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The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE I.

The name and title OF this corporation
shall be PLAQUEMINES LAND COMPANY,
and by that name IL shall enjoy succession
for the term Of ninety nine (99) years from
the date hereof, unless sooner dissolved 1t
shall have the power to sue and be sued,
to borrow money, hold. purchase, lease. sell
and hypothecate real and person property /;
to make and use corporate seal; to name
and appoint directors manager and agents,
and to establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the management Of the bus
mess and affairs OF said corporation as may
be necessary, the same to alter at pleas
ure also to make and issue bonds and 9th er
evidences of debt, and to secure same by
mortgage or otherwise.
The herald., 1911-06-15

I, the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages,
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State Of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of Incorporation Of the
Club on Wheels was this day duly recorded
in my Office In book 1918, folio 500.
New Orleans, La, May 4, 1911.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD, D. r.
The herald., 1911-06-15

A true copy.
]. VI. QUINTERO. Notary Public.
May IL IS - june l - 1911
The herald., 1911-06-15
CHARTER
OF CLUB on WHEELS"

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE ".

The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum Of fifty thousand
(S5O,0OO.OO) dollars, to be represented by
one thousand 1,O0O) shares of the par
value Of fifty dollars (s50OO) each, which
capital stock may be increased or dimin-
ished by proceedings taken In the manner
prescribed by the laws Of the State OF Lou
isiana. Payment for said stock shall be
made In lawful current money of the United
States, or the said stock may be issued for
other lawful considerations, or In payment
Of property transferred to said corporation,
or for labor or services performed for said
corporation. This said corpora ton shall
be organized and begin business as soon as
five thousand (s5.0OO0O) dollars shall have
been subscribed to the capital stock. The
remainder of said capital stock shall be
issued by the Board Of Directors as they
may deem expedlent. But no stock shall
be issued for less than the par value there
OF. All transfer Of stock shall be made only
on the books Of the company, subject to
such rules and regulations as the Board OF
Directors may prescribe.
The herald., 1911-06-15
THE HERALD
ARTICLE VI.

This act of Incorporation may be changed,
altered or modified by vote OF two-thlrds
Of the capital stock, or the said corporation
may be dissolved by vote or two-thlrds
stockholders, held for that purpose, after
previous notice of such meeting shall have
been sent by registered mail to each snare
holder, who shall have left his place or Dus-
mess, or place Of residence, with the secre-
tary of this corporation, or to the last
known address or place of residence Of said
stakeholder
whenever this corporation shall be dis
solved by limitation or otherwise, its afalrS
shall be liquidated by two commissioners
selected by vote OF the majority OF the
capital stock, at a meeting called Tor that
purpose, after due notice shall have been
given in the manner provided for in the
preceding articles. In case OF the death or
resignation of one OF said commissioners,
the remaining commissioner shall continue
alone to final liquidation but in the event
II the death OF both OF said commissioners,
their successors shall be elected in the man
ner as above provided. Said commission
crs shall remain in office until the full and
final settlement and liquidation or the al
fairs of this corporation.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for the contracts or faults
Of this company, for any further sum than
the unpaid balance due upon the shares Of
stock owned or subscribed for by him. Nor
shall any mere informaities in the organ
iZatiOn OF this corporation have the effect
Of rendering this charter null, or or e1-
posing the shareholders to any liability be
yOnd the amount due on his stock.
Thus done and passed in my office at the
City of New Orleans, Parish Of Orleans
State Of Louisiana. on the day, month and
year hereinabOve first written, in the pres
ence Of MeSsrs. Philip $. Gidiere and Au-
gust H. Ritter, both male residents OF this
parish. and over fourteen 04D years OF
age, competent witnesses, who have here
unto signed their names. with said appear
ers, and me, notary, after due reading Of
the whole.
(The number OF shares Of stock subscribed
for by each OF the undersigned, IS set oppo-
site their respective names, and this said
signing is intended to and shall serve the
purpose also of Il subscription list
Original Signed: DOnelsOn Caffery, ].
FIR. Prim. Vim. McCausland John Il. Prim,
John ID. Grace. Victor Won Schoeler.
Witnesses Philip $. Gidere, \. H. Ritter.
]. NJ. QUINTERO, Notary Public.
The herald., 1911-06-15
A true copy:

A true copy:
J. NJ. QUINTERO. Notary Public.
May II IS 25 june / s Is 1911
The herald., 1911-06-15

ORDER OF EASTERN STAR.
SITS. JOHN CHAPTER NO. IS.
The herald., 1911-06-15

The domicile Of this corporation shall be
In the City OF New Orleans, and all citation
or other legal process shall be served on
the president, or, in his absence, on the
vice-president.
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE VIII.

This act Of Incorporation may be modl-
fed, changed or amended, or said corpora
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE II.

The domicile of said corporation shall be
In the City OF New Orleans. State of Lou.
isiana, and citation or other legal process
shall be served on the president. or. in
case or his absence, on the ice-president
or. In the absence of both, on the secretary,
treasurer Of the same
The herald., 1911-06-15

No stock shall be transferred except upon
the books OF the company. No stakeholder
shall be held liable for any contracts or
faults Of this corporation, In any further
sum than the unpaid balance Of his re-
spective shares.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-09-01
CHAPTER Xxx.
Counter Currents,

Woman is like the reed that bends to
every breeze, but breaks not in the tenn
pest.-Bishop Richard Whately.
The Oregon immigration for 1845
numbered, according to some &C.
counts, not less than 5000 souls Our
people still rolled westward in
mighty wave. The history of that
great west-bound movement is we'll
known. The story of yet more de-
cisive journey of that same year never
! has been written-that Of Helena Won
Ritz, from Oregon to the east. The
price of that journey was an empire;
its cost-ah, let me not yet speak of
that.
Although Meek and l agreed that ne
should push east at the best possible
speed, it was we'll enough understood
that I should give him no more than
day or so start. ] did not purpose to
allow SO risky a journey as this to be
| undertaken by any woman in so small
a party, and made no doubt that
would overtake them at least at Fort
Hall, perhaps 500 miles east of the
ger, some 700 miles from the starting
point in Oregon.
The young wife of one of the mis-
sionaries was glad enough to take
passage thus for the east; and there
was the silent Threlka. Those two
could offer company, even did not the
little Indian maid, adopted by the
ho, s,,+a he Tl,Oi.-
equipment and supplies were as good
as any purchasable. What could be
done, we now had done.
Yet, after all, Helena Won Ritz had
her own way. | did not see her again
after we parted that evening at the
mission. I was absent for couple of
days with a hunting party, and on my
return discovered that she was gone,
with no more than brief farewell to
those left behind! Meek was anxious
as herself to be off; but he left word
for me to follow on at once.
1t may be supposed that | myself
now hurried in my plans. | was able
to make up a small party of four men,
about half the number Meek took with
him; and | threw together such
equipment as | could find remaining,
not wholly to my liking, but good
enough, fancied, to overtake party
headed by woman. But one thing
after another cost us time, and we did
not average 20 miles a day. | felt
half desperate, as l reflected on what
that might mean. AS early fall was
approaching, | could expect, in view
of my own lost time, to encounter the
annual wagon train 200 or 800 miles
farther westward than the object Of
my pursuit naturally would have done
AS matter of fact, my party met
the wagons at a point we'll to the west
of Fort Hall
It was early in the morning we met
them coming west-that long, weary,
dust-covered, creeping caravan, a mile
long, slow serpent, crawling westward
across the desert. In time [ came up
to the head of the tremendous wagon
train of 1845, and it's leader and my
self thew up our hands in the saluta
ton of the wilderness.
(TO BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER xxx.
In EXCHANGE

In Exchange.
Great women belong to history and to
sells acrifice.-Leigh Hunt
For sufficient reasons of my own,
which have been explained, | did not
care to mingle more than was neces-
sary with the party of the Hudson bay
folk who made their Headquarters
with the missionary families. l kept
close to my own camp when not busy
with my inquiries in the neighbor-
hood, where | now began to see what
could be done in the preparation of a
proper outfit for the baroness. Her
self | did not see for the next two
days; but one evening I met her on
the narrow log gallery of one of the
mission houses. Without much speech
we sat and looked over the pleasant
prospect Of the wide flats, the fringe
of willow trees, the loom Of the noun
tains off toward the east.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-09-01
MUNYON'S WORK
TALK Of CITY
Big Success Shown by Numbers
of Callers at Philadelphia
Headquarters.
LOCAL MAN TELLS or
REMARKABLE RELIEF
FROM RHEUMATISM
IN YEARS TIME.

The apparent success with which Pro-
lessor James M. ,Munyon, the world
famous health authority, has been meet
Ing has started much discussion Every
street car brings dozens Of callers to his
laboratories at 6Sd and Jefferson Streets,
4rhn n Pa, and every mail brings
Ing about Munyon's Famous Health Cult.
Professor Munyon's corps of expert ply
slcians Is kept busy seeing callers and
answering the mail. Peculiar to say,
these physicians prescribe no medicine
at all for so per cent of the callers and
mall Inquiries; health hints. health ad-
absolutely free. Medical advice and con-
sultation absolutely free.
Munyon's followers seem to be enor-
nous Those who believe in his theories
sorts of diseases. Munyon, himself.
laughs at this, He says: 1.-THE hundreds
every day in Philadelphia are not in any
way due to my personal skill. 1t is my
remedies, which represent the combined
brains Of the greatest medical specialists
science has ever known, that are doing
the work. have paid thousands Of dol
lars for a single formula and the ex-
elusive right to manufacture it. I have
paid tens Of thousands of dollars for 9TH
ers of my various forms of treatment.
This is why L get such remarkable re-
suits. I have simply bought the best
reach Of the general public"
Among Munyon's callers yesterday
were many who were enthusiastic In
their praise Of the man. One of these
said: For six years I suffered with
rheumatism. My arms and legs were af-
flicted SO badly that I could hardly work.
and I could not raise my arms to my
head. The pain was most severe in the
back, however, and was in perfect tor
ture. tried in many ways to get cured,
or even to secure temporary relief. but
nothing seemed to help me until was
yon's Uric Acid Course, It was the most
marvelously acting remedy ever saw,
within a week the pain had most gone
and inside of a month I considered my
self entirely cured I can now go out in
the worst weather-cold. wet or any
picion of return of the disease. I think
that every person who has rheumatism
and does not take the Uric Acid Course
is making great mistake"
The continuous stream Of callers and
mail that comes to Professor James M:
Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia, Pa, keeps
DR.. Munyon and his enormous corps Of
expert physicians busy.
Write today to Professor James M.
Munyon personally, Munyon's Labora-
tories, SD and Jefferson SITS, Philadel-
ence to your case: Your inquiry will be
held strictly confidential and answered in
plain envelope. You will be given the
best medical advice, and asked more
questions. Remember there Is no charge
of any kind for consultation, or medical
is, when his physicians prescribe his
remedies you pay the retail selling price.
1t is immaterial whether you buy from
him or from the nearest druggist.
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SYNOPSIS.

Senator John Calhoun is invited to be-
,ome secretary of state in Tyler's CAP
net. He declares that if he accepts texas
Ind Oregon must be added to the Union.
He sends his secretary, Nicholas IrlSJ 70
ask the Baroness Won Ritz, spy or tne
British ambassador, Pakenham, to can AZ
baroness home, a carriage drives up and
Nicholas is invited to enter. The occupant
IS the baroness, and she asks NlcholaS 70
assist in eVading pursuers; Nlcnolas llo SSe
chat the baroness has lost shipper. oHe
gives him the remaining slipper as a
pledge that she will tell Calhoun what ne
<entions toward Mexico AS security
Nicholas gives her trinket he lnteliu.Gu
Cor his sweetheart, Elizabeth Churchl!l.
Calhoun becomes secretary of state. re
business, and the latter plans to be mar
~ied that night. The baroness says she
will try to prevent the marriage.
drunken congressman whom NlchoIaS
asks to assist in the wedding arrange
ments sends the baroness slipper TO
Elizabeth by mistake. and the wedding
is declared off. Nicholas finds the baron
ess in Montreal. she having succeeded,
where he failed, in discovering England
Intentions regarding Oregon. She tells
him that the slipper he had in his pos
of Texas to the British ambassador, say
inc that if the United States did not an
mex Texas within 80 days. she would lose
both Texas and Oregon. Nicholas meets
a naturalist, Won Rittenhofen, who gives
him information about Oregon. The
baroness and a British Warship disappear
from Montreal simultaneously. calhoun
orders Nicholas to head party of set
tiers bound for Oregon. Calhoun eXcites
the jealousy of Sonora Yturrio and there
by secures the signature of the Texas at
tache to a treaty of annexation. Nicholas
starts for Oregon, He wins the race over
the British party. A British Warship ar
rives with the baroness as a passenger.
She tells Nicholas that she placed a note
in the slipper which caused the breaking
off of his marriage. and that she intends
80 return to Washington to repair the
damage she has done.
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| Yes, with the promise to him that
/ would care for that little child. |
want something for my own. See
now. Come Natoka!"
The old servant paused at the door.
There slid across the floor with the
silent feet of the savage the tiny fig
ure of little child, perhaps four
years of age, with coal-black hair and
beady eyes, clad in all the bequilled
tinery that a trading post could fur
| nlsh-a little orphan child, as
| learned later, whose parents had both
| been lost in a canoe accident at the
Dalles. She was an infant, wild, I'M
| trained, unloved, unable to speak a
word of the language that she heard
| She stood now hesitating but that
was only by reason of her sight of me.
AS | stepped aside, the little one
walked steadily but with quickening
steps to my satin-clad lady on her
couch of husks. She took up the child
IN her arms. Now, there must
be some speech between woman and
| child. | do not know. except that the
Baroness Won Ritz spoke and that the
child put out a hand to her cheek
Then, as / stood awkward as a clown
myself and not knowing what to do, |
saw tears rain again from the eyes of
Helena Won Ritz, so that | turned
away, even as | saw her cheek laid
to that of the child while she clasped
it tight
See, them" she said; here is my
| companion across the mountains
Again | began to eXpostulate, but
now she tapped her foot impatiently
In her old way. you have heard me
say it. Very well. Follow if you like.
Listen also if you like. In a day or so
DR.. Mclaughlin plans a party for us
all far up the Columbia to the mis-
sions at Wailatpu. That is in the
valley of the Walla Walla, they tell
me, just at this edge of the Blue
mountains, where the wagon trains
come down into this part of Oregon"
"They may not see the wagon trains
so SOON" ventured. "They would
scarcely arrive before October. and
now it is but summer"
AT least these British officers would
see part of this country, do you not
comprehend? We start within three
days at least. wish only to say that
perhaps"
''Ah, will be there surely, madam!"
IF you come Independently. | have
heard, however, that one of the mis-
sionary women wishes to go back to
the states. | have thought that per-
haps it might be better did we go to-
gether Also Natoka Also Chow"
Does DR.. Mclaughlin know of
your plans?"
Il am not under his orders, mon
sieur. l only thought that, since you
were used to this western travel, you
could, perhaps, be of aid in getting
me proper guides and vehicles |
should rely upon your judgment very
much, monsieur"
You are asking me to aid you in
your own folly" said l discontentedly,
but | will be there; and be sure also
you can not prevent me from follow
ing-if you persist in this absolute
folly. A wOman--tO cross the Rock
ies."
| rose now, and she was gracious
enough to follow me part way toward
the door We hesitated there, awk-
wardly enough. But once more our
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a GAIN the mimic battle between
IN the enemy" and our navy has
~ been fought; once more New
York was the objective, and like
wise once more New York is SAFE
The war game, now such a fixed
institution in both the army and the
navy and always of great value to the
professional and the layman, serves
with every repetition to assure the
cured by the enormous expenditure of
the last twenty-five years Is assur-
ing, and in all probability all that the
most saguine claim for it.
This time it was purely naval
game. The army did not participate
except that the range and power or
gun fire from the coast Notifications
involved in the theater of war were
taken into account as factors, and
have had their weight in the theoret-
ical defense Of the country But the
active forces were wholly naval, and
all credit for what was accomplished
goes to that arm of the military estab-
lishment
The idea of testing the training and
attainments of the army and navy by
problems and sham battles is one
that has for it's primary purpose the
actual test of men and systems, but
beyond that the more important pur-
pose Is to demonstrate more and more
the field of effort for improvement
both in material and personnel
In real war the problem for the
United States would at once assume
different proportions from these sue
ceeding small battles of peace. In the
first place the forces of the army
and navy would be co-ordinated in a
manner that would surprise those who
remember the famous campaign before
Santiago when the navy day after day
sought to drown out Cervera's fleet
with deluge of projectiles, and the
army and navy could never get togeth-
er in any well-planned program that
would shorten operations and deter
mine results. None of the war games
have yet been played on the basis of
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CHAPTER XVIII.
When a Woman Would.

When a Woman Would.
The two pleasantest days of a woman
are her marriage day and the day of her
funeral,-HipponaX,
My garden at the Willamette might
languish if it like. and my little cabin
might stand in uncut wheat For me,
there were other matters of more i'm
portance now. l took leave of hos
pitable DR.. Mclaughlin at Fort Van
cOuver with proper expressions of the
obligation due for his hospitality; but
| said nothing to him, of course, Of
having met the mysterious baroness,
nor did l mention definitely that | in
tended to meet them both again at no
distant date. None the less, pre-
pared to set out at once up the Co
lumbia river trail.
From Fort Vancouver to the mis-
sions at Wailatpu was a distance by
trail of more than 200 miles. This I
covered horseback rapidly, and ar
rived two or three days in advance of
the English. Nothing disturbed the
quiet until before noon of one day,
we heard the gun fire and the shout
ings which in that country customar-
lily made announcement of the arrival
of a party of travellers. Being on the
lookout for these, | soon discovered
them to be my late friends of the
Hudson bay post.
One old brown woman, unhappily
astride a native pony, | took to be
Threlka, my lady's servant, but she
rode with her class, at the rear. |
looked again, until | found the bar
oness, clad in buckskins and blue
cloth, brave as any in finery of the
frontier. Dr. Mclaughlin saw fit to
present us formally, or rather care
lessly, it not seeming to him that two
so different would meet often in the
future; and of course there being no
dream even in his shrewd mind that
we had ever met in the past. This
supposition fitted our plans, even
though it kept US apart | was but a
common emigrant farmer, camping
like my kind. She, being of distinc-
ton, dWelt with the Hudson bay party
in the mission buildings.
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such a coordination of land and sea
taken.
The first object of the recent ma
neuvers was to mobilize the naval mil
itia with the regular navy and give
the amphibious organization whose
units tread the quarterback of the dry
goods store or the machine shop dur
ing the year, with now and then spin
for an hour or two on their various
militia ships a chance to get their
sea legs, taste the salt air, and gulp
down solid chunks of Atlantic fog
with the zest On the side of war feel
ing and spirit.
It is one thing to know a captain
from a hawser and to be able to eat
deviled crabs when afoat on fresh
water without coveting handhold on
the rail, but to really go to sea, to
stand watch In the pitchy hours of the
night, to hitch your eyeballs to the
stars, and glue your mind to the faith
omless void out of which at any mo-
ment the winking lights of the EN-
emy's" ships may suddenly be seen,
that is something like real sea serv-
ice under the flag.
For the most part the naval militia
man feels that he can at best learn
but a smattering Of what he would
like to know to fit himself to be of val
ue in time of war. His militia ship,
a gift from the government, serves
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continually you surprise me, mad
am" | began at last. Can we not
persuade you to abandon this foolish
plan of your going east?"
Il can see no reason for abandon
ing it," said she. There are some
thousands of your people, men, women
and children, who have crossed that
trail. Why should not II"
But they come in large parties:
they come we'll prepared. Each helps
his neighbour"
THE distance is the same, and the
method is the same"
| ceased to argue, seeing that she
would not be persuaded cat least,
madam" said |, II have done what lit
tie | could in securing you a party
You are to have eight mules, two
carts, six horses, and two men, besides
old Joe Meek, the best guide now in
Oregon. He would not go to save his
life. He goes to save yours
You are good special pleader."
said she; but you do not shake me in
my purpose, and | hold to my terms
1t does not rest with you and me, but
with another. AS l told you-as we
have both agreed"
Then let US not speak her name,
said |.
Again her eyes looked into mine,
straight, large and dark. Again the
spell of her beauty rose all around
me- enVOlODed me as | had felt it do
before. You cannot have Oregon, ex-
cept through me-" she said at last.
You cannot have - her except
through mel"
1T is the TRUTH" | answered. "En
Gods name, then, play the game fair