PROSPECTUS
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PROSPECTUS ~
Ofa Ne,o, Cheap, and Popular Paper, to be entitled


THE SATURDAY EVENING NEWS


AND DISTRICT GENERAL ADvxRTIsER, III
Which is intended to be published WEEKLY in the


city of Washington, commencing on Saturday, tho


4th of July, 1916, by WnLIAM THOMPSON.


TyHE SUBSCRIBER, who has been connected
j. with the press for the last twelve years in the
city Of Washington and who has during that time ac
quired an intimate knowledge of its local affairs and
other matters of public and general interest, respect
fully announces his intention of publishing Week-
ly Newspaper with the above title, which will com
tain, in its advertising columns, Professional d.
rectoru on which he mainly relies for the success Of
his undertaking.


The Saturday Evening News will contain POlit-
ical, Congressional Mercantile, Literary, Local,
Temperance, Epistolary, and Miscellaneous depart
ment It will, during the session Of Congress-, fur
nish tho latest ne0s from the Capitol, (being pub
shed on Saturday EVENING" and it will be the uni
form and seduous endeavor of the subscriber to rem
der his journal cheap and popular vehicle Of intel
gence useful to and deserving OF general patronage
by all classes of the community-pcrsons OF every
sect and party as well professional gentlemen and
men of business in general.


The subscriber pledges himself to make every pro-
per and reasonable exertion to render the Saturday
Evening News apermanent and respectable medium
of intelligence; and he INDUCES the hope that he 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-
dertaking which, if adequately sustained, he desires
never to abandon.


Those who subscribe to the Saturday Evening
News for one year, at S3 payable monthly on de-
livery,) 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
conspcuously noticed in the next paper so that per-
sons whose names may be in the Professional Dnec-
tory will appear therein always correctly located
Subscribers who do advertise in the Professional
Directory may receive the Saturday Evening News
one year on payment Of one dollar in advance or ten
cents monthly on delivery ofthe paper.


The subscrberrespectfull requests that his friends
Of the press will oblige him by publishing this Pros
pectus, which favor will be gratefully acknowledged
and cheerfulIy reciprocated in the columns of the
Saturday Evening News


Those persons who remit the publisher one dollar
will be furnished with the paper for year. Post
masters and others who may act as agents, and re-
init six dollars, with the names Of six subscribers,
will receive the paper gratis for one year.


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


WARRINGTON, JUNE rs, 1916. June 26