HE doubt which tins Ions '
Tl rented upon George w nsh
I ington's I : n si If h ancestry
I seems in a fnlr way to be
prise of a San Francisco
man. No front stntesman
tins ever proved luuie con
fusing to tlie genenlftjtlMa,
tlinn the Fnther of Ills
Country. The history of Wnshlngtou'e
life Is, of course, accurately known,
but historians nil give different nnd
confusing accounts of his English an
cestry. One genius. Indeed, lias writ
ten a big book lu which be proves very
much to his own satisfaction that the
Washington are directly descended
from Odin, the founder of Scandinavia,
who nourished B. C. 70. The nrgu
MBS. niLDBd LEWIS, GEOROE WASH
INGTON'S ONLY SISTER.
From ft Portrait it Mrtnlnn. Kins George County,
IrKiuU.
tneut does more credit to Sir. Welles'
Imagination than to his reasoning
powers, and such fanciful myths may
very well be set on one side as outside
arguments. All that has been known
hitherto for a certainty Is that the
Washingtons were a widespread group
of Fngllsh country families, descended
from one Laurence Washington, some
time Mayor of Northampton. In lu.'!S
Bluff King Hal, having successfully
despoiled the priories, granted the
tim nor of Sulgruvo, part of bis gains,
to Laurence, who forthwith set up as
a prosperous country squire. His
descendants spread to all parts of
England. There were Washington In
Ln n cash ire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire
ond many other counties.
Now, by the whirligig of fate, a Ran
Francisco citizen bns become possessed
of one of the most valuable relics yet
discovered in connection with this old
established family, and which goes far
towards settling the disputed question
of Washington's Kngllsh ancestry. H.
iJavls. who Is the curator of the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons In
Fourteenth street, Is the man who has
come into possession of this unique
find. His brother, Thomas Davis, Is
the rector of the parish of Maluies
liury. In Wiltshire. Two milts away Is
the little village of Carsdoti, n mere
luslgnilicnnt hamlet, Important only as
having been the seat of a branch of
the Washington family.
The old manor house Is still In exist
ence. Here many generations of Wash
ingtons lived and flourished as good
old country squires. Their lands
spread far and wide, their farms were
rich, they were absolute lords of their
own domain. When they died they
were burled in the little parish church
yard hard by, whore stood the stately
family tomb. And It Is the escutcheon
from this fomb, bearing the complete
family anus, which Mr. Davis has se
cured. Tlie stone, which was nlaccd as a
rons At'OCSTISB WASHINGTON, BROTHEB
OF IKOHG WASHINGTON.
ihleld over the grave, surmounted by
m ungel with outspread wings, Is a
cumbrous affair, weighing about 500
pounds. It la two feet six Inches In
height and eighteen Inches wide. Some
vaudal. In the past, tins broken It luto
three pieces, but, fortunately, the parts
loin together neatly and the cracks are
hardly visible. The coat of arms, cut
In high relief on the atone, Is calcu
luted to delight the College of Arms
tod drive the heraldic amateur to del
pair. Doubtless the Insignia of more
than one raroiiy art "marshalled" or
"Impaled," for the mere student be
comes hopelessly mixed as bo floun
ders amid tbe mysteries of "party per
pale, witii "party per lease" on the
one band and ''charges" In the form
of stags' beads on the other; with
"paly ' and "barry" divisions; with
"gules" and "mullets," cross and cres
cent In bewildering barmony. Whst
particularly concerns us, however. Is
lo be found on the upper left-band cor
ner, technically the "dexter chief,"
.where aland forth what everyday folk
would describe as tw? horizontal red
Lara surmounted by ttuee stara. Too
t- v. -mk
heralds do not treat matters to flip
pantly; the stars which, by the way,
have five points Instead of six take
the name of mullets; the red tint of the
bnrs Is yclept gules. Now this particu
lar little piece of armorial device Is
not conllned to the nrinorlnl bearings
on the Garsdon tomb. It Is also to bo
found on the tomb of one Laurence
Washington, Impaled with the arms of
Lis wife, Margaret Washington, in tlie
graveyard of Little Brighton. North
amptonshire. The tomb bears the date
of December 13, lil(5, and is commonly
supposed to shelter the parent of a
John Washington, who some forty
years later sailed for America.
Hut here conies the Maluieslmry rec
tor with ft tlew family version. Ac
cording to him there was Sir Laurence
Washington, knight, of Itucks and
Wiltshire, who died In 1 UJ.'I and was
burled at Onrsdon beneath the family
shield. And Knight Laurence had a
son, John, who In li-''i, nt a presum
ably early age, was himself knighted
by worthy King .Tame. Sir John, not
liking the parlous times Into which his
middle nge crept, dropped the "Sir."
sailed for America In W.17, nnd took his
shield with him. From among his
American progeny there arose George
Washington, who was not so republi
can but what he, loo, could lay claim
to a family shield. Now this Is how
he Herald describes the shield of Sir
John's branch: "Argent, two bars
gules, In chief three mullets of the
second; crest, a raven -with wings in
dorsed proper, Issuing out of a ducal
coronet." With the raven tho Garsdon
escutcheon has naught to do; ho Is
supposed to have been transformed
Into the Amei'icnu eagle. But the stars
and bars are distinctly connected with
hat "dexter chief" on the tomb nnd
with something else we are accustomed
o see Moating on the breeze. Every
body has read pretty stories of the
evening conclave, when the Amerlenn
Hag was devised, of the busy white
fingers that Urst stitched together scar
let stripe and silver star. Thoso stars
nd stripes were suggested by George
Washington's shield, by the bars, gules
nd mullets, to be found alike lu Gars
don and Little Brighton's church
yards.
Tho history of the stone shows that
Its escape from destruction during all
these centuries Is little short of mir
aculous. Sir Laurence Washington,
who died nt Oxford ln 1043, Laurence
Washington, who died In 1007, and
Augustine Washington, who died lu
743, are known for certain to have
been burled in this church, for the
parish register of Garsdon shows It.
How many other Washingtons may
have been burled there Is purely a mat
MART WASTIIXOTON S MONVMENT A'.
riiEBEitiCKsncno, va.
ter of conjecture, r.s many years of the
parish register are missing. When
the grave wag leveled ami the escutch
eon removed Is not absolutely known,
but this act of vandalism was probably
committed lu 1834, when tlie church
was restored and turned Into an ugly
modern edifice, nil Its vent ruble grace
and glory vanished. At any rule, lu
1S34 some unscrupulous person was
keen enough to percelvo the value of
the relic. He secured possession of It
probably stole It during the confusion
attending the process of renovation
nod made nil attempt to ship It to the
United Stntog. He very nearly suc
ceeded and wus actually about to put
the stone on board ship when the
church authorities stepped In. It Is n
law of the Church of England that no
sacred object, whether It be baptismal
iljlpi
Sulzrav Manor House, the Hem ox George Washington'
Ancestors, l Banbury, England. .
There Is a report thut the auceatral borne of George Washington's family
la to be taken down and re-erocted lu America. It la Hulgrave Manor House,
at Banbury, England. The estate originally belonged to a priory dissolved '
by Henry VIII. at the Information and given to one Lawreuco Washington,
of Northampton. Lawrence Washington came of a Lancashire fatuity. Ills
grandson, Lawrence, bad two tons, both of whom emigrated to America
about 1057, and it wns ono of thtso sous John who became the great ,
grandfather of George Wasblugton. Uarner't Weekly.
font or tombstone, pulpit or pew. may
be removed from Its place without the
permission of the Bishop of the dio
cese. The abductor of the relic had
overlooked this little fact, nnd, lu con
sequence, was sternly ordered to re
turn the stone where It belonged. How
ever, (is there wns no grave to put II
on, It 'was stowed away In a dark cor
ner of the vestry, 'oud uere It lay,
forgotten by nil, for over sixty years.
Theu Mr. Davis' reverend brother dis
covered It, nnd obtained, after some
diltlculty, the Blshon's permission to
1 7f
MAliV, Morill.lt Ul' UASJ11.NGTU.N.
ship it out of the country. So that there
is no doubt about It eventually reach
ing the Vnlted States. Whether It
will ever come to San Francisco Is an
other siory.
"There can be no doubt of the fact
1 lint this shield covered the tomb of
several of George Washington's an
cestors," declares Mr. Davis. "Tho
ltev. Keynall Wreford Hay, the pres
ent rector of Garsduti Church, n man
of great learning and high antiquarian
attainments, is positive on this point.
He has made a thorough Investigation
of the subject, and has drawn tip the
following family tree, which seems
conclusive enough:
" 'Laurence Washington, lawyer, of
Gray's Inn, London, grantee from
Henry VIII. of Sulgravo Manor lu
l."3S, nnd twice Mayor of Northamp
ton. Died Februnry 19, 1.1S3.
" 'Laurence Washington (his son), of
Maidstone. Registrar of his majesty's
OEOUOE WASnlNCITO?!' BOOK PI.ATE.
Court of Chancery. Died 101'J, burled
at Maidstone.
" 'Sir Laurence Washington (his son),
Knight of Westbury, Buckingham
shire, and Garsdon. Wiltshire. Begla
trur of the High Court of Chancery.
Died at Oxford in 1(113, and buried at
Garsdon Church.
" 'John Washington (his son), knight
ed nt Newmarket lu 1!23 tiy James I.
Emigrated to America lu 1037.' "
Now as till such authorities, however
much they may differ on other points,
agree that John Wnshlngtou, the emi
grant, was the great-grandfather of our
own George Wnshlngtou, it would
seem that the good lector -of Onrsdon
has made out a case which will take
a great deal to upset It. A strong bit of
evidence In bis favor Is :he fact that.
In 101t, Sir Laurence Washington, who
was subsequently boiled there, pre
sented the church with a magnificent
silver communion service, pieces of
which nre still lu existence ban I ran-
cisco Chronicle.
Whnt, JnilM-il.
It wn Georgo Washington's birth
day. The bells were ringing nnd t lie
cannon were booming in comim-inora.-lion
of tlie Father of Ills Country.
Littlo Ethel, aged live, wise and
thoughtful beyond her yi-ars, was
gazing out of tho window, apparently
in deep thought. Suddenly slio uwokc
from her reverie, and turning around
to her father, said. 'Tapa. what ore
they going to give Georgo Washington
for his birthday?" Boston Herald.
A l ubloi and Cnmllluii.
Washington has shown blmself both
n Fnblus und a CuinUlus. His march
through our lines U acknowledged to
have been a prodigy of generalship.
Horace Walpolo.
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1 LATEST.' '"'
New York Clty.-rinln shirt waists
are nlwnys smart nnd always worn,
whatever novelties may come nnd go.
This stylish May Manton model suits
TLAIN SHIBT WAIST.
silk, wool, cotton and linen equally
well, and can be made lined or luiliued
is preferred. It Includes the broad
box pleat that Is n feature of tho sea
ton and the straight cud's with droop
'.ug sleeves. The original, made of
Mievlot lu black and white with four
large pearl buttons, Is worn with
fancy butterfly stock and Is nulliieil,
but wools and silks nre apt to give
greater satisfaction when the fitted
foundation Is used.
The waist consists of the smoothly
fitted lining that closes nt tho centre
front, separately from tho outside, the
fronts and tlie back. The shoulders
itru plain and smooth, but the fulness
at the waist Is arranged In gathers
that are drawn down at the back but
blouse slightly nt the front. At the
frunt edge Is the fashionable lm pleat
through which the closing Is made.
The sleeves nre In bishop stylo with in
visible openings nnd straight cuffs that
close nt the outside.
Tho quantity of material required
for medium size Is four yards twenty
one Inches wide, three and one-half
yards twenty-seven inches wide, three
yards thirty-two Inches wide, or two
yards forty-four Inches wide.
Womin'i Blnufts or Slilrt Walat.
Daintily tucked waists are among the
features noted In the advance styles
BLOUSE OB
nnd will be greatly In vogue both for
entire sulis and odd waists. The very
charming model shown In the large
drawing includes tho narrow vest,
which always Is becoming, and cun be
made available both for wash goods
and the many light weight silks nnd
wools. As Illustrated It Is made of
white batiste with the vest, collar and
ufls of needlework Insertion, but tho
."umblnntlou can bo varied indefinitely,
ind tlie fitted lining can be added when
silks and wools nro used If n firmer
adjustment is desired.
The waist consists of tho lining. Hie
plain Inn-It, the tucked fronts nnd tho
vest. The back Is smooth across the
(boulders, simply drawn down in gath
ers nt the waist line, but the fronts
are tucked to yoke depth and so pro
vide soft folds over the bust. The nar
row vest Is attached to the right side
ind buttoned under the left. The
sleeves nre tucked to fit snugly nt the
upper portions nnd form the fashiona
ble full puffs below, and are held at
the wrists by cufTs that close Invisibly
under the pointed strap. The neck
Is finished with n stock dtit to form a
point nt the centre front.
The quantity of material required
for medium size is four and one-half
yards twenty-ono Inches wide, threo
and three-fourth yards tweuty-seveu
Indies wide, three and three-fourth
yards thirty-two Indies wide, or two
and five-eighth yards forty-four Inches
wide, with seven-eighth yard of all
over embroidery.
The Alhletln Girl's Suit.
A gymnastic suit Is an essential part
of the athletic girl's wardrobe. The
newest design, both practical and at
tractive, couslstg of bloomera that are
pkiatcd Into the belt and a separate
slilrt waist, with Byron or sailor collur.
Full length or elbow sleeves may be
made, as preferred. A wide, soft sash
of some bright silk wound around the
walat adds ptcturesqueness. Any of
the fancy flannels, serge or brllllantlue
way be used In these costumes.
Chln-oa ati.
Many beautiful sashes of chiffon are
shown, with bows aud chiffon roses
which are exquisite additions to most
evening or ceremonial gowus. Both
white and colore are used, the colored
chiffon sashes being used with white
gowns of all the fashlonablo materials
for dress occasions. These sashes are
charmingly effective made with the
full width of the material, and fast-
ened with any of the many beautiful
buckles, or sash pins.
AQimlnt Vnll.
A quaint veil, which gives lis wcnrei
(ho look of having stepped out of an
old picture. Is made of Une black net.
It has n narrow ruille of net crossed
with hairlines of while. The mille Is
put on with n narrow band of black
nnd white brnld nnd Is finished with a
narrow hem. Tho veil is hemmed nt
Hie top and n narrow black ribbon Is
run through the hctn. This makes it a
veritable "grannie's" veil.
l.nra Mrilittllonx.
Medallions of embroidery or lace will
be used to excess on most kinds of new
gowns, but tspcchilly on summer
goods. These ure to be seen In white,
with Introductions of cither pink,
green, heliotrope or blue, and nn ex
ceedingly large assortment of black
and white, or the hitter und the new
bright all-important red,
Vlffuncoft.
Flounces arc dally growing ln Im
portance, especially where evening
frocks nre concerned. Skirts are
flounced nlmost to the knee, each
flounce having a smnll ruffle of its
own, so thnt the general effect Is frou
frou ln the extreme. A. light colored
skirt resembles nn upturned flower
more than anything else.
Ileiitlft Uel In Neckwear.
Beads of all sorts nnd colors, but es
pecially of cut steel, are used more and
more In line neckwear. A Moled col
lar, composed of narrow folds of pink
satin fagoted together with steel bead
work, has pendants of pink sutln rose
buds, with steel bead stems,
l'rntty Necklace Kflort.
The Bayadere necklaces, which con
sist of ropes of colored or Jet beads
finished lu front with coquettish little
tassels, are quite "the thing" for even
lug gowns. As a finish for nn other
wise plain evening gown they nre un
equalled. Hiett For tlie Hnlr.
Artificial flowers nre no longer worn
singly or in single sprays in the hair,
but In short garlands or rosettes, one
on each side of the head just above
SHIRT WAIST.
the cars. Th flowers use'd, of coi.rie,
nro tho small', dainty varieties. Tiuy
vild roses of ribbon arc novel and ef
fective. Follnne Ilata In Sljl.
Foliage hats are lo be grrnl favor
ites, and no wonder, hb they nre so nr
tlstic, and can be modlshly worn with
auy gown, either for ordiuary of deml
dress. Wumnn's Tucked Skirt.
Tucks of all sorts nro greatly la
vogue und suit the plinKo materials of
tho season to a nicety. The model
shown Is ono of tho newest nad I
peculiarly well adapted to tall women.
As shown It Is made of canvas vell'ng
lu belgo color aud machine stitched
with cortlcclll silk, but all the skirting
materials of the season are appropri
ate aud fancy stitching can be substi
tuted for plain whenever prefirred.
The lines of the tucks nre arrnu'.'ed
with care and with diu reference to
graco of outline. The fit above tho
hips is snug, while the flounce allows
a generous Hare at the lower portion.
Tho skirt is mndo lu three pieces,
the yoke, tho skirt and the flounce, the
seams being coucenled by the tucks.
Tho yoko Is fitted by menus ef short
hip diirts and is absolutely smooth.
Tho habit back fits snugly, and tho
flounce Mures froely and provides rip
ples aud folds at the feat.
The quantity of innterlul required for
medium size Is ten yards twenty one
TCCKED SK1HT.
Indies wldo. eight and one-half yards
tweuty-seveu Inches wldo, six yards
forty-fou Inches wldo, or live and one.
balf yards fifty-two inches wide,
w
ODDITIES AND CURIOSITIES OF
THIS WONDERFUL
WORLD.
SITF1& TOWIB T0PPt,
A gigantic circular steel tower 1050
feet In height; 180 feet in diameter nnd
COS feet In circumference, will he a
leading attraction at Forest Park, St.
Loula, during the World's Fair of 1004.
the enterprise la in the hands of the
Crystal Palace Tower Company, and
will in Itself be an exhibition of scien
tific and mechanical skill.
The central feature of the Crystal
Palace tower is a mammoth cylindrical
column of the dimensions given above
nnd constructed entirely of steel plates
riveieu logeiuer. At a neigut or v.o
feet above the ground the tower will he
crowned by an observatory, having a
capacity of 7000 people.
The top will be reached by the means
column ron THE ST. locis exhibition.
of a car running ou a splrnl roadway
encircling the tower nnd by elevators.
These combined systems will liuve a
total dally capacity of 7000 persons.
KBV EAB SHAFTED ON MAN'S HEAD.
Surgeons at the Presbyterian Hos
pital are much gratified over the suc
cess of .the operation performed on
Alexander Hammond, by which the
latter was provided with a new ear.
The man has just returned to his home
In Malvern, Pa., well satisfied with
modern surgery. -:'.
Hammond bad his left ear frozen
about four years ago. A cancerous
growth developed, and threo weeks
ago he was sent by his family physi
cian, Dr. Curtz, to the Presbyterian
Hospital. The ear was amputated,
leaving only a stump. 1 e
Dr. Henry Whnrton, of tho hospital
staff, then made nn incision back of
the car stump aud lifted up a flap of
skin in the shape of a peninsula, with
the connection Just back of the root of
the car.
The flap wns then molded into the
shape of un ear and sewed up to place.
The place where the flap had been wns
covered by pulling tho sklu up over it.
The operation is called In surgical par
lance a "plastic operation."
The man was able to leave the hos
pital In a little over two weeks. The
hospital surgeons say that the opera
tion is a rare one, aud ln this case re
sulted very successfully. Philadelphia
Press. .
A crnious bell.
According to the Boston Globo a cu
rious feature of the estate of tho late
Edward Cunningham at Milton is a
bell which bangs suspended between
two yellow pine trees. It was brought
to this country ninny years ago by
A CCHIOUS CHIKEflC SELL.
Mr. Cunningham, after one of his nu
merous visits to China, where he wus
ongnged in trade.
It Is six feet high nnd three feet in
dlumeter. The upper half is Inscribed
with what is said to be tho Buddhist
Bible, and the lower part is covered
with the names of donors to the bell,
It having been cast from coins contrib
uted by faithful Buddhists. .
It was brought from Ghnnklng, n
town on the Ynngtse Iiiver, which
was destroyed in the great Tal Ping
rebellion.
The rebels took the belt to Shanghai
and offered it for sale, where it was
bought by Mr. Cunningham. ,
how a mo swims.
The above Is from a photograph
taken by a German explorer, of a lion
In the act of crossing a stream. Ac
cording to the Germau naturalists the
illustration abowa that tho lion's
1 'F S
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method of swimming differs from
that of several other large animals,
and one may safely conclude that be
does not fel quite at home lu the
Water, '. : ( .;. ' ,
i-5&
m const or rBovi.-iBfl. ,
t Tba Cape Hyrax ("Uyrox capenils")
which has recently become nn acquisi
tion of tho Small Mammal House nt
the Zoological Gnrdens, snys the Lon
don Graphic, though plentiful in South
Africa, where it is sometimes kept ns a
"HTBAX CArEKSIS," MENTIONED JN BIBLE,
domestic pet, is rarely seen ln England.
It is also called the "Human Hock
Rabbit" and "Dossey," and Is identified
with tho coney of the Book of Pro
verbs. At first sight it looks like a
rodent, nnd the rather shaggy fur is
mouse-colored, but it is far more in
teresting than a casual observer would
Imagine, for it is the link between the
tapir and rhinoceros. It hag no tall;
its skeleton closely resembles thnt of
a rhinoceros In miniature, and its molar
teeth are formed lu the same manner;
the forefeet have four toes, which nre
tipped with hoof-like nails, while the
hind feet have three toes, of which
the Innermost is furnished with a long
claw-like nail.
THE AERONAUT 8IrDER.
"The aeronaut spider," said the
nnturnllst, "lives in Texns, nnd It is
during November ond December thnt
she goes in most heavily for aeronaut
ics. "She porches herself, when she Is
about to fly, on the topmost twig of a
branch, or on the extreme end of a
corn tassel, and she spins a balloon
of white gossamer n cigar-shaped
balloon, six inches long and two Inches
ln diameter. This is held by a thread.
She spins two other threads, some
forty feet in length, to hang from the
bow, nnd a third one, of thirty feet, to
bang from the stern. At the hour of
noon, usually, and with a wind from
the south, she starts off. She sets her
eight or ten children in the bow In,
front of her; she bites the cable that
holds the balloon, and forthwith hec
car rises smoothly aud buoyiw.tiy high
up in the clear air.
"Toward 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
when the wind begins to die, she
descends. Her long drag ropes catch
on a twig or a bush, and she nnd her
children jump to the ground, spinning
a thread as they leap, which lets them
down gently. Their car either hangs In
the air till the drag ropes break, when
It sails away again, or else it falls to
earth.
"In this manner," the naturalist con
eluded, "the female aeronaut or bal
loon spiders scatter themselves all over
the State." .
WOLF IN SHEEP'S ClOTHIKO.
Persons residing in the Vauglrarn
Square In Purls noticed recently that n
poorly dressed man came there threo
times dally and threw crumbs of bread
to the sparrows, and, as he was evi
dently a pauper, they were loud in
their admiration of his thouurtitfuluess
and benevolence. The blrdi, too, np
pnreutly looked upon hliu ns an angel
In disguise, for they flocked to him
from all quarters, and some even
perched on his shoulders nud bands
and took the coveted crumbs from
bis fingers.
The benevolent pauper would prob
aljy still be engaged lu this task If one
of his admirers had not detected hlm
lu the act of thrusting luto his pocket
two plump sparrows which had Just
perched on his hnnd. His real object
In feeding the birds wns then revealed,
for ho confessed in court thnt he con
sidered birds the choicest food, and
that, as ha could not satisfy his appe
tite In any other way, he wns obliged
to make war on sparrows. Tho court
did not regard this as a sufficient ex
cuse for his conduct, and as a result
the Impoverished epicure Is now ln a
place where birds are not often found
on tho bill of fare.
A TCBEIT CAPQHT BY A MAIL CBAKK.
"A mall crane Is a funny thing to so
hunting with." Bald W. E. Grunwald.
"Still, I know of a man who made a
respectable bag with this queer in
strument." continued Mr. Grunwald.
"The man wns, of course, a railway
man clerk. He was running on a
Baltimore & Ohio train through West
Virginia. I was aboard the train at
tho time tho incident occurred. The
train bad Just passed a little station
and entered a tract of woodland, when
the clerk saw a pair of wings flapping
outside the glass in the sliding door of
his car. He threw the door open and
found a big turkey caught in tbe mall
crane. The blrp was snatched Inside
in a jiffy and secured.
"At first tbe clerk thought bis prize
a common barnyard fowl caught up
by the auction of tbe train, but more
knowing passengers Identified tbe bird
as A wild turkey." Louisville Courier-
Journal.
A Harer-FalllBt Weapoa.
Contempt pierces tbe thickest bide of
self-cniplacency. New York Press.
There la always room at the top of
tbe heap for the big potatoes. !