PROSPECTUS
0fa Ne,o, Cheap, and Popular Paper, TO be entitled
THE SATURDAY EVENING NEWS
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| lHE cAIUHDAf EVENING NEWS


AND DISTRICT GENERAL ADVERTISER,


Which is intended to be published WEEKLY in ths


city OF Washington, commencing on Saturday, tbs


4th of July, 1916, by WILLIAn THoxssos,
TTNHE SUBSCRIBER, who has been conneet.d


Il with the press for the last twelve years in ths
city Of Washington, and who has during that time ac
qulred an intimate knowlege Of its local affairs and
other matters of public and general interest," respect
FULLY announces his intention of publishing w eek.
ly Newspaper with the above title, which will con.
tain, IN its advertising columns, ProfesaonaI Dt.
recory on which he mainly relics for the success Of
his undertaking.


The Saturday Evening News will contain Pol.t.
tcaL Congressional, Mercantile, LiterarV, LoeoL
Temperance, Epistoiary, and Miscellaneous depart
ment. 1t will, during the session of Congress, fur
nish the latest netOs from The Capitol (being pub


shed on Saturday evening,) and II will be the uni.
form and seduous endeavor Of the subscriber 10 rem
der his journal cheap and popular vehicle Of intel
igence useful to and deserving Of general patronage
by all classes OF the community-persons Of every
sect and party, as well professional gentlemen and
men of business in general. D


The subscriber pledges himself to make every pro-
per and reasonable exertion to render the Saturday
Evening News spermansnt and respectable medium
VI nc tne nope tn0t ne Will
be literally sustained by his friends every where, and
especially by those in the District Of Columbia, and
the city of Baltimore, to whom he most earnestly
and respectfully appeals for support in his present un-
derakins which, if adequately sustained, he desires
never TO abandon. srr-sg


Those who subscribe TO the Saturday Eyenins
News for one year, at SO, payable monthly on de-
ivery0 will receive the paper with their advertise
ment or business card published in each paper. In
case Of change Of residence, the removal will be
consPicuousy noticed in the next paper SO that per
sons whose names may be in the Professional Direc-
tory will spPcar therein always correctly locsted-
Subscribers who do not advertise in tho Professional
Directory may receive the Saturday Evening News
one year payment Of one douy in advance or te,,
cents monthly on delivery Of the paper. .a


The subscriber respectfully requests that his frisnds
Of the press will obge him by publishing thi. Proc
pectus which favor will be gratefully acknowledged
and cheerfully reciprocsted in the columns Of the
Saturday Evening News


Those persons who remit the publisher one dollar
will be furnished with the paper for ons year Post
masters and others who may act az asents and re-
nit six dollars, with the nance Of sir suhscribsrs
will receive the paper gratis for ono year.


Subscriptions to the Saturday Evening News and
Professional directory will be thankfully received BY
the publisher or his authorized sgsnt, Mr.. William
A. Kennedy. WILLIAM THOMPSON.


WAsHIreror, Jurk Is, 1886. June rs