San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-25
HOW THE EXCHANGE FlENDS MAKE
THE EDITORS LIFE A BURDEN.


Calling at All Hours Loaded with CUES
tions-A westerner Looking for a San
Francisco Paper-A Capitalist Wants 90
Borrow The Boston GROWER.
Everybody has heard Of the exchange fiend
Possibly he is regarded by many as purely
imaginary character, with no more real ex
istence than the John Doe and, Richard Roe
of the old time legal documents or the Ker.
smith and Bjones of the modern newspaper
dialogue grinder Yet he has being, my
lords and gentlemen, as truly as the human
race, whose existence was vouched for by the
disfigured hero CT Victor Hngo's story OF
THE Man Who Laughs"
The exchange editor Of large daily news
paper has no sinecure. 1t is his business to
looBAthrough all the exchanges that come to
the office to make selections of miscellany
for various departments, TO cut out and lay
aside,matter that may te of interest or i'm.
portance to the political, dramatic, financial.
musical, sporting or creditors, to collect
material for use on special occasions or
certain days of the week and often to pre-
pare special departments sconssting of the
aggregated comment of the press at large in
regard to matters Of public interest He cuts
and ships, pigeon holes and arranges in piles,
pastes clippings on blank sheets of paper,
writes heads and credits, and occasionally
uses strong language when he finds the ex.
changes unusually barren ofmaterial.
At the close of the day his table is covered
with clippings and the floor in his vicinity is
Uttered knee deep with the mutilated remains
of newspapers. Imagine him hard at work
with scissors, paste pot and pencil. The doc"
opens and a smiling stranger enters
THIRSTING FOR LITERARY KNOWLEDGE.
DO you-ah-exchange with The ANIME
roogia Bugle"
NO"
The Hackmetack Hard Tines"
No"
Can you tell me where can find them"
Possibly at the advertising agency OF
Winks &. Blinkem."
Aft thank you. III just look through
this pile OF papers minute If you are done
with them"
And he looks through them for half an hour
to see if the exchange editor has lied TO Elm.
Next comes a greasy looking man with
stoop shoulders and enormous hands.
Have you a file of San Francisco papers"
he asks
I'VE don't keep files of any papers"
"Where can | find themf
AT the advertising agency Of Winks &
Slinkem, probably
You say you don't keep filess Have you
got the last ones on hand! Are they in this
pile! If you have 10 objection III take a
look at them"
He takes look and finally goes away with
a Scowl on his face and without saying
Thank you"
a capitalist worth half million comes in.
Good morning. May | look over your
Boston papers a momentl Fine old paper.
that Boston Growler. | used to take 1t, and
| feel lost if don't see it once in a while"
What do you do with these papers when
YOU are done with themF' inquiries the next
caller
II don't know. Ask the janitor."
I'D be willing to pay little something
for them OF course they're not"-
II have nothing to do with the exchanges
after I've gone through them"
Don't you suppose
Il don't suppose anything. Talk to the
janitor"
The exchange editor is becoming slightly
impatient
Il am compiling a book" observes the
tiend who comes next, ''in the preparation OF
which | make use of a great many news
papers | would like TO make an arrange
ment with you for the exchanges from the
principal cities after you haven-
1--WE don't make any arrangement Of that
kind This isn't a news depot nor an inteli
gence office"
'Can You tell me where Twill be likely &c
get access to the papers wantG"
lyon may be able to find them at Winks
& Blinkem's advertising agency" replies the
exchange editor YEARLY.
A young man with a lavender necktie and
a new suit of broadcloth appears
.! should like to see the Minneapolis pa
pers of yesterday" he remarks
WANTS TO SEE WHAT THEY SAID.
There is no difficulty in sizing up" this
youth. He is from Minneapolis was mar
ried the day before yesterday, has come tc
Chicago on his wedding tour, as all Minnea
politanS do who can afford it, and he wishes
to see what the papers of his native city say
of the wedding.
The man who comes in every day for The
JeruSalemville Jumper and makes facetious
comment on the weather or the latest police
mystery drops in about this time He is fol
lowed few minutes later bya somewhat an
gular but self possessed young woman, WIZ
contributes to the cookery department of The
Passamaquoddy Banner of Liberty. She is
out west on visit and would like to see
copy of the paper She is directed to Winks
& Binkem's
young man, attired in a suit of louG
checks and stripes and wearing his hat on one
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