Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-16
From the Southern Christian Advocate.
WOFFORD COLLEGE.


Mr. Editor,-I desire to acknowledge,
with many thanks, valuable donation re.
Gently made to the Library Of this lnstitu.
ton by the Rev. F. a. Mood, of Columbia.
1t is quarto, more than two hundred aud
fifty years old containing in black letter,
the entire works Of Geoffry Chaucer-the
morning star of English poetry. This gem
of volume is in excellent preservation and
is handsome addition to the literary treas.
ures of Library. TO Mr.. Senator Butler,
and the Hon. J. L. Orr, Of the House Of
Representatives, we are under obligations
for similar favors. A complete and beauti.
full cabinet of minerals has been presented
to the College by DR.. Dogan, of Union C.
H., one of the Trustees; for which also we
are laid under special obligation.
1t gives me'great satisfaction to say that
the Institution is doing WELL There are in
attendance in the collegiate and preparatory
departments, between seventy and eighty
students; and we have reason to anticipate
that this number will be largely increased at
the beginning Of the next term, on the 4th
Wednesday Of August, when new Fresh
man class will be formed. The endowment
left by the venerable founder Of the College,
-S5O,o0O,-was paid oyer to the Board of
Trustees by the Executors. on the lst of
January, and invested without delay. The
proceeds Of the amount funded, with the
patronage already secured, will meet the
expenses Of the institution the present year.
Professor DuPre is now at the North for the
purpose of purchasing an extensive chemical
and philosophical appartus, which will be
here by the time it is needed.
Without any appeal to public liberalty,
an Institution of learning, of high grade,
fully officered, furnished with an extensive
suite of buildings, has come into existence
and with fattering prospects has entered
upon its course of public usefulness. This,
as far as my information goes, is unpre-
cedented in the history Of our Church. 1t
calls for special gratitude to God, the giver
of every good and perfect gift. 1t is cheer
ing to think that we shall work on in the
noble vocation of Christian Education, free
from the embarrassments and backsets which
scanty means at the beginning generally
entail. We may count on efficiency and
vigour from the very outset. We may con.
fidently invite the young men from the faml.
lies of our members and friends throughout
the extent Of the Conference, to our halls of
institution, offering them all the facilities OF
mental culture possessed by older Colleges,
assured that long career of usefulness lies
before the Institution, and that it is destined
by Gods blessing to promote to large
extent the highest good of man in time and
eternity.
1t is our hope it will be both centre OF
letters and Il shrine OF religion, sending out
its influence, deep and difusive, not only
over classes Of society possessed of wealth,
but also over those in more limited circum.
stances, to whom the blessings Of sanctifed
learning may prove an Inheritance richer than
gold, more precious than all other worldly
advantages. w. NJ. W1GHTMAN.
Woford College, April 9th, 1855.
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Hoes DRUSK.-The Noblesville (Ind.)
Patriot gives an amusing account OF the
destruction of FIVE hundred dollars worth OF
liquors by the temperance people. Some
seventy barrels and kegs were consumed.
The Dayton ale would not burn Of course,
and the Patrio! says:
"The next morning, droves Of hogs lick.
cd the foam of beer, drank the halt. frozen
spirits, and soon Mr.. Porker began TO hang
his head and lop his ears, swinging head
towards tail and tail towards head, showing
the whites of his eyes, and opening his
mouth as if things didn't feel right in his
internal arrangements. They soon took a
line for the river, but occupying all sides OF
the street-in imitation of his more noble
boon companion, the biped. Didn't catch
them at it the second time. They were seen
for days after, standing sullenly and saga
ciously beside a fence, looking as if the
Maine law was in operation"
DErREc1Ar1os OF GoLD-The United
States Economist estimates the amount oi
gold furnished to the commercial world du.
ring the six years, since the new mines were
discovered, at s4OO,OO0,OOo. The influence
of these vast gold supplies is proved to be
very different from the anticipations of many
financiers, who predicted great Immediate
depreciation. The relative value of gold to
silver by the English law Of 1916 was ] to
l4,2S75, and the actual value has been as
follows: in 1851, to 1889; in January
1855, l to l5,l499; in March 1855 l to
1926. 1t will be seen, that as compared
with silver, gold has been constantly increas'
ing in value. This anomaly is attributed to
the great demand Of silver during a period
of a war in Europe and China, where the
silver standard is retained. The increased
supply Of gold has scarcely been sufficient
to fill its place and consequently that metal
has not only retained its value but shows
considerable appreciation. The Economist
thinks that when the war is over, silver will
find its way back and gold will necessarily
depreciate.
To SPoRrsMEN.-Wash your gun barrels
in spirits Of turpentine by dipping rag or
sponge fastened on your gun rod into the
liquid, and swabbing them out three or four
times, when they will be cleared from all
impurities, and can be used almost instantly
as the turpentine will eyaporate and leave
the barrels dry; even if they are little
moist it will not prevent their going of like
water. After being washed thus, there is no