The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-17
MIR. SHELDON'S DAILY
ATTRACTING MUCH ATTENTION
rhe First Issue VIII he Novolty-A
Prayer Heads tho First Page-NO
Theatrical Notes, and tho Advertise
Inents Are Carefully Selected.

tiuence its readers to seek first the
Kingdom OF God
The Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon, who
to-day assumed editorial and business
control of the Daily Capital, which he
Will retain one week, will make this
announcement in his editorial leader
outlining his policy tomorrow morn
ing. The Capital during this time will
he u newspaper" the word news"
being defined by Mr.. Sheldon as any
thing In the why of current events that
the public ought to know for Its moral
and spiritual development. The paper
will be absolutely non-partisan, and
partisan political news will be given
scnnt notice.
All editorial and important local mat
ter Will be signed by the writers.
There will be no Sunday paper, but
instead Saturday evening paper suit
able 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
The first Item on the first page RI
morrow will. be n prayer written by
Bishop John A. Vincent OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal church.
Editor Sheldon went to the Office at
$50 o'clock this morning and will be
on duty until the paper goes to press Mt
3 o'clock tomorrow morning. At 10
O'clock he had conference with the
correspondents for eastern papers and
promised TO meet them each evening
at T:3O o'clock and give out certain In
formation concerning his work. At IL
O'Clock he met the local force of the
paper and gave out the assignments
for the day.
A page will be devoted to local news,
and the leading features for tomorrow
will be the reports of Il temperance re-
viva and an nntl-cignrette meeting.
Mr.. Sheldon instructed the police re-
porter, in case of II murder or other
crime. to write n bare abatement of the
facts. If he had the space to spare, in
stead of following it up with the usual
details, he would 20 into discussion
of the causes leading up TO the crime.
During the conference the sporting
editor remarked that there would be
a bowling contest ut the y. NJ. @. A.
rooms tonight.
~ think" said Mr.. Sheldon. that
that is good, clean sport. You may
print it."
The dramatic editor asked for in
structiOns about thcaters. I'VE shall
not want anything of that kind" Mr..
Sheldon said.
One page has been reserved for tele-
graph news, which ordinarily occupies
about three times that space. The As
| ISOLATED Press report IL necessarily be-
Ing blue penciled" with vengeance.
! The market reports will he cut from
four columns to one. All quotations ON
stocks on bonds, grain options and 9TH
er matter involving transactions in fu-
lures have been consigned to the
waste basket. and only the actual cash
prices Of grain, produce, ETC., will be
quoted. '.s
A notable feature of the paper will be
the method Of handling advertise
ments. They will be banished from
the news and editorial pages and will
he punched In places reserved for
them. The censorship here Is even
more rigorous than In the news col
umns, and large quantity Of this class
Of matter has already been cut out, in
Guiding all relating to patent medicines.
The familiar corset advertisements OF
the magazines. accompanies by cuts.
have sought in vain for space. No re-
tail ads from Kansas City or other out
Of-tOwn tradesmen will he accepted,
Mr.. Sheldon holding that this would be
an injustice to home merchants
''The $50 suit of clothes for SIS. To-
style OF advertising Is also barred.
The Capital will appear with q radi-
cal change in style and makeup. Prac-
tica1ly the only feature that will be IA
milinr to Its regular readers will be the
title headline. The first pnge, for in
stance. ordinarily devoted exclusively
to telegraph news, will not have line
Of current news of the day Instead
the page will be given up to discussions
OF what Mr.. Sheldon considers the
most important questions now before
the world.
There will he four leading articles on
this page. the first being devoted to the
famine In India
"Niilitarism' Is discussed to the ex-
tent Of about loo words, the leading
article under this heading being ex-
tracts from n pamphlet on militarism
by Baltimore physician. Dr. Richard
ii. Thomas, who treats the war eugIe
as a disease epidemic In all ATTITUDES"
He discusses it dangers and cure, and
urges the religion of Christ ns the only
remedy.
The third first page story Is a column
and half symposium on the Kansas
probitOry law and IL made up of brief
statements from leading politicians and
educators of the state. all maintaining
that the law has proved n great sue
| cess.
The fourth and last important article
Is in the form of n letter to Editor Shell
don from the Y. NJ. c. A. of Colorado,
appealing to the Christian people of the
country TO establish n home for con-
sumptives at Denver
| The editorial matter will be Switch
ed from the fourth to the second pnyc
Following the title and the usual bust
ness announcement will appear a list
OF the employees of the paper from edi-
Tor down to galley boy. which will Ike
Kept standing throughout the week
Mr. Sheldon said to the reporters of
the various local and outside papers:
| My first editorial will set forth the
scope OF the paper. Without being dis.
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