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school after getting twenty-five pupils
at SIS each for the years tuition. I
will never forget that Mr. Gross did
not belle his name, however, or that
Sam Clemens wrote bit of doggerel
about him." = = T. ~
. She quoted It this way:
Cross by name and Cross by nature,
Cross hoped out of an Irish potato.
The schoolhouse was a two story
flame building with a gallery
across the entire 'front.'" she re-
sumed. After a year together fr
that school Sam and I went to the
school taught by Mrs. Horr. It was
then he used to write notes to. me
and bring apples to school and put
them on my. desk. & And once, as pun
ishment for some prank, he had to sit
with the girls and occupied vacant
seat by me. He didn't seem to mind
the penalty at ALL" Mrs. Frazer added
with another laugh, $50 / don't know
whethersit was effective as punish-
ment or not
I'VE hadn't reached the dancing age
hsna R2t Ms Msnt 70 many tpl&Z
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BY FRANCES COwLEs.

tcoprisht. 1911. by the Mcclure Newspsper
- Syndicate.)
Any one with even a a'slight knowl-
edge OF the history of surnames must
have guessed that Watson originally
meant the son of Walter. Walter was
an ancient first name Of Teutonic
origin and was early contracted t.
Watt and hence we derive the sur
name Watt and Watts. Watson is
simply this with the suffix son, that
has the same significance in an Eng
lish name as Mac has at the begin
ming of a Scotch surname.
One of the first of the name in this
country was William Watson who
was born in England in 1so2. He
landed in Salem, Mass, in 1880 and
finally settled in Reading, Mass He
was a person OF no little distinction in
the colony, having been selectman
and representative at the colonial
legislature. His son, Nathaniel,
married Mary Batchelder and they
had several children who established
the family firmly in colonial New
England. They intermarried with
many prominent families, including
the Boutwells, Cowdreys. Hartshorns
and the Massachusetts, Smiths.
Another Watson, of Colonial times
was Jacob Watson who came to this
country from England with Gen
Wolfe with whom he served a,
Quebec in 1903. After the close Of the
campaign he settled in Connecticut
where he established his family
The coat-of-arms here shown and
now used by the American. Watsons
of New York State belonged at one
time to the Earls of Rockingham
whose family name was Watson. The
earldome became extinct in 1746. The
earls were descended from Edward
waston, Esquire, of Lydington
county Rutland who lived in 1850, and
from whom also were descended
many OF the name of Watson, pre-
sumbly some Of those who established
the family in this country. =
Here . is the heraldic description
Of the coat-ofsarms: ~ Argent on 6
chevron azure Between three mart
lets sable as many crescents or
The crest is a griffon's head erased
argent, ducally gorged or. tn,
motto is: Mea gloria hdes.
Ralph Watson, esq, whose grand
son Francis settled in Clinton, N. Y.
was descended by, a younger sor
from the earls of Rockingham. He
made his home at Gilley Park
Yorkshire. The first record of tn,
family occurs in 1860 when Edward
a direct ancestor of Ralph, was higl
sheriff OF Northamptonshire. Ed
wards SON, Lewis was made a barol
Of Rockingham Ralph. mentione
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To Mrs Laura Frazer, of Hannibal,
10. Mark Twain's immortal "Adyen-
-1res of Tom Sawyer" is a rosary,
nd the books plot is the cord of fic-
1cn on which beads of truth are
rung- In the sunset of her life she
ElsHs them over, and if here,and there
Snong the roseate chaplet Is a bead
-ay in coloring. time has softened
he hues of all so they blend exquis-
t-7ly. This bead recalls a happy af-
rsrnoon on the broad Mississippi with
The boys and girls Of seventy years
go; the next brings up a picture of
schoolrOom where a score of little
: heads bob over their books and states,
and a third visualizes a wonderful
picnic excursion to the woods with a
feast Of fried chicken and pie and
cake.
For Mrs Frazer is the original of
I'Eecky Thatcher. the childhood sweet
heart OF Tom Sawyer, and the origi-
nal of Tom Sawyer. of course, was
Mark Twain himself
The One Genuine Original
Yes. I was the Becky Thatcher Of
-sir. Clemens book" Mrs. Frazer said
the other day. as she sat in the big
second floor front parlor of the old
time mansion in Hannibal, which is
row the Home for the Friendless.
Mrs Frazer is the matron of the
norne.
of course I suspected it when /
trst read the Adventures of Tom
Sawyer, she went on. There were
20 many incidents which recalled as
happening to Sam Clemens and my
SELF that I felt he had drawn a pic
~ IL
Character of Judge -Thatcher's little
laughter. But never confided my
5elief to anyone. i felt that it would
be presumption to take the honor
20 myself.
There were other women who had
% such scruples-some- of them right
asre in Hannibal-and they attempted
% gain a little reflected notoriety by
asserting that they were the proto-
sypes Of the character. When Albert
sigelow Paine. Mr.. Clemens biograph-
II. gathered the material for his life
u the author he found no fewer than
twenty-five women, in Missouri and
elsewhere, each Of whom declared she
Eias Becky Thatcher, but he settled
re controversy for all time on Mr..
iemens' authority when the biog-
-7phy was published. In 1t you will
md that Becky Thatcher was. Laura
Hawkins. which was my maiden
larne-
We were boy and girl sweethearts,
Ian1 Clemens and l." Mrs. Frazer said
With q gentle little laugh.
she Is elderly, Of course, since IL
f7s seventy years ago that her
endship with Mark Twain began,
I'd her hair Is gray. But her heart
s young and she finds in her work of
nothering the twenty-five boys and
arls In her charge the secret Of defy
ns age. On this particular afternoon
ae wore black and white striped silk,
ae eject Of which was soft gray
. mach her hair. and her PLACID
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BUSINESS AS USUAL.

Let the people cultivate thrift, not
miserly habits, and they will have
an abundance with which 70 provide
for all the comforts OF home with .
good margin for the purchase OF
liberty bonds. Economy il a good
thing. We cannot have too much of
il and the thrifty individual is always
economical. Otherwise he would not
be thrifty.
We have been teaching ten mill
lion persons in the. United States TO
take an interest in the securities
market by buying liberty bonds. Prob
ably nine out Of, ten OF these never
before owned q security Of any kind.
They have learned the first lesson
of thrift. They have been taught that
they can make their money work for
them. Let us have business a.
usual and this large army Of new
investors viii have cash ''as usual
and the stimulus to the security
market viii be felt in every line Of
business, because Wall Street stiIl
continues to be the barometer e
h@1& 80 .H-rr-r r- -e-s
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centuries been associated with her
aldic tinctures or colors. Here is the
list giving a stone for ever tincture. ::
Or, topaz; Argent, pearl; Gules, ruby;
Azure, sapphire; Sable. diamond :
Vert, emerald. Purpure, amethyst.
Or usually represents gold and ar
gent silver and you Will probably find
II desirable to use these precious met
ais instead Of pearls and topazes in
the design.
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Mark Twain's First
Sweetheart Tells of
Their Childhood Love

You know how it is yourself When boy of
CuP1d draws line does the law when
Paratcs youth from maturiyyou had sweetheart girl
to school, and because her shining pigtas tied red
bbons and because her dancing brown
interest straightway fell head heels with
ter school said Pm going home way knowing
which she going and thrust her chubby
and the blue celulod twisted three coils like
hch had at with of white paran
The other boys yelled Come play
yer but sald "Gwan, I've hurry
wood The other girls harpned their fingers you
d. Johnny and Mary Johnny and Mary with childish
ness Then the boys took it and
Johnny and Mary yellow chalk on the board
dewaks But all the while stuck close
paed TO you OF big sister and little brother and papa
and the wonders the had come from That
IS Childhood's Courtshp
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be a guest also at Storr1neld. his Red
ding estate. So 1t came about that the
one time little Laura Hawkins found
herself lifting the knocker at the beau
tiful country home Of Mark Twain in
the Connecticut hills.
Welcome by Mark Twain's Daughter
The door was opened by Clara
Clemens, Mr.. Clemens daughter" {"
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face was lighted with smiles Of REM
iniscence.
Children are wholly unartificial,
you know" she explained. They do
not learn to conceal their feelings
until they begin to grow up. The
courtship of childhood, therefore, is
matter of preference and comrade-
ship. I liked Sam better than the
other boys, and he liked me better
than the other girls, and that was all
there was to it."
When She Was the New Girl.
If you had. seen this lady of old
Missouri as she told other childhood
romance you would have recalled in
| stinctively Mark Twain's description.
"A lovely little bltie-eyed creature
with yellow hair plated into two
long tails, white summer frock and
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parties together and romped through
Going to jerusalem King William
Was King Georges Son and Green
Grow the Rushes-O.' .
Judge Clemens. sah's father. died
and left the family in straitened cir
cumstaRces, and Sans schooling
ended there. He began work in the
printing office to help out. and when
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There Is something about this khaki
colored wool velour street suit, with
its smart little hat, its trim lines, and
its many buttons in soldierly rows
which suggests its wearer might be
an appropriate walking companion for
a Sammy in his uniform.
The soft fur collar and the deep
buttoned cuffs are the most feminine
point about this suit-which spells
business in every thread-untiI one
discovers its companion. the swaggel
stick with a silver vanity case for q
topI
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The hustle. which reapreared on the
fashion horizon this autumn has had
rather encouraging success. 1t has
even invaded the realm OF the sep
arate skirt, the garment OF simplicity
and conservatism OF line. This hustle
is still only a tucking up Of the skirt
material in a carefully arranged pun.
but there is rather more of the tucling
than appeared in the first hesitatng
advances of the style.
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The special chSrm OF this street
frock is its conformity TO the straight
slender lines Of the season and ns
dependence upon good cut and fine
material for its effectiveness.
Navy blue satin is utilized for the
foundation which IL little more than a
straight slip. and plaid silk in deep
rich blues and greens with a touch OF
light yellow forms the surplice which
falls in straight pleats. front and
back, TO within six inches OF the hem.
A sash Of the plain blue tied at the
back. is the only break in the gowns
severity.
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A Corner In Ancestors.
THE WATSON FAMILY.

watsons Claim Kinship with Earls
Something Of the GhoIsOns-The
Family Of Joel Parker-PreciOus
stones for Every HeraIdic Color.
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The true Partisan. designer will take
a leaf from any fashion book to create
fresh leaves of his own. providing the
borrowed leaf is graceful and unique.
In the two coStumes shown the leaf
is borrowed from Japan and China
age-old masters of the successful. de-
lightful use of satins, silks. embroid-
cries and metallic ornamentation.
The costume at the left is of deep
purple satin. the skirt heavily en-
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broidered in gold thread. It's original
intention was to be a real hmono.
but at the waist line 1t thought better
Of the idea and adopted a rather snug
fitting, deep yoke of the satin, and
dropped its butterfly obi. which little
Jap ladies pose just below their shoul-
ders, to a point well below the waist
line. The sash ends are finished with
heavy gold fringe. The deep, straight
pocket sleeves OF the original japanese
model are retained.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
PUPILS SHOW EFFICIENCY.
Result of Courts Tests Gratifying to
Schools

Reports have just been received from
the recent Courts tests in arithmetic,
conducted in the public schools, which
indicate a very satisfactory degree of
efficiency shown by the pupils Of the
local schools.
The Courts tests. originated by S.
A. Courts, supervisor of educational
research Of the Detroit public schools.
are being given in all Of the larger
public school systems of the United
States. The tests are in addition. sub
traction, multiplication and division,
and are given beginning with the
fourth grade up and including the
eighth. The same tests are given In
each city. and are to determine both
speed and accuracy
The results shown are very satisfac-
tory TO the local schools. The pupils
here were found TO excel in Subtrac-
ton multiplication and division, and
that condition has been found 10 pre-
vail in practically all cities where the
tests have been made. MarShalltowns
record IS practically the same as what
IS known as the Iowa record" which
excels the records Of Minnesota, Indi-
ana. and some other states However,
the local record IS not up 10 what is
termed the Courts standard and the
teachers Of the grades in which the
tests were made will make a special
effort to speed up the work in addi-
ton.
In making the tests locally no effort
was made tn compare any ward build
ing with another nor grade with grade
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
MAcOMs, ILL.,, MAN SELECTED TO
SUCCEED JOHNSON At MAR
SHALLToWN CLUB.
BOARD MAKES DECISION AT
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
New Man Comes Here With Salary Of
$500 to Start-Has Been Teaching
Manual Arts For Past Ten Years,
But Is Anxious to Get Into Other
Work-WiII Take Up Duties Soon.

Ernest A. Franquemont. Of MaComb,
H., was engaged for the position of
secretary of the Marshalltown Club, to
succeed Sidney Johnson, at a special
meeting of the board Of directors, held
Saturday night at the club rooms. Mr..
FranQuemont was asked 10 come TO
Marshalltown by the special committee
on the SecretaryShip, composed or Ia
{. Abbott, chairman, w. II. Gilbert ana
Is. & Taylor. This committee conferr-
ed with the other members OF the
board, and Mr.. Franquemont was Of
fered the position, which he accepted,
and returned to MaComb to make ar
engagements to come here.
A salary Of $500 per year. the same
as Secretary johnson has been receiv-
ing, will be paid the new secretary, to
start with. Chairman Abbott. of the
committee, said this morning that this
would probably he Increased within
year as he had confidence that the
new man would make good.
To Take Up New Work Soon.
Mr. Franquemont viii take up his
new work here as soon as possible. al
thirty days notice on either side in
case of resignation. He stated Satur-
day night. however. that he thought It
possible that he could get away sooner
and in that case will come here al
once 10 become acquainted with his
new duties. Secretary johnson will
remain at the club until Mr., F'ranque-
mont has the work we'll IN hand.
Altho he comes here at salary un-
DER that which he IS now receiving as
a teacher. Mr.. FranquemOnt stated that
he was anxious 10 get out of teaching,
and saw in the position here an Oppor-
tuniiy fur broader field. which might
lead to something better in short
time. Besides this. Marshailtuwn is
the girlhood home Of Mrs Franlue-
mont. who Is the daughter of Mrs. May
Belle Vail. OF this city. Mr. and Mrs
FranQuenont were married here July
81, 1910. They have two children. Max.
aged ), and Roland, who win be in
May. ~n
Mr.. Franquemont was 80 years ofage
on Dec. %, and IS the only son of Mrs.
Anna Franquemont. of ST. Louis. He
Is Of Austrian French descent, and has
been teaching for ten years. For the
past three years he has been head of
the manual arts department of the
Western State Normal ScfSool of 1lli-
nois, at Macomb. Previous to Via.
time he taught in Dixon. Hi, SEv-
erett, Wash. and Joliet. H.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15

gets down on his luck" but meets and
falls in love with an American giri,
we'll portrayed by Dorothy Dalton.
That he is, a real lover of romance
and adventure is shown when word
comes that his father and mother, the
reigning King and queen have died,
and he is heir to the throne. He de-
clnes the honor and says he prefers
America, and his title Of ''vagabond
prince" Besides good acting by, War
ner and Miss Dalton there is much
fantastic and pretty scenery, supposed
to be laid in the unknown country.
Charles Murray and Louise Fazenda
have a noisy comedy entitled Bombs"
which is full of explosions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
kHUSEM ENTS.
Marguerite Clark in Best Of Her Many
Successes, Snow White"

There Is picture Tor the whole fam
.ly at the strand, which will not only
SCI the children talking about i for
days hut viii mold the crown-ups as
w"l ~ ils qualities Of delicacy. WON
6@rful pictorial illusions. and excellent
acting snow White is the picture,
taken from the Grimm fairy tale. and
Marguerite Clark i the star thruout
SIX reels OF marvellous fairy Iransfor-
nations. beautiful photogra ply and
surprisingly beautiful scenes.
This is Miss Clark's second appear
ance in the part. az Il was one OF her
greatest successes on the stage before
she went into motion pictures The
story is familiar TO every one who has
read fairy tales. Again We see Snow
White in rags. because NE wicked
Brangomar must return 10 the form Of
her ugly self II Snow White is be-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
TINiEsREPUBICAN, IOWA JANUARY Is. 1917

ern Sunday, the trains going thru here
IN the forenoon as sections of No. q.
There were over 500 people in the COM
pany by actual count Of tickets. The
trains stopped here and coffee and
sandwiches were furnished the COM
puny. Among other equipment the
company carries a huge skating rink.
The Great Western was required 10
make the trip from Kansas City TO
Minneapolis in fifteen hours, and to de-
liver the show in Minneapolis In time
to exhibit Sunday night. Sousa's band
was included in the show. but that or
SANITATION stopped over at Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
REGARDING Dead Animals.

We hear from DISTINGUISHED parties
every day calling our attention 10 dead
animals that belong to someone else
besides parties calling US, and from
these calls we generally locate the
owner and are allowed to send for his
dead stock. We know that there must
be hundreds of such cases in Marshall
county. We have built a plant to take
care OF you. and while at this time We
are receiving many calls; our faeili-
ties are not crowded aud a call from
YOU would be appreciated, Always
have the call reversed. Phones: Plant
16 on 27B: office 1893: night phone 1874.
Atlas Disposal Works.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
Three Definitions.

Curtis had several times been to see
Jhck. nine-mon,hs-old baby, and was
so exuberant in his love for and en-
thusiasm over him We We're anxious
and curious 10 hear whar he would say
abou1 Billy, then ten days old. Tn
Fortunately, his visit came when Billy
was asleep. and Curtis solomnly eyed
the motionless little mite way down
IN the crib. When his father asked
that evening what he thought of Billy
Curtis said, "WelL Tn little boy,
and Jacks a little baby, and Billy's
just a name"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
Three Small Fires,

Two small fires called the depart
ment sunday. AID overheated furnace
threatened 10 start q fire at the w.
Quigley home, S04 South Center, at )
O'Clock in the afternoon, but no damage
resulted. A chimney set fire TO the
roof Of the small house AT l04 West
State street at 1920 in the forenoon
and did damage of $40 or SIS. The
house is occupied by G. B. Spencer.
Saturday afternoon at 3 O'Clock fire
caught in partition in the nome OF
Mrs. E B. Nichols. 207 North First
avenue. and did damage estimated at
about so5 before it was eXtinguished
with chemicals. The cause of this fire
is not known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
In the Police Court.

After Roy Watkins. superintendent
Of the American Machine Products
Company, had filed a complaint of
breaking and entering against Elmer
Efge, an employee Of the factory, Sat-
urday afternoon, Officer Starn arrested
Eige, who gave bond for his appear
ance in the mayors court. Watkins
accused Eige Of breaking into his pri-
yate office and taking several small
articles Mayor Willard said Watkins
had decided not to appear against
Eige.
+. NJ. Foe and Everett Marvit, ar
rested for being drunk, were each fined
81 and the costs in the mayors court
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
Albion Pupils Short Course.

c. F. SChell. superintendent of the
Albion consolidated school, is taking up
an interesting line of work with eigh-
teen of the high school students, the
work being i'll the nature of a farm
short course. One week is to he devot-
ed to the study of dairy cattle and a
judging contest with other schools will
be held on Friday of this week. The
weighing and testing of milk is to be
taken up later, and if a suitable room
can be secured the judging of beef cat
tie and other live stock will be carried
on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
Assistant Enoineer Quits,

Charles NJ Crawford. an assistant in
the office of City Engineer w. II.
Steiner. has quit. and left the city Sat
tvday night for Lafayette. Ind. Mrs.
Crawford accompanied him. He goes
there to take charge OF the erection Of
gravel and sand plant for the La
fayette Hydraulic Gravel Company
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford have been liv-
ing at 403 South Sixth street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
ANOTHER WILL CASE ON.
Relatives Attack viii Of Charles M.
and Mrs. DianthA OBrisn.

A second will case contest was be-
gun in the district court this forenoon
to break the joint will of Charles M,
and Mrs, Diantha ~O'Brien, former
Gilman couple. who died in the last
eighteen months. Mrs. Inez Jackson,
of Denver Colo, a niece, and James
Fl. Crellin, nephew, living in Kansas.
have attacked the will. 1t is alleged
the decedents were of unsound mind
and were unduly influenced.
The estate involved amounts to
about $4,000, most OF which is in
cash. All the property was bequeathed
to Mrs. Lillian Golden, Of Long Beach,
Cal, a foster daughter, who. as Lillian
Hughes. was reared by Mr. and MRS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15
At the CASINO.

There is an air of romance and
reminiscent of "Graustark."
one of the first stories dealing with
imaginary countries. in The Vaga-
bond Prince" starring II. 3. Warner.
and shown az the Casino Sunday night
Ia good sized audiences. Warner takes
The part Of prince Of small Euro
pean country not shown on any map,
who longs for romance and yearns for
eXcItement& He comes 20 America,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15

Changes in passenger runs on the
Minneapolis & st. Louis railway will
go into effect Tuesday, when joe
Van Draska, of Oskaloosa, who has
been on the thru runs. and g.. will
take the OSka loosa Peoria runs on Nos
10 and 20. held until recently by, the
late Conductor "Herm" Colt. Frank B.
Chapman. Of Albert Lea, who has beer
on the Des Moines run. will take the
thru run vacated by Van Draska. Mr..
Chapman has been running out of this
city or Nos. 9 and 10 since Conductor
D. p. Wilhelm has been off duty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-15

O,Brien, who were childlessr hut who
never adopted her. 1t Is alleged in
Mrs Colden's behalf that, after she
was married and had gone away from
Gilman, she returned there when Mr.
and Mrs. O'Brien became old and tool
care Of them until they died. c. H. III
Boardman is special administrators Of
the estate. A jury was secured this
forenoon.