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Show The "First" Citizen. A booking agent for a Chautauqua bureau visited a small town in the middle West. He called on a man who said that in order to introduce a Chautauqua Chau-tauqua it would be necessary to see the most prominent man of the town. Together they called on the "first citizen" citi-zen" and the booking agent was introduced. intro-duced. "Mr. Jones," said he, "I called to see you in regard to a Chautauqua." "It won't do a bit of good," spoke up the prominent citizen. "My wife and 1 have looked over all the catalogues carefully and have already decided on another machine." |