The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

editor remarked that there would be a bowling contest at the Y. NJ. C. A. rooms Monday night.
 ''I think" said Mir. Sheldon. "that is good, clean sport. You may print it."
 The dramatic editor asked for in- structions about theaters.
 'We shall not wan. anything of that kind,' said MT. Sheldon.
 Sundry Innovations.
 One page mas been reserved for tele- graph news, which ordinarily occupies about three times that space. The As- sociated Press report is necessarily be- ing "blue penciled" with vengeance.
 The market reports will be cut from four columns to one. All quotations on stocks and bonds, grain options and other matter involving transactions in futures have been consigned to the wastebasket. and only the actual cash prices of grain, produce, etc., will be quoted.
 The HandIing of Advertisement.
 notable feature of the paper will M ei''~ 'i' thot VI buNCitlSt- ments. They will be banished from the news and editorial pages. and will be punched in places reserved for them. The censorship here is even more rigorous than in the news col umns, and large quantity of this class of matter has already been cus out, including all relating to patent medicines. The familiar corset adver- tisenents of the magazines, accom- panied by cuts, have sought in vain for space. No retail advertisements from Kansas City or other out-of-town tradesmen will be accepted, Mr. Shel- don holding that this would be an in- justice 10 home merchants. The twenty-dollar-su of clothes for STATS style of advertising is also barred.
 The editorial matter will be switched from the fourth to the second page. Following the title and the usual busi. ness announcement, will appear list of the employees of the paper, from edi. tor down to galley boy, which will be kept standing throughout the week.
 The Leading Editorial.
 The leading editorial will be an out. line of the papers policy during the week and is in part as follows:
 1.-THE TOPEKA CAPITAL THIS WEEK"
 Hast December the owners of the Topeka Daily Capital asked me to as- sume entire charge of the paper for one week, and edit it as a distinctly Christian daily.
 | "l accepted the invitation, on condi- tion that I receive no financial con- pensation and that share of it's prof. it's be used for some benevolent work, and named the week beginning Tues day, March 13, 1900, as the week for the experiment.
 With the hearty cooperation of ev- cry person connected with the paper and with the help of the wisdom that have prayed might be given from Him who is wiser than any of us, shall do the best I can.
 What Others Might Do.
 eff thousand different Christian IuCh NhO NlSlCu VI Cuit SuIlSlldI dailies should make an honest attempt to do so, the result might be thou sand different papers in very many part iculars. In other words these Christian editors might arrive at diff, ferent conclusions in the interpreta. ton of what is Christian. 1t is, o1 course. the furthest from my pur | <x a<f x< eI@ .,, l.- <. way what is the one thing that Jesus would do in every case. The only thing I or any other Christian man can do in the interpretation of what is Christian in the conduct of this paper, is to define the term Chris tian" the best that can be done afte, asking for divine wisdom, and mol judge others who might with equa desire and sincerity interpret the prob able action of Jesus in a differen' manner.
 General Purpose and Politics.
 with this understanding of the conduct of the paper this week, will state in part it's general purpose ant politics:
 Ut will be a newspaper. The wori news will be defined as anything ir the way of daily events that the public ought tc know for it's development ant power in life of righteousness. Ol necessity the editor of this paper, ol of every other paper with this defini ton of news will determine not onl, the kind, but the quantity of an, | lr.. ..,1.s s.1. x- l. printed.
 Importance Governs Precedence.
 1.-The importance of one kind of new, compared with another kind will alst determine the place in the paper il which matter will be printed. If i seems to the editor that certain sub jects representing great causes tha belong to the profoundest principle O human life are the most importan | they will he piyeu the first paDe n