New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-05

was all agos yesterday over the revelations which
II brought to light. Those who took part IN the
performances were leading citizens OF the comnu-
nifty, who do business in New-York. and they dis
ported themselves about the stage in blackened
faces white trousers yellow socks and Tuxedo coats
each with n sunhower stuck in the uppermost left
hand buttonhoe. Consequently. whenever one
minstrel cracked Joke at the expense OF another
minstrel or OF some in the audience. it not
only caused a laugh. but furnished delicious bit
OF gossip for the entire winter. Many secret thus
came to light, for example the chicken feud
OF G. e Weyl and Walter Brown
Il had been known for some time that Mr.
Brown and Mr.. WeyI had been fanciers Of thor
oughbred chickens. Whenever Mr.. Brown was
seen talking earnestly with any one, the common
saying was, He's talking chickens" Whenever
Mr. Weyl was discovered in absent minded
mood some neighbor would say. Hes lost another
pUlet." Whenever the quiet night air OF Essex
Falls suddenly filed with the sound OF
squawking. the other inhabitants would only turn
over in their beds and mutter. Either Brown or
WeyI IS trying TO set another hen
Recently there had been whispers that Brown
and Weyl were at outs. One rUmor limited that
Brown hen had stepped on 4 Weyl chick and that
Weyl getting ready 10 bring suit. But such
reports We're upset By both Brown and Weyl. who
spoke TO each other and shook hands as pleasantly
before either OF them had seen chicken.
At the show Nj Weyl was on the stage and Mr..
Brown In the audience. Mr.. Weyl played the
left end man. and his songs and shots Of repartse
had set the house in roar again and again IN
the course OF the evening At last however. he
was seen 70 wheel about, look down at AI-- Brown
and then hold his breath, II he could not say
. what his mind After moment of evident
struggle with himself he engaged another "darky'
in the following dialogue:
7 say, pardnuh, do yoh know dat NASSAU Brown
is a checker mani
Nav. nav. didn't know dat
Wal dat he be. He and dat weyl- dey
'"Yuh don't say"
An. say. hear dat Brown and weyl put up
a bet as 20 which n would raise de most check
FUN de numbah OF eggs"
An who wonT'
"shure nuf Both Brown and WeyI put thir-
teen eggs under each OF m hens and when dem
hens cum on Weyl had pub half dozen and
Brown had twenty"
Not only did the audience receive this sally with
applause. but all eyes were turned on Brown. who
only smiled and shook his head
ATTACK LEMONADE MINER
Among the citizens Of Essex Fels there are nons
who can excel Mr.. Sprigg as 8 mixer OF lemon
ade. So cunninsly does NJ. sprigs make 4 lemon
ade or any such beverage hat he IS always vel
come at all the social functions where people get
thirsty. On this account M. Sp-gg has awak-
ened envy among not few. and accordingly,
when he was made the butt OF the following sku
no one laughed harder than Mr.. Sprigg. Two
darkies began 10 parade I'D and down the stage.
Did yuh hear of dat scrap sp-tzE had vtd an
ornery milk man."
Dat I din't."
Wal de oder mornin' 7 cum out early 70 ger
nun paper fur to vedder Cure-your- d-dn
had put his best fut back N m. wen see Sp-tgE
iawin' a milk man. He wuz telliu' dat air milk
that de stuff he getrtn was only con
ceaIed Hohoken fog. and dat # wouldn't mix fur
a cent wild de tings he puts in his leuonades."
Wal. wal. an wat did de milk man say7''
'Wad did saySo He saws SprfE can Won
expect me tub bring yuh a rum punch wid cracked
ice IN II fur seven cents a quart
Among those who took part there was none who
quister than l. P. Boyd. ~ the beginning
of the performance Mr.. Boyd stood so stH that
he attracted considerable attention. He sang with
much force his fellows. as could be seen by
the Tapping OF the sunfower's petals his breast
But his eyes seemed TO be fixed in the beyond
Finally two OF his companions noticed him. and
said
What's de mattuh wtd Boyd7 He looks 50
queer Reckon he amt got nuF blackin' on"
He do look white. but dat amt de reason Hes
got stage fright"
"Gwan wild ye. He amt skeered Jes wait iii
de end Of de show. an den you will watts de
matter Wild him"
At the end Of the performance young woman
in the audience brought into view a magnificent
bouquet, which might have filed bushel basket
While the young held a handkerchief to
her eyes the flowers were carried TO the stage and
presented TO the modest Boyd The tag that was
attached 10 the bouquet bore this inscription.
"A testimonial TO your mastery effort. From
ardent admirer."
receipt for combating mosquitoes told BY
c. P. Scholfeld, the end man opposite to Mr.. Weyl
aroused certain amount OF interest that was not
hard TO explain. Mr. Scheduled said that his father
when attacked by mosquitoes never took the Of
fensve but pursued a Fabian policy He allowed
twenty thirty to take up hOmeSteads various
without Interference Then by suddenly shifting
his head he confused the mosquitoes that every
believed that every other had pre-empted his
section Thereupon they all flew at each other. and
were tangled UP in great ball. Then the elder
Scholded would simply shake his head and the ball
would tunbled 20 the floor
Accordingly. when Mr.. Schoield afterward sang
i've a Feelin' 70 You his father nodded again
and again If he appreciated the sympathy OF hts
Low DEATH RATE EXPLAINED
Essex FeIIs boasts OF having the lowest death
rate OF any town in the United States. Formerly
the suburb for IT is perched nearly six hundred feet
above the sea. although within hours run OF
New-York. But. according TO one OF the minstrel
troupe Essex Fells does owe its small death
rate 10 either its elevation its pure air but 20
a particular kind Of breakfast food that was In
PRODUCED into the place soon after It was estab-
said kills on al the slckly inhabitants as soon
as they descend the mountain Generally thew are
taken with cramps on the train and die in Jersey
The entertainment was held in the new clubhouse
which overlooks the club goI links. Not only me
guests came by the Erie Railroad from NevT-yo-S
The chorus consisted OF eleven men VINO