The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-04
Sheldon as Editor
How His Scheme Would
Look in Other Nays.

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local reader Of the Eagle submits a
few impressions OF his own regarding the
scheme Of Rev Charles NJ. Sheldon's 70
run a newspaper as Jesus would:
In Re. Sheldon, alias Jesus. as "a
editor at New-Jay-ru-sa-lum formerly
Topeky, Shawnee county. Kansas.
Richard. alleged 70 be the Ion
hearted. harnessed his swash-bucklers
and attempted the rescue Of the
Savior's tomb. a. D. Is0 This pious cru
sade was attended by the slaughter Of i've
thousand Jew-blood kin perhaps Of the
occupant of the tomb whose body was
Il, be rescued in the name Of Christianity.
Kansas 10 the '-fruntt Hats OF.
Heads bow4di All our former triumDhs
in "advertisin'' ourselves shall pale as a
glimmering landscape from memory
sight as this new scheme backed by the
Savior's name in all its power, majesty
and might. shall set the world 10 right
ana on the state house green uplift the
banner of deeency in journalism and sink
the foundations OF a city 70 be known IN
the ages yet 10 be as New jerusalem
formerly Topeky).
Dean swift O1a,.e said. Gods what a
genius 1 had when 1 wrote The Tale OF
q Tub The genius of Swift as COM
pared 10 General Hudson in building up
the Topeka New Jarusalem) CAPITAL :
an undersized atom in comparison, as the
infusoria in clear water is as compared 10
The nresent state house in New Iarusa-
lem The name of Jesus hath been used
for centuries as a catch-word in building
NJ the fallen fortunes Of men. states and
parties. but 10 General Hudson we bow in
reverence We are humble in our adora-
ton of a genius that sets Jesus on tri-
pod puts "sizzors' in his right hand and
in the left the exchanges from which 10
clip whilst the devil standeth at the door
and doth fendishIy roar more copy for
the second floor"
We had John Browns jayhawkers ana
red-egs in the .'Anti-bella donna days
c,rasshoppers. land emigration, green
hacks. grangers. alliances. castor oeans'
black cattle, sheep. railroad and town
speculation. Booms busted people and
| towns. Populists in the active, passive
gangrened and yarioloid stages We have
been pore and now We are rich, the envied
| Of earth. We have had hours when the
onlv nourishment we could stand on our
pore. weak frames was a piece OF bread.
| soaked in milk laid on our "stumick' and
| we lived but by absorption. and now
| champagne is as insipid as dish water 10
our epicurean palate.
| We are now est"
| Verify verify, I say unto thee as the
! Kansas phoenix. raised from its ashes,
! ere II busted its feathers preparatory Il
/ fight. all our whimsical and visionary
! past is suddenly brought before Us like
! thunder from a clear sky. by this new
! scheme of Jesus. a runner OF a moose
! paper at Topeky. Shawnee county. Kan
/ sas. in year Anna Dominy 1890.
| Oh my hearers. in a food of tears an
led to excI2im, Cant this ere last cur
pass from u.s. Tis writ that THE LORD
Ioveth whom he chasteneth-"
Are we not the most beloved Of al
| people
Have we not been spanked in the las
generation by the Almighty until We MAY
cry out in our agony. "Oh. Lord, II weun'
WIZ tubs. thare would not be whol
| bottom left in any Of US"
OF course We all know that when new
| eClt0r SLraQ1ieS the lE4pyi ti4t III - a.
Is 70 raise the price Of the paper becaus'
the reader is now agcing TO git III
moneys worth. II Jesus IS going to rul
a paper this Is all right-no kick here
but Of course the old subscriber will &c
the new thing" until he sees the Y OF
posite his name. This is only fair and o
course Jesus would do this.
This thing IS "Topeky'' copywright
out It belongs to all US Kansas peopl'
and we are entitled TO our share in tn
states advertising board" I should lik
TO know # the new hotel at the corne
Of Douglas Avenoo and Wichita stree
can have its card carried in the New
JarusaIum Capital The card viii be a
follows: