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Show lie Was Chief of tho Snobs. Sir John Brown, tho cutlery manufacturer manu-facturer of Sheffield, owed his title to a visit, to that city by the prinoo of Wales w'hile Sir John was mayor of Sheffield. That he is a Hnob of snobs the following story proves: On iho occasion of his visit tho prince leaned his lwad against a wall in the billiard-room in his liost's house, leaving leav-ing a stain on the delicate paper. This stain Sir John had covered with glass and surrounded by a 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. |