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Show A Mayor on His Knees. Flas tho ancient city Of Moscow gone down on its knees to the merchant Jer-mokotT? Jer-mokotT? This is the question now agitating agi-tating Moscow society. It seems that a j subscription for a certain charity was being raised in Moscow, and of the million mill-ion rubles required there was a deficit of 800.000. The mayor bethought him to make an appeal to a rich merchant of his acrjuaintanco for the required sum. He did soj the first time in vain. ' But on another visit the merchant said: "Go down on your knees and beg me to give you the money." "And why not?" returned re-turned the mayor. Like Lady Godiva, he sacrificed his pride and gained the money for the town. And now society is much concerned to know if its honor was lost, and casuists casu-ists are arguing on both sides of the question. Moscow has got sorwythrng to talk about in the place of Mine. Patti, who refuses to come and sing. Cor. London Lon-don News, |