The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-06

yield to its influence. We urge all who
are afflicted to procure a bottle, and give
this remedy fair trial. In cases of habit
ual conSti patton Electric BitterS cures by
giving the needed tone to the bowels, and
few cases long resist the use of this medi-
cine. Try it once. Large bottles only
Fifty cents at McMaster & Co.'S Drug
store.
TIE COTTON MILL OLD AND NEW.
lr. Editor: It is possible that the
ideas existing at present in county and
town about cotton mill people is based
upon facts; but they are facts that
no longer exist. We know that the
thought once prevailed in our country
that he who labored for a livelihood
was not the most respectable. At
that time, as matter of course, one
who went to a cotton mill was a
laborer, constant laborer, one whose
lsbors was looked after. This was
euongh to bring the man into social
odium. They may have been con-
sidered disrespectful. Disrespected
they may have been, disrespectable,
they were not, necessarily.
Good people come to the cotton
mills today with there old notions in
their heads and refuse, for while at
least, to hold up their heads. They
think how they once esteemed "fac-
tory folk" and Of what their neigh
bors will think. On the other hand,
there are good people refusing to
come to these factories, because they
fear their old opinions. What are the
conditions that face US today? La
berers are respected and labor is re-
spectacle. From the richest to the
poorest in our land today men are
busily engaged, day in and day out,
at some occupation. We must note
another change, if not already CON-
plete, being rapidly wrought. The
advantages socially, religiously and
intellectually are not to be found in
many country districts today, but have
passed to the cotton factory villages.
For the last twelve years the substan-
tai country people of former wealth
and culture, and those of not so much
education, it may be, but honest men
aud go2d, have been moving to the
mills. They are still moving to them.
Here they find pleasant and profitable
employment, good associates, if they
desire, (er evil, if this be preferred,)
the best of schools and good church
privileges. If people desire any bet
ter than this, they must go elsewhere.
If they are driven to the wall by rent
ing land, if they have lost their homes
by misfertunees of various kinds, il
they be in some remote district where
they have no schools and churches, if
they are willing to work, to work in
dustriously, not ground by hard task
masters or cheated by dishonest en-
ployers, then come to the cotton mills
If there be some VIII are making good
and descent livings for their families
on farms and are giving their children
good social, school and church pri-
7ileses, let me say to such, don't think
your friends are any less worthy of
your esteem, who have left the old red
hills and sand covered b@ttoms, the
fallen down empty school hou e.. and
di'apidsted church, and gone to place
that Offers them better things.
We have now at Pacolet mills sew
eral families from Fairfield County.
They brought with them the same
characters they had while in their cid
homes, and as far as 1 know they are
maintaining their integrity.
J.D. HIGGINS.