Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-15

Topeka, March 13.-"The purpose of
the paper will Je to influence readers
to seek first the kingdom of Cod"
said Rev Chas. Sheldon, who yester-
lay assumed editorial and business
control of the Daily Capital which he
will retain one week He will make
this announcement in an editorial
leader outlining his policy today. The
Capital will be newspaper, the word
news" being defined by Mr.. Sheldon
as anything in the way of current
events that the public ought to know
for moral and spiritual development.
The paper will be absolutely non-par-
tisan and partisan political views will
be given scant notice. There will be
no Sunday paper, but Saturday even
May God bless the use of this paper
to the glory of His kingdom ON earth"
says Mr.. Sheldon in the conclusion of
this leader. The first item on the first
page Will be prayer written by Bish-
op Vincent Of the Methodist church
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Leading features will be reports of
temperance, revival and anti-cigarette
meetings. Mr.. Sheldon has instructed
the police reporter in the case of muir
der or other crime to write a bare
statement of the facts. The bowling
contest at the Y. NJ. G. A. rooms will
be printed. rhe dramatic editor has
been instructed that nothing is wanted
about theaterS. One page has been re-
served for telegraph news, which ordi-
narily occupies three times that space.
Market reports will be cut from four
columns to one. All quotations of
stocks, bonds, options and
other matter involving transactions
in the future, are consigned to the
waste basket and only actual cash
prices OF grain, produce, etc, will be
quoted. The paper will appear with a
radical change in style and makeup.
Practically the only fea -ure that will
be familiar to regular readers will be
the title and headlines. The first page
ordinarily devoted exclusively to Iele-
graph news, will not have a line of
current news. Instead the page will
be given up to discussions of what M.
Sheldon considers the most important
questions now before the world.
There will be four leading articles. the
first being devoted to the famine in
India, under the headlines: Starving
India, Fifty Million People Affected by
Famine, Conditions Growing Worse
Instead of Better, Urgent Need of Aid
from Christian America" Militarism
is discussed to the extent of about |
l 200 words, the leading article under |
his headline being extracts from d |
on militarism by Baltimore |
physician, DR.. Richards Thomas, who |
treats the war evil as "a disease cpl |
iemic in all attitudes" He discusses
IS causes, dangers, and cure, and |
urges the religion of Christ as the
'nly remedy. The third first-page
story is column and half symposium
N tue Kansas prohibitory law, made
Up Of brief statements from leading /
politicians and educators of the state,
III maintaining that the law proved a
,reat success. The last important
article is in the form of a letter to Mr..
Sheldon from the Y NJ. c. A. of Colo
ado appealing to the Christian people
# the country to establish a home for
at Denver. Following
he title and usual business announce
nent on the editorial page will appear
he list Of employees of the paper from
ditor down to galley boy, which will