ts at Half Price )dd Ladies' Coats Left t the beginning. that this offer is Cloth Coats only; no fur or yo on included. To tell the truth, we feel hn the great big stock we had at the* » counting every blessed ladies' cloth y odd. Isn't that eloquent testimon ats are more than usually good 2 y IWeVEr, we are going to mark the : we have for Ladies--most f the regularly from $7.50 to ay, i5 to $7.25 each. Come early ii A 9 - y New Xmas Coliars several days past between the ribbon lace counters to see which is our busi standing of each seemed to be about you like. - Buz, unless the ribbons a ssistance (which, of course, may co lacs just in, are pretty eertain to py d. We don't know when we've urely svery fancy --and every whi and, as well, whether the intention y tmvite you to west effects. all the way from r in an attractive ht: we will close al, but Thursday, wd ay Even in. open. est Centre, €qual--, nd hand. me at ap oh this sec. had such a m of every 1 15 to gp gome--in the morning, ed 49¢. to $1. gire ot od rochet Table Mats | 50c. each t has been waiting for, we'll wager. Mats, of selected sizes, be a very ac- arily, you would pay from $1 50 to ) 12: any different sizes and de- ach, and even 50c. for the ce after 9.30 o'clock Thurs- ard of the den ps to the men with the ed, and have been grati- 'ou once more, men, of D acceptable 3 sh and wearing me she would like. after "Xmas--if i a V7 mum ares for. 1.00 gnd 1.26 a pair, a dainty gift box. lew Opera Bags and eaded Purses ed and will have ready for to-morrow, a lot attractive Silk Opera Bags--and with it came ded Purses. Such demand as now exists for e sale in saying, entirely unprecedented. lk Opera Bags, in original French effects, will be 9, 2.75, 295 and 3.99, Each on se, will be placed in v choose to-morrow, a really splendid Beaded n, in either black and steel. or black and gold. continue on up to a magnificent purse at $3.99, 0. 3 to Help the Ladies --either for . See them ets kerchiefs, ex- hemstitched, tials of very special, each, erchiefs, very Other Items Silk Ties, mostly the pe of good size pular fours ry latest effects, comparison," . he hest valu) in-hand shape, the ve : rest valuel at from 25 to 50c i 15, 20, Cardigan Jackets, of eac wl weight and | exceptionally well made, at $1.5, hich ceil 1.50, 1.756 and up. rehiels, with ; loaf wreath Mufflers, shaped or square silk, alo TON" in the| the popular itted style fastening at the back of the neck, at from Ze he Canadian . lia Silk, -of] to $1.95. hemstitched, (Underwear, all kinds $1.50 a garment. from a cnn fts Are . . ways App ¢ had any place in prices, are low and Grips, both large Bigs, in all sizes Bag. 1 reciated have the largest as- er you buy or, not. x discretion, s . -- fg i aE from whick Te Boga! Palace; Dresden, Bizcess Louise Zigped, ey eli CE UF k MO SN DAILY BRITISH S SINS. Interference of Fope : e Moniea Ba from hitelong Solitude. Poor "little Princess Monica Pia ! Who can help feeling the utmost sym. pathy for * the * three-year-old child whose lifey at seems, must be devoted to expiating the sing of her mother # All the world remembers the elope- ment, in the fall of 1902, of the Crown Princess Louise of Saxony with one Giron, the tutor of her chii- A few shonths later Princess Monica was born, while her mother was in exile. Since then the little one's father has become King of - Saxony, and, of course, very much more powerful than before. In every way he has tried to get possossion of . the child--the last and' dearest treasure remaining to the unhappy mothes--but the latter's watchfulness frustrated all kidnapping | attempts. Possession of Monica wag recently lodged with 'the father, hodevor. by divorce settlement. Then, it appeared, the unappeased wrath of the king was to make itself manifest. He has de creed that when of sufficient age, whe ther she desires or not, she must take the convent™gil, and never more see the world. So unjust does' such an enforced vis- itation upon the innocent appear, that it has touched the just and ten- der heart of Pope Pius X. Therefore he also has issued a decree. As. the head of the church, the pope overrules the king. No power on earth, he d clarcs, shall make Monica Pia enter a convent eontrary to her will. It was arranged by the settlement in divorce that Monica was to remain with her mother until last May, when she was to be turned over to the cus tody of her father, the King of Sax ony. This arrangement was insisted upon by the king, and supported by the sovereigns of Europe, on the ground that a princess of a ruling house should be reared amid environments and given the training and education due her rank. ' The former crown princess, then liv ing quietly in Ttaly as the Coumess Montignoso, recognised the force of such an' argument: She was unable to care for her child in anything like:peincely style; her in: came was limited, her future uncertain, and her days and nights Harassed by plots for possession of the child. At last she agreed that, when Mon- ica Pia was three years old, she should be given into the care of tl King of Saxony, to be reared as befits a princess of the throme. . This side of the contract was carried out. The mother, although her heart was breaking, did her, part. A short time ago, however, the world was astonished by the announce ment that little Monica was not to be taken to the Saxony court. Instead, it was stated, her father had decided that she is to be reared by a strict Catholic Bavarian family, related to the king, and that, when she is old enough, she will be compelled to take the veil of a nun. i Annotincement of this plan arousec widespread indignation. The ! breach of faith was not considered re: markable--such things had been known before--but the proposed arrangement wns generally . denounced as a bratal piece of cruelty and a shameful injus- tice--forcing a child to do lifelong pen: ance. for hex mother's fault. Ii, when she arrived at the age of she should voluntarily choose the veil and the seclusion of the convent, no - objection gould be raised. Very man excellent women have sought the solace of a religious life, and Jhave nobly exalted it by "their career of self-sacrifice and hotp ful 3 There is a vast difference, however, between voluntary and enforced ser vice--pa difierence that the hot-headed the roval royal find ge ul King of the Saxons evi- dently failed to take into copsidera- tions, But even this revenge--aimed Le the beart of the mother and entirely with- out consideration of the child} hap- fus we A few wecks ago the pope received in private audience the Prince of Saxony and his bride, Mary Immaculata of Jourbon. During the gudience the mar riage troubles of the King of Saxony were discussed. meid . The pope, it is =aid, evinced « erable interest in' the fate of littl Princess Monica Pia, and referred to the statement that she was to be put into a convent when she w up. Such a prearranged disposition of the child seemed to displease the warm-hearted and kindly old man, whose love for children is known' so well. He stated flatly that if the princess evinced an- unwillingness to ts the veil when she reached the proper age, she should not be required to do so This information, conveyed to the people of Saxony, created great enthu siasm there, Crown Princess Louise was always a favorite with the pe of her country, who appreciated unfortunate alliance with has been widely and generally He ed as a br and they loyal adh¢rents, even with the tutor of her childrer tter evidence of her hold 1 man flight remaine her after No be popular heart could have heey than her reception at Munich, Bavaria, on the a week or so ago : : The former crown princes was for the first time in years permitted to meet the children whom. she h " upon her clopement, at the Saxon gation at Munich a Bavaria adjoins Saxony nd th people of the former country are well acquainted with the ead story of the Princess Louise, and evidently sym ythize with her P They think, perhaps, that she he paid the pr nalty of her rash n and sin: that-vears of separation from her children and her people: Wer if of 1 most poverts and the recent r lingnishment of her little daughter her lone heart's pride and joy shave been sufficient punishment. Being accorded the privil of a two hours' talk with her sons, he at the Saxon legation in Mun rived an mother, th ich, accomvanied hy her Grand Duchess of Tuscany. 3 When the hour of departure arrived od from the legation. she and she pmerged from ¢ I found the streets filled with sympa thiz- ors The men took off their hat and cheered: the women waved the ir han 1 joie. ' h 0 3 3 « The Grand Du f Javelin affected hy the demon cany was so x sany that she burst into tears. Sympathy of the people of the Ge , wave } with the of Saxony, her un man states has al former Crown Princess . wonld now be aueen but for fortunate escapade. . hot a year 2 hor spdden parture from Dresden, Prince who had assumed \the Geant title of rather (Countess he Ae ddenly apoeared at her n an erdended to sor her older chil whom sho "had deserted when dren 4 ih: she fled with Tutor Giron. Piness--scems destined to fail. [ing Freder that Monica cys veri Jk STUS wlrolecress frter a Corrent | WHIG, - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Fit, a AAR Ea that she rgot was a woman Moni Princess months in peace and comiort. 1 your queen; | command you | tutor, and the to let me pass." Monica Pia, 1t 1s 1mpossible," he replied, sor- | seems to have rowlully. "I have peremptory orders. I | the world. can only escort you back to the rail- | In course of road station her--irony of fate! . When the! former crown' princess was | to shift for he driven tof the railroad station, she She took a ittended by a great crowd of Wight, where & who surrounded the carriage 1 her repeatedly. the first year Unesqorted, clad in deep mourning he stood be * Ue entrance * to (ge | unhappy for Louise. In her *'Conies a id) 2 Bee, ay] pleaded with | sions," published carly this year, she it ol police to be allowed | described her titled husband as "'a Sy +} . . ' weakling and & drunkard," whose : aduine, he said respectfully,. "it | chief thought seemed to 'be bent on 18 1mpossible, 1 canoot permit you to | making her existence miserable. enter : In this diary the princess prosented | Summoning her will. and strength, | herseli as a woman most grievously the unhappy woman drew herself er- | imposed upon; driven to folly only by | ect, and, in the ajestic tones the of- | oppression. i ficer knew so well, exclaimed : After her elo pemient with Giron, the of the Princess principal cogeern been to lose herself to birth her Giron abandoned and 'the was left time rself, cottage on the Isle of he lived for some few There of the life of the little a was spent. who had sinned; forgot that she had Afterward, the Princess Louise--she forfeited her right to her place as known as the Countess Montigno their queen; they remembered only a title to which she had full right that she was a mother yearning to | --removed to Florence Italy, wher clasp her little »s to her heart she occupied a modest villa on the out The law thers nits a mother, even | skirts of the city. thot livorced for the most grievous Even the emissarics of her husband offence, to visit her children once a | bent on securing possession of the vear. Louise had not been divorced | child, pursued her. then, but even this right was denied Once the mother frustrated the plot her of a trusted nurse. who had bargained It has been a pathetic story--the ah- | to deliver the little , ene to Saxon sorbing mother love of Louise for the | agents while on a stroll about the little Princess Monica Pin. Doubtless, | grounds. © the entire immocence and helplessness Learning of this plot the mother of the child has increased the anxiety | dismissed the sand. theredfter and sharpened the watchfulness of the | took full charge of the child hersell mother ut even she came near being duped Life at the Dresden court" had been At one time two plausible strangers A remarkable accident at Fort William, failure of a foundation of concrete supported elevator designed to hold 500,000 bushels of | . the water. Ontario caused the on piles. A large grain slid 30 feet inro Princess Monica Pa and jer Mother Princess Louise of Saxony presented themselves fortified with letters of introduction from old friends of Louie. She received them into her! home Without suspicion, While they were enjoying her hospi- tality, however, they. were planning to abduct the little princess. These plans nearly culminated successfully one evening, when the child was play- ing in the garden of her mother's fiom Merrily chasing butterflies up and down the garden paths, the child fell ' near a clump of bushes. Her mother hastened to her aid, and as she raised the prostrate form she saw a man's foot. only partly hidden by the nearby verdure, Making an examination she found her two guests hidden in the shruly bery. Upon beine taxed with decep- tion, they acknowledged that they had entered upon an. attempt to kidnap the little princess. Such harassing experiences have been the mother's portion ever since the birth of her daurhter. §n time, per haps, she realized that she could not, alone, contend with all the resources of a kingdom, that sooner or later ker little one would be taken from her. _ "She must be taken to Dresden, edu- dated and brought up as a princese of the roynl house." was the condition upon which the hroken-hearted mother parted with her darling . of 'the king Yes. said the emissaries this should be done. The 'next. news that reached Louise; however, was that the child was destined to expiate the mother's sins No one knows what the futurd of thia unhappy little girl will be. 1 her in clinations should prove to be religious whe will be welcomed do the expiating life snrviee of a nun; but, thanks to the hroad minded. kindly hearted ppli- ey of the pope, she will not be forced to this life acainst her will. Poor little MonicA Pia ! 'Her fate is one that should excite sympathy of all mankind. and throat ask ns Shoon's Caterrth of the nose should lead vou to at least for a free trial hox of Dr, Catarrh Cure. Nothing so surely proves merit ax a real, actonl Leat-- and Dr Khoon to prave this, ear- neatly desires that let vou make that test. This creamv, snow ite healine balm. soothes the throat and we | tons suitable for ONLY LIVING EX-PRESIDENT. Seen More Administrations Than Any President. Mr. Cleveland has lived in the time of more administrations than any one who has ever heen president, says' the New York Sun.) He was born in 1887. In that 'Vear Martin Van Buren was inaugurated president, consequently Mr. Cleveland has lived in the adwmini- steations of Van Buren, the, short term of William Henry Harrison, and the remainder of the term of which Tyler succeeded; also in the adminis trations of Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, two terms of Grant, Harrison, McKin- ley, and thus far in the administra- tion of Roosevelt----in all, dighteen, and including his own, twenty, Mr. Cloveland has not only lived in the administration mentioned, but he has lived to see xix vice-presidents succeed to the presidency, three of them Johnson, Arthur and Roosevelt, coming to the White House through the assassitation of their predecessors. The other were Van Buren, Tyler and Fillmore The fact that Mr. Cleveland is the only president who succeeded himself four years after his first administra tion in known, and is to be added to the other unusual things about his politienl life. Do These Suggest It? A hand-painted fan. A pair of long gloves. A berthe or collar of real Jace. A silver-mounted manicure set. A hook plate expressly designed. A duinty blouse or a set of furs. A silver hair brush apd comb in a care, A comiortable easy chair or a re volving hook-oase. A set of old silver or enamel but- a coat or blouse. A set-of hooks by some favorite au- thor or a new standard novel. a satinlined trav underneath, the initials in silver mofinted initials engraved an corner. Nese, nostrils and quickly purifies a foul or feverish breath. Call and investi grin. AN Aene~igte ; : Gen. Booth i= going to New York early in March and will remain a week in conference with his chiefs, after- wards visiting Toronto, Montreal, Ot- tawa, Vancouver, and sailing from Senttle for Japan on l=t April next. MeKav's fur house open to-night and md every night till Christmas. Must Convince Buyers. *ublishers' Commercial Union. Advertising is not merely attracting the reader and possible purchaser; ad- vertisine. if done judiciously, is con- vincing hith. A man is not going to t funny picture. a woman usually wants figures. A standing wickerwork basket, with A set of tortoise-shell brushes with gold upon the backs, A wt of gold blouse ping with the monogram of the Prcipient upon them. with the ~right-havd + eof + Gi woe Mother Saw Recently, far the Brat foe ia Jeers SOCIETY SALVATION 1STS . Ladies Who Have . Served in the Je Sajestion Army does noe draw its recruits from poor ard lowly, - Millicent Monson, writ. mg in the November "Lady wives a list of people of itary and the Salvationists, is a fo hi a din, W 8. 8 A ER Army. ah Lady 8 Sladen is a Salvation: Maps hoon Trgtinis the auxili of the .army. Two fnughors of Mr. Onslow, late M.P., Hor Guildford, 0. ily risen in the ranks, Col. Herbert Lindsay. charge of the work in ! The other, married to' a son the Hon, Mrs. or prime minister of cially interested in work among pris- + oners, she is said to be as ardent as any Salvationist in disposing of War Crys, The daughter of the late Lesdy Galt, wife of the late Judge Galt o Ontario, is working in Canada, ond also, amon the daughters of million. aires, is Miss Macdonald, at Toronto. The Salvation Army also attracts the "educated daughters of colleges." Nownham and Girton have sent res cruits, one such, Brig. Blanche BR. Cox, of Girton, being now at work in Detroit. Elizabeth and Susie Swift, daughters of a New England banker, came forth from Vassar College, Har- vard, imbued with the agmostic spirit of the higher criticism. But in the course. of a tour through Great Brit- ain they saw the Salvation Armv at work in one of the filthiost slums of Edinburgh. Ere long these Dang Gib- son girls created a sensation in Glas: gow by stopping on the platform, sn: nouncing themselves as converts, and they returned to America uniformed as Salvationiste. Not only a fluent orator, but a readv writer, Susie be- came editor of "All the World," was next tanted to Romaniam, ph in now the plumgn mather-s jor n New York --_-- The Nother, who shaves. her: sisters' intellectual -wifts, has married Col, Brengle, and is col- laborator with him in writing certain Salvation Army works on "Holinoss Teaching." ------------r-- "Three Swallows." Sir John Power & Son's "Three Swallows" Irish Whiskey, ~ Famous for over a century, Of highest standard of purity, Distillers to His Majesty the King. Chocolate marshmallows, in boxes, at "The Red Star 274 Princess Ss. The British admiralty has found that the officers in command at Ports mouth were responsible" for the recent mutiny. eh F you want to get all the good out of life --and know to the full the joy of living--build up. the foundation of good health with a morning gh of Bon-bons, fancy, 206, Crawlord's;