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THE RACE OF CAR NUMBER NINETEEN A STOKY IX TWO PARTS. ' Part II. As No. 18 rolled up to the tape the grand stand burst Into cheering and clapping of hand. No. 18 was easily the favorite. It was made by a famous firm, and had won several smaller races during the summer and had made a good showing in France in the Gordon Bennett Cup Race. Its driver, Pearson, was skillful and reckless; and though he habitually disregarded the rights of other driv ers, this affected him little with the public, which sees only resuits and judge's by them. As he bolted away, Pearson responded to the applause With a jaunty wave of a gaunthted hand. Nineteen was next. Tin' grand stand looked on listlessly; she was the nobody of the race. Jack crank ed the engine, which started going with the din of a rapid-fire gun, and leaped in. Morgan pulled his gog gles down over his eyes, and sat tensely waiting, while the starters, who shared the grand stand’s opin ion of Nineteen, perfunctorialy shouted the seconds into ins ears; “Fifteen—ten—five — four — three —” he turned his head and had a glimpse of a smiling figure leaning over a box railing—“two-—^one — go!” He let the clulth in slowly, and th*‘ car moved easily away from the sib nt grand stand silent save for one pair of clapping hands. He shifted to the high gear, the car fair ly sprang into sprinting speed, and flashed awa> down the oiled load and the race that was to mean every thing or nothing to Morgan was on. <>ti the raver sped, the incarnation of \elev 11y, To drive this creature of steel and tire i-, the mo-t dangerous ttung man does in the nam«* of sport Mar/s highest development of Gods matt rial is in it. bit ureter so terrific a strain man s best may snap The course is narrow and has its turns, and only the coolest nerve and the steadiest, quickest hand can hold the creat ure to her'pa'h A snap, or an instant s unsteadiness of hand - and the rare may be forever over for man and machine And there may be a ragged hole in the bordering hu man wail where the mach.ne tore t h r I t 1 igh Morgan had the hand and tha nerve, and this flying ton of steel was as obedient to h;s will as though It had b**en fl -sh and bone of h;» o -a n l«*d> vi birh IIlde*-d. It * a-* The W 1 III] roared a bo u t t h e 111 . the roa !- »!'!•• »’• » * « re a gre ell Bllo-a I t !m t VI " In « ? -* ' re Ii"! p< o; le. hi' «» ! 11 ;t * ’> W .1 1 ! B a I, - ! the t ir.ib- L.i.i: r ii • r ot on »ar 1 111 a a r . 1 k e a i t .u d .1’ Ho- re. ... ,, f Ho r. - a * ii n ! r • • "•:r " t 1 :.>• n tfi. r' • i t . l!. i ’«• 1" • ; it r N '» l r k.fi') ■ lie ’ t • f ' .' o' r.i e ' . t .1 A .1 ' ' .1 1 a fl rt V >n t -jr nil t A 1 t to- B . tl St ft 1. ‘ •• i.r d v. n g a r :i> er t i r in g mi - L •G •> \ i d tha’ VA .1 ' • to f . !i B’ .1 I" . ■ f M" ■ g.m - fH h ^ r* t He i r i p li wl'bin ti alf a m e of L ig'i en alii vi a B tl" . 1. ti g tfi.it ^ M 1 W , t "ii fi. - n to* » k m ii *• i pant t Ilf g i an i p* ari ! T he rnri'l *' atol i.i ir t > hn;. blit t to- ( nrtirr n ? hi «* \ »• ra Ig hI the w a v 11 of a b ingle handkerchief Thirty minutes' ' Jack announc ed ' • Ireat'” More.in i"idd»-d ti S ♦’>♦*4 on the oi: • d ro.i d a ay A f- A II.; leB iqi ] ‘••arson tia 1 a L’l ! H * r »• :n t.i' r* .ir 11 r • •. a r. 1 Stop i ' i *1 M ■ \ . : •!, . ! j,. ,,f »> • - r".i 1 to r* .t * . t It u .! S V J « il i > i'.i' !o-- of rar.i.K’ i ttque’t*- as *1:1 t III.id" 1 :: ;, - i ) » "id .i i y d i ' * "t to-r dr \ r r S M o i i; .t n , t" . 1 ! It i L r ( m hind, hn 1 t - slow down and run a' - mo-t off t I e collt so to g. • b T to > ! o w down cos i b , i:; u • plat !« r of a nunu’i . and thn • Immln J r ib fact s are sometimes won by l. ,, b ir.orti. A little further on, Morgan, him- celf, had a rear tire purture He stopped at the next tire station and had it replaced, and was” starting it off again, after a loss of three min- ues, when Pearson came whizzing by. Morgan set out in grim pursuit and gradually closed the gap between them. When thirty yards behind, he sounded his horn for Pearson to give him half the road, but Pearson, de spite the rule that a machine being overtaken must keep to the right, held the middle of the course. They ran so for a mile, then the way broadened and Morgan vouched his acolerator. Nineteen responded like a horse to a whip, darted forward, swung around Eighteen and again took the, middle of the road. When tnoy flafched by the grand stand Eighteen as a mile behind. Her third round was done in twen ty-nine minutes. The grand stand began to be interested. The fourth round in the same—a slight cheer came from the stand. The fifth round ir the same— a louder cheer. The sixth round Nineteen came by in twenty-seven minutes, leading the next Machine, Pearson’s by more than half a lap. A roar went up from the grand stand, so great that it drowned to Morgan’s ears the ter rific artillery of his flying car, and the roar thundered along the parallel human w-alls through which he sped. Nineteen had become the favorite. On on the car sped, increasing her lead every mile over Eighteen, which still held secogd place. Near the end of the ninth roand they saw Pearaon leu than than a mile ahead a lead of a lap on Lhelr nearest rival! “One more round !” Morgan cried exultantly. Jack hugged hit left arm. When they turned Into the straight stretch that passed the grand stand, Pearson was but a hundred yards or two ahead, and a few lengths beyond was No. 7, hopelessly out ef the race from an hour's delay, but now run ning bravely. Pearson, a notorious player to the grand stand, saw here a chance for a bit of the spectacular. \s he and, No. 7 drew up to the stand he blew for passageway, and touched his acclerator. His car sprinted forward, but Pearson, al ways a reckless driver, cut the curve of passing too fine; perhaps he had expected more of the road. The hub of his right fore wheel smashed against the left rear wheel of No. 7. There was an explosion and a crash. Eighteen skidded to one side from the impact, and rushed on, unnarm- ed. Put Seveff,*H wheel splintered, the end of an axle on the ground, was left lunging wildly about like a wounded beast. Between this disaster and the next the crowd had time for only a gasp ing cry of horror. Morgan as grip ped by the terror instant-away death. He jerked out the cluth and threw on the brakes. But there was no stopping this roaring thunderbolt in a hundred yards, and no steering around that crippled, flopping ma chine ahead. The two cars crashed. A figure shot over the bonnet of Nineteen, like a tumbler from his springboard, and roiled over and ov er in the road and lay very still. The two machines seemed to writhe for an instant, as though in gigau- tis enmit) ther engines bombarding muzzle to muzzle. They were sw ung apart No 7 to become a wreck acaiust tlie grand stand No. It* to go lurching forward upon one fore w In-el and tlie end of an axle, grazing the prostrate body in the road The grand stand breathed Thvv had expected annihilation But .Mor gan m the last thousandth of a see- i.nd had swerved his machine so that Ills left fori- wheel had IlieT, Hilt Hot wph d!re< t impart, a w heel of No 7 The crowd saw that the two men in No 7 were living, and saw that the man at the steering wheel of N.lie- teen still held his seat Morgan, whose grip on the wheel and supreme bracing of 'he legs had saved him from being a caiapultlc m;sa!e. leaped from the ( ar an 1 ran hack to w here Jack lay He knelt Old Jerked off Jacks goggles The hoy weaklv opened his evet». 'All gone to smash ’ ' he asked In*. A hand fell on Morgan'* ahoulder -—a hand in a soiled glove. He look ed up at a figure that leaned out ov er the box railing. "You're going to win!’’ said a choking voice. His ^aea was tightened—that was ell. Jack bounded to his eeat Morgan let in the clutch. The car moved! A great cry of relief roee from the grand stand, and changed to a cheer as the ear fairly sprang into a leap ing speed. Theirs was a brave try — but could man born of woman, and machine made of man, overcome the three minutes' lead of Eighteen? Could they? If man and machine could, Morgan and Nineteen would. For the first minute he was full of fear that the spirit had been knocked out of her. But her cylinders fired I with their old regularity; all her parts ran with their old ease. He; called from her her best, and she ! gave it loyally. Faster, faster she' went - swaying, lurching, pulsing' giantly. The gale of hflf^jaking! swept over the bonnet and struck her riders' face like blows. And still she went faster, as though she had the infinite speed of flying worlds. “Ninety miles an hour—if we're moving at all!” gasped Jack. Morgan did not answer. He did not hear. There were only two things in the world—that ribbon of oiled road which eyes dared not leave, this throbbing, whirling ma chine with its terrlb!**, magnificent, unconquerable soul of fire. At the first turn Morgan called hack her speed -hut not enough. As she fivw about the curve she skidded off tho course onto the grassy road side twas a marvel her tire were not torn off. but they held and missed a telephone pole and destruc tion by a foot. Ja'k suddered, hut Morgan mur winced held his statue like stare on the ribbon of roadway. Sin* swung lun k into the iioirsv, nnd her spi • d moun’ed an I j mounted to its height of a minute j ago, and there Seemed s’ ill more speed m her and she flung the n lies behind her like God s fastest wind | Could they make it' \ hundred thousand p**oplo wanted them to j pressed on their flight with their, hearts’ best wishes In the grand stand all eves fixed at the beginning of the Anal Stre’rh A Your Home and loved ones should be protected from the every-day aches and pains by always having on hand a bottle of NOAH’S LHsilMKNT—the, Best Pain Remedy. NOAH’S NIMENT is for internal uses as well as for external application. Absolutely pure and clean to use, made m a modern laboratory and compounded as carefully as a physician’s prescription. NOAH’S LIN1MKNT does not contain any chloroform, ammonia, alodiol, naptha, benzim. or poisonous drugs. 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For Colds aad Hoarsen—.— "Noah's Liniment quickly relieves colds and hoarseness, and I have carried a bottle with me for years In traveling."—VV. T. Burton, Wil son, N. C. For Backache and Stiff Jolata.— "I tiave used Noah's Liniment for backache and s’.MT Joints and pains, and Had it to be the best liniment 1 evt r usi d.” — Mi s. .Sallie Young, E.lcar, Va. l-'or Tain Following —"My little girl wan nufTri.ng with chills, and for the pain following I us<d Noah a Liniment, anil it gave in stant relit f."—A. H. Greenwood, Richmond, Va. For Sore Feet.—"Suffering for a month with rheumatism In my ankle, Instep and toes, I com menced to use Noah’s Unlment, and my foot has improved won derfully, and can now walk with •iv little Inconvenience."—C, A. James, Portsmouth, Va. For Pais la the Baek.—”1 suf fered dreadfully for ten years with pains In hack. Less than half a bottle of Noah’s Liniment made a ptrfict cure”—Mrs. J. D. Billings ley, Point Eastern, Va, -s(Td iry stock 0 '' he gasped. “>l> stock," Morgan corrected him. verv calmly ' You v i* sold it ° "I have the offer" Mr Peck s righ - fi.-t came up ami shook tremulously in Morgan’s face "Young man. if you sell th.it stock a w ,iv trom me 1 II I'll well, it s an easy guess )ou ve still g.ct an eve on my daughter You sell that sto, k and to that d «1 Tucker’ and yovi'H never say a word to her again ’ ' “That brings up another potn'. ' cars thundered I Morgan sai l with the same quietness tc> a'.l unnoted The crowd sat with watch in hand counting off the min utes since Mneieeti had started ' w e n' > (went) one twenty two — twenty I hree i ttr cumnlg' shouted the announc- "Ho* are \. 'i * ' Morgan cried er • !a b ‘ • gan " r " Mo V t • > t'l"t fl i»t,ed » . f r , \ ! »• v gan \»ait • 1 fl i.' i :: or • !! •• r 'i «to 1 • T. " T N M* t. e'. ’ \ ♦ • N t*. N.lo eeU. A h . !i o'* ' .a -A .-r' 1 ’ ' t to- ft g" . ' - B ■ • . ’ * . • a r He turned to his own desk, threw it open and scribbled a note He then touched a hu*'on and han led ’he rude to the answering boy, with the d 1 rec t ion In Hie touring car out In front Morgan wheeled about an I looked »’c., v s’ M' P c I. ’ a r no .1 !. ' ■r .1 . v ; . „: M.e aiit.o'it. ,d. 1 He c ,, i .. 1 i 1 r ,i' i : .1 v * .i r 1 • * »: * .i * ’ K a a; 1 !•• T> . n Mr T. * , •*!i• -1 'k tank ' k ah! At* * \! ' •: High Grade Seed and Farm Lands ' MIXSON'SSEEDSGROW. They are grown in the South for the South LONG AND SHORT STAPLE UPLAND COTTON The best Varieties. Write uc for price* and Information. CORN, SORGUM, MILLET. VELVET BEANS «a Our Corn Is all HIGH BRED SOI'TH CAROLINA CORN. Get our Illustrated Catalogue cf all Vegetable and Kano Seeds. W. H. Mix son Seed Company, CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA TURNS SEVERAL LOOSE «.<*\ III.i:\hK INOtKtsKs HIM l*A- KOI K KK4*>IU». oa g ■ t be . ; • ! c ,i 1 n .i v .ib''* -t .i I ti a '.in i ’ .itc d 'It, o' ,i' Hie «’.qp< I M 'rg.u. wtig, c 1 unde'' w .1 o I.!, .1 \ ■ ,' da.- I v ., it! tea 11 • r c d b' c n n •• ■ . . n’eT. d !. . b t h a' ! ' be m that .••.till I li . ■> •• I be I w s I br " k !• into », • bo >' a !• I.c. a tan t I •.c -I 1 .1 . o it th*- Bight cj an : ra.i.uteef, t! bad. be .11 a feet c * .1 O !• 'B' . the b c' c c r h ib old Sc at and 1 . tc t Ir o he w as Inc' a tic c i.- h.m a g rl ;n sobbing, too Morgan began to w-lggl** out nnd lack, face stream.ng caught his an k'H am! dragged him forth He- r.mi face E-r Just cat w a > th K l J ,o k a'k" d Held ■ i " * , e • t It c .1 V \ i ter Ja. up it' (b r it off' ' tl" • x--;:.' i it ti. ! at- 1 'fir.-.'. 1 n i Ho- d - f t, r g.at .i ire IX 1. X , "I. 1 X \ ei -1;Id li i x '■ t' .'..I, tor th. c- r ang up Iratit e a;!v . hi 1 K W I O"' t e ■ .1 r - t r e a k e - . 1 "How : s ! t ’ Se-e a.B h"l •• . ' H. p.. the- h'.l'c ’ e> axle-' Will w ha hi an k 1 v "Hung \ Ici I.c ' : "i ' inn c I.,- tier. • Karajp' was four miles away. But tile' Sight of one' of t lie' tl i ot o I c V c 11 • pat mlin.e-n brought him to a stop Without a word, ho snatch' d th'- mo- torcyclo from the- owner's hands, and gave* a run and loapod astride it. It was a high-powered machine, with a mile-a-minute reputation. Whatever its best was, it showed that best now. In a dozen seconds Morgan was a whizzing speck down the roadway, the tails of his yellow duatcoat whip ping the air. The crowd, oblivious of the cars racing past, stood on its feet and watched him disappear, and then counted the minutes till he should come again. They guessed what he was going to try to do. Could he make it in time?—and would the car run? Presently the speck, reappeared far down the roadway—grew larger as it skimmed toward them—an 1 then they saw a great hump on Morgan's back—and then, as he dashed up ’0 the grand stand,-they sa.v that the hump was a wheel, its tiro i*.dated. He sprang from the motorcvele, gave it a push toward its owner, and in stantly] Jack was unstrapping the wheel from his back. The next in stant the two of them were fit tin ? it to its place. But before the task was done the announcer's shout went up, “Car coming!”—and two minutes later No. 18 tore by and began its tenth round. More than another two min utes were gone ere the last thing was finished. Then Morgan leaped to his seat, and Jack began to crank the engine. Would the engine run? the grand stand daaked itself. The en gine answered with a mighty boom- r ole an 1 VA 1 1< ' A t. i ** tl! I !.** » ! ' tl x» .1 B x. r . # r oy* v l a n d \ • r> p.nk V ' ’ t ' * ' ' ' A 1 B ' \ „ t . . ■> ',» \ -. I'l.pl'' .i 1 ;. 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ICe Ilf Be. *x iV Mor ga n pUBto-d l ar l"n ti.e for r» •; • a* ng ;f that 1 I .1 A ..X .1 t. ap o f Opel !«-f > r*- at.d i m * k in attract .- ‘ 1 to vi a r -1 X " II A n 1 he .1 g .1 1 t. oil* "’ t to id* 1 f d- i/.. n \. A t a g Ball T mt unl.-'B I let h -n 1. a • > . in i p'-rx t .•'"T e U mi 1 be re V4 i4H 1 o k t.ls B t« m k . > mi 1 ti a x *• io .a ’ O !. • t >1 l.g- HI H • ; • i ; c r - .11. 1 M. 4’ i 1 . 1 t " B \ ' O no- A . ^ f ’ * • l I ’ • 1 li"! lie ra • ; :. • 1 * i* r* V- ♦ •ati it " m : • ( B 1 * A . - ' 1 g .t ’, ' ■ n; ■ 1 ai 1 1 - fi '* 'lain ii, '! U p"H b.le race. and that \S .IS Ho A i ' li i • r i •!• -k V V lit t I -■ . to r t ' do. IllX • n t 1 J t: 11 . 11: nt \ 111 • t • n and » v v on i a Ig'.OH ■ i i » • «k 1 id !• ri d h •r three dc fu l «I r V 11.^ if M vr i' |. Mr 1 Vi k ■: "n*!' ;t g » to !,,1 X e !l"t tl . t. g- to do I i„lit Mmr Wrtc Tuntnl Out I’rt'lmlliin I rt>«i thr Male I’rnllrti- llar) McM<la) Wtrrnoon. AUGUSTA GREETS TAFT THE KX-PKKMDKNT IN GIVEN \ WARM WKMRJMB. t. L. '! .1 VV v i r v tc u \ t.zbHv .in ut b i - ii," r !,k' i aid !. c A . ' | V ' I t vx .•< h' .I a:; i • ad . v v v nr.! in <-a< h ; ap* r Shcrtlv a t ’ i r cTi-vi-n o'clock t to* nt fin c door opc n< d and Moruati walk'd in. in autoinoldc coat and tcuoLglid cap, having jum driven out from Nc-.v York He looked thin and pale', and his eves wen* bloodshot from the strain of yesterday. He stared at Mr Peck and at the heap of open letters, then walked sharply forward. “Pardon me, sir, I should like to know what business you have to open my mail?” he demanded. Mr. Peck did not reply at once, and when he did speak did not an swer the question. Without looking up he jerked a pudgy thumb toward the heap of letters that lay on the desk. “Thirty-seven orders there,” he said, gruffly. "They haven’t had a chance to come in —there’ll be a hundred to morrow,” Morgan could not refrain t»-om answering. “I have twenty with me.” His face grew sharp again. “What right, sir. have you in my mail?” he asked. Mr. Peck/ again jerked his thumb toward the heap of orders. “Mr. Morgan, don't be so brash — you need/ money to push them thru’ How much d’you want?” “Nomb” Mr. Peck looked up at the pale face of the young man. “None? None? What do you mean?” His jaw fell. “You know Mr. Tucker has been wanting to branch out into the auto mobile business,” Morgan quietly ex plained. “He’s offered me two hun dred thousand for what I bought of you.” Mr. Peck roae weakly up “You've ’ll v cic| l'”! 'l C, "!>c. - t ill V , II "1 Itl'l I 1.1' re . i 'i 1 i- - i:i,i■ !., "T fli.lt ' . : V e r-•■ (if V , Mcuvan que-t I ►Ml'-B'i t!,. fu el 'i r t h : tut t i. I If 1 tick, then t.ci. rncr HU *»»■ ha* turned anolh- • r batib of i on vlit* loom*', and baa tt.,,B lie r.-a»« d h.» parole r«-< ord by ■ i* tit more Monday afternoon he t iri.c d out of th«> penitentiary the fol- • o » n g i on * lc ta during gi>od behavior ^ t,arI»• b N IVarman. convicted in Abbeville. September, 1 S> 1 1, before Judge George V\ (.age, for man- Slaughter and aeotenced to three vearv imprisonment on the public • ork s | Sam Slaughter, convicted In Edge- t.■ 1 d V ii g i. at . 1 '.* 1 1 . I>eTore Judge J I \\ 1 ce\ or** for grand larceny and ■" n’l ic i il to thrcf ve-ars Imprison a,* nt in tfi.e' pe-nitentlarv (r •. lurr.v. cccnvicte-'l in Lancaster. ' 11 ' c I" r, I'll*'., he- for e 1 Judge' Gorge H 1 '• Ira k, of burglary and larceny i.iviHi .end '• nt.-nce-d to ten ye-ars on ttu' putdii- works or in the* peniten tial > .Ic'ltl St ■ il •■! *cnvict*• d in Lama* of I. ", hetof Judge* ll uurglar:. ami latct-ny le t vou have' hill k t!l' vmi H have* no objection Yr. Pi-ik cBsinissed th*- po,nt with a w av o of Ins hand. "Th<'n I step out It'll he between you two.” Morgan looked at Miss Peck. She met his glance with a blush. He turned back to her father. “You’ll put up cash?” “Yes. Nm —how much 0 ” “Two hundred thousand.” “One hundred and fifty.” “Two hundred thousand is Tuck er's offer. I can’t take less.” Mr. Peck stared at the set face. “All right,” he growled. A cunning look came into his eyes. “But re member, my dear sir, for the same amount of stock as I had before — fifty-one per cent.” “Forty-nine,” said Morgan. The young man's face was deter mined, masterful. Mr. Peck saw that the day of his control Was gone. He scowled into his desk a minute. “Well, let it go at that.” There was a moment’s pause, then 1m took his hat from the top of his desk and rose. “I guess I’d better be gonig,” he said, with a knowing look, “so a cou ple of young people can make their “You needn't bother,” said Mor- Hougli. tried for the killing of his gan “We’ve made it.” He stepped fath*r-in-law. Roderick West. The to Miss Peck's side and drew her Jury rPt ‘ r * d Hou * h iB a hand through his arm. Her face was ( man - aflame and his own auddenly flushed. “The Reverend Doctor Thorndyk* acted as peacemaker,” he said. (The HBd.) 1 t ■ T . I lc • c fi. L 11y' 1ric a a ml iit*-tii • cl to t*-ti year:; oa the pulcli works or in the- penitentiary Aloti’o Parker, convicted in Lau rens, January, I'.oiS, before Judge George W. Gage, of assault and bat- tery with intent to kill, and with car rying concealed weapons ajfd sen tenced to three years on the public works. / G. W. Gregory, convicted in New berry, November, 1912, before Judge R. W. Memminger, of /assault and battery of a high and aggravated na ture and sentenced to three years on the public works. / M. L. Burke, convicted In Spartan burg, November, 19,12, before Judge Frank B. Gary, for rviolation of the dispensary law and sentenced to five months on the public works or to pay a fine of $300, / John Jones, /convicted in Union County, Feb., /1912, before Judge George W. Gjjcge, for housebreaking and larceny, /and was sentenced to fifteen months on the public- works of Union eo/inty or the same length of time in ihe penitentiary. IIoug|i Convicted of Murder. Guilty/ of murder In the first de gress Was the verdict returned at Camdefi at 11 o’clock Thursday night by th£ jury In the case of John Five of the ten member* of Preai- I dent Wllaon’i cabinet are Southern i men. TLc Kc tf-rurr Odef Kterative of >«iloo Hlttm* MU Hrorly n la Uoo of Loyal Krtr»dahip. A welcome as demonstrative aa Mr. Taft ever received la Aegaeta white president olect or president of tho ( nltrd tttatr* was gives him Wednes day morning on hie arrival ad Astas ia With 1.000 arbool children gath ered in and around beastifal Barrett place, Immediately la front of ths union atatlon, and with aach wwvlat a ■mall Americas lag aad cheering at the top of hie young voice, with 150 Richmond academy cadets drawn up In military formation along Tel fair ■trent, where the former presl- dent wai driven on hie way to hla hotel, and with several hundred eltl- xt-nr. Including the mayor, members of (-it) ronncil, prominent buelneaa and prufcaeional men and many wo men. Mr Tafia entry into Augusta w.m Indeed triumphal “Citizen” Taft showed hie appre ciation of tho great honor which the pc ( pic- of Augusta were paying him. putely beiause of their regard and affection for him. and the famous Taft smile was much fn evidence from the time that he left bia private car until an automobile whisked him and Mrs. Taft and Mibb Helen Tatt away to their hotel, where the ex- president of the country says that he will rest and recreate. “I am Impatient to get to my golf sticks,’’ said Mr. Taft, "and I am In deed glad of the chance to come to Augusta for a few. weeks.” The Taft private car, containing Mr. and Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen, Mrs. Thomas W. Laughlin, Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Hilles and W. W. Mischier, the stenographer who has reported almost all of Mr. Taft's pub lic utterances from the time he was president-elect until now, was at tached to the Atlantic Coast Line train reaching Augusta at 8:55 o’clock Wednesday morning. In another car- was a party of A*:- gustans who went on to Washington to escort Mr. Taft back home to Au gusta. Wednesday morning was tak en up on the golf links until lunch time. Wednesday afternoon he evi denced his entirely care-free feeling when he and Mrs. Laughlin, accom panied only by the chauffeur, motor ed through the streets of the city and made a few informal calls. Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs. Taft, Mias Taft, Mrs. Laughlin, 'Mr. and Mrs. Hilles made up a box party at the theatre. ®y especial request no formal entertainment or functions have been arranged. e » ♦ ♦ high offlcaa, and wa Invite Preal dent Wilson to make aee of IL The South has pteaty of food Ma terial for <2