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said: you won't see the Defender sail much II the
valkyre gets down near her" To the query, why
such fools. An Engishman once said: You'll al
ways find In America that cup defender has al
ways at least ten minutes up her sleeve. the
Vaikyrie. with her enormous sail spread and her
piratica-Iooking black hun. was such picture
that the spectators could do little except watch the
advancing yacht that swooped down from the
northward in terrifying fashion. when II is remem-
bercd that for the moment the American boats
At 70 O'Clock the wind headed the racing yachts
once more and they stood out from the Jersey shore
a little more toward the first mark. The Nalkyrie
still held her advantage. for she was not bound for
any mark and could follow the wind. as II were.
She made a deep Impression on all but the thinking
part OF the spectators by her fine sailing and ap.
watchers noticed that the Defender did not let the
yalkyrie overhaul her much IT must be confessed
louder the whispers that the English have at last
1t was not III 1880 that the ya.kyrie lost her
straight back for the Hook. BY 12:i5 the wind had
freshered little. and now the sails OF the racers
filed again. The Defender was soon n good half
her balloon jib and still she forged ahead OF her
rival. The committee boat OF the Yacht Club ar
this point there little breeze down low that
the red and white ensign that marked the Nurn
hung .istessly The Defender was evidently coming
too well TO the windward OF the buoy TO take II
well. leaving Il on the port tack side according to
the sailing directions. while the Yiglant seemed to
be holding perfect course for the mark. The De
but it is uncertain II this acton was not intentional
oversailing OF the course. At l:55 the Defender
came In stays and tackled for the mark. the Vlgl-
liant coming straight and well for 1t. The Defender
turned to weather the mark at 80. Then out came
her sp!nna ker BOOM and moment later her spin
maker was cert. up in stops The Defender turned
she got into the wind The Vgiiant was six min
utes later in going through the same evolutions.
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opn n1-NRAvEN's MOVEMENTS.

Lord Dunraven and his daughters remained
wednesday night on board the Teutonlc ana were
I'm bright and early yesterday. The young women
started for Newport at o'clock breakfast having
heen served at in Captain Camerons private room
cbor,lv after breakfast II. Maitland kersey ap-
neared. and soon thereafter the tug Pulver are"
alongside Lord Dunraven. Mr. Watson. the de-
s,gner. and Mr. Kersey boarded her from the leu
tonic. and she was speeded down the river, as all
OF the party anxious 10 reach the NaiKyrle
In time to witness the opening OF the trial race II
.os n forecone conclusion that the British yacht
was 10 be somewhere along the course. and II was
pretty generally expected that her owner Wou,n 1e
IN hoard which was the case that the Na.kyrie
did not lack for an OF excursion boats lord
Dunraven who is a thoroughgoing salior, rehalnsa
down the bay last night: a. least he did so accord
,re n the hest Information al the Yacht Club.
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FREE LIBRARIES IN AMEhiCA'

SCOTLAND HAS NOTHING TO BOAST OF IN COM
pARrsoN WITH THIS COUNTRY.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir. Where can your correspondent l. y. F. have
lived during the last quarter century tnat ne %"
write for American readers svcn Ha''eS' s0'
as this In last Tuesdays Tribune:
The American objector will probably REGARD i re
muncipa, libraries and art galleries as ou's r ton
sphere OF local government Inc .nroviia
aires and phianthropists' ne VIII say pEo,iue
nxnries Of this kind with their surplus wealth
In regard to his comparison of American win
Scotch library interests let me quote from 'e''e'
,yri,,sn so long ago as 1871 by a Scotchman to Tine
American Library Journal" The letter begins:
shall be glad TO know II there are any OF sv 'a
libraries in America supported by specia. asS as.
ment. how many are so, or II nor; nov u H.,
public .ibrarics maintained observe .,s.
there are liz OF them in your States'-an im'neh'=
number.
After describing various applications OF the Free
Libraries act in England and giving. as does l. w.
F.. the limit applicable to libraries from the taxes
to be one penny in the pound. he goes on:
regret TO say that We have not been so success.
ful in Scotland I think there only three
or four libraries established under the act IN SCOT
landi
The writer of the letter David Sandman. bewaiis
the fact that Glasgow had then recently declined TO
avail herself OF the Free Libraries act. as Edln'
burgh had also previously done.
So much for Scotland In 1877. What about Anerlcs
at that time? In 1877. fifteen States OF the Union
had passed laws enabling towns and cities wltnln
their borders to portion OF the taxes 'hey
levied for the support OF free pubic libraries ara
Iss such Libraries had been started under these laws
Ten Of these fifteen States made ratio OF mills
TO dollars. limiting the amount available as ,ne
English do with their penny In the pound, pu!
five land among them Texas put no INIT ana
have never reason 10 do so.
have not at hand statistics giving the exact
number OF rate-supported Libraries now IN existence.
but seventeen more States making twenty-n'ns
In ALL were last year reported to have adopted sucn
laws and Massachusetts, alone has more
such Libraries than had the Whole United States IN
1871 II may be inferred that the laws not mere
deadetters. That In twenty-nine States the aver
age American does think pubic libraries .
luxury TO be provided by monaires be In
ferrcd from the fact that town after town avails
itself OF the granted permission and In many cases
without building and With no fund from any
aource but the money voted from taxes public
.hraries have been started and have developed into
educators OF the people complemcnting and supple
menting the pubic schools ANNIE B. JACKSON.
North Adams. Mass. August q, 1895
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experience two different storms, at least felt them
In widely differing degrees. All sailors. as we'll as
scientists, know that the wind comes In slants
The Defender got slant and the Vlgilant an
entirely different one In the bow they into on
turning the second mark
GOOD WEATHER FOR THE NEW BOAT.
1t could hardly have been better day for the
Defender than 1t was yesterday In no race in
which the new boat has been tested has the verdict
been so declsively in her favor. She won by over
eighteen minutes over a twenty forr-mie triangular
course. and she demonstrated her ability in mix
ture of weather such yacht on trial seldom has
when she is particularly anxious to show her
saty. The first leg OF the easy lay
before the wind. Some of the time on this lay it
looked as If the contest would degenerate into
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where a breeze was at a premium. "nen inc
v.xvr,a had come 80 near that she was only az
far from the visilant as that sloop was from
the Defender when the three white-winged saoi-
stors stood in line, each catching every pun
~ tho heat-laden breeze the calm struck the
rnr,,shman and ne turned his nose toward nome
II Lord Dunraven could have heard the COM
ments which were made on board the New-forK
Yacht Clubs boat, ne would have felt pleased
and he would have been convinced II he Is not al
ready. that his American friends. though they
may be hard fighters. are quick to recognize the
good qualities Of their opponent.
''She looks dangerous" said one -
isn't that a great BOOM asked one point
ing to the great steel affair which one yachtsman
compared TO a galvanized iron water conductor
Wen have to look sharp to beat her. sara
another. while another said: IL never saw such
a handsome club-topsail.
e WINNING ON ALL TACKs
The Defender beat her rival about six minutes
at the FIRST mark, and j'.st before ii was mace
came the first bit o: wind. The second leg was
another victory for the new boat. and when she
turned the mark about seven minutes aheau Vi
the Vigilant. having gained on her III 'he
weather and under the conditions which are
most to the Vigilant's liking. the shouts OF ap-
prevail were loud on all sides. Whistles ana
bells and strong lungs maze a powerful uii' oNei
which could be heard the thunder's rumble,
which came as premonitory signal OF the squat
which was fast approaching
The second boat had only just turned the
mark when the wind began to blow. the rain
came down in sheets, and the man who had
watched the glass and predicted a blow early
In the day Gould be heard over the din of the
elements. saying: Il told you So" The Defender
sprapg away and raced toward home like
"hotse afire." When she making a great
space between herself md the Vglant and
while the storm was at its height. II became evil
dent that something had happened. Her jib
came in. but within seven minutes another
set and the flying yacht continued on her course
an easy victor.
AS the Defender chased along before the blast
with two Jbs. mainsail and club-topsai set the
yacht standing up like house men could be
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matter in bowels liver and kidneys soon gets into the
blood and so is carried all over the body. There is
no telling where such things will stop.
In the beginning, little common sense and
simple natural remedy is all that is needed Even
when the trouble has progressed to serious stages.
simple scientific remedy working strongly with Ma
ture soothing, stimulating invigofating the organs
Of digestion will have wonderful effect on the whole
body. There IL really nothing wonderful about it
The blood is all made in the digestive organs n
they are healthy and strong the blood Is the same
and it makes every part of the body strong
Dr. Perces Golden Medical Discovery puts the
digestive organs into perfect condition Ii makes
them capable Of performing perfectly all their hinc
tons II increases the power of assimilation and so
makes good solid, healthy flesh A large book about
il pages will be sent free to any address on receipt
of six cents in stamps TO cover postage Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, buffalo, N. y
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| SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL
THE OLD LEFFERTs MANSION.
IT'S HISTORY AND THAT OF ITS EARLY owNEf
TRACED BY AN OLD BRoOKLYNrTE

ITS HISTORY AND THAT OF IT'S EARLY OWNERS
TRACED BY AN OLD BRooKLYNrTE
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In your article In Mondays Issue on Brook
,yns Historic Houses speaking Of the old Lei-
ferts mansion and the one across Fulton-st as the
John Lefferts house. you seem TO be In doubt as 10
whether 1t was standing in l776 Its history is as
follows The farm and house at that time' i.o'
were the property OF Nicholas Bloom, whose daush-
ter Phebe in III married Captain Charles Turn
bull of The 4th Battalion Of the Continental Ar
ti.lery He rebuilt the house on the ola 'ines III
1881 as It now stands. known Nos LIZA ana i'zS'
Fu;ton-st II is modernized only by having gao
heater and large glass in the front WINDOWS on ."e
ground floor It's timbers and walls are gooo ioi
another los years. -
CAPTAIN Charles Turnbull Sheriff OF hihss
County from 1889 10 179i. and Inspector Oh .ne
militia Of the counties OF Kings and queens WIZ"
the rank of major It was after the death % ne M
wife who died on January !, 49, tnat ne soi1 VS.,
property to John Lenerts, ana re"oI 49, no died
and is buried in the grounds OF ST. fau d. i"''
I have given you the correct history ana asso-
Citations OF the old house l. pe .n 81 Tichoias
as native took the oath OF allegiance III 49, o3
which was required OF all to secure tne,r sThs an
the cesson by the Dutch TO the ,wo hundred
vears"auite an old Brooklynite! The house IS one
OF the Oldest. II not the Oldest nov nd renair
ST. and Is certainly in the best oruer an, III Island
The history Of Kings County or Oh E tar Oh Res
has II that the house rebuilt by Major onsi bs
Turnhuli british officer This Is an error as ne
never "aS D'''''" GEORGE W. TURNBULL
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HEALTHY OLD ACE

is the result Of careful liv-
ing. Keeping the blood pure
and the body free from even
minor ailments adds years
Of enjoyment to ones life.
The trouble with most Of us
nowadays is, that we live too
rapidly. We are in such a
hurry to go some place, or do
something. that the care of
our bodily health is wofully
neglected. Nature never par
dons neglect. Her laws must
be respected or punishment
ensues.
A man may abuse his stom-
ach for a time, but after awhile
dyspepsia comes and liver
complaints and kidney troub-
les. These things develop all
the latent weakness i'll his
body. They make digestion
imperfect, they prevent proper
assimilation, proper secretion
of the digestive fluids and the
proper excretion ofrefuse mat
ter. Probably the last is most
irportaut ~ all for nOisouous
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Brooklyn. Aug. q, 1885.
AN APPEAL TO EVERY GENTLE hhANi'

AN APPEAL TO EVERY GENTLE HDAi'
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: feel convinced you will, with the kinunes'
which invariably characterzes The Tribune IN s''nl-
lar cases. make room for this appeal to the ihos'
charitable pubc in the world-the people OF New
Yor,, CITY poor boy named Lewis LoVeiase
,ves At No 253 West Seventeenth-st, near fsish'h-
ave He Is a newsboy. and by horrible acciuen'
flor which he blames one) ne mas ost oo'h aii'iS
"a the shoulder and one .eg. He Is now pe1uihs
nencils for the purpose of raising money 10 oota"
the means to furnish himself with artificial arms
having already succeeded In raising enough 10 pur-
rhase an artificial les. The accident occurred on a
raiIroad-iumplng from one car to anotner ne len
and was uangled-"nobody's fau. bu. hs oWn.
a. he admits yet common humanity might mere
suggest little help from the company OWNING ',c
road He does ask II. however, OF mons LOT ~.
ts chferfu.ness and pluck under his terrible mis-
fortune are phenomenal. learned the ABOVE 80
.,,~-ra noes b. chance. The boy came TO my 900,
70 ask for a drink OF water, which had to De neia
~ his ips while he drank. He tod ms story ON!
when questioned closely, and with no WISH 10
awaken sympathy ,.. -. .h,rL such snirit
of natIence and accomplishing endurance shou'a re-
ceive recognition may send contributions TO .,-,
ceNe 'e''s" MRS WILLIAM WINTER.
No II Third-ave.. New-Brighton. staten lsiaha'
" Y
Thursday, Aug. %. 1873.
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magic manner in which the airy-like lo-yvih , n
Ethelwynn. the seawanhaka cor avod over the
course as II her sails were fled by the Drea.n VI
invisible genii The llipuan cup deienassrs ryS-
mants on Inc wisdom OF the Seawanhaka's Regatta
Committee in selecting her as their Champion tho no
comnete with Spruce w, the British BOAT OF tne
same type. which was built expressly to contest LOT
the challer &c cup. -, .,.~s ,ho
others being The Ramona. Kismcf. y. and r. ana
Chippe though several were unable to hnsn liner
was good cheer at the clubhouse, despite the 1tt
catspa WIS which prevailed throughout the day.
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The Vigllant was much the quicker in getting on
her splnnaker.
A PRETTY MARINE SPECTACLE.

The Nlgilant was nuch the quicker in getting out
her spinnaker.
a PRETTY MARINE SPECTACLE.
1t was as beautiful a marine picture $ any ever
painted the two yachts spun away before the
wind with their huge pairs of wings for
yacht running before the wind with her spnnaker
up has two big sails on each side, that take
every breath of air they catch.
There boats In front OF them to the
view and the sky had taken that superb colorirg
it sometimes presents little while before storm.
The Defender seemed to gain slowly but surely,
but the wind came first to The yigilant. There
OF more wind. Then the breeze, as If in mockery.
died out entirely and the Defender took in her
shower lasted only few minutes and away in
the East was long streak that promised wind, II
again, and at 3 o'clock took down her balloon -
topsa and the vgsnts balloon 10 Looked LIKE IKE
with the wetting it got Preparations were made
the Defender baby jib iopsail being run up in
stops. There was thunder and then flashes OF light;
flash outlining her against the darkened sky just
as she rounded it at 1850 She came about
eeany and ss out on the reach for the Scotland
the turn at s:2ICO Then the bow came on. The
ps4SaSs out S Of it, kS
take in her. The Defenders H. was . split but
Of only seven mnutss The ID Defender mad 10 haul
ccer 20 Of 'nf h SH 0V Yacht
all but knocked down and had to let c6 gO h mp
into the wind. to take down her club tor sail This
part of the race regarded as the Viglants to
do as she would with the Defender in. but she
could not gain on tie fast Defender. which only
shot ahead the rapidly as the wind blew
ha rder This reach in n good wind gave the anna
tours Of yachting opportunity Of seeing how fas
yacht can go when the air SUITS ner ne ne he
Sandy Hook Lghtship and reached onward for s the
whistles and applause that the Defender crossed
the line winner In 4l0:@. The Nigilant was
awaited AT the IAghtshp til she came up at
92s:2s The elapsed time for the Defender was
4is:iO and for the Vigilan 5Nii and the diner
ence is IS min sec.
The Defender went at once to her anchorage In
tho Horseshoe where she welcomed ny val
kyrie iii, and followed shortly afterward by the
Nigilant.
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INDIAN HARROR CLUBS SPECIAL RACE.
MANY FINE YACHTS START. BrT AN EXAsPERAT
ING CALM sPoILs WHAT MIGHT HAVE
REEN LIVELY CONTEST.

REEN LIVELY CONTEST
The Indian lIarbor Yacht Clubs speclal regatta,
sailed over the triangular club course, OF flhch
Island I'm the Sound yesterday, was held In an ex-
asperatng calm which spoiled what would other
wise have been n lively race as the number OF
starters was large and included the following
famous flyers Vorant. II. Dragon. Acushla. IA
mona Folly. Maysie. Celia. lola kismet. Elsie.
sirene Willie Chippe. Zelda Ethel Ethelwynn'
Trilhy Question ana LIndienne.
After vainIy waiting a long time for fair work
ing breeze the race was reluctantly started at 30
n m by the Regatta Committee consisting Of
Frank Bovine Jones. chairman; Richard Outwater.
d. W Merritt Charles +. McManns and Edward
II Burtis The wind light. however. that
tho order I'm which the yachts crossed the line was
OF comparative ins!gnlncance, as we'll as their
respective positions al the turning points and the
finishing line
The most interesting feature of the affair was the
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THE DrRRAyT JURY COMPLETE

San Francisco, Aug 29.-The Durrant jury has
heen COMPLETED the twelfth juror being S. *. Dut'
ton a Wholesale statione-.
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THE OFFENDERS At ROCK SPRINGS.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Please allow me to state through the counnA
Of your valuable paper with regard 10 the asser-
ton made to your reporter by the Chinese repre-
sentative In New-York that the Americans cut and
shot down the Chinese at Rock Springs. wyo.. In
1886. like dogs, that OF the offenders In that riot
only three United States citizens were implicated.
and only OF them was native OF the United
States. shown by the investigation at that time
J. II. HOUGHrON.
Lander. Wyo.. August g. 1895.
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ro-,topROW's YACHTING CONTESTS.

long list Of yachting contests which are to take
place tomorrow includes the Hu"''ns'o" 49,
oren reratta and races for special classes py tns
Atlantic Iarchmon Canarsie ana Shelter is'a''u
YACHT ciuhs
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ALWAYS that there are bricks and bricks THIS .
shown by the experience OF Burlington iowa IL Z
"". ..,,u .r.mc such as they would have u
srdre 10 n civ the size OF Rochester but II ae
true that they laid on an ordnary TO- m
his city There signs Of disinses.a?n IN mn, snf
Ia vman wear being shown only In the chipping OK
the edges which owing TO the sa TIL. SIC ro Oh ,hs
bricks detracts in no appreciaDe degree Hom 'hs
General smoothness Of the surface r,,r,v
New-York, August o. 1896.
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MRS. BALDWIN SAID "MAsshCRED"

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: NY attention has been called to Mr.. Pollocks
remarks upon n article I wrote upon Chinese out
RACES He says: "You published In your Saturdays
issue n letter from Mrs. Baldwin In which notice
she states that she does think the missionaries
In Shanghai were molested In lSB'
stated such thing ! quote my exact words
as they lie before me In that issue OF The Tribune
The article which I replied stated that there was
a massacre" OF the French In Shanghai In 1875
replied that we certainly not far from
Shanghai In 1875 but that should have known
OF any massacre there In that year. "Mo.ested'
and "rnassacred" two very different worts
did not the word think" because | knew
nese had occurred hero In Brooklyn New-lork
the press would have remarked In small type. In
an out-os -the-way corner, The unwashed made
things rather lively for John the other day How
would IL do for John to get up Mick a
I.oougs" volunteer corps here and serve under
orders OF the Chinese consul when their people
are roughly handled In these cities? Would the
municipal and state authorities tolerate Il?
Brooklyn. Aug. a. 1895. s. L. BALDWIN.
BURLINGTON. IOWA. BRICK PAVEMENT
To the Editor Of the Tribune.
Sir: | noticed the other day In The Tribune "A let
ter from a gentleman In Rochester. In which Is
taken rather dscouraging view of brick a
material for paving In spite OF this wellauthenti-
Gated Rochester experience. however. agree with
The Tribune that New-york might probably make
q few careful experiments with bricks. remembering
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Heel Proprietor tat the beginning Of the summer
seasonJ-And when IL the boy TO wake you In the
morning.
Gnest-Oh. never mind It; | shall get up myself
very early
PrIprietor-Ah. well. then, Will you be kind az
to wake up the boy yourself? The fellow oversleeps
himself every morning