Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-11-08
HOW THEY DO 1T.
The Mann T IN Which Newspapers
Obtain their Most Interesting
Reading-An Excellent H.
uStratiOn of it.

Few positions in Journalism are 50 important
TO 4 good newspaper. and yet 50 easily h.led as
that OF the exchange editor" To those that
are unsOphiSticaed into The workings Of large
newspaper,it may be stated that the exchange
editor is Il man who uses the scissors and paste
pot. Al newspapers of metropolitan preteu.
tions have exchange lists of hundreds Of papers.
They send their paper to all the leading journals
in the country, besides to 4 number OF country
papers in the immediate vcInRy. Every one
of these papers are read by the exchange edit
or. and II he n.ds something novel and inter
eSting, he cuts it and credits TO the paper from
which it is taken. When he geJs number of
these clippings. he hands them to the managing
editor TO make a selection from. The latter
chooses tie most interesting of them. and those
are published in the fapcr upon the following
day
Some newspapers use more clippings than
others. In large city, like New York, where
Interesting news is plenty, few are needed, rs
the columns are we'll crowded without. In Gin
cinnati, ST. ] ouis and cities further west, the
papers - III be found well filed with them and
there il no mistake but that they make mighty
good reading.
For instance, the following entertaining story.
which is from the Pittsburgh Dispatch, a jour
nal which is extensively copied. has been going
the rounds of the newspapers
Very seldom do we readof an actual case Of
recovery, where hope hal altogether been lost,
to parallel that which was on Monday inyestigat.
ed by Dispatch reporter who had heard III yari-
Gus quarters persons talking to their friends Of
a cure, seemingly little short Of marvellous that
had narrnrlupJ ha in, ha
case referred TO, without eXaggeration, are
these, as they were learned from the mother of
the young man,his pastor and other persons well
known in the community
William Lincoln Curtis is the name of the
young man in question. He is now employed
at II. K. Porter & Co.'S locomotive works in
Pittsbur. h, Pa. a year ago he resided with
his mother on Grant street About that lime
he wentto bed one evening with a violent pain
IN his shoulder. tie result, he thought OF cold.
The next morning the shoulder was greatly
swollen, the pain was intense. and aches were
felt all through his system. His case was speed
lily developed into n violent form Of chrome
rheumatism, among the first notable features
Of which was the paralysis of his left arm.
He gradually grew worse, and in few months
the elbow and knee joints, and both ankles be-
came enormously enlarged. In March last the
cheek bones began to enlarge, and upon his left
side particularly, spreading his face out OF all
resem blance 10 his former self The pain In al
his joints became intense; fever, with it's deter
iOrating effects was now added and he became
rapidly reduced to the semblaace of Il skeleton
while vitality reached its lowest possible condi-
tiOn, and his sulTerings were OF such an indis
cribabe character that those who most loved
him sometimes thought it would be better if lie
was called away. At this time physician, wen
known in Pittsburg informed his parents that
he was in imminent danger OF total paralysis,
and directly afterward they announced TO his
sorrowlui mother that they could give no hopes
Of recovery.
The young man finally commenced taking
that wonderful medicine, PERUNA. Almost at
once the good effects were perceptible. In two
weeks quite change for the better, was per.
ceptible by all the friends or the invalid. In six
weeks almost all the enlargement had been
reduced completely, while in spirits and strength
the patient was quite as well as he had ever
been IN his life. Nearly three weeks ago he re-
sumed work as mac hi1list at his old place, a.
bic to perform as much labor as ever in his life
The mother of Willie Curtis I'm stating all
these facts said Indeed, cannot look upon
the cure much less than amiracle. l do not hes
itate in sounding the praise of PERUNA, and in
recommending it to all my friends. My heart
is very iull of gratitude for umy boys recovery
was really like that OF one snatched from the
jaws of death.'" 4"
The pastor OF the church where the young
man attended Sabbath school was visited, and
he readily confirmed the facts OF the deformed
bones, the emaciated condition from disease,
and OF the doctors having given him up. The
young man entered the minister's house with
the reporter and the pastor who had not seen
him since his recovery, was greatly surprised at
hl, improved condition. Said H., '"f lie had not
spoken would net have known him."