Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-14
AS YOU LIKE II.
ssme Stray Leaves From Rsportsr's
 Note Book.


 The As You Like It man was some what surprised at the absence of cer- tain lovers of music Thursday evening when the Irisb band gave concert at Poli's theatcr. l looked in vain for the familiar faces which are 10 be seen at every musical entertainment. from the comic opera to the full military Sousii band. The musical entertainment Thursday evening was of q high order. excerpts from some of the best com posers being among the numbers played, and to add spice there were two pleasing vocalists and three grace tul dancers. True. there were several other entertainments that evening. in cluding the big assembly at the audi torium and basketball, at the armory. but it doesn't seem to me as though all the music lovers were at these places. Whatever the cause of their absence, I assure them that they missed rare treat.
 "What's in a name " got Boston reporter a good scoop recently. Inc youns man was sent out to interview Sir William Ramsay. On reaching the hall in which the eminent scientist was being entertained the reporter was told that Sir William could not then be interviewed. His brother reporters received the same information. There upon the reporter wrote several ques tjons relating to radium on q page from his note book and signed ms name, which may be called Mciver. f0. 1t showed the reporter to be of Scotch descent. An attendant took the note into the room, and in few min. utes the reporter was surprised to tind a middle aged man with gray hair in, uuiring if Mir McIver were present. 'Yes, sir" said the reporter who sent in the note, stepping out from the group of reporters. Sir William, TOT it was no other, stepped Up to the young man and, putting his hand on his shoulder. said, "My man. you're Scotch" "Yes. sir, am,' said the reporter, surprised at the unexpected remark. Well. so am l. said Sir William. And as though to prove it. he rattled off string of congested consonants, ill which were few Scotch sayings. Then he wound up with You don't know how glad am to see Scotchman here in Boston. It is an unexpected pleasure" Then he took the young man aside and gave him an interview that made the other reporters say things when they read his paper the next morning.
 A beautiful story is told of Sister of Charity, who was returning to Boston from New York on Sound steamer recently. As tea-time was about to be announced. the cOlored waiter approached her and suggested that perhaps it would be pleasanter for her to go to the tAhle before the general rush of the passengers. She assented and took her place at the ta- ble for very simple tea. The waiter left her without waiting for an order. ana was gone so long that the sister wondered what had become of him. At last he appeared with large tray loaded with all the luXurics of the sea- son and set it down before her. Of course the modest sister was quite ta- ken aback. and said to the waiter: You have made n mistake: that is not for me-" ''Oh, yes. Sister, said he. "it is for yOu.' But did not or der such n supper as that. it certain ly must have been ordered for some one else and you have brought it to me by mistakc.' No. Sister. there is no mistake; it was ordered for you" Convinced at last. the Sister ate all she wanted. Before she could leave the table the waiter appeared With Il second course of sweets. ices. fruits. etc. My dear man." said the Sister. "that is too much. Who has ordered all these things for me?' 'rhere is tue gentleman who gave the Or,ler." said the waiter. "Then go and eX- press my grateful thanks to him. and ask him for tho pleasure of his name" The waiter conveyed the message to the gentleman, and returned with this reply: Tell the Sister that my name is of no consequence. am n stranger and may never see her again; but say that am always happy to avail my self of every favorable opportunity of testifying my profound respect for the Sisters of Charity. whom I first learn cd to yeneratc and love in our late war;
 Tn the recent news many peopie nave noticed one or two references to the fact that timed meats for the Russian troops are prepared by process which enables the contents of each can to be served hot without a fire. This boon is obtained by having the ordinary tins alled with food ''jacketed" in patent tins. The patent tin contains water, together with chemical mixture by means of which the water can be raised 10 boiling point in ten minutes or a quarter of an hour. All that is neces- eary 10 do when it is desired to heat the food Is to puncture the top of the patent tin. the chemical mixture be- ing thereby forced into the water which soon beg,ns to boil.