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Greene scored a decisive victory today in their Sght against extradition to tbe United States, ??here they are wanted in con nection with alleged'frauds in harbor work for the federal government in volving millions of dollars. Judge Caron, in the supreme court, discharged the prisoners from the cus tody of Sheriffs Langlier of Quebec, and Valee of Montreal, in whose offi ciai care they have been since their sensational arrest in Quebec last May. A large number of the prisoners' friends were in the court room and they heartily congratulated the two men upon their release. Col. Gaynor and Capt. Greene le*t the court room soon after Judge Caron had concluded and. proceeded to the Chateau Fronte nac Col Gaynor, who is suffering from rheumatism, retired to his room., It is understood that the United States government will institute new; proceedings for extradition, but up to a late hour no step had been taken by counsel representing the Washington authorities. Judge Caron, who spoke in French, occupied about two hours in deliver ing his judgment. 'In reviewing the legai proceedings since the arrest of the two prisoners, he'pointed out that their counsel had raised an important question to the effect that the warrant issued by Magistrate Lafontaine was illegal on the ground that it did not contain the date nor the y ^ar in which the alleged offense had been commit ted. He could not. presume when^the offense was committed, and it may have been previous to the signing ' of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain.and if ?ot the ac cused could not be held, as the treaties had no retroactive'effect. According to a deposition made in Montreal by Mr. Erwin, ?x>unsel for the United States, in May last, con < tinned Judge Caron, the- accused were charged with fraud committed on or about May 1, 1897. That crime was not included in* the treaties and. that of receiving money under false pretenses was only included in the treaty of 1900. This was fatal to the prosecu tion, and the warrant issued by Judge Lafontaine was defective, as the offense included therein did not fall under the extradition ' treaty ; conse quently the arrest wat? illegal and the accused most be set at liberty. After citing authorities in support of his decision Judge Caron concluded. "Considering that the warrant in virtue of which the petitioners are detained contains no data of the com mission of the offense whereof the peti tioners are accused ; considering that in virtue of the treaties of extradition existing between Great Britain and the United States, it is positively provided that these treaties shall have no retro active effect for offenses committed before their passage ; considering that the allegation of the data of the com mission of the offense is in conse quence essential to give jurisdiction of the commission to issue a warrant of arrest; considering further that it 5s not alleged in the warrant that the offense for which said warrant has been issued is one of criminal partic ipation, punishable by the laws of both countries, which is a condition required by tbe last paragraph of the first article of the treaty of 1890; con sidering that the information, indict ments and true bills and all documents procured for the issue of the warrant show that the offenses of which the petitioners are charged and for which they would have to stand their trials in the United States, should extradi tion be granted, are not within the terms of the treaties of extradition between Great Britain and the United States and disclose no offense commit ted by the prisoners for which they could be extradited under the said treaties; considering in consequence that the warrant of arrest issued by the said Ulrie LaFontaie in his above stated capacity is null and illegal and could not warrant the arrest of the petitioner the court rejects the said motion of the United States, interven ing parties to quash said writs of habeas corpus addressed by me on June 21st last to tbe said C. A. Valee, and doth declare the arrest and detention of the said petitioners illegal and doth annul and set aside the said warrant of arrest. All Were Saved. "For years I suffered such untold misery from Bronchitis," writes J. H. Johnston, of Broughton, Ga^ "that often I was unable to work. Then, when everything else failed, I was wholly cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. My" wife suffered intensely from Asthma, till it cured her, and aH Our experience goes to show it is the best Croup medicine in the world." A trial will convince you it's unrivaled for Throat and Lung diseases. Guaranteed bottles 50e and $1.00. Trial bottles free at J. F. W. DeLorme's. i S?YS IT WAS "SKAP JUDGMENT." ; \ ?- - ! i Donald McMaster Speaks With Disrespect of Judge Garon and Ruling in Gaynor-Greene Case. Montreal, Que., Aug. ' .?Donald McMaster, C, leading-counsel for the United States, today gave out the following statement in reference to Judge Caron's judgment in the Gay nor-Greene ease : "In my opinion the judgment is bad, and the reasons in support of it worse. The judgment is in effect a snap judgment without an opportunity for counsel being heard upon the whole case. "The first ground of the judgment is that the warrant issued by Judge LaFontajne for the arrest of the prisr oners does not contain the date of the commission of the crime. ' ' '? Mr. McMaster considers this a -most extraordinary reason, as he holds the warrant to be in the words of the form prescribed by the statute. According to him the date in the warrant was 'notatali necessary, neither by the form of the statute nor by -the express terms of the extradition act. "But suppose that the date were re quired in the warrant of arrest?" he continues, "which it certainly is not. Once the prisoners are brought before a judge or justice, the date in the war rant becomes absolutely immaterial. ' I On fthe whole, I am unable to conceive how this * judgment under such circumstances could be rendered. The authorities submitted on behalf of the United States government do not appear to have received any con sideration. Neither does the judgment j of Justice Andrews. It is either ignored or lightly brushed ?side. That judgment was res judicata. Justice Caron was absolutely bound by its terms upon every principle underlying the administration of justice. ' ' THE CHARLESTON SEH?TORSHIP. ?? ? I III ????/ A Lively Three-Cornered Fight in the City By the Sea. Interest in the three-cornered Sena torial fight reached the boiling point at the campaign meeting held yester day afternoon at the Hibernian Hall. The Congressional candidates had mu tually agreed not to appear, and seekers after less important offices had little to say. When the meeting was called at order at 5 p. m. there was a mere handful of people present, but later the crowds began pouring, in and the hallwas filled to its capacity when the meeting was adjourned by Chair man Thayer at 8.10r o'clock. Candidates for the Senate had many lively things to say. Mr. Grace, who spoke first attacked the record of Mr. Von Kolnitz on political issues, and incidentally referred to the fact that Mr. McMaster, the other candidate, was business manager and stockholder in a newspaper which was practically ? Republican organ. Mr. McMaster added spice to the proceedings in refutation of this charg?, and declared that he was in no way in sympathy with the editorial policy of the Even ing Post. He said it had followed Cleveland Democracy, Gold Democracy and McLaurin Democracy, yet he hoped to get it back into the Demo cratic folds in time. Mr. Von Koinitz gave much of his attention to the charge that he was a Republican. He said he had never voted the Republican ticket and that he stumped the country for Mc Kinley in 1896 as a Gold Democrat, j and stood by that party simply on the money question. When the financial issues were settled in 1890, he sa?d, he had refused to go into the campaign, and when applying for the office of 'dis trict attorney he declared that he was turned down because he was a Demo crat. Perhaps the most exciting part of the meeting was when Mr. Grace in terrupted Mr. Von Kolnitz and asked if he would release the people who had been pledged to support him. Just previous to this Mr. Von Kolnitz said he had released Mr. McMaster of his pledge. When Mr. Grace's question was squarely put the crowd waited expectantly and then burst out m a great applause. "I will say," declared Mr. Von Kolnitz, "that if any man who has given me his pledge of support is un willing to keep it, then he is free to vote for whom he pleases, just as Mr. McMaster." This statement brought out the more vociferous - shouting and it came jest at the point of adjourn ment. During the course of his speech Mr. Grace said he would challenge Mr. Von Kolnitz to meet him on the stump in every ward in Charleston within the next two weeks. Mr. Von Kolnitz replied that he expected this pleasure without any challenge, although no arrangements for a campaign were made. The meeting was orderly, due in a large measure to the very strict rules announced by Chairman Thayer. The chairman made it evident once more that he was an excellent presiding offi cer and three cheers were given him at the close of the meeting.?News and Courier, Aug. 13. Women and tie weis. - Jewels, candy, flowers, man?that is the order of a woman's preferences. Jewels form a magnet of mighty' power to the average woman. Even that greatest of all jewels, health, is often ruined in the stren uous efforts to make or save the money to purchase them. If a woman will risk her health to get a coveted gem, then let her fortify herself against the insiduous con sequences of coughs, colds and bronchial affections by the regular use of Dr. Boschee's German Syrup. It will promptly arrest consumption in its early stages and heal the affected Jungs and bronch al tubes and drive the dreaded disease from the sys tem. It is not a cure-all, but it is a certain cure for coughs,, colds and all bronchial troubles. You can get this reliable remedy at DeLorme's Pharmacy or Sumter Phar macy. NO OVATION FOR JNQ GARY. Senatorial Candidates in Spartan burg Wednesday. Spartanburg, Aug. 13.? The senato rial meeting was held here today in the grove near the Episcopal Church in the presence of about 700 people. This meeting has been looked forward^ to with a great deal of interest for strange to say Spartanburg casts aboat the largest vote of all the counties in the State, not excepting Charleston. Her vote in the last primary aggre gated nearly 7,0CO and knowing ones assert that the total vote now is about 9,000. A large portion of this vote is cast by the operatives in the numerous cotton mills in the county, in fact this same factory vote all over the Pied mont cuts a large figure in South Car olina p?l?tics. ?SJThis is the adopted home of ex-Gov. John Gary Evans and an ovation was expected but did not materialize. True it is, he was liberally applaud ed and cheered, perhaps more so than two other candidates who received warm applause and his speech was closely listened to and the little thrusts at Latimer were enjoyed. Many who expected to see the daily tilt be tween himself and Latimer were dis appointed, for today they seemed to I nave buried their grievances and both1 were on their behavior in a general way. Evans received a large, handsome floral horse shoe bouquet from the Elks of Spartanburg and several other bou quets while Liatimer, too, was remem bered by one of his lady admirers with a handsome bouquet. The speeches, while about the same, with slight variations were all well re ceived, and judging from the expres sion on the faces of many in the audi ence, they were surprised at the ag gregation of brains in the senatorial party. One of the main features of the meeting was the indignation and de nunciation expressed by Col. Elliott, who felt aggrieved that because he had served the people so long and faith fully and had been instrumental in securing for South Carolina appropria tions aggregating several millions that he should be classed as a "boodle hun ter. " He denounced it and called on the people of the Piedmont to resent at the polls this insult to the people on the coast and to himself personal ly. He was the last speaker and as no names were called no one attempted to reply to him. The crowd was a most enthusiastic one and the people were liberal in their applauses. Many ladies were present-, but they did not leave their" carriages and buggies. The Tiilman-Talbert Incident. Washington, Aug. 13.?Assistant Postmaster General Bristow, who had charge of the Tiilman-Talbert letter investigation, says that the inquiry was dropped when Col. Tillman with drew his charge against Talbert. Till man made complaint to Bristow that his mail was being interfered with. He did not charge Talbert directly, but an inspector wrs sent to. make an inverstigation. Before the investiga tion had proceeded far Tillman with drew his complaint and the report has been made. Gen. Bristow says the sub ject has been dropped as far as the postoffice department is concerned. Indiana has a law on the subject that leaves nothing much to be desired. Farmer Shaw, of Orangji County, in that State, it is reporteci by the local paper, bad a sheep-kit ling dog, of whose character in that respect he was ignorant. But a few mornings ago it was caught in the act of killing sheep, with seven carcasses already'in evi dence on th? ground, and he prompt ly shot it. "Then he presented a bill to the county commissioners for the eight sheep killed. The commission ers heard his story and laughed long and loud over the propositon to pay a man for sheep owned by himself and killed by his own dog. Then the farm er began exploiting his knowledge of the law and the commissioners con cluded to call in the county attorney. The attorney advised the commission ers to settle and the farmer thereupon drew pay for his sheep killed by his. own dog. It is an application of the law to which the commissioners were not accustomed and the board is still unreconciled. The law is what might be called a " surbinder among such enactments, but its existence in Indi ana helps to explain why the people of that State can eat mutton at their pleasure while the farmers and citi zens generally of South Carolina have to sustain themselves on fat pork or mackerel. Baldwin County, in Middle Geor gia, which is new to the industry, will plant 75,000 peach trees this fall and probably very many more. The promoters of the movement are urg ing the planting of half a million trees. The fruit, it may be noted, again, grows as well in South Caro lina as in Georgia. Evreux, France, Aug. 14.?Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fair, Americans, also related to Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., (Miss Virginia Fair) we^e return ing to Paris from Trouville today when their automobile swerved and crashed into a tree lTmiles from here. Both were killed. The chauffeur be came insane as a consequence of the shock. Shatters all Records. Twice in hospital, F. A. Gnlledge, Ver bena, Ala., paid a vast sum to doctors to care a severe case of piles, causing 24 tumors. When all failed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve soon, cured him.- Subdr.es Inflam mation conquers Aches, kills Pains. Best salve in the world. 25c. at J. F. W. De Lorme's drug store. DIVORCE LAWS A HIDEOUS OURSE. Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Gives This Opinion. Chicago, Aug. 12.?E. Benjamin Andrews, chancellor of the University of Nebraska, in a lecture upon "The Foes of Marriage" at the University of Chicago today, declared 'that the American divorce laws are so loose that they are a cnrse both upon parente and their children. President Andrews also claimeci that a bachelor has no place in the social scale and that to marry a consumptive is a crime. Ad vice to persons intending marriage was plentiful in Dr. Andrews' lecture. "Hasty marriages do more evil to the marriage relation than anything else," he declared. "Early marriages ought to be discouraged. No one should marry before the age of 21; 25 is the best age. "The ease with which divorce is secured in-this country is the greatest foe to marriage, 3nd, in fact, creates divorces which otherwise would not have been thought of. The injustice done to the children by a divorce in the family is so great that no language can do justice to it. No one who has ever been divorced can pass through the experience unharmed. With it goes the best possibilities of a life of service to this world never to return." The Locomotive is Doomed to Go. Copenhagen, Aug. 13.?The official organ of the press exhibition, which was opened here on June 14, prints a letter from Thomas A. Edison in re j ply to queries as to .his opinions con cerning motor, traction and aerial navigation. Mr. Edison's letter reads ! as follows : I "I believe that within thirty years I nearly all railways will discard steam i locomotives and adopt electric motors, and that the electric automobiles will displace the . horses almost entirely.; In the present state of science there I are no known facts by which one could predict^ any commercial future for aerial navigation." An Advertising Moral. Once upon a time a donkey fell into ! a deep hole, and after nearly starving, I caught sight of a passing fox, and im I plored the stranger to help him out. "I am too small to aid you," said I the fox, "but I will give you some ad vice. Only a few rods away is a big strong elephant. Call to him and he will get you out in a jiffy." After the fox had gone the donkey thus reasoned: "I am very weak from want of nourishment. Every move I make is just so much additional loss Of strength. If I raise my voice to call the elephant shall be weaker. No, I will not Waste my substance that way. It is the duty of the elephant to come without calling." So the donkey settled himself back and eventually starved to death. Long afterward the fox, on passing the hole, saw within a whitened skele ton, and remarked: " If it be that the souls of animals are transmigrate^, into men, that don key will become one of those merchants who can never afford to advertise.?Ex. mm mm A Washington dispatch to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, reporting the candidacy of a St. Louis man for the place on the Court of Claims which McLaurin refused makes this inter esting statement: In this connection reasons have been given for the refusal of Senator McLaurin to accept the proffer of the position that strengthen the Senator in the estimation of his personal and political fxiends in Wash ington. The statement is made onfthe direct authority,of Senator McLaurin that he will not accept any position under a Republican administration, and that he has not left nor does he intend to leave the Democratic party. Hejwill devote his political life, he de clares, to ridding South Carolina of Tillmanism. As soon as his term as United States Senator expires he will return to his plantation in South Car olina and continue his fight against Ti liman. Senator McLaurin believes that it will not be a great while j until the people of South Carolina en- j ? dorse his attitude upon national ques tions and repudiate the leadership of Tillman. He will accept no public office until it is secured by the en dorsement of the people whom he now represents. This is quite a new phase of tbe matter and decidedly interest ing, but we can not say that it is very important. It is doubtful if McLau rin cares to go into the Tillman busi ness any more. He has been pretty well mangled^ up politically. A year ago he was a considerable figure in South Carolina politics, but now he amounts to practically nothing.? Charleston Post. Lexington, Mo, August 12.?Charles Salyers, white, and Harry Gates, col ored, were taken from the county jail here by a masked mob at 1.30 o'clock this morning and lynched. They were charged with killing George W. John son, a wealthy farmer, who surprised them at his hen house near town a week ago. Before they were strung up Salyers made a statement to the mob, saying that Gates had fired the shot that killed Johnson. Look Pleasant, Please. Photographer C. C. Harlan, of Eaton, O., can do so now, though for years he suffered untold agony from the worst form of indigestion. All physicians and medi cines failed to help him till he tried Elec tric Bitters, which worked such wonders for him that he declares they are a god send to sufferers from dyspepsia and stomach troubles. Unrivaled for diseases of the Stomach, Liver and Kidneys, they build up and give new life to the whole system. Try them only 50c. Guaranteed by J. F. W. DeLorme, druggist. 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It happened this way : At the senatorial and congressional ? candidates' meeting held here in the court house today, Congressman Lati mer was the first speaker ofr the Uni ted States senate. When his turn came, the dinner hour having arrived, a majority of the 500 audience left. Latimer did not want to speak to the depleted crowd and asked permission of the chairman to be allowed to post pone his speech until after dinner, the time allotted to the congressmen. The matter was left to a vote, and it was unanimously ordered thst the speech be postponed as requested. Latimer jumped up and said: "I want you all to come back here and hear me, for these five lawyers have been jumping on one poor farmer, and I am going to answer them." As they were leaving the bar of the court room, Hemphill said : " Latimer, you ought not to say that, for none of r.s have been jump ing on you today, and you know it. It has always been our rule to end a meeting before we stop, and it will not be right to infringe upon the time of the congressmen," Latimer?You want to make me speak to empty* benches; you care nothing for the congressmen. Hemphill?I do care for the con gressmen, and you know it. By this.time they were facing each other, and both very angry. Latimer?I know that you don't care for them. Hemphill?G?d d?m you, you know that is not true. A BLOW ON h CHEEK Latimer then drew back: and hit Hemphill a severe, stunning blow on the cheek. Several.men jumped in be tween them and the driving blow sent by Hemphill at his antagonist fell short of its mark. Hemphill then grabbed his umbrella and tried to hit Latimer over the head of the linterfer ing men, but he could not reach him. Several men grabbed hold of both an tagonists, who were making desperate efforts to get at each other, and in the scuffle Hemphill was pushed back , be tween two chairs in the jury box, but was instantly helped to his feet again. This ended the incident asfar as this correspondent saw and heard. It is rumored that Hemphill followed Lati mer out of the court room ? and asked him why he struck him, and Latimer replied "because you cursed me." "I DID NOT CURSE YOU." \ To which Hemphill rejoined : "1 did.not curse you." Latimer said: "Well if you did not curse me, I apologize. ? ' This latter statement is mere hear say, but the first part is testimony and was heard and witnessed by many. The whole affair was totally unex pected, for during the entire campaign there has not been any controversy to amount to anything between these two gentlemen, either off or on the stand. BEFOBE THE MAYOR. Both Hemphill and Latimer were notified to appear before Mayor Little this evening, and, pending an investi gation, both were required to put up flO'each for their appearance. At a late hour tonight Mayor Little decided to allow Messrs. Hemphill and Latimer forfeit their deposit of $10 untiil morning. Washington, Aug. 14.?Under date ! of Wednesday the 13th instant, Minis ter Bowen at Caracas, reports to the state department that the situation ? there is very critical. At the time of filing his dispatch he had heard noth ing from the Cincinnati or Marietta. He says the sacking of Barcelona con tinues and that much valuable prop erty is being desrtoyed. Minister Bowen in his dispatch says he is ad vised by the United States consul at Barcelona that the revolutionists are sacking that town and searching pri vate houses. They are demanding money from foreigners in exchange for a guarantee of safety of lives and property. J Washington, August 12. ?Advices re ceived here indicate that President Roosevelt will call the Senate in extra ordinary session early in November. There was a small race riot in New i York two days ago. A number of ne groes are employed by a contractor who is sinking a caisson for the East River bridge. It is said that a white man employed in the caisson was dis charged a few days ago, and his place taken by a colored man. The white man vowed that he would make trou ble for the colored men, and yester day gathered a large number of his friends near the Catherine Street slip. When the colored men arrived on the Manhattan side of the river, on their way home, they were met by the white men, and a free fight ensued. Just Look at Her. Wheace came that sprightly step, fault less skin, rich, rosy complexion, smiling face. She looks good, feels good. Here's her secret. She uses Dr. King's New Life Pills. Result,?all organs active, digestion good, no headaches, no chance for "blues." Try them yourself. Only 2i>c at J. F. W. DeLorme's. ?BOl?T GUILD LABOR. Chattanooga Tradesman Has in vestigated Conditions in This State. A representative of the Chattanooga Tradesman has been-investigating the child labor law of this Stati) and says: In so far as South Carolina is con cerned it will be no doubt a great sur prise to people to learn how few chil dren under 12 years of age are employ ed in the mills. The Tradesman's facts were obtained this summer, when none of the children of mill operatives are at school, hence their number in the mills is greate* At this season than at any other. The following-Xre some of the facts : Lewis W. Parker, president of th? Victor Manufacturing Company, says that there are 380 operatives in the mill, of whom there are 27 children under 12 years of age. Mr. Parker regrets that the number is unusually large at this time, which is due to the fact that the school closed July . L This mill operates a school nine months in the year, paying the teachers and the expenses of the school gener ally out of its own funds. John A. Law, president of the Sax on mills, Spartanburg, says he has 275 people on his pay roll. Of tl.ese nine are children under 12 years eld, and they will be put out as soon as school begins, he says. There is a free school in the village running eight months in the year. 'Arthur T. Smith of the Langley 'Manufacturing Company, says that mill has 90 employes at "work, of whom 14 are under 12 years old. This corporation runs a school four months ! of the year and the county five months, making nine "in all. Mr. Smith states that every one of these children will go to school on the opening. James L. Orr, president of the ?* ied mont Manufacturing Company, says that there are 1,423 names on his pay roll,, of which 56 are between: the ages of 10 and 12 years. AH of. these are sweepers and jaekers and are children of small families who are dependent upon them for|a living. There is not one under 10 and only thirteen under 1L There is a regular graded school, with a principal and seven teachers, and running ten months in the year, and all of. it is paid for by the com pany. Ellison A. Smyth, of th? Pelzer and Berton mills, says in the Pelzer mill there are 2,543 operatives, of whom 26 are under 12 years old, and in'the" Belton mill there are 541 operatives, of whom 13 are less than 12 years old. He says : "At both Pelzer and Belton we have" a contract book, which is signed by . the head of every family we employ, and in which it is agreed that all chil dren under 12 years of age are to go tc the school provided by the mills every day the schools are open, and children over 12 are to be employed in the mill. Our schools run for nine or ten months and will reopen on the 1st of Septem ber. I find that during this holiday time some of the children under 12 years of age do get into the mill to workt, hough they are not wanted and; their employment forbiden, but often the children want to work and make their wages. Of course there are ex ceptions made to our 12 year rule in individual cases, owing to the poverty and needs of the widowed mother or the invalid father, or in case of or phans, to the condition of want in which the grand parents are found to be." J. I. Westervelt, of the Brandon mills, Greenville, says there are 267 employes in the mill. Nine are males under 12 and three are .females under 12, although they are ,; just a few months removed from that. age. These ? are more than usual on account of the " school being closecL which is run ten months. Thomas F. Parker, president of the Monaghan mills, Greenville, says there are 388 operatives in the mill, of whom 23 are under 12 years. There is a school open for nine months. P. C. Poag, superintendent of the Goldville Manufacturing company, says there are 69 operatives in this mill, of whom eight are under 12 years. R. T. PewelL president of the Arcade mills, Rock Hill, reports that there are 189 operatives, of whom 20 are under 12 years. He declares that there is not a milla mn in the State who wants to employ children under 12, but it is sometimes done from kindness of heart and sympathy. This is the record for South Caroli na so far as it goes, and it shows a surprising state of affairs when one considers the many "investigations" made of conditions by Northern writers. They have - greatly exag gerated the situation, with an object in view, and have accepted their state ments as truth. According to the show ing made there is no need for any legis lation on the subject in this State for the mill owners themselves do not; want to employ children under 12 years, of age and they do not do so except when they believe they are doing good to the children themselves and their families. Elizabeth, N. J., August 12.?A freight train on the Long Branch divi sion of the Central Railroad of New Jersey plunged through an open draw bridge into the Elizabeth Kiver to day. Eight cars were piled on top of the locomotive, which lies at the bot tom of the river. Two men lost their lives. There ?ire times when yonr liver needs a tonic. Don't give purgatives that gripe and weaken. De Witt's Little Early Risers expel all poison from the system and act as tonic to the liver. W. Scott, 531 Highland ave., Milton, Pa., says : "I have carried De Witt's Little Early Risers with me for sev eral years and would not be without them." Small and easy to take. Purely vegetable. 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