Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
AS YOU LIKE IT
Some Stray Leaves from q Reporters
 Note Book.

 lunch carts must be something of q poet. He displays sign of which the following is a copy:
 Our food is good,
 Our prices just.
 We'll treat you well
 But cannot trust.''
 The proprietor may not be the au- thor of these lines, but that does not make any difference. It is his proper ty and those who deal with him state that every word of it is true. Of course many don't like the meaning conveyed in the last line, but it is safe to predict that in the opinion of the manager it is the most important part of the ''poem,'' as some termed 1t.
 
 The late Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore was wont to reiterate with pardonable pride that Erin was the only country in the world whose coat of arms bears musical instrument. Crude was the musical lift. of America when Patrick SarStieId Gilmore landed at Boston in 1S4S. His first technical knowledge of music was received from q famous bandmaster in Her MajestyS service. who retired from the army ana set tied in Athlone- IT was in this town Gilmore had been apDrenticed to merchant These early impressions undoubtedly led the young enthusiast to devote his life chiefly to military music. On his arrival at Boston Ir was then nineteen years old. he stroll ed into music store and asked to De allowed to examine several inStru- mentS which li.d attracted his AtItn- tion in the window. The skill with which he played upon each arrested the attention of tl" proprietor Dr Ordway. who engaged him to advertise his wares i'll an organization known ;iS sOrtlway'S AeoiianS. The Irish lad was soon known as inc finest E-fiaf cornet player in America. SubSeuuent- ly he WAS leader of several military bands until 1SjS. when he founded the famous Gilmore band. During the war of the rebellion Gilmore led to the field with his famous band the gallant Twenty-fourth Massachusetts Nolun- teerS. and organized q dozen bands in the old Bay state. and sent them to the front. Gilmore'S baton has fallen into the hand of q grandson of Samuel Lover. Victor Herbert. He was born in Ireland. while his musical education was received in Germany.
 How does the Lenten season affect your businesS:'' asked q reporter of d popular liquor dealer to-day. We miss q few regular callers. he sald, ''hut not very many. probably aDout half dozen. \ couple of these drop in once in T while. but I cannot say that I ever saw them drink anything during Lent Before I went into the business myself 1 always remained away from saloons during Lent. ana in addition to stopping using any klnd of liquor l used to give mp smoking. too. The latter was one of fathers customs. and while it may seem a trifling thing to some people. you would be surprised what q sacrifice it is to an old smoker. 1 have seen father so sick for the first week or so when he put away the pipe that he would have to go to bed and stay there for hours. Mother often wanted him to continue the smoking and per form some other kind of penance. but he never gave in. He used to tell us that his father and his grandfather never smoked during Ient and that he was bound to keep up the practice as long as he lived. and he kept his word. I started out to maintain the family record in that respect. but l lacked the perseverance of father and years ago yielded to the tempting in fiuence of the weed at all seaSOnS.> There is lot of people about town who refrain from intoxicating liquors and the use of tobacco during Lent and it is not an uncommon thing to hear that those who do this have lit tie if any appetite for either after the seven weeks and often give them up for good.
 The announcement that the T. r. Niea gher club will observe Emmet's birthday has set some people thinking of the first big Emmet celebration which occurred in Waterbury. Almost all the gentlemen who will gather around the festive board Monday even ing remember it. The inspiring genius of the affair was NJ. D. Fitzgerald. then an emplOye of John Ryan. q re- markedly bright young man and a tol- erably good fellow. like all the other members of the 'Old Guard ''Fitz.' as his friends used to call him. got out the program and it was the neat t. est thing of the kind ever seen in this city. Quotations from patriotic Irish writers adorned the front page and a few were scattered here and there through the other pages. We repro duce some samples. just to remind some of the boys of the event. Here they are:
 ''Far from the hills of Innisfail
 We meet ill mirth tonight,
 Some of the scattered Clan-na-Gael
 
 "And the tear that We shed.
 Though in secret it rolls.
 Shall long keep his memory
 Green in our souls.''
 'Who fears to speak of '9S?
 Who blushes at the name?
 When towards mock the patriots fate
 Who hangs his head for shameT
 But We haven't space to tell all wt know about that banquet, and wei dismiss the subject for the present by hoping that Monday nights entertain ment will be worthy of the man ant the cause. If We don't happen to bt with the boys in person surely we vii be in spirit. Here's to the memor! of Emmet and every other man anf woman as we'll who in his or her da, and time has pronounced against ths oppresSor.
 OPERATORS ON STRIKE
 Chicago. March 2.-The operators of fhe Illinois Electric Transportation .s-.s ..ya