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Show 7 Ho W Chief of tho Boob. " Sir John Brown, tho cutlery manufacturer manu-facturer of Sheffield, owed his title to a visit to that city by the princo of Wales while Sir John was mayor of Sheffield. That he is a snob of snobs the following Btory proves: On the occasion of his visit the prince leaned his head against a wall in tho billinrd'TOoin in his host's house, leav-ing 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 lxlow which related that the stain was made by tho head of England's future Icing. Boston Globe. |