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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

II. r. Cant of Thompson ship
ped in a few days ago, 1000 mead
of sheep for j. +. Vigal, north OF
Mexico. They were bought in
Omaha.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

Theodore Iitz at Ladi.uia
send, us @ dollar. as be- says. TO
renew for my paper and TO help
keep the editor smiling. 80 Thank
you. brother. thank you.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

The Message continues to Saw
wood We are at peace with
our local contemporaries and all
the world. Keep sweet, that S the
word
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

Albert Mundy, who was clerk
ing Tony Weinand left for
parts unknown last Satur-
day night and Tony has missed
$40 from the money drawer.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

Mrs. NJ. +. Culbertson who has
been visiting relatives and friends
IN this county and at Centraia de-
parts soon for her home at Yaki-
ma, Wash. She will be accomp-
anied home by her mother, Mrs.
Caroline McAfee, and her cousin,
Miss Grace Kirby.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

Ferris 4 Cauthorn S big corn
show oct. II. 10 and A. Number,
of farmers are rcttin- th..~ 'v-
hihits ready. What are you doing
about your exhibit
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

Mark Crawford of Camden.
Mo-, was shaking hands with
friends here this week. He is rep
resenting the Diamond Light Co.
and is soon to have headquarters
in Moberly.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

Marriage license was issued in
Mexico Tuesday to Mr.. w. F..
Hall and Miss Ethel S. Houf, both
of Montgomery county.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Lock of
Verden, H., are visiting their
relatives in this city, Mrs. l.. A..
Bremen and Mrs. George Bremen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

4 satisfied customer is the best
recommendation. Ask those who
wear our clothing.
Ricketts, & Emmons ID. G. Co.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05
Sl.oo Per Year in Advance
OFFlCE-ll3 East Jackson Sueei. Three
Door, East OF Saving, Bani

After these heavy rains quit.
thcu's the time TO drag the roads
and put them iu order for the
winter and spring months.
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Harness Free.

Get in on our offer.-A nice set
of single harness with every bug
gy we sell during our Corn Show.
Ferris & Cauthorn.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

Mrs. c. NJ. Shelly returned last
week from a pleasant visit to her
son and family, ]. w. Sicily, in
ST. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

Ray Dunlap visited the big
horse show at St. Joseph last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

Mrs. $. J. Ross of Columbia was
the guest of Mrs. John Beal and
Mrs. Richards Of this city several
days last week. Mrs. Ross is the
mother of Mrs. c. NJ. Aker who is
the wife Of the pastor of the
Methodist church at Columbia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05

Jack Blanton of the Paris APP
peal says the man who worries too
much will go to the bughouse.
while the one who doesn't worry
at all will go to the poorhouSe,
We presume, then" says Arthur
Aull, "that the one who worries
Just exactly enough will, in time.
lose all his hair and become presi-
dent of the Standard Oil Co. "
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-10-05
Attend the Corn Show.

Plenty of room for bundles
Help make il success.
Ferris & Cauthorn.
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY

JOHN BEAL. Editor and Proprietor
Entered at the Pos, Office at Mexico. Missouri
q, Second Class Matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22
Justice Is Justice.

ID REPRESENTATIVE BEDE Of Mime
N sofa is among the best of story
tellers, and his friends regret that he is
not oftener in evidence in the cloak
rooms. One of his latest is this:
MANY years ago there lived in Min
nesota an eccentric justice of the peace.
but who was thoroughly honest and who
tried to do justice in adjudicating diff
ferences between his neighbors. The old
gentleman had a decided hatred for the
quirks and bubbles of law. and not in
frequently he rendered his decisions with
out regard to the legal points laid down
by eminent juriSts.
I'm a certain case before him ii was
shown that justice was on the side OF the
plaintiff but that he had slept on his
rights until he had legally lost them. The
attorney for the defense called the jus
tees attention to this fact, and cited
a decision of the Supreme Court to sus-
tain him.
If the Supreme Court made such
decision 1t acted wrong, said the justice.
1.-The attorney brought forth volume
after volume and read the authorities.
"'You can stop where you are said
the old justice, as he pulled off and
rubbed his spectacles, for / satisfied
that such a decision was made by the
Supreme Court. but 1 want to say
that if that court sees fit to make a
fool of itself 1t is no reason why l should.
1t is my opinion that the Supreme Court
is nuisance-yes, a miserable nuisance
and l overrule its decision on this point
and give judgment for the plaintiff JUS
tice is justice, sir, in this court"
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The Quaker's Vote.

A GOOD story is told by Representa-
IA tive Smith of Pennsylvania ABOUT
an honest old Quaker who was refused a
vote because he could not show the nee
essary papers.
1.-The good old Quaker wanted to cast
his ballot, but was turned down py an
inspector" says Mr. Smith.
Why, my friend. thee knows me; thee
knows that / live in thy ward said the
Quaker.
- know you by sight, but j must see
YOUR papers, was the reply.
~ would not tell thee falsenooo'
have the papers. and | Will go and orlng
them to thee
Get the necessary papers and you can
vote.
The old gentleman went home ana got
the papers, and cast his ballot The next
year he again appeared at the polls ana
the same inspector challenged his vote.
Surely thee would not have me go
again a mile to get thee my papers!
asked the Quaker. Thee must know that
| have a vote
mo papers. no vote, SIR answered the
inspector.
~ thought thee might be so vicious.
said the old man. as a smile played under
his broadbrim, and / have brought them
with me this time Thee will not have
the pleasure of having me walk mile
for them. ! will bring them next year,
too -
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in regular succession. The Queen of the
West had made the land, and passed out
line to make fast; the Monarch was
closing in just above but had not yet
touched the shore. AT this moment. and
as the full orb of the sun rose above the
horizon. the report of gun was heard
from around the point and down the
river. 1t was the first gun from the
Confederate river defense fleet moving
to attack us. Col. Bllet was standing
on the hurricane deck of the Queen of
the West.
He Immediately sprang forward, and.
waving, his hat to attract my attention.
called out: 1T is gun from the enemy!
Round out and follow me! Now is our
chance"' Without a moments delay. the
Queen moved out gracefully, and the
Monarch followed By this time our gun
boats had opened their batteries. and
the reports of guns both sides were
heavy and rapid.
The morning was beautifully clear and
perfectly still; heavy wall of smoke
was formed across the river, SO that the
position of our gunboats could only be
seen by the flashes of their guns The
Queen plunged forward. under full
head Of steam. right into this wall of
smoke and was lost sight of. her position
being known only by her tall pipes which
reached above the smoke.
The Monarch, following, was greeted,
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A ShiftIeSS Lot.

A LITTLE cross-firing was going on
~ between the Texas and Arkansas
lawmakers the other day. when Senator
Culberson said:
Arkansas is a suburb Of Texas, and
there are some powerful good people
there, but about the most shiftless family
/ ever heard Of lived in that state. The
family belonged to the numerous Smiths.
Old Daddy Smith was very sick. and
neighbor called to see about his condi-
ton. He found no one at home except
a daughter-in-law, who Informed him
that the rest of the family had gone to
see their daddy buried The neighbor
was a religious man. and inquired Of the
daughter-in-law IL the old gentleman had
made any preparations for eternity.
NO., replied the woman. 'nothin
more than to give the two least boys
boss apiece. He knew they'd never own
one eff they had to work for it ."
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fatal wound was received from pistol
ball
The battle of Memphis was. in many
respects one of the most remarkable
naval victories on record. For two I'M
armed. frail, wooden river steamboats,,
with barely men enough on board to
handle the machinery and keep the fur
mace fires burning. to rush to the front
between two hostile fleets, and into the
enemy's advancing line of eight iron
clad, heavily armed and fully manned
steam rams, sinking one, disabling and
capturing three and carrying consterna-
ton to the others, was a sight never be-
fore witnessed.
The river defense fleet was composed
of strong, we'll built ocean steamers well
strengthened and protected with railroad
iron SO as to be almost invulnerable to
shot when advancing. The intention was
apparent to repeat at Memphis the tao
tics which had proved so successful at
Fort PilloW-to ram the Union gunboatS
at anchor and had the rams Queen OF
the West and Monarch not run through
the line of gunbOats and attacked the de-
Tense fleet as it approached, sinking, dis
aiding and scattering its vessels, and
thus removing the fight half a mile be-
low, the result of the affair might have
been very different.
The defense fleet was advancing up
stream. thus exposing the strongest and
best protected portions of each vessel;
the gunboats. relying upon their guns.
were at anchor. with their sterns, their
most vulnerable part, pointing down
stream and consequently exposed to the
tremendous attack of the enemy. Had
the Confederate commanders trusted only
to the strength of their vessels. ceased
firing. and with every pound of steam
on plunged at full speed into our an
chored gunboat fleet, who could DOUBT
what the result would have been?
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ment the General Lowell began to turn:
and that moment sealed her fate. The
Queen came on and plunged straight
into the LovelIs exposed broadsde; the
vessel was cut almost in two and disap
peared under the dark waters in less
time than it takes to tell the story. The
Monarch next struck the General Price a
glancing blow, which cut her starboard
wheel clean off, and completely disabled
her from further participation in the
fight (Note.-This is the writer's belief.
but it has always been the general i'm
preston that the Price received her
disa bling blow in an accidental collision
with the Beauregard one of her con-
SOrts)
AS soon as the Queen was freed from
the wreck of the sinking Lowell, and
before she could recover Roadway, she
was attacked on both sides by the enc
my's vessels. the Beauregard on one side
and the Sumter on the other. In the
melee one of the wheels of the Queen
was disabled so that she could not use it,
and Col. Ellet, while still standing on
the hurricane deck to view the effects of
the encounter with the Gen. Lowell
received a pistol ball in his knee, and, Iy-
ing prone the deck. gave orders for
the Queen to be run on her one remain
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for the night. with orders of sailing
Issued to each commander; instructions
10 De ready to round out at the signal
from the flagship. and that leach boat
should go into the anticipated fight in
the same order they maintained in sail
ing" AT the first dawn of day June
81. the fleet moved down the river, and
at sunrise the flagship rounded the bend
at 'Paddy's Hen and Chickens" and i'm
mediately after came in sight of the
Federal gunboats anchored in line across
the river, about a mile above Memphis.
Col. Ellet promptly signaled his vessels
to tie up on the Arkansas shore, in the
order of their sailing he desired to
confer with Flag Officer Davis before
passing further.
followed by the Monarch and other rams
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,he last seven years that I almost hesi-
tate to allude to il again; and l would
,ot do so here but / think the dan
rer from these tremendous engines is
1ery imminent but not at all appreciated.
Experience. derived from accidental col
isions, shows that a vessel struck In the
waist by a steam ram at sea will go
lown almost instantaneously, and in
volve as often happened, the loss or
,early all on board"
Upon the startling verification of his
reelected admonitions afforded by the
Aerrimac, Mr.. Ellet was Called to the
War Depa rtment. and. after a short con-
ference with Secretary Stanton. was
r1ven authority to purchase. refit. man
md command, with the rank of colonel
my number of vessels deemed, in his
Judgment, necessary to meet and defeat
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while passing the gunboats, with wild
freed from the smoke, those of us who
were on the Monarch could see Col. Ell
let's tall and commanding form still
standing on the hurricane deck. waving
his hat to show me which one OF the enc
mys vessels he desired the Monarch to
attack-namely. the General Price, which
was on the right wing of their advancing
line.
For himself he selected the General
Lowell and directed the Queen straight
for her, she being about the middle OF
the enemy's advancing line The two
vessels came toward each other in most
gallant style, head to head. Prov to
is most likely that both vessels would
have gone down. But at the critical mo-
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ing wheel to the Arkansas shore, whittier
she was soon followed by the General
sent an officer and squad Of men to meet
the General Price upon her making the
shore. and received her entire crew as
prisoners of war. BY this time con-
sternation had seized upon the enemy's
fleet, and all had turned to escane
The fight had drifted down the river be-
low the city. The gunboat Davis had
weighed anchor at 4:3O M. and proceed
ed Immediately to uarters. The Con-
federate fleet opened at 3. and at $50
the gunboats were returning the fire and
steaming down the river. The higher
speed of Col. Ellets rams enabled them
to pass through the intervals in Davis
fiotilla.
The Monarch, as soon as she could re-
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The Unsuccessful Angler.

I<VY7ILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS is the
" kindliest of critics, but now and
then" said a magazine editor, some
popular novelist's conceit will cause
him to bristle up a little.
lust before his departure for Spain
last month 1 dined with Mr.. Howells
in his Half Moon street apartment in
London. A popular novelist called
after dinner. He told us all about his
phenomenal sales. Then-fshing for
compliments. you know-he sighed and
said:
grow richer and richer, but, all
the same, l think my work is falling
off. My new work is not so good as
my old
"'Oh, nonsense said Mr.. Howells.
You write just as well as you ever
did. my boy. Your taste is improving.
ih.t il IL -
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An IncurabIe:

LIEUT.. COMMANDER SYMINGTON.
II at a luncheon or the Mayno"er'
toasted a noted admiral.
He is a good man." he said; TOO good
a man. / sometimes think, for this rough.
wicked world of ours. He is an ldeailst
HE idealist and optimist that N
you should send him on a wild goose
chase he'd y3eak Of himself forever
afterward a. Il big game hunter
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the ram fleet. He desired, as far as pos
sible, to protect the vulnerable parts of
his ship, the boilers and engines. and
with simply enough men as crew to
handle the boat with certainty and dis
patch, to run the gauntlet of any fire
that could be precipitated upon him. and
drive his ram deep into his unwieldy
adversary. AT the battle of Memphis
the enemy concentrated their fire upon
the Queen Of the West and the Monarch,
but their missiles passed harmlessly by.
Not splinter was raised off either of
the rams. and not a man sustained the
slightest injury except Col. Ellet, whose
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of the West (Col. Charles Elicit leading.
and the Monarch Qieut. Col A. w. Ellet.
younger brother OF the leader. These
vessels fearlessly dashed ahead of our
gunboats. ran for the enemy's fleet. and
at the first plunge succeeded in sinking
one vessel and disabling another. The
aStonished Confederates received them
CALAMITY and effectively. The Queen OF
the West and Monarch We're followed in
line of battle by the gunboats under the
lead of Flag Officer Davis, and all of
them opened fire, which was continued
from the time we got within good range
until the end of the battle, two or three
tugs keeping all the while safe distance
aStern.
The scene at this battle was rendered
most sublime by the desperate nature of
the engagement and the momentous
consequences that followed very speed ly
after the first attack. Thousands of peo-
pie crowded the high bluffs overlooking
the river. The roar of the cannon and
shell shook the houses on the shore on
either side for many miles. First wild
yells. shrieks and clamors then loud.
despairing murmurs. filled the affrighted
city The screaming, plunging shell
crashed into the Confederate boats, blow
ing some of them and their crews into
fragments. and the rams rushed upon
each other like wild beasts in deadly
conflict. Binding smoke lowered about
the scene of all this confusion and hor-
ror: and. as the battle progressed and the
Confederate fleet was destroyed, all the
cheering voices on shore We're sienced
When the last hope OF the Confederate
gave way the lamentations which wen
up from the spectators were like cries o.
anguish
Boats were put off from our vessels
to save as many lives possible. N
serious injury was received by any on
on board the United States feet Col
Ellet received a pistol shot in the leg;
shot struck the Carondelet 0he gun
boat that Admiral Wake commanded
as a lieutenanD in the bow. broke up he
anchor and anchor stock, and fragment
were scattered over her deck among he
officers and crew, wounding slightly ACT
ing Master Gibson and two or thre
others who were standing at the time o.
the forward deck with me. The heav
timber which was suspended at tn
water line to protect the boats from
the Confederate rams greatly impede
our progress, and 1t was therefore Gu
adrift from the Carondelet when tina
vessel was in chase of the Bragg an
Sumter. The latter had just landed
number of her officers and crew, som
of whom were emerging from the bushe
along the bank of the river. unawar
of the Carondelet's proximity. when
~
dered them to stop or be shot. The
obeyed Immediately. and by my order
were taken on board tug and delivere
on the Benton.
X <
An enormous amount of property wa
captured by our squadron, and, in ad
dition to the Confederate fleet. We CAP
tured at Memphis six large MISSISSIPPI
steamers each marked &C. S. A" w
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y the Sth of March,
1862, occurred the
memorable cataS-
trophe at Hampton
roads. when the
Confederate IRON
clad Merrimac at
tackled the wooden
Union fleet anchor
ed there and de-
stroyed the Con-
gress and the Cum
berland. The posi-
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nowned Arkansas About 100 ConfeS--
crates were killed and wounded and $50
captured. Chief OF all results OF the
WORK or the hotilla was the opening Of
the Mississippi river once for All from
Cairo TO Memphis. and the complete pos
session of western Tennessee by tho
Union forces
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If,
PURPOSES,


also seized a large quantity OF cotton
in steamers and on shore, and the prop
erty at the Confederate navy yard. and
caused the destruction of the Tennessee.
large steam ram on the stocks. which
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@ Ill

o1lfty OF such disaster had Deen repeat
eddy urged in warning terms by a gentle
man who had vainly endeavored to avert
it. l refer to the late eminent civil en-
gineer, Charles Ellet, jr., the inventor OF
the steam-ram as a vehicle Of war de-
struction. On the 9th of February, 1862,
Mr.. Ellet "a strong Union mani wrote in
a pamphlet as follows:
1T is not generally known that the
rebels now have five steam-ra-ms nearly
ready for use. OF these five. two are on
the lower Mississippi. two are at Mobile
and one is at Norfolk. The last Of the
five. the one at Norfolk is doubtless the
most formidable, being the United States
steam frigate Merrimac, which has been
so strengthened that, In the opinion of
the rebels 1t may be used as a ram. But
We have not yet single vessel at sea,
nor SO far as 1 know. in course of con-
struction. able to cope at all with a we'll
built ram.
IF the Merrimac Is permitted to es-
cape from Elizabeth river she will be
almost certain to commit great depreda-
lions on our armed and unarmed vessels
in Hampton roads. and may even be
expected to pass out under the guns of
Fortress Monroe and prey upon our COM
merce in Chesapeake bay Indeed, IL
the alterations have been sloillfully made.
and she succeeds in getting to sea, she
Will not only be terrible scourge to our
commerce, but may prove also to be a
most dangerous visitor to our blockading
scuadrons off the harbors of the south
ern coasts
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COMMENTS ON THE
BATTLE OF MEMPHIS

By Rear Admiral Henry Wake, U.
s.. n, Who, as a Lieutenant, Com
handing the Gunboat Carondelet,
Took a Prominent Part in the
Battle.
vHE morning of the 9th of June
1862, we fought the battle of
Memphis, which lasted one
hour and ten minutes. 1t was
begun by an attack upon our
fleet by the enemy, whose vessels were in
double line Of battle opposite the city.
We were then a distance of mile and a
half or two miles above the city.
Their fire continued for a quarter Of IN
hour. when the attack was promptly met
by two of our ram squadron, the Queen
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THE Story of Col. Ealet's
i Steam Rams at the Battle
> of Memphis, Which Gave the
Union Complete Control of
the Mississippi River From
Cairo to Memphis, Wiped
Out the Confederate Defense
Fleet in the River and Placed
Western Tennessee in the
Hands of the Union Forces.
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Col. Ellet did not rely on heavy ord
nance. and did not recommend arming
his rams. At the battle of Memphis there
were no firearms on board the ram fleet
except a few short carbines and some
pocket revolvers; his reliance was upon
the PROV Of his vessel The Monarch had
eleven sharpshooters out of a detail of
fifty from the 59th Illinois Regiment,
who constituted the sole armed force Of
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By Alfred w. Ellet, Brigadier Gen
eral, u. s. v.

Brother of Col. Charles I.llct. jr inventor of
the steam for purposes. and in com
mand Of the Union steam rams the battle
of Memphis.
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II have attempted to call the atten-
ton of the Navy Department and the
country so often to this subject during