Mower County transcript., 1900-03-14

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- MsNiSTEHsI6SUES HIS CHRIS
T,AN sEMsPAPER g. 81
csrrsns Events Pat 1. the Baeksrsu.a
and Artie'es for Moral ..d s,,..sse.al
Development Given the Promine.t -
sittons-Pstent Medicine and ..enar~.a.
III Cosnter'" Advertisements Prehibit.d.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 13.-.'Tha main
purpose OF the paper win be to influauce
ito readers to seek first tho kingdom Of
God"
The Rev. Charles n. Sheldon. who
has assumed editorial and business con.
troll Of The Daily Capital, which he will.
retain onesveek, makes this announce
merit in his editorial lead outliniue his
policy. The Capital during this time
will be . ''''newspaper,'' tho word
''news'' being defined BY Mr. Sheldon
as anything in the way Of current
events that the public ought to know
for ito moral and spiritual development.
The paper is absolutely non-partisan
and partisan political news is Riven
small notice. The war news is the fea-
ture Of tho telegraph page, the rumors
OF early peace being considered by Mr..
Sheldon the best possible news that can
be obtained. There win be no Sunday
paper, but instead a Saturday evening
paper suitable for Sunday reading.
MAY God bless the use of this paper
to the glory Of His kingdom on earth,
says Rev. Sheldon in concluding his
leader.
Radical Change in Appearances.
The Capital appears with radical
change in style and makeup. Practi-
cally the only features familiar to it's
regular readers is the title head line.
The first page, for instance, ordinarily
devoted exclusively to telegraph news,
has not line Of the current news of the
day. Instead the page is given up to
discussions Of what MIR. Sheldon con-
siders the most important. questions
now before the world. There are four
leading articles on this page, the first
being devoted to the famine in India.
''Miltarism" is described to the extent
Of 1900 words, the leading article under
this heading being extracts from a
pamphlet upon militarism by Balti-
more physician, DR.. Richard n.
Thomas, who treats the war evil as a
''disease epidemic in all latitudes."
The third drst-page story 10 a column
and half symposium Of the Kansas
prohibitory law. The fourth and last
article is in the form Of a letter IL
Editor Sheldon from the Y. M. G. A. Of
Colorado appealing to the Christian
people Of the country to establish
home for consumptives at Denver.
strict Censorshtp of "Ads."
A notable feature Of the paper is the
method of handling advertisements.
They are banished from the news and
editorial pages and punched in: places
reserved for them. The censorship here
is even more rigorous than in The new
columns and a large quantity of this
class of matter has already been out
out, including all relating to patent
medicines. The familiar corset adver-
tisements of the magazines, accom-
panied by cuts, have sought in vain for
space. No retail advertisements from
Kansas City or other out Of town trades
men are accepted, Mr.. Sheldon holding
that this would be an injustice to home
merchants. The "920 suit of clothes for
$14.75" style Of advertising is also
barred.
A page is devoted to local news and
the leading features for the first day are
reports Of temperance revival and an
anti.cigarette meeting. Mr.. Sheldon
instructed the police reporter that in
case Of murder or other crime to write
a bare statement Of the. facts. During
the conference the sporting editor re-
marked that there would be bowling
contest at the Y. NJ. O. A. rooms.
II Think" said Mr.. Sheldon, ''that
that is good clean sport. You may
print it, +:
One page is devoted to telegraph
news which ordinarily occupies about
three times that space. The Associated
Press report is ''blue penciled" with a
vengeance.
The market reports are cut from four
columns to one. All quotations on
stocks and bonds, giving options and
other matter involving transactions in
futures, are consigned to the waste
basket and only the actual cash price of
grain, produce, etc., quoted.
SITUATION IMPROVED.
Great Unessiness, However, Still Prevails
in Frankfort
FRANKFORT, KY, March 1S.-The SIT
uation in Frankfort shows radical i'm
provement from that of "a hours ago.
Public excitement, worked up to the
highest pitch by the arrests Of secre.
tary Of State Powers, Captain Davis
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