Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-05

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changes unusually barren Of material
At the close Of the day hfs table is covered
with clippings and the floor in his vicinity i.
Uttered knee deep with the mutlated remain,
OF newspapers Imagine him hard at WORK
with scissors, paste pot and pencil The door
opens and smiling stranger enters
THIRsTING FOR LITERARY KNOWLEDGE.
"Do you-ah-exchange with The Anime
roogia Bugler
| "No."
"The Hackmetack Hard Timesr
| 'eNo."
"Can you tell me where can find the,nf"
'Possibly at the advertising agency Of
Winks & Bltnkem."
"Ah, thank you I'll Just look through
this pile Of papers a minute il you are done
| with them"
| And be looks through them for half an hour
to see If the exchange editor has lied to him.
Next comes greasy looking man with
| stoop shoulders and enormous hands
"Have you file of San Francisco papersl''
he asks
I've don't keep files Of any papers"
"Where can find themF"
"At the advertising agency Of Winks &
Blinkem, probably"
you say you don't keep filesf Have you
got the last ones on handf Are they In this
pilef II you have no 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 momeptf Fine old paper,
that Boston Growler. l used to take it, and
I feel lost if don't see it once in while.n
"What do you do with these papers when
you are done with themF' inquiries the next
caller.
81 don't know. Ask the janitor."
'rd be willing to pay little something
for them. Ofcourse they're MOTT
~ have nothing to do with the exchanges
after I've gone through them"
Don't you suppose
II don't suppose anything. Talk to the
janitor."
The exchanges editor is becoming slightly
impatient
II am compiling o book" observes the
fend who comes next, sin the preparation of
which l make use Of great many news
papers. would like to make an arrange
ment with you for the exchanges from the
principal cities after you have"-
we don't make any arrangement Of that
kind This isn't a news depot nor an intelh-
gence office"
"Can you tell me where I will be likely to
get access to the papers l wantf'
"You may be able to find them at Winks
& Blinkem's advertising agency" replies the
exchange editor YEARLY
A young man with lavender necktie and
new suit of broadcloth appears.
Il 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 to
Chicago on his wedding tour, as all Minnea-
politans do who can afford 1t, and be 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 by a somewhat an
gular but self possessed young woman, who
contributes to the cookery department Of The
Passamaquoddy Banner Of Liberty. She is
out west on visit and would like to see O =,
copy Of the paper. She is directed to Winks
& Blinkems
A young man, attired in suit Of loud
checks and stripes and wearing his hat on one
side, comes in with a shifting and sore eyed |
pug dog.
Have you any English sporting papers7" |
is his inquiry. ''Or. maybe you can tell me |
what want to know. I've got bet up
what year was it that Yankee Sullivan and /
Tom Hyer"-
Don't know anything about It Sporting |
editor Is in the room at the farther end Of the /
hall"
A wild looking man In search Of the city
editor wanders into the exchange editors /
room and inquiries in q menacing tone il the |
fellow who wrote up that shooting scrape in
Barney McGan's saloon last night Is about
the Office While be is waiting for the city
editor or reporters to appear he sits down
and looks over the exchanges
There is no escape from the exchange Hend.
Remorseles, implacable. and Inevitable as
The swarthy orange peddler from sunny
Italy, he viii mount to the top floor Of the
tallest building if necessary and make his
way into the most secluded room thereon,
to worry the life out of bis victims, and
slowly but surely be is furrowtng their faces
with wrinkles, broadening the expanse Of
prairie on their dones Of thought, and bring
ing their slver!ng hairs IN sorrow 70 the
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