Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-15

Topeka, March 1.-THE purpose of
the paper will be to influence readers
to seek first the kingdom of God -
said Rev. Chas. Sheldon, who yester-
lay assumed editorial and business
control of the Daily Capital which he
will retain one week. He viii 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
ing paper suitable for Sunday reading.
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 a prayer written by Bish-
OPP Vincent OF the Methodist church
| 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. c. A. rooms will
| be printed The 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 feature that will
be familiar to regular readers will be
the title and headlines. The first page
ordinarily devoted exclusively to tele-
graph news, will not have a line of
current news Instead the page Will
he 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
200 words, the leading article under
this headline being extracts from a
pamphlet on miltarism by Baltimore
physician. Dr. Richards Thomas, who
treats the war evil as "a disease cpl
demic in all ATTITUDES He discusses
Its causes. dangers. and cure, and
u urges the religion Of Christ as the
lonly remedy The third irst-page
story is a column and ahalf symposium
on the Kansas prohibitory law made
Iup OF brief statements from leading
politicians and educators Of the state,
v sn maintaining that the law proved a
great success. The last important
article is IN the form Of a letter p ir
/ sheldon from the Y. ". G. A. Of Colo
RADIO appealing to the Christian people
of the country to establish a home for
consumptyes at Denver. Following
the title and usual business announce
ment on the editorial page viii appear
the list Of employees Of the paper from
\ editor down to galley boy, which VII
, be kept standing