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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
LlNcoLN's BLOOD GERMAN.

Abraham Lincoln of German De-
scent" is the title of an article in
Der Tag which has attracted wide
spread attention in Berlin, the New
York Times correspondent says. 1t
essays to make out on the strength
of evidence obtained by a German
historian residing in Baltimore, Louis
Henninghausen, that the prevailing
ideas with regard to the martyr pre-
sidents Anglo-Saxon origin are
myths, and that he was descended
from a paternal grandfather named
Abraham Linkhorn.
Lincoln's autobiography is said to
establish definitely that his forefat-
hers were quakers VINO lived in Berks
County, Pennsylvania This communi-
ty, according to Henninghausen, was
made up mostly of various German
sects who had a great fondness for
biblical names, like Abraham Mordr-
cal, Levi, Solomon and Benjamin. 1t
has also been ascertained that there
were a number of Pennsylvania Ger.
mans named iLnkhorns with biblical
Christian names.
Mr.. Henninghausen found that dur
ing the revolutionary war there were
Linkhorns living in Virginia, and
among them an Abraham Linkhorn,
The martyr presidents own story
of his ancestry mentions hat his
grandfather emigrated from Virginia
to Kentucky where he acquired land
holding in Jefferson county in the
year 1875.
Lincoln never limited at his Ger
man origin, but Mr.. Henninghausen
asserts that there is deed on record
dated May II, 1885, which Lincoln's
grandfather signed plainly and unmis-
takably Abraham Linkhorn." A
number of other documents connect
ed with the purchase of land also de-
scribed the buyer as "Linkhorn," and
not Lincoln.
Mr., Henninghausen comes to the
conclusion that had Lincoln's grand
father really been an Anglo-Saxon it
would never have occurred to him to
Germanize his name into Linkhorn.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
TOM SHARP, The Painter
Elite Building
Phone 397
SURVEY OF KAUAI
NEARLY FINISHED

The majority of the party who have
been making a typographical survey
of Kauai, are leaving tody for Homo
lulu, their labors ended, and the fl.
nishing touches to the work here will
be added by Chief Photographer @. II.
Birdseye and the small party who
will remain with him, including engin-
GERS A. T. Fowler, Sidney Birdseye,
and A. ]. Ogie.
Those leaving on the Kinau are:
H. L. Mcdonald. G. r. Davis, w. II.
Barringer, o. G. Taylor T. H. Mon
cure. and ]. l.. Lewis, who are ex-
pecting to take the Wilhelmina for
the Coast on June %.
The engineers have had busy
and interesting six months Of it, on
this Island, but they are all glad to
be going home again and are looking
forward with the liveliest anticipation
to their return journey to the main
land.
Another month or two will be taken
to finish up the survey, by those who
are remaining, and by the first of
August, or a little later, the whole
map is expected to be complete. The
area that has been finished, up to the
present time, includes all the coast,
and the mountain section west of
tot te hn "
district left undone. Mr. Birdseye is
at present working in the mountains
back of Hanalei, and will take up the
work with the remainder of his party
in the Napali section as soon as they
are through there.
Kauai has been found by the en-
gineers to be very difficult piece Of
work to survey, owing to the heavy
growth of vegetation in some sections
the swamps encountered through
the interior and the precipitous ma
lure of the ridges encountered In
many of the districts in consequence
of which the Island has proved to be
very rough country for the map
makers, and, generally speaking, it is
considerably harder to work ovel
than the average hard country in the
mainland. There the district
around Mt. Baker, in Washington, j!
considered the worst to work over
for the surveyors, all things consider
ed.-Garden Island.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
TREE PLANTING
ON kauai

1t is inspiring to note the extent
to which tree planting has been and
is being carried on in the District of {
Lihue. particularly on the estate of
G. N. Wilcox and the Lihue planta-
ton. The landscape has already be-
come favorably modified by the num-
erous groves and lines of trees which
are in evidence, and other young
groves are showing themselves and
promising much for the future.
Mr.. Wilcox makes it rule to do
some tree planting every year. The
Lihue plantation is doing fine work
in effacing the barren gulch sides
which are a feature on that planta-
ton with thriving forests, and has
begun the foresting of the range Of
barren hills that run from Hanama-
ulu mill to the Wailua river, not to
lspeak of former paintings which are
visible in all direction.
So far as can be observed from the
road side, the cone bearing variety
, of the ironwood and the Chinese plum
are the trees mainly used. A few
grevillas can be noticed.
One regrets to see none of the beau
tiful kinds of Hawaiian trees appear
ing in this development, but it is un-
fortunately true that few of these will
do well, where the average rainfall is
that Of Lihue. The kukui, however
perhaps the most beautiful of all
shade trees, formerly thrived luxu-
riantly on the Lihue lands, but the
kukui wood is of inferior quality for
fuel and of no value for other pur-
lpses. Another variety of the iron
wood, handsomer tree than the
common kind, may be suggested for
forestry purposes; a kind that bears
few cones, but suckers freely from
the roots, within considerable radius
Iso that trees planted at twice such
distance apart, would, if not ham
pered by a heavy growth of grass
Eventually fill the intervening areas
with tree growth. The same is true
of the Australian koa, which suckers
at radius of from twenty to thirty
feet according to the soil. This tree
is more hard than our koa and is
Vigorous grower. In this connection
the Hawaiian sumach, neneleau, may
be mentioned, tree that in mode
rately moist localities, steadily
spreads by means of root sul1ers ant
perhaps by its seeds also.-Garder
Island.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
sATTLEsHlP's FAST TIME.

PRoVINCETOWN, May ~ The
tests conducted during the last two
weeks to determine the relative mer-
its of the Rockland, Me-, and Prov
incetown trial courses for naval YES
sells ended today with a test of the
battleship Michigan and the torpedo
boat destroyers Preston and Smith
Tomorrow the Michigan and the tor
pedo boat destroyers will leave for
the Delaware Breakwater, where fur
Their tests will be held over the sea
curse there.
During 81 trips which the Michigan
made over the measured mile course
here today, a maximum speed Of
above 20 knots was attained.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
FRIAR LAND CASE
CAUSES INQUIRY

WASHINGTON June 1s.-As a re.
suit Of information sent TO the House
last Saturday by the War Depart
ment disclosing the alleged fact that
Frank w. Carpenter, executive secre-
tary of the Philippine government,
and E. L. Worcester had bought and
leased "Friar lands" in the Philip
pines, Representative Martin Demo
craft, Colorado today introduced
resolution demanding an investigation
and charging malfeasanee in office.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Curious
conditions in the leasing of friar lands
in the Philippines are revealed in a
report sent to Congress by the War
Department. The report prepared by
Director Sleeper of the Philippine
Land Office, involves in the leasing Of
Philippine lands two prominent
officials, Executive Secretary Frank
w. Carpenter of the Philippine Com
mission and e L. Worcester, a nep-
hew of Dean G, Worcester, a member
of the same commission.
! The report was in response to a
Congressional resolution offered by
Representative Martin of Colorado.
The friar lands, it is alleged in the
War Departments document, are be-
ing leased at from 8 to 20 cents an
acre. Mr.. Carpenter is charged with
having leased to himself 5000 acres
at eight cents an acre per month
and secured first right to even more,
These leases are said to be practically
options on the land as it becomes va
cant.
| Worcester, whose uncle has charge
of all government lands, was given
three hundred acres for twenty-five
cents an acre foE twenty-five years.
A feature. of the case which has
caused much indignation in the Phil
ippines is the charge that Philippine
land has been leased to the Sugar
Trust. A mass meeting was held in
Manila yesterday to protest against
this.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
VISITING VETERINARIAN.

e. L. Glaisyer, u. V. s., brother
of DR.. A. r. Glaisyer of this Island,
arrived from Honolulu last week for
a short visit with his brother, and re.
turned by the steamer leaving last
Tuesday. He also is a veterinarian
and has been located recently at
Provo, Utah, where he has filled a re-
sponsible position with the Bureau of
Animal Industry of the Department
of Agriculture at Washington, in
quarantine work. He is at present on
three months furlough, but he is
very favorably impressed with the Is
lands, and especially with the opening
here for men in his profession. and
the chances are that he will remain
in the Territory, not on Kauai, in all
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
THE COLOR OF A CORPORATION.

There are few more subtle refine
ments of law than that which makes
of the corporation can artificial be
ing, invisible, intangible, and existing
only in contemplation of law" In a
case decided recently in West Virgin
ia the defendant had sold the plain
tiff a small building lot, one of a
group which he owned. The sale had
been made with stipulation that no
land in the division should be sold
to a colored person, so the buyer was
highly incensed when shortly after
wards the remaining lots were all
sold to a corporation made up entire
ly of negroes.
A suit for breach of condition was
brought Immediately, but the defen-
dant justified his action on the ground
that the land had not been sold to a
colored person, but to a corporation.
His opponent, however, replied
with the remarkable assertion that
since the corporation was a person,
then if its members were all negroes,
it could with great propriety be cal
led a colored person.
1t looked for while as if this argu-
ment might win the day, until the
defendant presented the following
hypothetical case for the considera.
tion of the court:
"If the corporation had been conf
posed half of white men and half Of
negroes, could it then have been con-
sidered a mulatto?"
The plaintiff lost his case.-Youth's
Companion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
NAVAL GUNNERY
NEW RECORD

NORFOLK, Va, May 27.-A new
worlds record for bis gun shooting,
which incidentally emphasizes the
superiority of United States naval
Workmanship, has just been made
by the new battleship South Carolina.
With her forward turret 21-inch guns
she made Is "bulls-eye" target hits
81 seconds.
Upon the arrival of the South
Carolina at the Norfolk Navy Yard
from the southern drill grounds, it
was stated aboard the ship
that the record gun work by Cox
swain ]. R. Edwards was made with
the twelve inch guns in the vessels
No. 4 after turret. Lieutenant Nc
MILAN, officer of the deck, declined 20
give out details. Coxswain Edwards
is in his first enlistment, and is only
81 years old. His home is in Rood
house, Ill.
The South Carolina, commanded
by Capt. Augustus F. Fechteler, has
been in commission three months.
While all figures have not been made
up, it is believed aboard the South
Carolina that her gunnery work just
completed will make her number one
in the navy.
WASHINGTON, May 27-That a
battleship less than three months in
commission, brand new in every re-
spect and with a fresh crew of Of
ficers and men, should make the re-
cord at target that the South Caro-
lima did is source of exultation in
the Navy Department.
Rumors that the gunners were do
ing excellent work had been coming
into the department from unofficial
sources for the past two days, but
not until the official record was flash
ed by Capt. Fechteler, via wireless
today, was the fact realized that the
South Carolina had smashed all re.
cords for a new ship.
The conditions were severe, too, for
the targ~t was much smaller than
was formerly used it was mile away
from the gunners; the sea was fairly
rough, and the ship was travelling at
ten-knot rate while the shooting
was going on.
Captain Fechteler has an ordnance
officer, Lieutenant Commander T. T.
Craven, formerly attached to the Ken
lucky. His report shows that the hits
per gun per minute were 1,O1 making
the final merit sos. Tn extraordin-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
THE sNEEzE A GOOD OMEN.

In the Odyssey, just as Penelope
had uttered the words: " If Ulysses
should come soon would he
with his son be revenged upon the
violence of men," Telemachus
"sneezed loudly" and Penelope
happily, orders the "strang-
er"-who, as we know, was none
other than Ulysses himself-to be
brought to her presence. ''Dost thou
not see," she says, that my son has
sneezed at all my words?" Xenophon
hailed a sneeze from one of his SOL
diers as an omen sent from Jupiter;
another similar incident is recalled
in the wars with Cyrus the younger.
Theocritus speaks of happy BRIDE
groom welcomed by a lucky sneeze;
Catullus make Cupid's sneezes pro-
pitious to a pair of lovers, and the
list of illusions might easily be am
Dllfed. Springfield Republican.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
Kohala, Hawaii, June II, 1910.

Dear Benice:-
Just line to catch the Mauna Kea tonight When
you up for your vacation be and bring tin Of Thoro
SOAP 1t mixture of powdered toilet soap and meal
and the best ever for keeping your hands soft and white
1t something news Clara told about it. think it is to be
had at Benson Smith & COmpanys place at the of
Hotel and Fort Slip box of Haas candies into your
vaise You know what their chocolates You buy
them at the store
Yours hastily
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
THE ANNOYING COUGH.

Your cough annoys you. Keep on
hacking and tearing the delicate mem
branes of your throat if you want
to be annoyed. But If you want relief,
want to be cured, take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. For sale my all dealers
Benson, Smith & Co.. agents for Ha-
wall.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23

airy feature was that 55 Of 60 great
12-inch proiectiles hit the bulls eye.
Three of the four turrets on the ship
made 100 per cent of hits; in other
words, every shot found it's mark.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
MASQUERADE BALL.

Given by the Lincoln Club at Lusi-
tana hall Saturday evening, June 25.
Three prizes-Most original, most
comical and best dressed. Tickets on
sale Expert Hat Cleaners, Fort street:
Gentleman and lady, rs cents. single,
so cents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-23
" " OF All Kinds Scenic
MI n ~ - Work. Decorating, Granting
~ "a N ~ ~ = - a y ~ Hanging Etc,

probability, where his brother is max.
ing a high name for himself as an ex-
pert in the profession, but more likely
either on Oahu or Hawaii.-Garden
Island.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18

a new passion play under Protestant
auspices, in contrast to the Roman
Catholic version at Oberammergau,
will be given for the first time next
summer at Eisenach SAKE Weimar.
Eisenach is known as the cradle of
the reformation, since it was at the
famous Wartburg castle there that
Luther in 1927 translated the Bible.
The new passion play will be per
formed by widely known actors re.
cruited from the best stages in Eu.
rope. 1t will he produced eight times
in the summer of 1911, and oftener If
1t prove attractive. The Grand Duke
of Saxe.Weimdr and the duke of SAKE.
Meiningen, the latter of whom is an
expert stage manager, as we'll as Ce-
lebrities of international reputation in
art and religion, have assured the new
enterprise of their support, while suf.
ficient capital already has been sub
scribed to guarantee its financial sta.
bility.
The new version of the life of Jesus
Is the work of Herr Weiser. stage man.
ager of the Grand Ducal Court theater
at Weimar, the famous little play
house in which Goethe's and Schiller's
works were first performed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18
Ascroft is Now on Trial.

Pierce. Neb.. Nov. 15.-Special to
The News: II was determined this
morning to try Ross Ascroft for the
murder of Harry Ropp, a Yankee Rob
inson circus employe, at the present
term of court and the work of secur.
ing jury began today.
The defense yesterday asked for a
continuance and the matter was taken
under advisement by Judge Welch un.
til today. The prosecution agreed to
certain points and the case will be
heard.
Ascroft is charged with killing Ropp
with a tent stake. Ropp was drunk
and it was charged that he made trou,
BILE. 1t is said he was beaten for many
minutes before he was finally laid out
by Ascroft.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18
Three Dead From DInhtherIa-

Creighton Liberal: The family OF
Justice Butterfield near Walnut has
suffered from a scourge Of diphtheria.
Three children, two girls and one boy,
have died. They are MERLE, aged 13
years, g months and % days; Quinnie
Mable, aged 9 years and ~ days
Claud, aged years and days. The
former died oct. 30, and the two latter
oct 2S. DR.. Hazen was called TO at.
tend the latest child to die and now
appears to have the disease checked.
The home is quarantined. Reports
say that the disease has entered the
Ii. F. Montgomery home but this has
not been verified. The entire com.
munity will sympathize with the But.
terrified family in this great loss In
the presence of such calamities man
realizes how helpless he is and the
family have the heartfelt sorrow and
consolation Of all in this great loss.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18
New Dallas Water Supply.

Dallas News: The work on the ex-
tension and improvement of the Dali
las water system is now in progress,
and large force OF men are engaged
in the work. The pipe for the water
mains are being unloaded in the
course Of the proposed extensions and
the tower is being erected on the hill
in the south part of town between the
original town and Wilson's addition.
There will also be large pump in
stalled at the station which will per-
nit of water being pumped from the
eight wells which are now the source
of supply for the city waterworks. 1t
is thought it will take sixty days to
complete work. The supply of wa
ter is abundant and for the past two
months the railroad has secured it's en-
tire supply of water from the city wa
terwOrkS.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18
Rifle Causes Trouble

Elgin Review: Two boys and %,
caliber rifle got Myron Hendrick into
trouble a few evenings ago. Myron
had been out to basketball game
and coming home little late tried
to give his little brother Ii scare by
making an unusual noise on the door
The younger brother would not stand
for any monkey business, and fired
% rife at the door. Myron was in
line on the outside and the bullet
lodged in his back. The night was
made hideous for while, until DR.
Collyer arrived and extracted the bull
let Myron was little sore for few
days, and Is now a wiser boy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18
Two Nebraska Girls Burned.

Grand Island, Neb., Nov. l5.--At st.
Liberty, nine miles north of here,
Emma Horak, aged 19 years, and Rosa
the village, are dead as the result of
the igniting of gasoline while the
young women were cleaning clothing.
The young women lived in a house
some distance from town and the
mother, who lived with them, was
visiting in the country. When neigh.
bors who discovered the flames reach
ed the house both women were burned
beyond help.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18
CHARGED WITH MURDER Of
CARMACk, is ACQUITTED.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. l5.-Robin
Cooper, charged with the murder of
Senator E. w. Carmack, was today
found not guilty.
1t was the pardon of Cooper's faith
err who shot and killed Carmack and
was sentenced to life Imprisonment
that created so much trouble for Gov
ernor Patterson. AS soon as the SUI
preme court had refused to interfere
with the verdict convIcting the elder
Cooper, the governor pardoned the
man. Carmack and Cooper were long
time enemies. Carmack was shot on
the street by Cooper whose son, Rob-
in, was present
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18
Order Of Hearing of Final Account.


In the matter of the estate of Hope
Jane Twombly deceased.
In the county court of Madison coun.
ty, Nebraska.
Now on the 14th day of November,
1910, came Thomas b. Twombly, the
executor of said estate, and prays for
leave to render an account as such eX-
ecutor.
1t is therefore ordered that the 18th
day of December, 1910, at l o'clock p.
IN. at my office in Madison, Nebraska,
be fixed as the time and place for ex-
aiming and allowing such account.
And the heirs OF said deceased, and all
persons interested in said estate, are
required to appear at the time and
place so designated, and show cause,
if such exists, why said account should
not be allowed
1t is further ordered that said Thorn
as B. Twombly, executor, give notice
to all persons interested in said estate
by causing copy of this order to be
published in the Norfolk Weekly
News-Journal, a newspaper printed
and in general circulation in said
county, for three weeks prior to the
day set for said hearing.
In testimony whereof ] have here,
unto set my hand and affixed my of
fetal seal this 14th day of November
A. d. 1910. VIM. Bates,
(SeaD County Judge.