted.-There is nothing
within our knowledge that this city stands so
much in need of as a Tinker. We do not mean
one Of these fellows who go about the country
with heater in hand and pocket full of solder,
mending broken tin ware but man who shall
be competent to the task of repairing every
winter our City Charter and patching up the
leaks and breakages that may from time to time
occur in that much abused instrument The
wants of the city, if its past experience may be
taken rs evidence upon that point, require an
officer of that description just as much as they
do Clerk, Mayor or Marshal and we insist
that provision shall be made for one immedi-
ateIy.
We are led to these reflections by the an
nouncement in the proceedings of the Common
Council that an application will be made by that
body this winter to the Legislature to amend
or repeal our present Charter. What, we
should like to know, is the matter with that in
strument as it stands now Hasn't it already
undergone q sufficient number of manipula-
tions and transmogrifcations to render it nearly
perfect Or is it because it is nothing but
piece Of patchwork, and has been so botched
up, with 4 slice clipped off here and another
interpolated there. that its original features
cannot be recognized by the happy fathers who
are responsible for its paternity in the first
place, that the proposition is now made to dis
card the bantling altogether, and wipe it en-
tirely out of existence Or is some other gen.
tleman, or some other clique, anxious to crafty
3 little vanity and ambition in that line, and
show to an astonished world that the individu-
ais who drafted the Charter in SO, and those
who have from year to year since that time been
making lamentations to it, did not understand
their business? If not this, what is the object
Of the present movement Who can tell
The Charter may be defective-we think We
~ likely that it is. 1t would be a strange thing
indeed if it were not, after the multiplicity of
changes it has undergone at the hands ofso ma
nv different persons, since it was originally
passed. We think perhaps it would be good
idea to repeal it and start anew but care
should be taken to let the instrument which takes
its place be well considered and free from OBJ
jections so that it can be let alone for at least
five years In that case no necessity viii exist
for the appointment of a Corporation Tinker,
and We shall not insist upon the creation of any
such Office We commend the whole subject to
the serious attention of the Common Council.
and trust that body, III the profundity of its
wisdom. viii have no trouble in giving it hap
~ and satisfactory solution.