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Show ilo Wn Chief of tho Snobs. Sir John Brown, tho cutlery manufacturer manu-facturer of Sheffield, owed his title to a visit to that cltf by the princo of Wales while Sir John was mayor of Sheffield. That ho is a snob of snobs the following story proves: On the occasion of his visit the prince leaned his luead against a. -wall in the billinrd-room In his host's house, leaving leav-ing a stain on the delicate paper. This stain Sir John had covered with glass and surrounded by n gold frame, placing plac-ing an inscription below which related that the stain was made by the head.of England's future king. Boston Globe. |