Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1917 — The Lord on Salesman. [ARTICLE]

The Lord on Salesman.

Lord Eustace Percy told at a reception a story about Lord Devonport, the British food controller. “Lord Devonport,” he said, “runs the largest chain of groceries In England. When he was a poor man, running only onv provincial grovery, he hated ostentation and display. A traveling salesman once dropped tn on him In his little shop. •“I’m from London,’ the salesman said, haughtily. ‘I want to show you a line of London goods that will open your—” / “•Where did you say yon .come from?’ asked the humble grocer. - " •London.’ said the salesman, proudly. ‘London, my man.’ ‘“London, eh?’ The grocer smiled pleasantly/ ‘Who runs the hotel in that townl** . ,