Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-10-05
From the Lexington Temperance Standard
GRAEITEVILIE AND TEMPERANCE,

enterprise, bu also TO the friends OF temperance
and morality, 10 learn that this institution is il
a prosperous condition, and that the expectation!
Of its friends have been fully realized. There
are several moral causes which have contributed
to render the efforts of the Granilevic Manu-
featuring Company successful and profitable
The first regulation which WAS made for tht
government of the village, WAS the entire pro
hibitun Of the sale Of Intoxicating drinks, IN,
we believe that the credit for enactng the frs
prohbtuTy law in our Stale, belongs TO thi'
Company And for their efforts in thus altemp
ling TO promote the principles of temperance
aud good order, they have been amply reward
ed They have ut all times paid great atlcn
ton to the phvsica moral, and Intellectual wei
fare of the inhabitants and operatives in the
factory, and for that purpose large sums Of mon
ey have been expended. Through the persona
efforts of several of the stockholders in councc.
ton with the regulations Of the Company, up
wards of ouc bundled men have bcen reclaimed
from habits Of gross intcmperance, many o
whom had made repeated efforts TO reform, but
the temptations b. whic! they were surrounded
rendered their reformation next 10 impossible
Through the entreaies of their families and
friends, they were induced 10 remove to Gran.
i!evillc, where those temptations could not bcsct
them. They are now reformed, the tears Of
joy. and gladnrss have CHASED from the eyes ol
their wives and children, the bitter tears OF sor.
row and distress In the place OF poverty, In
doicnce and want, they are now blessed will
plenty, industry and cUntcnmcnt, and their chill
drrn who 1T one time were pests to The com
munitics in which they lived, now regular
in their attendance 1T the school house and the
house of God, and promise fair to became hon
urable and useful members of Society. All this
and much more has been accomplished by Il
prohibitory law in connection with the habits OF
industry, which have been encouraged by The
cnterprising pruprielors of this village. Anotl-
er cause Of the success of this establishment
my be found in the ability, integrity aud hu-
manitv of those who are placed III the head OF
its affairs. They consider it their duty, not on.
ly TO promote the pecuuiary interests of the
company, but to advance The general welfare OF
the operatives. While other Manufacturing
companies, at the South have imported their
Superintrndents and overSeers from the North
crn States. and placed them as taskmaslers over
our people, have paid no attention to the morals
and comfort of The operatives and have given
but little encouragement 10 native enterprise
and native talent, the Graniicvillc Company has
ever displayed disposition TO foster and en-
courage 4 spirit of enterprise and industry
amongst our citizens, and Whenever native laleI.i
has been developed, it has by them been pro-
NOTED and rewarded.
In so doing their efforts have been attended
with abundant success, while those who have
pursued different policy, have invariably failed
in their clOrls TO render their establishment
profitable.
In the Granitcville f:ctory we believe that all
the overSecrs, with the exception Of two are ma
tivcs Of this State and the others are from Eng
land, and are men Of ability and charartcr.-
Among the native ovcr,eers we will name Mr..
Martin Hook who is Il native Of Lexington
District Mr.. Hook is ,hroughly acquaii ted
with the Manufactures of cotton goods, ard
stands very high in the estimation Of the Com
pany.
No enterprise can fail when it is conducted
by such men as William Gregg, James Mont
gomery, John j. Sentell and B. e. Hard, who
now stand ut the head of affairs in Granirville.
The grand secret Of their success lies in the
high standard of morality which they have main
tanned, the means of intellectual Improvement
which they have established and cherished, and
the unremitling care and attention which they
have ut all times paid TO the general welfare and
prosperity of the operatives. The fate OF SINH
lar enterprises, when compared with the history
of Granitcvillc, presents Il beautiful illustration
of the moral axiom that in all The varied depart
ments of human life. morality temperance and
industry are all essential to the happiness wealth
and prosperity of the people Success TO the
Graniteville Manufacturing Company.
SAVING SWEET PUTATU VINES FOR SEED
A. p. Slrobe sends to the Georgia Telegraph
the following: Sweet potato vines may be- saw.
ed during the winter, and used the following
spring i'll propagaiing new crop. have tried
the experiment during this year, to my entire
satisfaction. In the fall (any time before FROST
the vine may DC cut in any convenient length
and placed in layers, on the surface of the earth
to the depth Of twelve or eighteen inches, cover
the vines whilest damp, with partially rotted
straw, (either pitlc or wheat will answer to the
depth of six inches, and cover the whole with a
light soil about four inches deep. In this way
the vines will keep during the winter, and in the
spring they will put out sprouts rs abundantly
as the potato itself when bedded. The draws
or sprouts can be planted first, and tile vine
itself can be subsequently, cut and used rs we
generally plant slips. This experiment is wor.
thy the consideration Of farmers, rs it will save
4 great many seed potatoes, particularly or
large plantations) which can be used for feeding
Let every farmer, however, make the experiment
for himself, and be governed by the result"
YANKEE DoODLE-ln the summer of l775, thl
British army, under command Of Abercrom6le
! lay encampcd on the east bank Of the Hudson
River. little south of the city of Albany
awaiting reintorcements Of militia from the
| Eastern States, previous to marching upor
! Ticonderoga. During the month OF June, these
raw recruits poured into camp, company after
company, each man differently armed, and equip
ped and accoutred from his neighbor, and tho
whole presenting such spectacle as was never
equalled, unless by the regiment Of merry jack
Falstaf Their outrc appearance furnished grea
amusement to the British officers. One DR.
Shackburg, IN English surgeon, composed tho
tune of Yankee Doodle and arranged it to words
which were gravelY dedicated to the new recruits
The Joke took, and the tune has come down Il
this day.
SURPLUS WHEAT IN IyDIAEA.-A correspon
dent of the Oswcgo Times, writing from La
port, Indianua, says that from 5000 to 7,00(
bushels of wheat per day are being received q
that place, and that there cannot be less thai
Sl,o0O,OO0 worth of surplus grain marketed II
that country during the present season.
A LITTLE FARM WELL TILLED.-I'he Mon
t.eal Herald gives the following, as the tota
produce of Farm comprising sixty-three acre
Of land in the town of Bomansville, Canad
West Wheat, l,GO0 bushels: Oats, $50 bush
els; Barley, 300 bushels; Potatoes 1000 bush
els; !; Carrots, 300 bushels; Turnips, $500 bush