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Evening star., 1909-01-31


Vice President Fairbanks will produce
from within the boxes forty-siX large,
brown envelopes, each having the name
OF a separate state. After laying these
upon his desk he will rise. gayel in hand.
and address the assemblage in these
words:
This being the day and the hour ap.
pointed for opening the certificates and
counting the votes OF electors for Pres
ident and Vice President, the Senate and
House of Representatives have met To-
gether, pursuant to the Constitution ana
laws OF the United States"
The Vice President will then take up
the packages In their alpha betlcal or
der He will first break the seal on the
envelope from Alabama and hand the
certificate within to four tellers seated
at the desk below him. two of whom-a
democrat and a republican-W1ll nave
been previously selected by each mouse.
The republican teller appointed by the
Senate will read at length the cerlhcate
OF the vote of the Alabama electors. The
tellers having satisfied themselves that
all of the certificates are in proper FORM
will omit reading the others In full TAX
ing the states in alphabetical order. they
will simply announce the votes of each.
and the Vice President will ask if there
are any objections to the statements
given.
The only split vote announced Will pe
that of Maryland found to have cast six
electoral ballots for Bryan and two for
Taft This split In the Maryland vote Is
due to the failure of ignorant voters to
understand the intricate ballot used on
election day, when they marked the head
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VWS

at +. just about 10 pass below the plane
of the earth's orbit and by February
the earth will have moved to and the
come; have reached the point +. far be-
low the plane Of the earth'S orbit. that
il will be seen in the direction +. at is
to he regretted that this wonderful object
did not appear s.X months earlier or
later. in which case tha ca tn and comet
would have arrived at L, at almost the
same time and the Object would have
been strikingly large and brilliant even TO
the naked eye. Even as 1t il the astrono-
merS have secured a more complete series
of photographs showing the wonderful
changes in tie tail Of this truly remark
able comet and have made q more thor
ough study of its light than Ii has eyer
been possible for them to do with any
similar body before.
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of the list u electors rather than q SIM
liar space indicated for a straight vote.
a similar error four years ago gave the
democrats seven and the repub leans one
Of the Maryland electors, the latter be-
Ing Charles J. Bolaparte, the present At
torney General OF the United States. The
votes of the other states will al! be solid
one way or the other, although there is
no law, save the unwritten law Of party
loyalty, preventing any republican elector
from changing his mind and voting for
Bryan or any democratic elector from
voting for Taft.
Once in our history this has occurred,
an elector failing to vote for the nomi-
nee Of his party. This was in the cleo
tion Of 1920. when James Monroe re-
ceived all the electoral votes but one.
this solitary ballot being cast against
him by New Hampshire elector OF his
own party who had conscientious Scru-
pies against any mans receiving so great
an honor as the unanimous vote of the
states.
The votes of all of the states having
been added by the tellers. Vice President
Fairbanks will formally announce the
result-321 for Taft and Sherman, 162
for Bryan and Kern. There being no con-
test, Mr.. Fairbanks will make the for
NAL declaration of the election of Taft
and Sherman in these words, which will
clinch the victory for the republicans:
This announcement OF the state of the
vote by the President of the Senate is by
law a sufficient declaration that William
III. Taft OF the state of Ohio is elected
President of the United States, and that
James s. Sherman OF the state of New
York is elected ice President Of the
United States, each for the term begin
ming March T. 1909, and will be entered.
together with a list Of the votes, on the
Journals Of the Senate and of the House
Of Representatives"
Vice President Fairbanks will then ac-
centuate the announcement by a whack
of his Gavel. the galleries will applaud
Evening star., 1909-01-31
{evhs1Ne ELEcTokAL VorE1.l9e5

II OW FAIRBANKS WILL COMPLETE THE ELEC-
1 TION OF HIS RIVAL IN THE HOUSE OF REP
RESENTATIVES-THE CAPITOL'S MOST CERE-
MONIOUS OCCASION AND THE VICE PRESIDENTS
CHIEF FLING-MESSENGERS NOW COMING FROM
THE STATES-THE SENATE TO PARADE THROUGH
THE CAPITOL-ELEGANT BOXES CONTAINING
THE ELECTORAL VOTES TO BE IN THE Process
SION-DEMOCRATS' LAST CHANCE TO CONTEST
ELECTION BEFORE TAFT BECOMES PRESIDENT
ELECT-HOW THEY CAN DOT
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rectly overhead. extending from the
southeast to the northwest, the whole
forming indeed a wonderfully beautiful
spectacle. surpassed by no other region
OF the heavens.
It will prove interesting and not difficult
for the reader to trace out all the con-
stellations lying along the winter branch
OF the Milky Way. First, just above the
Evening star., 1909-01-31

ground in the south We see few stars.
which form the PROV of the ship Argo,
a great southern constellation. most Of
which never rises above the ground in our
latitude. This figure contains two re-
stars. of which the first is the
second brightest Of all stars In the sky
and the second Is a wonderful variable,
but neither of these objects can be seen
by observers north of the thirty-seventh
parallel. Above Argo is the Lesser Dog,
Evening star., 1909-01-31

He most notable
change in the early
evening sky is the
appearance I h i 5
month of the
bright planet Jupi-
ter, which shines
out in the north
east with a steady,
yellowiSh radiance
almost in the exact
center of con-
Stcl!ation L e o =.
Evening star., 1909-01-31

{. L Al L the Otner
day surprised the
public with the
protest that lie
was not yet the
President elect.
The fact is that,
technically speak
ing, the election of
Taft and Sherman
is by no means
"all over but the
shouting" as yet.
Evening star., 1909-01-31

This beautiful star Will remain the most
conspicuous object in the evening sky
all through the spring and summer
months, not finally sinking below the
ground in the west until next September.
The brilliant planet Venus, which is now
a morning star. will begin to creep out
fuom. behind the sun in April and mount
rs Jupiter declines, finally passing that
body on the morning OF August 12 At that
time the southwestern sky Will be most
beautiful, with the two very brilliant
planets only one-ffth of degree apart,
and the red planet Mars shining out fur
the evening sky Venus will enter it, SO
that during the remainder OF this year
there will always be at least one bright
planet TO be seen.
The Winter Stars.
The brilliant stars of winter are still
all with us. although the great groups
of Taurus and Orion have passed their
highest positions, and are beginning their
descent toward the west Overhead
Shines out the yellow Capella, the great
sun. so very like our own sun, and Yet
mor., than zoo times brighter, while in the
south the blush Sirius. the brightest star
Of all. has now reached its highest po-
eit1s,i i'm the heavens. Connecting these
bright stars is the beautiful Ro'dHn ar'h
OF tie milky Wy, which now passes AZ
Evening star., 1909-01-31

electors in any state, certificate showing
now this contest has been settled must be
forwarded by the governor under the
seal or his state, to Secretary of State
Root. Secretary Root must then publish
the certificate in some "public news
paper" and send copies of the certificate
to the two houses of Congress.
In his safe in his room at the Capitol
the Vice President has had locked up the
sealed envelopes bearing the certificates
of the electoral votes, handed him by the
special messengers from the states: also
the dispatches received by mail They
have here been locked away without their
seals being broken or their contents ex-
amined
Down in the carpenter shop OF the
Capitol an expert cabinet maker has just
completed two handsome boxes made OF
the finest mahogany. In these the sealed
envelopes bearing the certificates will be
locked just prior to the formal count OF
the votes.
There will be more fuss and feathers
and parade incidental to this official count
on the second "Wednesday of February
than is devised for any other ceremony
regularly held at the Capitol. The Sem
ate and House will convene as usual at
noon, IN tnelr Respective wings. But at
o'clock a messenger will appear in the
Senate and announce that the House is
ready to receive it.
A procession, headed by Vice President
Fairbanks. will Immediately be formed,
the senators falling in line two by two.
The Vice Presidents escort will consist
Of first a squad of special Capitol police
men. then the sergeant-at-arIEs, and after
him the secretary of the Senate, walking
with the Vice President. Just behind the
Vice President Will come Alonzo Stewart,
assistant doorkeeper of the Senate. bear
ing in each hand one of the mahogany
cases. bearing the electoral votes anu held
by a handle in the top. Behind Mr.. Stew
art will then proceed the double file OF
senators.
This procession will traverse the long
stretch of marble floor separating the two
wings Of the Capitol and crowds Of peo-
pie will be lined up In Statuary Hall and
the rotunda to view the line of d,stiA-
guished men as It passes. This will be
the only part Of the ceremony. however,
which the general public may witness, for
the galleries Of the House on that day
will be entirely reserved for guests of the
President. the diplomatic corps and mem
bers of Congress, who will be admitted
by card
After the procession starts the door
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greatest faintness for about twenty min
uteS.
Another remarkable variable star is that
at +, which 800 years ago nearly disap-
peared and century later was more than
twice as bright as now. The reddish star
at ii is surrounded by a ring of faint
stars easily visible in small telescope.
while at Z there is a beautiful cluster. of
which the stars are arranged in curving
streams.
The Path of the Moon.
1t will prove of interest to watch the
motion of the moon among the bright
winter stars as the month goes by At
the beginning Of the month the nearly full
moon is just entering Gemini; on Febru-
airy =. at m. it passes just below the
star at A. and the next morning, at ;
am, it passes below the star B. OBJ
servers in the southern hemisphere will
see the moon pass over both of these
stars. February f. at am. the star at
c will be occulted. but to observers in
the eastern states the moon will then
have set. BY February Z. at : pm, the
moon will have reached the star at D, and
Evening star., 1909-01-31
You Know the Kind.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
HE seems to be quite important"
Very"
yet. what has he ever done
Nothing. He Is one of the kind whS
were born great"
Evening star., 1909-01-31

The voters chose the electors on the first
Monday In November and the electors
voted for President and Vice President in
their respective states on the second Nom
day In January. true enough. But even
this twice-done balloting has not yet suf-
feed to completely elect Taft and Sher-
man.
The democrats must yet be given
chance to formally contest the republican
victory of November, while the electoral
vote must yet be counted by republican
and democratic tellers, and the result
must be finally ratified in the presence OF
the national Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives on the second Wednesday of
February.
This safety valve was put on the engine
of the ship of state after the crisis
reached in rhe counting of the electoral
votes for Hayes and Tiiden by the MEM
ora,ie electoral commission N 1877. So
great was the public dissatisfaction witb
tse cid law under which that count was
made that Congress set about TO remedy
that statute, which IL managed to do by
1887. after a long and bitter wrangle. So
benjamin Harrison was the first President
elected under this new procedure.
Vice President Fairbanks is now receiv-
ing official messengers. bearing sealed en-
veiopes conta ming certificates setting
forth the electoral votes OF the states. One
messenger is sent by each states group Of
electors and he Is generally one of the
electors chosen for the purpose and paid
handsome fee for his trouble. also his
travelling expenses. duplicate or the
certificate which he bears has been sent
by mail directly TO the Vice President, as
Il precautionary measure. If there has
Ieau any formal contest over the choice Of
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by February Is. at $50 pm. it will reach
the summer branch of the Milky Way, and
it's edge will almost Craze the planet
Mars; observers near the equator will see
the most interesting occulation of the
planet. Unfortunately. by a.m at
which time the planet rises to US, the
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with the bright Procyon, or Lesser Dog
star, at X, while the faint stars between
this group and Argo form the Unicorn,
the equator running lensthwlse OF the
body of this animal. which stands with
its head toward Orion. Above the Lesser
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WcE:PEE5lpENrEA1RBANk5
MHoMnL NAME TAFT
FkE11DENT ELECT

with a sigh of relief, broughtsfor the
missing keys senators and representative
alike burst forth in h-arty round OF
applause.
Evening star., 1909-01-31

Copyright. 1859. by John Elfreth Watkins)
Arizona republican., 1909-03-20
DR. WILBUR ARRESTED
 FOR FLOODING ROADS
Pleads Not Guilty and May Fight the Case to the End.

Dr. Wilbur was not awakened yes- terday morning by the sweet songs of a cheerful mOcking bird trying to show its real appreciation of the fact that it was born and reared in Ari- zona, but by Constable Burton knock ing at his door with the very un- neighborly information that he had warrant for his arrest on a charge of flooding the roads. The officer did not journey to the Wilbur home, a mile east of the city, at such an early hour because he was in any wise alarmed that the doctor would surreptituously steal away to Mexico in order to avoid the charge, but, rather because the constable is a busy man. The doctor came to town later in the day and entered a plea of not guilty, and it is understood that he will fight the case. He takes the matter of his arrest in fun, or at least he did at first, whether he runs out of his supply of patti ence remains to be seen. The time of trial has not been set.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-20
SALT RIVER VALLEY NEWS
(Continued from Page 1.)

itors in the city Thursday M:. Jones is just out from Alabama, but does not like the country, so he intends to return to Alabama if he can sell his wheat crop.
 Jim Hansford had his right hand badly smashed between two logs the middle part of the week while hauling the logs from MT Gaylord's, which he had cut down.
 Joe Tompkins drove to Phoenix l Thursday. w. H. Wilky and Geo. Charlesbois were driving couple of broncos around the country Thursday. One of them had already brOkes two shafts out of cart for MT. Wilky so they were driving her double.
 R. O. Greene was out to his ranch making headgate. It seems to be the style to put in headgates this spring. CIeve Cavaness lost a steer by bloat Wednesday on the R. O. Greene ranch. The neighbOrs would not object if it were removed from the premises. as it is not sweetly odoriferous. L. D. ROsseau rushed off to Cali fornia about ten days ago. He is ex- pected home today, having stopped over at Imperial a few days to visit relatives.
 w F. Williams has some relatives from California visiting at his place, T N Harris and family. MT. Williams expected them Monday but they were delayed a day or so for some reason.
 T. w Potts returned to Batesville, Miss. after a three weeks visit with his daughter Mrs. H. J. Perkins. MT. Potts liked the climate. but had to return as he is one of Uncle Sam's Batesville.
 Wm. Walton of Fowler moved to Buckeye lately. so needed some horses. MT Shiflet sold him team of grays for s45O and a mule and another horse for s250.
 Ernest Bennett is preparing for the having season. Yesterday he took out derrick and hay rack to his ranch.
 B B. Reachseacher of Alhambra has returnei from a six months visit to the coast, where he was looking for business location which would suit him better than Alhambra. He did not succeed in finding anything so he ex- poets to open a general merchandise store in Alhambra about the first of April.
 Mrs. B. C. Shiflet and son visited at Mrs. D. H Graham's yesterday aft ernOon.
 Brown Bros. are having stack of hay baled this week.
 Rev P. D. Gardner has his extension to the parsonage pretty well started. NIT. Vinson and Geo. lille have been helping him.
 Glenn Stump is planning to move to his ranch on the Yuma road soon, leaving the Wilky ranch for his son to run.
 Sunday school at West End school house Sunday at 10 o'clock Preach ing at II o'clock Christian Endeavor at : o'clock and preaching at 7:30 o'clock in the evening.
 Misses Viola Hawkins and Nellie
Arizona republican., 1909-03-20
RURAL ROUTE NO. 3.

Mrs. NJ. V. Warren and Mrs. Fred Warren of Phoenix spent Thursday March II, visiting Mrs. Hanly and Mrs H M. Welborn at their home in West End.
 Mrs. Jack Walker visited her mother Mrs F. Beachsecker, at her home in Alhambra Tuesday. F. A. Weage was in the city on busi- ness Monday morning
 Mrs. w. N. Price of Creighton spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. J. J. Cot trell, of Alhambra. Mrs. s. N. Mcclure and family vis- ited in the city Monday.
 k. C. Shifflet is having his alfalfa hay baled. It is much easier to handle and brings a better price
 Messrs. WelbOrn and Smith moved a bunch of steers to new pasture We'd nesday.
 ORourke & Stephens drove to town Wednesday. MT. O'Rourke was a for mer partner of MT. Stephens and was visiting at his place for d few days.
 Mir. and Mrs. Mickey visited at the Big Five ostrich farm a couple of days this week. MT Mickey owns a half interest in the farm now
 c. F. Stewart and wife. drove to Phoenix on Tuesday. MT Stewart wished to find MT. Eye, who has some cattle on pasture at his place. but did not succeed
 A. J. Shamblin had a force of men cleaning his ditch the past week. He has several acres of melons in and has to look after the water now.
 F.. C. Mann took Miss Alpha Mann and Miss Mary Wiley to town Tues day.
 A. Frame sold a load of hogs Mon day.
 Mrs. A. P. Morsman of Oklahoma City. Okla. has returned horne after an extended visit at F. F.. Jacks.
 The Sheets boys and their ladies were among those who enjoyed the dance at McGuire's ranch in the Will son district last Friday evening. They didn't get home till morning and re- port an excellent time.
 C. c. Smith sold some cows which he drove to market Thursday.
 T A. Mann is improving his yard. making a road to the house and build ing a walk.
 MT. and Mrs. J. r. Hawkins were in town Tuesday on business.
 The reclamation service is busy put ing in fine cement bridge at Alham- bra. The forms have been in place for several weeks, but work in filling them was just begun yesterday They have a cement mixer and twenty-five men at work now anI the'bridge will soon be completed. The railing of this bridge is made of sections of four inch pipe and is very pretty.
 Mrs. J. D. Kelly was at Mrs. L. B. Orme's Thursday assisting her with her sewing.
 T. F. Jones and daughters were vls-
Arizona republican., 1909-03-20
MESAITES ARE THlNNEO
 SKINNED

D. W. Jones. announces that he will put his fool killer back on the streets this morning and that C. B. Shat tuck of the firm of the Shattuck- Nimmo Warehouse company, has given him the use of ten head of nuIes until he finishes the work. MT. Jones is considerably put out at the treatment of the Mesa people, and he does not hesitate to say, that they are a thinned skinned mess in his opinion and do not know good road when they see il. He announces that he has already sent for ticket to California and that he wi, snake the dust of Arizona from his feet and that as long as he knows what he is doing, that he prefers tO never see the place again.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-20

Hawkins and Miss Anna Miller visited Miller of Murphy district on Sunday.
 Miss Anna Miller visited the Inde- pendence school Monday
 Bowman bills made his son, Marvin. a very nice present of a runabOut and Miss Iva List was the first to ride with Marvin in his neY rig
 MT and Mrs. Andy Smith and chil- dren visited MT. and Mrs. F. C. COwels Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Hendrickson visited at the home of MT. and Mrs. Miller of Murphy district Sunday.
 Mir. Horton and Mir Mckinney were hunting Sunday.
 Mrs. Charles Pendergast and daugh- ter. Lula, were Phoenix visitors Tues day. were seen out riding Sunday in a new buggy.
 Miss Lula Pendergast and Miss Iva List visited with Miss Carrie Fideler Sunday.
 James Pendergast drove into town last Friday evening, probably after. a box of candy to take to his lady love Sunday.
 Guy Wilky, a former resident of Ru- ral No. 3. who is attending the univer- sity at Tucson. is playing left field on the university nine and is in Tempe, where they played yesterday after noon. The Normal and U. of A. hines met yesterday and the second game is to be played this afternoon.
 c. b. Greene has moved from our neighborhood over to the Brill addition east of Phoenix.
 In speaking of MT. Wilky and James Bone. another boy from our neighbor- hood. the High School Record read something like this: James. Bone and Guy Wilky of 'OS are attending the university. MT. Wilky was out on the field studying athletics while Jimmie was in compiling note books for two. The teachers probably wondered at the similarity of thought and writing of the two students. but probably credit ed it to their training at P. H. s. We trust that between them they will make a good name for our school"
Arizona republican., 1909-03-20
NEWS NOTES

George McMichaelson, lately of Goldfield, has moved in the Morris house in the Crismon addition
 Max Bonney, butcher from Globe yesterday shipped out car load of fat steers. paying s4.75.
 T. F.. Pomeroy has returned from Los Angeles.
 NJ. l.. Gibbons was a Phoenix busi- ness visitor yesterday
 Born-To MT. and Mrs J. w. Hors- ley, a girl.
 The Mill-Outlet sale begins this morning at the LeSueur- Gibbons store and incidentally it promises to be one of the geratest things that ever happened in this town. The ad- vertising has started a commotion and the prices that have been placed on the bolts of goods are bound to cause ever a greater stir.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-20
CARTW RIGHT.

Church services Sunday, March 2l: Sunday school at 9:45 D. m. Rev. P. D. Gardner. superintendent: lesson, stud les in Missionary BiOgraphN"-Acts 9:15-17. Preaching at II a. m. bv the pastor; subject. Christian Reflection Epworth League devotional services at : D. m.: subject of lesson. "Islam-A Challenge to Faith"-Gal 1:15-17. Program by the Missionary study class.) Leader. Morley Howard. Preaching at s D. m. bv the pastor. Midweek prayer meeting and Bible study on Wednesday night.
 Miss Margaret Towards music class met at the church Wednesday after noon to prepare for the musical recital to be given Friday night The recital will happen too late in the day for the reporter to give particulars in this weeks news.
 Ran Bone and family left Saturday
Arizona republican., 1909-03-20
WEIGHT SPEAKING MACHINES

One of those new fangled machines which speaks your weight" has been installed at Barnetts. It is a very harmless looking instrument from the outside, but is doubtless a very com plicated piece of machinery. The principal feature, and which in reali- ty. the only new thing about it is that it speaks the weight. This is done by contrivance on the inside which strikes a lever that is fastened to the inside of the other part of the hollow place that is already prepared for the reception of the nickle along about the waistline of the machine at any time of the day and uninflu enced by the temperature Marshal Peterson, it is said, was tested short ly after being arrested. and weighed over three hundred pounds.