Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21
The Country Home
BY MRS. w. H. FELTON,
watering Stock

sheep, all livestock to the pond Or
1t was a thing that bore weight
upon the minds of hometenders Or
emigrants to a new country.
1t was we'll to buy land in terri
tory and new states, or take up
land that was given as bounty to
soldiers in the early days, but there
was also outlook for water, one was
as much in demand as the other.
But watered stock has a new
meaning and stands for something
entirely different from either swamp
land or drinking water for domes-
tic animals.
Not unite a few days since did
discover the name of Watered stock
in the financial parlance of our
tine.
Thus the story goes: Daniel Drew
who developed into one of New
York s }shrewdest money makers, was
a man without means when he de-
Gd age to by eG eftte bd for tRs e sbg
steers awhile, on pastures, but not
overlap long. He then drove them
near the city's limits, sailed them
very plentifully, led them to wat
ering trough over night, drove them
to the city early, while they were
them to the butchers. Next day
these butchers were impressed that
they had bought watered stock.
Thus Daniel Drew. who accumu-
the name of "watered stock to in
fating railroad certificates and other
financial transactions where proper
ty was or is bought cheap and then
rated and resold at big prices on
the market. 1t is one of the names
loo& l. csfy 1Ni@ r11r
sought places to water their cattle
and horses soon began to catch
water in cisterns. Later on they
carried water in pipes to barns and
farmhouses. 1t is only the occa-
sional farmer who has natural run
ming water or springs on his prem
Uses today. Irrigation, especially in
the west, is providing water to
thirsty stock as well ass to thirsty
cattle on big ranches and dry, sun
parched plains.
But the watered stock connected
with Wall street transactions are
still in evidence at the same old
stand, and speculation is rampant.
all over the United States.
Mining stocks and oil wells are
negotiations.
fords" are seen continually. They
are a sleek-tongued race of finacing,
anu uSdl mostly III WdL6F6Q X.
But the Chronicler tells US that
shreWd Daniel Drew, with his salt
fed thirsty cattle, to fool the New
York butchers, furnished the name
and the purpose of what is we'll
known and daily experienced in Wall
street money circles as stocks highly
Watered.
Modest Dressing for Girls
A dear. good woman living in Ala
bama writes me to thank me for re-
minding the young girls of this era
about immodest dressing and what
the sight of nude arms and backs
and bosoms-of latter day styles.
appreciate her interest and thank
her for her long and appreciated let
and think this article of mine
should be addressed to the mothers
of these young women. 1t is a very
serious proposition as to how such
young girls should dress in public
company-when the ultra fashiona-
bles are so given to what might
be called undress in public.
;. L understand perfectly well that
1T is the, general habit of young peo-
pie, of this era, to override the opin-
ions and counsels of their elders.
We see it going on every day In
our respective communities. Never
theless it is worth while to say that
all these young ones owe obedience
as we'll as dutiful respect to their
parents. The children are not entire
Of something like indifference or may
be laziness-give up their own ideas
and allow the youthful ones, to pur.
sue their own ways.
Discipline is absolutely necessary
70 keep good government in any
family. Somebody must be at the
mead whose will is recognized and
understood When the young women
marry and set up housekeeping or
thIomemaklng for Reconsideration
own households and their own chill
dren-atter their own ideas of pros
perity.
But so long as they belong or
oWelI under the roof of the parents,
and are part of the household 4.aey
should listen to advice and obey the
wishes of the parents. I have in
mind family that nearly went to
smash because the children decided
TO DO as they pleased. They went
pany that their elders knew nothing
about, took long automobile jaunts
without asking permission, bought
the sort of clothes that pleased them
selves, in fact, went the pace until
IT, was a broken up household
feel assured great deal of this
wreck and ruin might have been
evaded or avoided if those young
folks had been made to stay at home
and compelled to wear what the
mother proved for their attire and
prevented from associating with a
rapid set of their own choosing.
1t is conceded that there are occa-
slonsal degenerates who defy all re-
straint and will go where appetite or
passion decoys them; but they are
exceptions to the general rule. Train
up child in the way he shall go and
when he is old he will not depart
from It," is gospel advice
Honor thy father and thy moth
err" is the first commandment with a
Dromise-in the Bible-ard one of
. principal difficulties of the time