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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-07
PHILIP MILLER :
SO Market Space.
O7e-Third Off.
Great Clearing Sale
Previous to Stock
Taking.
An unusual attraction Of Bargains now
offered at this Great Clearing Sale
at a OFF.
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Great Clearing Sa|e-s5 Off.

rs OFF. Great Clearance Sale of
Mems and Boys winter
weight Underwear. at. :. 1-3 OFF
I-3 OFF. Mems heavy white and gray
Merino Unde-shirts and Draw
ers. 3oc. value for r......... 25c
1-3 OFF. Heavy lined hair and
natural Wool Shirts and
Drawers. worth 6oc. each
Ior. S3C
1-3 OFF. Mems white and gray
all wool Shirts and Drawers.
reduced from 81 90 and $I.25,
Tor eacn. ................... Toe
l-3 OFF. Mems fine medicated
Scarlet Wool Shirts and Draw
ers. worth sI.75, for each. SSc
l-3 OFF. Boys Heavy Yeager 4.
Knit Fleece-lined Shirts and
Drawers. regular soc. value.
Tor eacn. ...... .......... S3c
One sample lot Of Mems Fine
Scarlet Wool Drawers, worth
soc. per pair, for. .......... 35c
One Sample lot of Mems Heavy
White Mefino Drawers, worth
3oc.. for 25c. per pair. B OFF
Mems heavy double seated Can
ton flannel Drawers for 25c.
per pair. worth 3oc. ..1-3 OFF
Mems extra heavy bleached and
unbleached Canton flannel
Drawers. custom made. Big
value at 6oc. now reduced to
0Oc.. .A-o Or
Ladies' heavy ribbed feece-lined
Underwear. regular 3oc. value
for 25c. each. l-3 OFF
Children's heavy white Merino
Shirts and Drawers, now re-
duced at special discount
prices. k.S OFr
Special inducements in Mems
OnHts at. ............... ~ Vt
Remember our Shirts are made of
the celebrated Anchor Brand
manufacture.
Mems fine white. unlaundered
shirts, reinforced back and
front, custom made. for 30c
each. regular value Soc. 1-3 OFF
Mems heavy working shirts. made
with yokes, double stitched
sewed seams. worth 6cc., re-
duced TO, eaCh. ........... 3DC
Mems good heavy top Shirts.
worth $780,, for 25c. each. l-3 OFF
Mems fine Laundered Percale
Shirts. made in fancy up-to-
date patterns. with cuffs to
match. full 7sc. value for, each Soc
Mems fancy negigee laundered
Shirts, Anchor Brand, made
with cuffs to match. regular
SI.oo shirts for. each. ....... 6Oc
Mems fine white laundered Shirts,
reinforced back and front.
worth toc. each, for. ...... 45c
Mems white Numbered Shirts, An
chor Brand. pure linen bosom
and cuff links, double stitched
seams. regular 81 .os value for
each. ch....................... 64c
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-07
Suits Below Cost.

Ladies' Serge Tailor-M Made Suits, in Black,
Navy. Prown, Jackets silk lined, were $780,,
Ladies' fine homespun Venetian Cheviot
Tailor Made Suits Jackets Taffeta Silk lined,
were Sl5 90 and $500, now
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-07
Underwear. &c.

Also special offerings in Un-
derwear, Neckwear and Hosiery.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-07
1Oc
49c
699c
Soc
CSC
Mems Clothing Bargains.

Wehave done very good business in this department as
you will hear Clothing man say and we did; SOLO
out completely after the holidays past on, we were
compelled to 60 market again for stock. when buy
ing the second time of at own hgures tnat
means the manufacturers loss is your gain Now come
look and you will buy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-07
Hats and Caps.

Mems and Boys Hats, and
Caps at correspondingly reduc-
ed prices.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-07
GOTTLIEB' s !!
Strictly Up-To-Date
Department. Stores
To and II main Street,
Through to State Circle.)
Dress Goods Reduced.

noas II make any difference why they are reduced
DO'' You can know that they are.
A4.inch Imported Venetian, spring weight, in
- mode casta. green and hussa blue We have
SnIy limited quantity of this 75c. cloth, our price
54.incb Black unfinished Worsted, perfect
ousity and positive black, just right for tailor
made suits, fully worth $125; you can have 1t at
nresent price per yard.
AZ inch Black all.wool Cheviot sponged and
.brunk: 3G inch all wool Venetian Cloth. extra
Sane. 5oinch all-wool.Habi Cloth; 38-iDch i'm
norted BriIliantines worth mp to 75c., special
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-07
Table Linens.

Table linens that sold for 33c., now per yard.....
Table linens regularly worth 50c., special per yd.
Table linens fully worth S9c., price now..........
liable linens, would be bargain if sold at 9Sc., yd.
table linen, considered good value at $1.50 per
yd You may have same per yd..................
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-07
4 Towel Bargains.

lot of Bleached and Unbleached X size g
quality Turkish Towels, the kind that sold for
'no l1.e, our special each......................
:, AlElinen Huck Towels worth 1Sc-, our sI
~ "A AAll.linen Huck Towels, full width, extra 10
Ail-linen Damask Towels, fringed and fa
0O'uered, the kind you buy for 50c., price.......
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-07

Men nne assortment Of hiu 1ioscs.
Mems fine kid skin Gloves. made
in all the leading shades and
makes. formerly sold at Sr.75
per pair. reduced down to-. S3c
Latest style Derbys and Fee
dora Hats, in all the leading
shapes and shades. at y of.
our regular 81. 50 hat. now re-
dcced to-. ...-.......-.-. 0Sc
Our 81 90 Hats reduced to. \. .sn.25
Our g.. so Hats reduced to. s.
Special Clearance Sale in Ladies Mis-
ses, Mems and Boys Shoes at less than
u reduction.
Greaf Clearance Sale OF Mems and
Bows Clothing az II reduction.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-07
CLEARANCE SALE OF
HO SIZE r ~.

Children's Fast Black Ribbed
Hose, per pair ir............ &c
Children's Heavy Fast Black Rib
bed Hose. double knee. regu-
lar Isc. values. 3 pairs for. 25c
Ladies Fine Fast Black Hose,
per pair. .................... DC
Ladies' full seamless regular made
fast black hose, worth &c.,,
per pair. ........-........ 1Oc
Mems heavy working socks. per
pair. lr...........s.... ....... &c
Mems fancy colored Hose. per
pdlE.. -
Mems all wool seamless Hose,
regular 2sc. values. per pair. n5c
Ladies all wool seamless Hose.
worth 7sc., per pair. .......-. 15c
The age-herald., 1900-01-14

tine constitution wrench more violent than any the republican party has ever given it, and it has dealt it many. secre- tary of War Root unblushlngly took the po- sition that the constitution is restricted to North America, but he failed to set down In black and white the grounds of this ab solutely novel position. He assumed the position, letting the grounds for it take care of themselves.
 If a difference in the tratment of Porto Rico and of the Philippines is established, it will be tantamount to the establishment of a colonial system wholly outside of the constitution. As congress has no powers outside of the constitution it follows that it's enactments of the colonial line will assuredly be tested in the courts. Any tariff distinctions between the mainland and any of the new possessions will also be brought before the courts, and altogeth- CT the republican managers in congress are in very hot water.
The age-herald., 1900-01-14

riors, with great and heralded reputa tions,
 landed with their army corps upon South
 African soil The British have been re- pulsed in nearly every skirmish and fin every battle Not a single British soldier has yet trodden upon the Transvaal's soil except as prisoner. The English army is on English soil. The Boer army is likewise
 on English soil and the English army has made no progress. Ladysmith is yet sur rounded, and General Butler, with his great
 army corps. is yet held in and about Co., lenso.
 The Boers know their business They ! are thorough marksmen they are hardy;
 they have ample supplies of ammunition and of food. They also have all the cloth- ing necessary for that climate. They have powder works, shell factories and cartridge factories in the Transvaal. They nave
 taken possession of the gold mines, of the
 gold bullion and the gold coin. They have
 funds, food and firearms galore, and they
 know how to use. these things.
 Realizing this condition, the question nat
 urally arises, Can England ever conquer them? If so, how? I have studied the map, have read descriptions of the country,
 have studied the Boer characteristics and the characteristics and organization of the
 English army. I can't figure out how Eng
 land can be successful in less than war
 lasting over many years.
 In the war of the sixties in this country
 the south was without funds, arms or ann
 munition, yet the confederacy held out four years against millions of money and all that it can buy. The Boers-every man
 of them-is a i5orn and bred warrior. They know the country; its natural Qualifications, and they are taking advantage of them. Alabama has within its borders many trained soldiers. A discussion of the ques- Itlon of how the British should proceed to bring about success would be interesting. The Age-Herald, am sure, would print it-
 anything written on this subject; and don't know anything which would be more interesting.
 It looks to me as if this war will be of
 several years duration, even though no other nations become involved. Jackson, Miss, must be interesting city. Last summer it was seriously en- gagged in discussion over the character of the germs which cause yellow fever. There was some yellow fever in Jackson It is now engaged in more important discus siou apparently. It is discussing rats and the best method of exterminating them. Two of the most prominent lawyers of this great Mississippi city met last week in the county court house, in the presence of all the town, and debated at length whether
 not the rodent population of Jackson could be exterminated The question was not
 only discussed, but prizes were offered by the leading merchants, lawyers and wealthy citizens to those who would pre- , sent to the coroner of the county within week the greatest number of dead rats. !. To the cultivated population of Jackson
 the rat problem seems to be more inter-
 esting than the British-Boe war, the pend
 ing national political contest, or any other
 question now before the people of the
 world. It is home problem and seems to
 be important one with the Jackson peo-
 pie.
The age-herald., 1900-01-14
SOME BAD PLEADING

From the Opelika Post.
 In the case of Morgan vs. Johnston, the charge being tfzt the latter was interested in the promotion of a coal land trust or ganized in New Jersey to control coal lands in Alabama the governor has done some poor pleading.
 He first denounced Senator Morgan s statement as untrue and demanded a re- traction or coirroboration. -He joined issue and went to the jury. The senator produc- ed his evidence. eonvicting the governor by the statements of the latter's co-opera- tors in the scheme.
 Thereupon the governor comes back with a plea of confession and avoidance. He now says. since the senator has proven it on him, that he did put his lands ln the New Jersey corporation, but did so for the interest of the state. Such pleading would not be good, even if not so late-as the governor well knows. He is simply try ing to "bamboozle'' the jury-who in this case are the people-and so to cover up the issue as to hide his own guilt. But he can not do it. The eyes of the people are being opened wider each day and they can not much longer be deceived by him.
The age-herald., 1900-01-14
THE MURMUR
 OF THE WORLD

"Let me play the Fool:
 With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles
 come;
 And let my liver rather heat with wine, Than my heart cool with mortifying groans. Why should a man, whose blood is warm
 within,
 Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster? Sleep when he awakes? And creep into the
 jaundice
 By being peevish? I tell thee what An
 tonio-
 I love thee, and 1t Is my love that speaks: There a sort of men. whose visages Do cream and mantle, like standing pond; And do a wilful stiffness entertain
 With purpose to be dress'd in an opinion Of wisdom, gravity, profound conceit; As who should say, am Sir Oracle And when ope my lips let no dog bark''
 We know the man, we all of us know him. He calls to us through all the hours of all the days, and through it all is man whom you wouldn't trust. He is a man who knows everything in law, is the GUS todian of everything in the nobler life. So he believes, so he assumes; and he goes on his way a right, Imaginable figure in the street. Sir Oracle is not aware that men laugh at him. It is in the providence of God that Sir Oracle is contented. ''There is a providence which takes care of fools, drunkards and children" God is good!
 
 The sunlight softly fell yesterday after noon, and softly falling, it robed the earth in golden splendor. There was never yet before any afternoon so splendid. The golden glow robbed all the valley and all the mountain of the commonplace. Did you look at the valley, did you turn your eyes to the mountain with its crown of old oaks? Against the grey-blue were sil-' houetted the trees that crown the moun- taans summit. One could number the twigs, so clearly defined were they against the sky of the winter-time. This valley was clothed in gold. The mountain was brown grey, in a golden setting; and all the world was beautiful. Had it been the last day of this earth. the earth would have passed in a winding-sheet of unsurpassable glory. The cool and cooling and soothing kiss or the winter came like benedicion named by the High-Priest of all, and men uncover ed in the presence of the love-storied af- ternoon. From the pedestal of the forever, Time never yet kissed 50 earth more sl1ri- GUS day than yesterday. It marked the bridal of the earth and sky.
 When the sun was far westering on it's way it bathed in splendid glory q woman who stood at the crossing of the streets. She was not aware that s'he was radiant; she diGn't know she was glorious she did not know that she stirred brave hearts with nameless longing. Penelope stood tbere the sun kissing her hair, kissing her face, embracing that 1.-the and swaying and proud figure, and moving men to mad idolatry. Her inconsistencies of 1t all was marvellous. She was unaware that she was radiant glorious; that she was prophet of all the joy rhat can come into the life of socae men who kneel to her almost as they recite their prayers when the Angelus
The age-herald., 1900-01-14
IoUIsXy. RAILROAD CAR

From the New York Commercial, Adver-
 tiser.
 "Apropos of private cars, 'ssaid a syparfte bachelor, "why, the czar's car isn't Tin it. for comfort and beauty and convenience with some of our American cars belonging to private citizens. One man I know has, in addition to smoking rooms, bathrooms and all the other luxuries, a perfectly equipped gymnasium, and the observation car in the rear is fitted with a wonderful wind harp, which discourses strange, wild music as the train speeds along. George Vanderbilt's private car used to be con- sidered a very comfortable, not to say luxurious, affair, fitted up in carved oak and dark leather. Now oak and leather have given way to the white and gilt wood work and brocade panels; the principal rooms and the sleeping rooms are in Louis KY. style The prevailing tints in Mrs. Vanderbilt's boudoir are mauve, apple green and silver; the wood work is delicate ly carved and gilded, and the ceiling, paint ed by noted artists, representing Phaeton driving the horses of the Sun. The bedroom contains the daintiest possible Louis XIV. bed, and all the appointments, even to the china, the napery and the glass used on the car, are in Louis XV. patterns After every trip decorators freshen up the rooms, as the dust blows upon damask and leath- CT alike when flying through the country, even in a private car"
The age-herald., 1900-01-14
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Our Noble American AristOcracy.

The World Almanac of the vintage of 1900 is at hand; and it brings much new and gratifying information relative to the four. great ducal families of Vanderbilt, Gould. Rockefeller and Astor. The Age4Herald does object however to the Worlds order of presenting these great houses of our ncble American aristocracy. The ancient house of Astor is preceded in the Worlds list by the houses of Gould, Rockefeller and Vanderbilt. The original Astor died in 1S4S, and in point of time and smell of skins he outranked all the Vanderbilts and Goulds, and Rockefellers. This fault Of the World Almanac Is grievous, really basic and attention Is called to it in the hope that it will be corrected in future editions In founding an American aris- tecracy we cannot be too careful in matters of precedence. A year is a great deal in our aristocracy.
 We miss in the World almanac any record of Duke Carnegie but the line may have been drawn against Scotch dukes. And Ithen there is the Duke of Wall Street. don't all speak at once-J. P. Morgan. The new duke, Overton Paine, has reason, tco, to object to the exclusiveness of the World Almanac; but it is plain the World has drawn the line against all new houses, flor the pedigrees of only the most ancient appear.
 Another feature is also lacking. There Is no use of promoting a pedigree without "a coat-of-arms. The compiers of the almanac should attend to this matter. From time immemorial no really aristocratic house has ever got along without coat of-arms. The Vanderbilt coat-of-arms should have emblazoned on 1t a canal boat of the year 1850: the Gould coat-of- arms should present on a dark field a mouse trap; a skunk skin upholds the As tor line, and a stick of dynamite will prop erly typify the ancient house of Rocke- feler. The latter has always come handy when rival was to be dealt with.
 The Age-GIerald has no desire to be hy- percritical, but there are such slaring omissions in the amanac's table that 1t is constrained to call attention to them. This maiden effort to record the founding of ducal houses in this country should not be too severely criticised. We not quite accustomed to the un-American wills of the Astors and Vanderbilts, but in time all will come right. and England will yet have reason to blush for it's paltry Burke's Peerage.
The age-herald., 1900-01-14
TROUBLES OF sOyEKEIGNs

From the New York Sun
 The sovereigns of the world are not hav- ing good time at present. Queen Victoria, sorely against her will was forced to con- sent to the war with the Boers and so give up her hope of ending her record-breaking reign in peace
 The kaiser is angry with his people and chides them for not having proper confi- denee in him. "Germany is in bitter need of a strong fleet. If re-enforcements had not been refused me during the first eight years of my reign, in spite of my urgent re- quests and admonitions. while scorn and mockery even were not spared me, how differently we should be able to push our thriving trade and interests over the sea! Yet the feeling for these things is only gaining ground in the Fathefland, which, unfortunately, has spent strength in too much fruitless strife of factions"
 The amiable little queen of Holland is anxious about the Dutch in South Africa, but Europe refuses to pay attention.
 The czar of all the Russias is a broken and disappointed man.
 The emperor of China is appealing to his brother of Japan to save him from assas- sins.
 The king of Italy would like bankruptcy law for monarchs.
 And so 1t goes. There are compensations in being non-regal.
The age-herald., 1900-01-14
INSIDE OF BOER ARTILLERY
(Memphis Dispatch .f 4st Mouis Globe
 Democrat)

(Memphis Dispatch ..t .at Aouis Globe
 Democrat)
 Herman Muller has received letter from his brother, Peter Muller, who alt the time it was written stated that he was in com- mand of a Long Tom" in front of Lady smith. The writer states that the gun he has charge of is 40 feet long. and throws a 10-inoh shell.
 Muller was a gunner on the uniAed States cruiser Olympia, and took part in the fight ing in Manila bay. He came to America on the Olympia, and after he arrival of that cruiser in New York he visited his brother here, and left immediately for South Af- rica. He saw 12 years service in the United States navy.
 Muller modestly tells a very fnteresting story. He says that the Boers' artillery formes are made up of German, Irish, French and American recruits.
 Tn my own company" he writes, 'the captain is Frenchman, the lieutenant Is an 1rishman, and the others are German. French and Americans The native Dutch men devote themselves to mounted infant ny work and sharpsihooting.
 Muller states that the American artil- lerymen are mostly ex.members of the United States navy, and have managed 50 Tar to outpoint the other gunners. He also states that the Boers around Lady, smith have rations enough to last man and beast six months.
 It is evident from the tone of Muller's let ter that the Boers have a superb artillery equipment. He states that he lost a thumb a few weeks ago from a bullet fired by an English infantryman, but got even within a week by planting shell squarely in front of company that was making a sortie from the beleagured city.
The age-herald., 1900-01-14
Roberts and Kitchener in Africa.

' Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener are in Capetown, but 1t by no menas follows that offensive operations will be begun at once They are England's two great soldiers. They have in the past carefully studied every problem that came to them, and they have scarcely known failure after such studies. Lord Kitchener took three years in which ito make preparations for the recon quest of the Soudan He had to fight fanatics and the wide defense of a desert. In the end he overcame both nature and the. Arabs. By wonderful march Lord Roberts saved Candafrar and Afghanistan from falling into the hands of another lot of fanatics.
 The problem in South Africa is largely one of distances and natural Instructions, fortified .by modern guns in the hands of skilled .narksmen. How they will decide to meet and solve the problem cannot be fore seen; but of one thing all may be ,sure they will not aggressively move until they are fully ready. This is characteristic of both men, and especially of the younger of  the two, Lord Kitchener These two sons of Ireland have in hand a very difficult prob lem, and they will be apt to solve 1t as the Russians solved their problem at Plevna, by bringing up all needful men and muni- tions. England can command them, and ahe two new commanders can call for and get them. They will assuredly do so.
 But before the aggressive campaign is or ganized, it may be necessary to save the garrisons of Ladysmith. Kimberley and Mafeking. Whether it will be deemed best to attend to this business first, remains to be seen. There will be no inaction at Capetown. Whatever can be efficiently done certainly will be, and in few days the general scope of the new campaign will be apt to be disclosed.
The age-herald., 1900-01-14
THE MURMURER.
THE MARCH OF TIME
From the Pail Mall Gazette.
 VILLANELLE.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
 VILLANELLE. tf The years go past us day by day
 In serried columns, troops,' platoons, And some are sad and some are gay. While. as we watch them march away, We cry Through midnights and through
 moons The years go past us day by day. Most are like infantry in gray,
 Others go by like light dragons, And some are sad and some are gay, On few the sun bestows his ray,
 The rest defile meath wintry moons: The years go past us day by day. They form at length a grand array, They march to sweet and varied tunes; And some are sad and some are gay. Old Time, their general, halts to say: Take the Decembers with the Junes; , The years go past us day by day. ~ And sGHne ara sad and some are gay.
The age-herald., 1900-01-14
Tariff Laws in the New Possessions.

The Mckinley tariff is face to face with a deep constitutional problem. The consti- tution- declares that "all duties, imports and excses shall be uniform throughout the United States" And this brings up the question, what is the United States just at present? Is Hawaii a part of 1t? Is Porto Rico part of it? Is the Philip pine archipelago a part of it? The repub- 1icans are trying to hold with the hares and run with the hounds. They would like to declare the Philippines mere property, a colony in fact. while declaring Porto Rico and Hawaii parts of the United States. The ways and means committee has appointed special committee to draw, If possible, such line.
 It simply cannot be done, without giving