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Rev. ]. NJ. p Atkinson, d. d.
THE RETIRING PRESIDENT OF HAMP-
DEN N-SIDNEY.


The Richmond State pays the follow
Ing Just and handsome tribute to the
character and services of Rev. DIR. JIM
P. Atkinson, the retiring President of
Hampden Sidney College =
AFTER having filed the Office of presi-
dent of HancpdensSidney ii College for o
quarter of q century, Rev. DR.. j. NJ. P.
Atkinson is about to sever his connec-
ton with that venerable institution, to
retire into private life. His retirement
will be an incalculable loss to the COL
lege, as few men are SO we'll fitted as he
for presiding over a great moral institu-
ton. DR.. Atkinson has made one of
the best college presidents that have
lived in this generatiOn. As an exam
pie of integrity, sincerity, and devotion
to duty, he is unsurpassed. Other men
may have display ed more brilliant quail
tiles in the lecture-roOtn other teachers
may have achieved more fame in the
held OF moral speculation, but few in
deed have bad the power of exerting
greater influence for good upon young
men than this gentleman, who has
worked in their behalf for so long a
time. 1t is noteworthy fact that DIR.
Dabney in his class lectures often refer
red to DR.. Atkinson as q striking exam
pie of moral excellence. While evolving
no new system of philosophy, he had
thoroughly mastered the existing phil
osophies and was in every way qualified
to discuss and teach them. Thorough
ness has always been prominent char
acteristic of his teaching, aud instead of
pushing his students over great fields of
knowledge he preferred rather to have
them master each study as they went
along. Nor did he care SO much to have
young men acquaint themselves with
the technicalities of a science as with its
principles. And we'll would it be if
other teachers would follow his methods
in these respects. But above al, it has
been that Christian nobility and force of
character which has made DIR. Atkinson
invaluable to the Institution over which
he presided. As has been truly stated,
no youth ever came within Ghe range of
his influence who Uisi uog enter npon
life with higher respect for goodness
than he had before. And if, as has been
said, to know Lady Ha stings was lib
eral education 10 itseif, so to know DIR.
Atkinson must be moral education.
Ia retiring from his college duties, the
good wishes of ail his friends will ac-
COM pany him. May :he sunset of his lite
be full of comfort and Tepose Rev. DIR.
McIiwaine, who has been chosen TO
succeed DIR. Atkinson, is well known in
thia community, and indeed throughout
the South. He is a mau of striking ex-
eontige ability, a man of vim and fine
attainment, and a great orgauiZer He
will. no dOnbt, should he accept the
honor whioi; has been rendered him,
make an excellent PRESIDENT
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s'BLEsT.o s'

Blest be the tongue that speaks no Ill,
Whose words are always true,
That keeps "the law of kindness still,
Whatever others do.
Blest be the ears that will not hear
Detraction's envious tale;
'Tis only through the listening ear
That falsehocd can prevail.
Blest be the heart that knows no guilt,
That feels no wish unkind,
Forgetting provocation, while
Good deeds are kept in mind.
Blest be the hands that toll to aid
The great worlds ceaseless need
The hands that are never afraid
To do a kindly deed.
Blest be the thoughtful brain that schemes
a beautiful ideal
Mankind grows great through noble dreams,
And time will make them real.
Do good in thought. Some future day
Twill ripen into speech;
And words are seed that grow to deeds,
r. None know how far they reach.
Like thistle-down upon the breeze,
Swift scattered here and there.
SO words will travel far, and these
A fruitful harvest bear.
Where goodness dwells in heart and mind
Both words and deeds will be
Like cords that closer draw mankind
In peace and charity.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01
A Dream of Home.

one night, lying on my lounge when
very tired, my children all around me,
in full r0inp and hilarity and laughter
on the lounge, half asleep and halt
awake-I dreamed This dream: I was
in far cnuntry. 1t was not Persia, al
though more than Oriental luxuriance
crowned the cities. Ii was not the trOp
les, although more than tropical fruit
fuiness flled the gardens. It was not
Italy, although more than Italian soft
ness Giled the air. And | wandered
around looking for thorns and nettses,
but l found that none Of them grew
there; and I SAW the sun rise, and L
watched TO see il set, but it sank not.
And Saw tie people in holiday attire,
and [ said. when will they put Oh
work mems garb, and again delve in the
mite, and swelter at the forge?" But
they never put off the holiday attire.
And ! wandered in the suburbs of the
city to find the place where the dead
sleep, and looked, all along the line OF
the beautiful hills, the place where the
dead most blissfnlly sleep, and l saw
towers and castles, but not mousoleum,
or monument, or white slab could
see And l went into the chapel of
the great town, and l said, "Where do
the poor worship? and where are the
hard benches on which they cit ?u and
the answer was made me. 1--WE have no
poor in this country.n And then
wandered cut to fipd the novels of the
destitute. and | found mansions of am
Der and ivory and gold, but not tear
could | see, not a sigh could / hear.
And [ was bewildered, and [ sat down
under the branches of great tree, and
said, "Where am I? and whence
comes all this soene?n And then out
from among the leaves and up the flow
cry paths and across the broad streams
there came beautiful group thronging
all about me, and as / saw them come
thought I knew their step, and as they
shouted thought I knew their voices
bat then they were SO gloriously arrayed
in apparel such as I had never before
witnessed that I bowed as stranger to
stranger. But when again they clapped
their hands and shouted: "Welcome,
welcome" the mystery all vanished,
and found that time had gone and eter-
nifty had come, and we were all together
again In our new home in heaven; and
looked around and said, "Are we all
here-W and the voices of many genera.
tions all responded, "All here!" And
while tears of gla6ness were running
down our cheeks, and the branches OF
the Lebanon cedars were clapping their
hands, and the towers of the great CITY
were Ginning their welcome, we all to.
gether began to leap and shout and
sing, "Home. home, home, home
home !''-Dr. Ztnlnaage, an Frank Les.
lies Sunday Magazine.
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his hand he held small book, and in a
gentle, insinuating voice, he made them
write therein their names. In mo-
ment wild break was made and the
motley crowd fled from the spot. One
of the men who was present. bat who
did not take any part in the perform
ancer and who is your correspondents
informant, remained after the others
had fed. He states that the unnatural
figure paced backward and forward in
the narrow confines of the room, and
then, emptyiDg the contents of the BRAN
dy demijohn down his throat, stepped
to the middle of the room, and with
demoniacal laugh, dematerialized and
vanished away.
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TOpnOody.

my dear" said Mr.. Topnoody to his
wife, coming into the house one night
last week, would you like to go to the
Opera Festival?"
"No, wouldn't" che answered with
hir usual energy.
"But why not, my dear? Have you
no music in your soul ?"
Music, nothin'! Since married you
[ haven't even got soul. I'd like to
know, TOpnoody, how you can expect
woman TO boss the kitchen, go to mar
ket. spank the children, look after the
table, watch after husband, wrestle
with hired girls, keep up appearances,
and at the same time have what you
call music in her voice ?'
"But, my dear, think of the sweet
cadences of sound, the rhythmic con-
sonances of harmony, the soft, soothing
melodies that awake in the heart the
dearest recollectiOns of the past"
Think, Topnoody! don't have any
time to think. The sweet cadences
of crying babe, the rhythmic conso-
nances of hOminy and pork the soft,
soothing melodies that wake in the
heart the dreariest recollections that
last. is all see in this life and -"
"But, my dear, think of my being by
your side; think of your own dear Top
moody with you, enjoying all the hesv-
only strains"
"That's it, Topnoody, that's It'll lean
stand anything but the strains, and if
you will give me two tickets and
good-looking escort, I'll throw the dish
rags over the fence, kick the pots and
kettles ut of the back door, and go to
the Opera Festival fourteen nights in
the week."
"Ahem," remarked Mr.. Topnoody,
parenthetically, 81 was fool when
that woman was young, but 1 don't
think at her present age and style, I
could find anybody to swap places with
me-" and he went out over the Rhine
and took four Flying Dutchmensn
straight Drummer.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01
APEPSHA.

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sA|ss


A GERMAN TRUST SONG.
Just as God leads me, would go,
would not ask to choose my way;
Content with what He will bestow,
Assured He will not let me stray.
So, as He leads. my path make,
And step by step I gladly take,
A child in Him confiding.
Just as God leads am content;
rest me calmly in His hands;
That which He has decreed and sent
That which His will for me commands.
Iwould that He should all fulfill.
That 1 should do His gracious will
In living or in dying.
Just as God leads, I all resign;
trust me to my Fathers will;
When reasons rays deceptive shine,
His counsel would yet fulfill;
That which His love ordained as right,
Before He brought me to the light.
My all to Him resigning.
Just as God leads me, I abide,
In filth, in hope in suffering true
His strength Is ever by my side
Can aught my hold on Him undo?
l hold me firm in patience, knowing
That God my life is still bestowing-
The best in kindness sending.
Just as God leads, onward go,
Oft amid thorns and briars seen;
God does not yet His guidance show
But in the end 1t shall be seen;
How by a loving Fathers will,
Faithful and true, He leads me still.
-LAMPERTUS, in 1925.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

How DO You KEEP YOUR RooM?-A
look into chamber of boy or girl
will give one an idea of what kind of
man or woman he or she will probably
become. A boy who keeps his clothes
huns up neatly, or a girl whose room is
neat always, will be apt to make sue
cessful man or woman. Order and meats
ness are essential to our comfort as well
as that of others about us. A boy who
throws down his cap or boots any here
will never keep his accounts in shape,
will do things in a slovenly way, and
not be long wanted In any position. A
girl who does not make her bed until
after dinner-and she should always
make it herself rather than have a ser
want do it-and throws her dress or
bonnet down on a chair, will make q
poor wife ia nine cases out of ten. If
the world could see how girl keeps her
dressing room, some unhappy marriages
would be saved.
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JudiciOus Advertising

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7U1T''T'S HAIR DYE,
A Word to our Readers.

WY HEN you read of medicine that will
w cure all diseases, beware of 1t, for every
scientific physician on earth knows how faila-
cious such statementsar But when you read
of medicine compounded by a regular physi
clan and surgeon of high standing that ciaims
to cure only certain disease, and furnishes
high proof that it does this, } ou ca safely try
it, and with the assurance that it will cure you
DIR. V. r. STONE. late physician and surgeon
of the U. s. A., has placed before the public a
ra1.a ficraa 1lnl
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doctor all the time, take all the vile nos.
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ly benefited by taking Kidney-Wort.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

"That butter is all right" said hotel
keeper; lit is firkin butter, and tastes a
little of the wood that's ALL" at that's
the case" replied the bosrder, who is a
contractor, II should like to get some
of that wood to make railroad bridges
out Off
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

A lady engaged to be married, and
getting sick of her bargain, applied to
friend to help her unite the knot be-
fore it was too late. "Oh, certainly" j"
she replied: 1T is very easy to unite ii
now while it is beau knott
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-05-01

Eccentric old officer to new footman-
"Now, then, Patrick call me a cab"
Pat, who thinks this is q dodge to try
his sincerity: "Och, no. yer honor. It's
not meself that'll be calling ye names,
at allIu
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SKINNY MEN.

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WELLS CROUCH ON CORNs."
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A sheer necessl,y-Wool.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-28
" WILSONIA AND PHYSICIANS.
New Article August 24.

In making our promised appeal to Anatomy and Physiology to help to solution of the nature of the force that impels the functional operations of animal life, we will not weary reader with too much of anatomical detail, but employ only enough to illustrate purpose, viz: The effort to deter
 mine, in the first place, the indispensable agency nerves by which that force Is conveyed and in the second, to try and convince our perhaps skeptical force with the vital force of Hahnemann, and that
 both are one and the with that force which is called magnetic. In otser words, to endeavor to
 organism is essentially and absolutely magnetic in its nature and in it's operations and, most impor
 modified and impaired by disease, the application of magnetic force, artihcially supplied. be made the instrument for the restoration of that cell nerve force which has been impaired and lost. 'ed breathed into man the breath of life " and thereby gave to the duty of breathing. By the function of respiration those blood chang continually in Spcine eements that turk in sbe hIood heh ns9s the mysterious changes effected by contact with the respiratory organs to breathe on continuously from second to second, minute to minute, hour to year during ifes htful span? The facetious French physiologst gets rid of the pertinent inquiry by de- claring that we breathe because we are always con- scious of ''besoin de respirer," nece sity for breath. True, but whence comes the necessity. and what gives the power to supply that necessity? Be- peal to Anatomy and Physiology Closely associated portions of the brain and its proiongaton, the Me dulla Oblongata, there arise certain nerves whose those eraans the eart and iunas the play of WSos functions go on uninterrIptsdly while the lamp Of life be extinguished in the darkness of death. Thess nerves, in the language of anatomy, called respectively the pneumogastric, spinal cesory phrenic and others of the spinal nerves For the present we will leave out of consideration the great sympathetic, whose mysterious power we will endeavor to analyze later on. The pneumogastric nerves complex in their structure and their asso citations. They are richly endowed with cell-foFce from cell contribution their vivid vitality They also partake largely of what csled the white and matter of the brain and spinal chord hence the properties of motion and general sensation which they iberally bestow upon the organs of voice, lungs, heart stomach liver, intestires etc. The same powers but to lesser degrees belong to the other nerves above mentioned. Let follow them on their wandering way, their missfon of nfeand health. To be extended August 31st.
 d&vs JULIUS IVES, Agent.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-28
More Provisions Wanted

For the Free ChlIdren's Excursion to Pot
 Island Next Saturday-What the COm-
 mittee Did Last Evening.
 The general committee in whose kindly care rests the fate of the poor children who go to Pot Island on Starin's barge next Sat- urday held meeting on the stage of Peck's Grand Opera House last evening. A large number were present. Neither the superin- tendent nor any principals of the city schools appeared in response to the invitation which had been extended to them. The refresh ment committee held meeting after the gen. eral committee meeting. The arrangements for the excursion were perfected oonsidsra- bly, The. contributions in the. way of esta- bles and proEisions must be sent to Peck's Grand Opera House before Friday afternoon at o'clock. The committee want more do- nations. Sandwiches will be very accepta- ble, and any benevolent ladies in the city who can should prepare some for the hungry children. It has been deemed necessary by the committee to have 40 baskets of peaches, 12 bushels of peanuts and 300 pounds of candy. Four thousand sandwiches will be required, and Q lot of crackers, cakes and doughnuts. There will be no pies and no ice cream, Messrs. Sanford and Maier Zunder are committee to provide paper bags in which the food will be distributed. Mr. F W. Waldron has donated 1000. The 2,5OO tickets that were printed have all been dis trihuted One thousand two hundred and fifty more will be ready this afternoon and they can be had at the Town Agents office. A case of Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic has been donated to be sold. The committee are great ly in need of funds. They are working hard to provide pleasant holiday for the child ren, and their expenses for providing for so many are quite large. They ought to be backed up by those who can give.
 There will be policemen at the boat to keep of all who are over 13 years old, as such boys are an element that the committee do not want so big boys need not apply even if they have tickets.
 The refreshment committee will meet next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the Town Agents office. The general committee will hold final meeting at the Grand Opera House on Friday evening at o'clock.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-28
The Lost Yachtsmeu.

Every effort in their power is still being made by the friends of Leicester Sargent and J. W. Bartlett, the missing men of the yacht Mystery, to find the bodies. Nothing fur ther has been heard. If the bodies are not found in day or two, the search will be given up.
 The friends of the late Robert H. Hawkins are invited to attend his funeral services at St. Andrews church, Yaphank, Long Island, on Saturday at l p. m. The train leaves East Thirty fourth street at 8;15 8. m., Long Island City at S:3O 8. n. returning, arrives at East Thirty-fourth street at 5:4O D. m. Members of the Yacht club will please com nnuuicate with M c. Swezey for conveyance Any others wishing to go via Bridgeport can obtain full information by inquiring at the office of the New Haven Rufle company, 198 Chapel street.
 The members of the New Haven gymna- sium will hold a meeting this evening, Aug ust 29, at 8 o'clock, to ''take such action as shall be deemed proper in view of the death, through the yacht Mystery, of our former president, Leicester Sargent, and our vice president, Robert H. Hawkins" Ex.mem- bers and friends of the association are invi- ted to be present.