The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-13
HE HAS NOVEL IDEAS
REV. sHELDON's FIRST DAY As
EDITOR OF THE TOPEKA,
KANSAS, CAPITAL
PAPER rs REvOLUTIoNIzED
sweeping Changes TO Apply to the
Advertising as Well as the
News COIumns-NO Dra-
matte Criticisms.

| IOFEhA, Kan, March 12-''The main
purpose of the paper will be to influence
It's readers to seek first the kingdom op
| God" u
The Rev. Charles M Sheldon who TO-
uay assumed editorial and business con-
troll OF the Daily Capital, which he will
retain one week, will make this an
houncement in his editorial leader out
inning his policy, tomorrow morning The
capital during this time will be a "news-
paper, the word news" being deNnad
! by Mr. Sheldon as anything in the wav NJ
| current events that the public ought to
| know Tor Its moral and spiritual deveIop-
i'ent' Inc paper will be absolutely nom
par'isah' and partisan political news will
| be given small notice.
! All editorial and important local mot
ters VIII be signed by the writer's. There
! VIII be no Sunday paper bat instead
Saturday evening paper, suitable for SIN
day reading.
May God bless the Use of tb;, ro,o,
to the glory of, His kingdom ON Garth :.
says Rev. Sheldon in concluding his lot
| ter "
Inc first item on the first page tomor-
TOW VIII be prayer written by Bisbop
John A. Vincent of the Methodist-Epis-
copal church. 1t is as follows:
"A morning prayer and resolution. ~
Will try this day to live a simple sin
cere' serene life; repelling every Thought
Oh olscontent, seIf-seektng anxiety: Gull
'l'atihg magnanimity self-control and
tlle haDit OF silence; practicing economy.
cheerfulness and helpfulness.
ana as cannot in my own strength
10 thls' or even with a hope of success
| attempt II. look to Thee Oh Lord. nv
iather IN Jesus Christ, my savior and
ask for the gift of the holy spirit
INSTRUCTING THE STAFF.
noitof sheldon went to the office at
o'o ciocK this morning, and will be on
outy until the paper goes to press ar 2
CLOCK tomorrow. At 10 e'clocJ, ba Nod =
conference with the CORRESPONDENTS for
Eastern papers, and promised to meet
them eacn evening at 1880 o'clock and
give out certain information concerning
ms work AT II o'clock he met the local
1orce OF the paper and gave them the as
signments for the day
A page will be devoted ia local nau,s
and the leading features for tomorrow
| VIII De reports of a temperance revival
ana an anti-cigarette meeting Mr. Shell
! don instructed the police reporter that In
case Oh murder or. other crime to write
pare statement of the facts If he
mad the space to spare instead of filling
| II up with the usual details, he would go
/ into a discussion of the cause leading IN
! to the crime
! -Durlng the conference the sporting edi-
tor remarked that there would be a bowl
/ ing contest at the Y. M c. A rooms to-
night.
Il think said Mr.. Sheldon, 'that that
Is good. clean sport You may print it,"
The dramatic editor asked for instruc-
! lions about theaters
We shall not want ANYTHING of that
Kind, remarked Mr.. Sheldon.
Z ARRANGEMENT OF NEWS.
One page has been reserved for tele-
graph news. which ordinarily occupies
about three times that space The asso-
ciated Press is necessarily being 'blua
/ pencfled' with a vengeance.
The market reports will be cut from
TOUR columns to one All quotations on
stocks and bonds. giving options and
other matter involving transactions in
futures have been consigned to the waste
basket, and only the actual cash price of
grain. produce. etc, will be quoted
A notable feature Of the paper will be
the method of handling advertisements.
They will be baniShed from the news
and editorial pages and will be punched in
places reserved for them. The CENSOR
! ship here is even more rigorous than in
the news columns, and a large quantity
of this class of matter has already been
cut out, including all relating to patent
medicines. The familiar corset adver-
! tisements of the magazines, accompanied
by cuts, have sought In vain for space.
No retail advertisements from Kansas
City or other out-of-town tradesmen will
be accepted. Mr.. Sheldon holding that
this would be an injustice to home mer-
chants.