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IN CITY CHURCHES Christmas Music to Be Repeated by Many Choirs To-Morrow. Subjects of Sermons. Chrlslmnn colobratlons ln tha cliurrhes thls yenr hnvo ber.n more notoworthy thnn usunl. Tho servlce.i incldent to tlio occanlot. dommenciul lnst Stindny, nnd havo been kept up ln tlir. varlous rellglous liistltutlon.s tlirotigiiout tlie week. To-iiiorniw's ser? vlces wlll bo no losa beautlful nnd Ini presslve thnn those whlch fllled the churches wlth people lnst Sunday, ln most of the pulpits sermons nppro prlate to the Chrlstmnstldo nnd New Tenr wlll be repeated, wlth the enroi.. and nnthems of the prevlous Sund.y by the speclal choirs. After their week of merry-making the Sunday schools wlll be called to? gether to-morrow morning, whlch ls revlcw Sunday for them, to glve ac? count of thelr year's work and to prepare to take up the labors of tlie new year with renewed vigor. Servlces will be held al the Church of the Covenant at 11 A. M. and S P. M. At the morning service tho sermon will bo by the Rev. A. D. P. Gi'mour. on the subject, "The Church's Answer to the Noeds of the Hour." The church wlll weleome Mr. Ollmour heartlly. He Is a member of thls congreghtlon, nnd went from the church into the minlstry. Ho is now assistanl profes? sor of Ilebrew and Held secretary of ? the Centennlal Endowment Fund, of tlie Unlon Theologlcal Semlnary. Mr. ..tlmour's father nnd mother have been very generous to the church, glv? lng one-half of the lot on whlch tlie building now stands. The pastor wlll conduct tho service at S P. M. At th* Orace Street Baptlst Church the pulpit wlll be occupied by tlie pas? tor, the Rev. Davld M. Ranisay, D. D., ?t both servlces. Tlie morning sub? ject will be "Saved by Hls Llfo," and thc night subject, "Mighty to Dcliver." Dr. Gllby Campbell Kelly, pastor of Rroad Street Methodlst Church, will :.ave for hls theme at 11 A. M.. "Tak? lng Stock." and at S P. M., "Some Old Things We Shall Need in thc N*_w Year." The choir of Randolph Street Bap? tlst Church wlll repeat the Christmas music to-morrow. The pastor, the Rev. j W. E. Robertson. will preach at both! services. Morning subject. "Our Ebe- ? nezer"; subject at nlght, "Rejected by Hla Own." ? ? ? The U3ual services will be held at, Hoge Memorial Presbyterlan Church. j Nineteenth and Franklin Streets. The; Rev. Charles H. Pratt wlll prench nt 11 A. M and the pastor at S P. Jl. on the subject. "Holdlng Fast." The Rev. Charles H. Pratt wlll preach at the Fairmount Presbyterlan Church nt 4:30 P. M. Sunday school at 3:110 o'elock. The Rev. X B. Eggteston will preach in the mornlng-at the Thlrd Prtfabyte rlan Church on "Encourageinent for the New Year"; at night on "A 1'ause ln the March of Tlme." There wlll be J special music at both services. At Grace Street Presbyterlan Church' Dr. Wltlierspoon. the paslor. wlll re ? peat to-morrow morning a sermon, by request, his topic belng "The Muster's Second Call." nnd at nlght hls subject will be "The Path or Llfe." The Rev. B. H. Melton wlll flll his .. pulpit at the Marshall Street Christian Church at 11 A. M. and at S 1'. M. to niorrow. The Christmas music wlll be rupeated nt Monumental Church to-morrow. the servlces being at 11 A. M. and 1 P. M. by the pastor. - Dr. W. It. L. Smlth, the pastor, wlll hold servlces In tho Second Baptlst Church at both the morning and eve? ning hours Sunday. At Park Place Methodlst Church the Rev. E. A. Tilley wlll preach at 11 A.; M.. and the pastor. the Rev. M. S. Co lonna, will hold the evening services at S o'elock. Services at the First Unitarlan Church, corner Floyd Avenue and Har? rlson Street, will be conducted Sunday morning by lhe Rev. John L. Roblnson, lhe past.oj*. ? . ??*' "The Papacy in Prophecy" will be the subject of the Rev, H. J. Farman In the Seventh Day Advontlst Church to morrow evening at 7:30. Dr. Ryland Knight. the pastor, will "preach ln Cajvary Baptlst Church to morrow morning and evening. His HUbjects wlll be "That Chrlst May Bu Magnlfied" and "Unto the Perfect Mart." Dr. W. C. James will occupy hls pul? pit in Grove Avenue-Baptlst Church to-morrow morning and nlght. "Some Reflectlons Incldent to ihe Closing Year" will bc his morning subject ln thc evening iho regular evangellstic vervices wlll be held. Regular servlces wlll be held to morrow at 11 o'elock in flrst Church of Christ. Scientist, Park Avenue. und Meadow Street. Subject, "Christian 'Science." The Railroad Young Men's Christian Association, in tlie Maln St.eet Statlon, wlll make a study Sunday afternoons for somo tlme of the course especially prepared for railroad men, entltled "Men of Steel." and the loplc for to morrow wlll be Ahraham?hls llfe and times; strong traits of character: was hls deception rlght? Thls wlll be fol lowed by a debate on the subject, "ls Deception Ever JustltlableV" led by Mr. W. H. Snead. of the Southern Railway shops, on aftlrmatlve, and Mr. J. H. Warren, of the Chesapeake and Ohlo ?hops, on tlie negatlve. Flve nilnutea each wlll be allowed, and that to lie followed in a free-for-all dlacussion for ten mlnutes on the topic. Thu meeting opens promptly at 3:30, wlll be held for one hour, and ls for men only. The Salvation Army prograrn for to morrow is as follows: Sunday sclnu.l nt 10:30 A. M.; pralse meeting" at _:;!(_ P M., in hall. Everybody lnvited to glve thauks ror a happy Christmas, Captair ?nd Mrs. Fowler wlll Kive facts anr. figures of the recent Chrlstmas dlniu-i effort- Speclal songs wil! be sung A Christmas praiae meeting ai > THENEWTALMUD TrunetaUfl from th<- orluinal text Into l.nsllish, by Dr. MlCHABt, U. IlOl'iKlN b'OS". (The only Tran.latton ln th. World i THE BABYL0N1AN TALMUD IN ENGLISH and THE HISTORY 0F THE TALMUD Bubet-rlpuonH arei imw takrn cas-h or in t>lulmt*ni prospeotui. k.-ki: . t1ik new tai.mi'1) i'l iu.imi1.m. co. 04? (olonlal HiiiiilliiK. Il?.i,,n. .ilu_-. 'Ben-y's for Clothes." More wlse men than ono have said that clothes make I the man. Have you the courage, the I boidness, the self esteem, the fealing of good fellowshlp I when ? sliab btly drossed that ! charactepizes you when you , feel you are properly attired? NO. Aren't these quahtles essen ' tlal to success? Let tho successful men answer. | B^rry Clothes are of the best I to be had in the world! Be ! sides the service they give you iteere's the air of style and Igentility about them that : makes thom a good invest I ment. Buslness Suits. $18 to $38. Dress Suits, $35. Frock Coats and Vests, $35. All the other dressy things to| go with 'em. ocloek. A letter from General Wil Inm Booth wlll be read. Speclal solo's by a little l&ssie. Several friends wlll Klve short talks. brlght choruses and a talk on "Tlie Word Made Flesn." ,\n in'iled. Y. M. C. A. SCHEDULE Th Rev. E. H. Rawllngs, presidlng rlder of Enst Richmond Dlstrict. will be the speaker nt tho iast men's meet? ing of the year ln the Y. M. C. A. auaitorlum. Hls thetne will be "Death Ry His Own Hand." Mr. Rnwlings Is well known in Richmond. The illus Ivale.i son>? service wlll beKin promptly I nt 3:45 o'elock. and Mr. Joseph 11. | .tokes wlll be the soioist. The Boys' Sunday Afternoon Club ? wlll meet ln the association nudltorlum I :il 2:15 o'elock. Ihe service openlng I wlth tllustratcd songs ln the dark. I The thetne wlll be "The Old and the j NOW.*' The younger Young Men wlll meet I at 2:\:, o'elock: the Gymnaslum Men's | BTgg Study Club at .:. o'elock in thc boj-s'- rooms. and 'the 'Coliversatlonnl Blblc Study Club immedlately follow-j Ing tho men's meeting, in the bluo room. The Sunday-School l-esson Study Club will not meet thls afternoon. LAYS GU.LT ON BROTHER Coronrr's Jury I-'hidn Tbat Mary Coke Met Ilenlh nl llaniin of llrolhrr. After a sesslon of several hours, the coroner's Jury called to Investigate the kllling of Mary Coke (colored). who wns shot near thc new gas holder on Christmas eve nlght. brought In n ver? dlct that she came to her death at the hands of her brother. Corncilus Coke. Policeman Krengle. who was near the woman when she was shot down. testlfled that he heard her ask her brother not to flre, and thnt thc latter replled wlth n bullet. Sergeant Snwell and Dr. Hliirliman, of the nmbulance corps, wh<> treated the woman. gavo very damaglng evidence agalnst Coke. ns did others who were called upon for thelr testlmony. Coke ls now under arrest. WEDS RICHMOND MAN Mnrrlngc ln Tcxns Groivw Out of Meet lim on HnllroHil Trnln. [Spociul lo Thu 'riniea-t.lspe.t-li.-] BRISTOL. VA.. Deeember 27.?As a result of a romantlc courtship, whlch began wlth thelr accldental meeting in a passenKer train near Lynchburg ln Aprll. 190'.. Byrd G. 1'aylor, a well known young Richmond Iravel'ng man; was married to Mlss Zeiia Slade, n former student at Sullins College. ln thls clty, at tlie latter's home. Ama rlllo, Tex.. this week. Miss Slade was with a party of college glrls on a sight-seeing tour when the meeting occurred. Mr. and Mrs. Pay lor arrlved here to night on their way to Richmond to spend thelr lioneymoon. The groom is a travelincc salesman for the C. F. Sauer Company. of Richmond. Thouin..?l'lilhiril. A- weddlng o? much Interest took place. on Thursday evening at S o'elock at thc home of the brlde's aunt, Mrs. H. F. Dletrlch. on Scven Pines Read. near Richmond. when Mlss Nannle Blanton Pollard becamo the brlde of Mr. George Lee Thomas. The Rev. Dr. Buchanan. of Richmond, was the offlclatlng mlnister. The brldo was handsomely gowned in whlte sllk and lace. and carrled whlte cirnntions. Her si.'ter, who was mald of honor, was prettlly attired in whlte. The decora tions were very pretty. thc color BChemo being green nnd red. THE WEATHER i Forecast: Virglnia and North Cnro? llna?Falr Saturda ", f llowecl by rain in west portlon.s Satjrday nintu.' Sun? day raln und eolder; fresh south west ruins. CONDITIONS YlSSTBttDA V. i Rlchmdnd's weather was cl?ar nml iwarm. Rnnge oi the therm .ineter: ,! A* M.39 fi f. m.C2 I 1- M.50 ll 1'. M. . <??? ;j *'? M.60 12 mldnlglit.../55 I Average.r,r, 5-0 I lllguost tompcrature vesterdav CO Lowest temperaturo yesterday..,*! .6 Mean temporature yesterday.... -in Normal temperaturo yesterday.. 37 Departuro from normal temperiuuro 0 CONDITIONS IX IMPCIVTANT CITII.S. (At S P. M. Eastern Tlme ) As.mdli T1-,-'r' '-"T- W6atner Augusta . .7,7.7.' 60 Atlanta . ,.i> L-iuffalo . Bfi Chicngo . 5d Clnclnnati . 62 Detrolt . 50 Hatteras . .s JacksonvlUo .... 64 Kansas City. I.; New Orleans. fiR ?ikliilii.ma Cllv.. Bfi , Pittsburg . cn Ralelgh . 58 Tampa . w nshlngton Wilmington Vellowsti. .ll.MATI ItK. AI.MANAO. Ueconibtir 38, i_ot. ,.ss" _'??. , .'IIGH.TIDB. i-Ihoh" 1 -'.r. MornJnB.It.it. ihn-s-.l-'i&n JSvoiiing.U;38 NEWS GATHERED Miss Ellen Brodnax Takes Fam ly and Frtends by Surprise and Becomes Bride of Mr. Malone. Manchester littrenti, Tlnios-Dlsptiteh Nn. 1102 llull Street. .Mlss Klleii Ilroiliinx, daughter of Mn C. A. Brodnax nnd the lato Dr. It. W Brodnax. wns marrlod nuletly yostor dny afternoon nt . I o'clock ln Rlch mond to Mr. A. II. Mulono. Tho oore inony wiih perfornieil nt the resldene of tho. Ilov. J. N. Lathnm, pastor o Centennry M. 1.. Church. No lilnt had 'been glven that tli. m.-iTlncfe was contemplated, nnd lt wn not tinlll tlie couple returned home fo supper last nlght that the famlly wn Informed. Mrs, Malone Is well knOwn ln Man chester. Mr. Malone Is orlglnally fron Petersburg, but has lived In Manches ter for several yenrs. He Is employei in Rlchmond. They wlll make thei homo at No. 1510 Porter Street wlth thi brlde's mother. St, JoIiii'h relebrntli.il. In nccorriance wlth the usual custom Manchester Lodge. No. 14, A. F. ani A. M., last nlght celebrated St. John': Dny. Thls lodgo Is known ns 'Possun I.odge, nnd whenever St. John's nlgh Is celebrated tho 'possum pcouplen i eonsplcuous placo upon tlie festlvi board. Lnst nlght, after tha regulni meeting. tho members ailjourned to thi hall. whero an elegant supper .vni So'i veil. . Tno speeches wero short, but weri most Interesting nnd approprlato .ti the occaslon, A large number of Rich? mond Mnsons were present. Mrs. l.uecnnl.rrry lleml. After an tllness of ten weeks Mrs I.uey Queensberry. wlfo of Mr. K. A Queensberry, dled at her home lr Swansboro, yesterday at 12 o'clock aged slxty-nlne years. She leaves het husband and slx chlldren?Messrs. W 13, Queensberry, of Newport News; l.ugene and John Queensberry, ol Swansboro: Mrs. O. B. Knrlght, of Dnnvllle; Mrs. A. A. Pettlgrew. aud Mrs. Thomas Morton, of Manchester. I'ernonnln nnd Ilrlefs. Mr. W. T. Hart ha.. returned from Phlladelphia, whero he ..pent several days wlth hls son. Mr. J. A. Lanler, of No. 1219 Perry Street. l?ft yesterday for North Caro llne. He will Hve near Durham. Mlss Hoten Hooper. of No. 332 West Seventh Street, Is qtilte slck at her home. , , , Mr. J. W. Hlgh ls qulte slck at hls home. No. 23 Toler Street, Swansboro. Mrs. .1. W. Holt. of Clopton Street. Swansboro, left yesterday mornlng for Green Bay, Va.. where she wlll spend several days wlth her parents. Mr. John Lalliam left yesterday for Baltlmore. Philadclphia nnd New York on n business trlp. Mrs. .1. H. Wallen. of No. 11- West Eloventh Street. contlnues qulto 111 nt her home. Joseph Moody, also charged wlth dl. - orderly conduct, was tined $2.50 nnd costs. OBITUARY Dr. Itobert K. Smlth. Dr. Robert F. Smlth. a natlve of Hanovc-r county. and a practlclng phy slcian tn Virginia and the A. est for many years, dled at hls resldence, Np. _f.ll* Venable Street. last nlght at hls resldence. No. 2511 Venable Street. last nlght at 10 o'clock. He was . l.-ty-five years old. Dr. .Smlth returned to Ricli mond about ten years ago, but had not practiced hls professlon since that tlme. He leaves hls wldow, one son and two daughter.-. The funeral ar rangoments have not boen made. V. .1. Cnmilcn. Mr. V. J. Camden, seventy-two years old. dled at Lec Camp Soldiers' Home Thursday niglit. after a short illness. Mr. Camden was a natlve of Nelson county. He hnd been In the home about four months. The members of his family llve in Danville. Jiilui Urrmird ll-.iir.u.d. Mr. John Bernard Iluuratid dled yes? terday mornlng at hls home, ln Rlch? mond, in the thlrty-nlnth year of hls age. The funeral will be held this. af? ternoon from tlie resldence of hls sister. No. 102 South Madlson Street. MIkn i hrlMtiiin Cyntliln DhIIcuh. Mlss Clirlsllan Cynthla Dolleos dled nt tlio resldence of her grandrnother, Mrs. Allnn Rhoile... LS26 Cari'ington Street, yesterday, ln tho slxteenth year of her nge. The funeral wlll take place from tbe resldence thls afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Capt. Ji.lin C. Little. NORFOLK, VA.. December 27.?Cap? taln John C. Little, one of the best known citizens of Norfolk. dled to night at the home of hls son-ln-law. James Mann, a member of the firm of Sale. Manu & Tyler, attorneys, A wlfe and three chlldren?H. II. L Ittle, at? torney; Wm. Little, merchant, and Mrs. James Mann?survlve. S. il. Adams. STAUNTON, VA., December 27.?Mr. S, B. Adams, of Lexlngton, dled at a hospltal here to-day. He was paralyz ed at Goshen and brought here Mon day. He leaves a wlfe and four chll? dren. THE FOOD VALUE OF Baker's Cocoa is attesled by 1 O "T Years of Const-intly Increasing Sales Highest Awards Ttegl-teror] U. S.Tst. Offlce We have always maintained the highest standard in the quality of our cocoa and choc olate preparations and we sell them at the lowest price for which unadulterated articles can be put upon the market. Walter Baker & Co., Ltd. .--tabiish.d 1780 DQRCHESTER, MASS. Funeral of Mr. Gregory i.r.om.i. h. OHEGOHV. The funeral of Mr. fleorge E. Greg? ory. a promlnent youtig man of Rich? mond. who <He,i Tliiirflday evening. after :i long lllness of typhold fever. will tnke placo thls afternoon nt 3 o'elock. from No. 15 North Slxth Street, llit home of hls uncle. Major Otwiiy S. Allen. The body Wlll be taken to nislng Green.' Klng Wllliam county, and wlll be bnrled at 12 o'elock to morrow. The followlng gentlemcn wlll act as pall-boarers: Active?R. T. Gregory, Dr. Junius Gregory. Jr., H. T. Fauntlcroy, Mason Whlte, Allen Sheppard, Clayborn Greg? ory, Latane Gregory, Alexander Greg? ory. Honorary?Robert Caboll, Godwln Koykln. E. W. Pileher, Stafford Parker, Sinton Tlnsley, Crenshaw Chamber lnyne, Robert Bowers, C. A. Spence. Itobrrt f.rnrnic. Mr. Robert Graemo, one of the old cst oltlzens of ltichmond. dled at hls residence, No. Ilfi West Clay Street, yesterday morning. Mr. Graeme was the oldest son uf the lato John flraenio, and hls early llfe was spent In Rich? mond. though for some years prlor to the Civll War he was in the ctnploy of the Treasurv Department at Wnsh Ington. At tho outbreak of the wnr hc re? turned to Richmond and entered the service of the Confederate government, also in the Troasury Department. Ile was an ardent ndvocate of the Con? federate cause, and his knowledge of events nnd conditions during the pe? rlod from ISfil to 18(15 wns wlde an.l valuable. In recent years he hnd not been actlvely Qngaged In buslness. Mr. C.raeme was ln his elglity-fourth year. and untll a few weeks ago was re markably active for one of hls age. His wlfe. who was Mlss Mary Ritchle, dled several years ago. He ln sur? vlved by hli; four duughters?Misses Mary R., Maggle S., Isabelle F. and Allce Graeme?und iwo sons?John K. Graeme, ot WashinRton, D. C, and Robert Dudiey Graeme, of thls clty, and one brother, Thomas Graeme, of Wilkesbarre, Pa. The funeral will take place from hls late residence to-morrow afternoon at 3:30 o'elock. The followlng wlll be , the active pnll-Dearers: Messrs. lrving: Beveridge, A. J. Chewning. JosephSan-i derlln, George McD. Blake. R. A. Brock. P. Slms, fjeorgo .1. Hooper tend .lohn te. Saville. The hoiiorary * pall-bearcrs wlll bo Messrs. Charles Wallace Charles Booth, A. Bargamln and Chas. O. Saville. John M. Keegan. John M. Keegan, Civll War vcternn, i and forty years a member of the no lee force of Richmond. dled nt hls lio t o. No. 202 South Fjurth fatreet, at 3:16 o'elock la*t nlght. ! Mr. Keegan was among the last sLlll j llvlng of those win enll ted In the po? lice service of Richmond soon after the surrender. It was sald of hlm tliat. he always performed hls du v, and that he was alwav. prompt nnd offlcl nt. He was placed on the retlred llst on November 15th. nt the age of slxty flve. During the luter part of his service, up to the tlmo of hi. retlre ment, lt wns his duty to attend to tho trains nt the Miln Street dep-.t. win re IiIh was always a fnmlllur tlgure. an.ll where he was known fur and near for his unfailing courtesy. During the war Mr. Keegan fought | under Morgin. of Kentucky, and per- ; formed gallant serv'c . He was cap tured eleven month b'fore the e-d ot tho war. and was kept a orisonor ntl Camp Chase, O. He was a natlve ot . Irel&nd, and came to thls country nt I the ago of slxtecn. Hc* leaves one brother Mr. Fe'ix 1 Keegan. propretor of the Lexlngt n Hotel; one slBter, Mrs. R chard B. Gra? ham; three daughters. Mr-. John A. ! Ryan. Mrs. I,. B. Hat'.c a d Miss Isahol Keegan, and three son". .*ohn J., Henrv , F. t>nd Edward J. Keegan The fureral .or Ices wil' be held at ' 3 o c'ock to-rvorrnv aft rno->" from St. Pet'r's. Cathedral. and 'nterment wlll be in Mt. Calvary Cem tery. Mrs. Margarct Crlghton. Mrs. Margaret Crlghton. who has been engaged in the mllllnorv busl? ness in this clty for flfty years or more, dled suddenly at 3:15 o'elock vesterday morning at her home, 2702. Grove Avenue. She was a natlve of1 scotland, but came to thls clty when a small child. Mrs. Crlghton leaves two sons?John C. and M. H. Crlghton?and one slster Mrs. Annle McConnal. - The funeral servlces will bo held at .'I o'olock to-morrow afternoon. and will be conducted from the residence by the Rev. Dr. Russell Cecil, of the Second Presbyterlan Church. Inter? ment wlll be made in Hollywood. The pall-bearers wlll be as follows: Robert Lecky. Dr. F. M. Reade, J. R. Rlddlck, Clyde Saunders, Davld Bu chanan, Charles Huts-lei*. Wllliam P. Knowlos and S. II. Hawes. Mr. Davld I? gtlles. Mr. Davld L. Stllos, a merehant and farmor, of Hlghland Sprlngs. dropped dead ln hls home of heart di'-ense yes? terday morning at 7:20 o'elock. as he was preparlng to tako the car for : Richmond. Mr. Stiles wns about sixty years | old and camo to Richmond from Now I York twonty years ngo, settllng at I Highland Sprlngs, where ho had accu mulnted considerable wealth ns a iiit lohnnt and tritckor. He was vldely i known and was h*kl In h'gh rsteem. I Ile Is survlved by hls wlclow and threo chlldron. Mr*. .Tnmci. II. Sniltli. Mrs. Sarah J. Smlth. wlfe of Captaln 'James H. Smlth. and mother of Coto : ncl 55; P, Smlth. formorly distrlct. m?* Kenirer a*?ent of tho Seaboard Air I-InO Railway h^re, dled in Crtimlynne. Pa., on Tuosday. *. Mr?. Smlth was visttln*- rnlatlvo*? In Crumlyne. C?l-n"l Sm'th Wt Tues? day iMcht for hi** moth <??*?* b'd'ldo, She wps. ln g .od h"n'th a few d?y. hrf-r* her death, wh'eh ls thought to havo i beep due to oarMvl'* of the braln. Mrs. S. M. pollnril. ' Mr*-. S. At p?Tard. wldiw of Dr. iTh-Mnn** Pol'ard. dled at frto o'elock itH*. mo-n'pg ln her lpn*o, nt Forest Hill. Th" funera' arrargemonts wlll be announced later. II. M. Slmiiioiii.. fSnnelnl io The Tlmps-Dlspiitch.l I FLOYD, VA., Deeember 27.?Mr. R. ! M. Slmmons, nf thls county. dled at hls ??esldoncQ on Monday, at tho ntlvanced ngo of eiglity-two y*.?xrs, Ho hnd: boon ln excellent health untll eight months ago, when ho becamo iitTiicied wlth onlargoiiiont of tho prpstrate glnnd. whlch nei*ess|tnted nn opet*ti Jtiou by which lio obtalnoa relle?. To take the sharp edge off an appetite that won't wait for meals? Tosharpena poor appetite that doesn't care for m_.als? eat Uneeda Biscuit So nutritious, so easily di gested, that they have become the staple wheat food. 9 i In moisture and * dust proof packagts. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY through substltuted means, though wlth attendlng ..nlTerlng tlll the end catne. Mr. Slmmons was a man of affalrs. Por many years he Wns ono of the most successful teachera of the coun? ty. Tho result. of hls lnbors In tiil. profosslon ls wltnessed ln the honor able nnd successful careers of many men now ln the mldst of aetlve llfe, among whom are those who have serv? ed and nre servlrig m the capacity of farmers; mcrehnnts, teachera, lawvers, Judgcs, preachers, physlclans, ieg.sla tors, congrcssmen ami rear-admlrals. Among the flrst to set at hls feet were his nepbew, the Hon. p. f}. Lester. who served two torms ln.Congress. and Ad? mlral Robley D. Evans, now command er-in-chlef of the great Atlantic squad ron, the greatest war fleet perhaps now floatlng the great seas. Mr. Slmmons served four yenrs a* treasuror of l-'loyd county. He was a prosperous fnriner and for many years was general ly u. tlve in the enhancemont of Ihe public good. Flfty years ago this comlng Aprll he was married to Miss Nancy Helms the daughter of Captaln John XV. Helrns and the sister of Captaln Geo. M. Helms. There were born unto him flve sons and three daughters?Dr. John W. Slmmons, of MartlnsvlIIe; the late Dr. Thomas XV. Slmmons. of the some placo; Oeorge XV. Slmmons. of thls county: Judge Tazewell M. Slm? mons, of ? Huron. S. D.; H. W. Slm? mons, Comonwealth's attornev ot Flovd county; Mrs. Charles B. Kfese'e, of Mar? tlnsvlIIe: Mrs. James D. Martln. of Leaksvllle. X. C. and little Delllah. now deceased. Hls aged wldow, hls life-long and falthful companlon, wlth the above named chlldren, survive hlm. Mr. Slm? mons was burled at 1 o'clock Wednes? day in the family burylng-ground on thn old homestead. Mr. Slmmons llved nnd dled on the farm pre-emptcd by hls grand father morp than 100 years ago, mldst the earller scenes of the old homestead, on which he seemed incllned lo dwell In his hours of dellrlum. McCiiinnbun (iikIc?. r^n-."! .1 leTh* T'-.e_-DI_j?Uch.l EAST RADFORD, V... December 27. ?Mr. McClanahan Ing'o., one of the most promlnent citlzms-of the town. dled to-nlght after a few days' illness. He had been In poor tirulth for a number of weeks, but his condltlon was not thought to be serious. Hc was about slxty yenrs old. and leaves a wlfe a_"d flve chi'dren, Messrs. John, Harvey and Lewls Ingles, Mlsses Laurn ahd Mackie Ingle*. Mr. Ingles wa* a member of one of the oldest famillcs of thls sectlon. and was one of tlio wealthlcyt farmers of thls countv. -Vllllnn. F. Gordon. .lr. f ^neclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.1 LOUISA. VA.. December 27.?Mr. Wllllam F. Gordon, jr., who was for merly a resldent of Louisa, and cousln of Mr. Lindsay Gordon, of thls place, dled ln Blrmlngham, Ala., on Decem? ber 18th. Hls remalns were brought to Vlrginla for Interment ln tho fam? lly sectlon at the EpiECopal Chapel ln Green Springs. Wllllam MuHcIninu. [Speclal to The Tirn__-Dl.p_tch.1 LURAY, VA., December 27.? .VUliam Muselman, of Page county, dropped dead whlle seated at the supper table at hls home. one mlle east of Luray, yesterday evenlng. Mr. Muselman was a vlctlm of asthma and pulmonary trouble. He Is survlved by a wldow and several chlldren. Mrs. Arthur S. Anderson. [Speclal to Tho Tlmes-D_spat__t.] WINCHESTER, VA.. December 27.? Mrs. Eugenla Anderson, wlfe of Mr. Arthur S. Anderson. of thls city. dled yesterday In a Staunton hospltal, where sho had been for treatment for sev? eral months. Mrs. Anderson was forty six years of age. and Is survlved by ber husband and one daughter, Miss Ethol. Dr. TIioiiuiH TI. Mnr.-hnll. [Sp-elal to The T!liie_-DI-patch.] REDFORD CITY. VA.. I.ceember 27. ?Dr. Thomas H. Marshall d'ed at 1 o'clock from pneumonla. He was sev enly-two yenrs old, und was born ln Charlotto county. He graduated In medlclne"froni Jefferson Medlcal Col lege. Phlladelphia, and ln dentlstry from the University of Pennsylvaiihi. For four years he was surgcon ln tlie Confederato' Army, servlng botli In the field and ln the hospital. Tho last A HAPPY HOME Is one where health abounds. Wlth Impurc blood thero can? not be good hc ,1th. Withadlsordered LIVER there cannot be good blood. WsPills revlvlfy thetorpid LIVER andrestore It5 oatural actlon. A healthy LIVER mean* pure Pure blood means health. Health means happlness. Take w> Sub-t-fcrtc, All Drugglrts. [year of tlie war he came to thls place to llve. He married Miss Mlldrcd | Hopkins. who sUrVlves hlm wlth thi* i followlng children: Mrs. J. L. Marshall. of St. Joseph, Mcr.; MrH. Dr. S. J. Hnker. of Manchester. Viu; Mrs. .Itillun C. Snelllngs, of Manchester. and Dr. Thomas R. Marshall. of Richmond. Va.. recently chlef health offlcer of Manlbt. Phillpplne Islands. The funeral ser vlcea wlll be c.inducted from the Pres? byterlan Church on Sunday afternoon. IN MEMORIAM * I'reiutiblr und rr. ..Inlliiii? ln respert to (lie meinnry ot the Intc Alilermun lloberl l.e MoMurler. It is wlth profound snrrow thnt thls body nssemblcs to pay tlio last sacrou trlbute of lespect to our deceased cnl league and frlend. Captaln Robert De Masurler. Aa a son he was most affectlonate and devoted, sacriflclng hls personal ainbltlons nnd deslrea in order better to contrlbtite to the happlness of an aKcd mother and to the comfort or others who looked to him as a pro tector and for gtildance. As a cltlzen he was patrlotlc and publlc splrltid, contrlbutlriK gratultous iv his tlme and means to advanca the publlc weal, serving most efflclcntly and ublv as a member of the Com? mon Councll or thls clty. and more recently as a member of this body. As a'soldler he met every obltgaiion. serving falthfuhy his. country In iht Wur wlth-Spaln. Bnd returnlng. to trt* walks of llfe reflectlng honor upon hlmself and thc command to whlch he belonged. . Therefore, be It resolved, 1. That thesc resolutlons be eiiter ed upon the records of thls boily as a flttlng trlbute to lhe worth of our deceased frlend and as a testlmony of thc high e.steem In whlch he was held by hls assoelates.' 2. That tho Board of Aldermen nnd the offlcers thereof wlll attend hls funeral In n body, and respectfully in vtte the Common Councll to acconipany them. 3. That coples of these resolutlons bc* forwarded to the family of the de? ceased nnd to the press of thc city for publlcatlon. MARX GUNST, Chairman; W. T. RABNEY. P. H. D0NAH013. HARTOV II. GRUNDY, W. H. ADAMS. RO. WHITTET; JU.. JOHN h. SATTERFIELD. Adopted by tho Board of Aldermen Deeember 12. 1907. by a unanlmous and rlslng vote. BEN T. AUGUST. Clerk. DEATHS CRIGHTON.?Dled. at her late resi? dence, 2702 Grovo Avenue, thls (Frl day) morning at 3:15 o'elock, .Mrs. MARGARE'T CRIGHTON. Funeral arrangements announced later. DOLLENS.?Died, at tho residence of her grand mother, Mrs. Allce Rhodes, IS26 Carrlngton Strret, Friday. De? eember 27th. CHRISTIAN CVNTH1A DOLLENS. ln the slxtcenth year of her age. Funeral from the above ro .dence THIS (Saturdav) AFTERNOON at 3:30 o'elock. Friends and acqualn tances lnvited to attend. GRAEME.-Dled, at hls residence, .1. West Clay Street, at 10:10 A. M.. Frl dav. Deeember 27, 1907. ROBERT GRAEME. ln the elghty-fourth year of his age. He Is survlved by four datiKhters and two sons and one brother. Mr. Thomas Graeme, ot Wllkesbarre, Pa. The funeral wlll take place from the above residence at 3:30 P. M. SUNDAY, Deeember 29th. Please omit flowers. HAURAND.?nied, at hl** residence, nt 5 A. M., JOHN BERNARD HAU RAND, aged thlrty-elght. Funeral THIS (Saturday) AFTKR NOON.nt 3 o'elock from residence of hls slster, 102 South Madlson Street. Friends and acQiialntance.s lnvited to attend. KESSNICH.?EMed, nt lils residence. 903 East Clav Street, vesterdnv m-vninK, at 0:30 o'c'o-lc. ,10'IN KESSNICH; ln the sovohty-fourth year of hls og Funeral servlces at 3 o'cl'H'.k THIS f Saturday) AFTERNOON from St. ' .Ttimes Church. Interment in Holly wniil, Baltlmoro and Chlcago papors plodso copy. KEEGAN,?-Dled, Docembcr 27th. nt 9:1.. P. M.. at the re-ldence of hls daughter. Mrs. ... B. Hntke 202 South Fourth Stroet JOHN M. KEEGAN, tn tho slxty-flfth year of hls ajc* Funeral notice lator. i FOI/A'-'D.?Dled, at 12:s. A. M.," Sat? urdav,- Dfce-vber ?Sth. Mrs, S. M. PO' I.AHD, at Forest Hill. Funeral ar-angopients wlll be an? nounced later. STILES.?Dled. suddenly, at 5 A. M.. Deeember 27. 1907, at hls residence, HlgMand S orlngs, DAVID L. STILEK. aged flfty-four years. Fune'-al from the rosldenco 2 F. M. SUNDAY. Deeember 29th. Inter? ment in Oakwood Cemetery. Frienda aml acciualntanees lnvited to ntteiul. No flowofs, Funeral Notice. SUTTON.?-Funoral of late P. F. SUT? TON wlll bo conducted from rosi deneo. No. 10 East Nlnth Streot. Manchostar, Vu.. to Maury Cemetery ut 3 6'oloeU 'i'117. (StUurflay) Al' .I5RN0ON, I Press Clipping a Valuable Aid. "Strnnge how many new thlngs you I can learn lf you nsk questlon.," sald a i tromlnent medlcal speclnllst in New York recontly. I "Some great dlscovery?" hlntcd tho reportor. "To mo a great dlscovery. Tt's i simply thls. It's necessary for me to know Just when a certaln operatlon Is ! porformed throughout the country. To I get thls Informatlon I used to read thi | newspaper*, and tell frlends in other j citles to watch tho papera for me. I i spent tlme and money, and did not get whut I wanted. One day a frlend sald, ?>ou ought to ask Burrellc.' " 'Ask Burrellc? What does that | mean?' sai.i i. i "My frlend explalned. I startcd on |a tour of lnvcstlgatlon and dlscovercd | what many other men would be glad t? i know of. For Tlurroll <>' wns ablo to \ do for mo. ln an organlzed. eystetnatio way, nnd at the cost of a few rents a ; day. what I had been spondlng money j ti do and had falled." "You interest riie," sald thc reporu_r. '"Burrolle," " contlnued the profesuor, j "lr locnted ut 55 Elm Street, New York. | Hls staff of 100 workeTs rcads every I pr.por ln Amerlca. I told Burrelle about I tho operatlon 1 was looklng for. Aud now, whenever any mention of that op jerntlon gets into tlic papers any where. It Is cut out and sent me. I tell you l'.'s llke magic. "Burrolle does not conflne hlmself to any subject or any person. Ho can glve you Informatlon for tho book you are wrltlng; he can glve you every? thing that is printed about your.-clf or your work. An-archltect frlend of mlno wanted to know whero nrcliltce.tural oompetltlons were to be held throughout the country. 'He asked Burrelle,' and I, gettlng business from It, too. There's not a man ln prlvato or biiBlness llfo that could not be benefltcd if he would only 'ask Burrelle.'"?New York .lour nallst. Pcmltiry Jmpplies If you want eggs during the win ter, you must feed Animal Foods, such as Meat Meal, Beef Scraps, Blood Meal, Bone Meal, to take the place of the insects, worrus, etc, which poultry getin summer. OYSTER SHELLS and GRIT are also prime necessities.. Write for Price. and Catalogue toll? lng what to use for Success and Proflt wltb Poultry. T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen, RICHMOHD, ? VIRGINIA, We carry complete stoclts of Cyphers' Incubotors and Broodcrs, Poultry ' Foods, Ifgtt Producen, Lice nnd Insect Powders, Poultry. Remedles, etc. Helpful Oatalogue malled tree. Flowers! ALL, KINDS FOIt ALL. OCCASIONS. Prompt and personal attentlon to all orders. MOSMILLER, Florist, 113 East Mnln Street. Cut Price on Hunting Boots for Men