Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-22
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper to he Published II
yNashiu vton CITY.
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UNITED STATES TIMES,
Weekly Newspaper to he published I'm
Washington city.
The undersigned expecting soon TO retire from
the position ne has for some time held as Superin-
tendent Of the United States Census, intends TO
devote himself 10 the control and management OF
the REVIEW Of which, for the last nine years, he
has been the editor and proprietor, and TO the
publication in the City of Washington Of weekly
newspaper with the above title
The material for this paper viii consist, in part,
of selections or extracts from articles admitted
into the REVIEW but mainly of other original lite
rary, educational, industrial, and miscellaneous
matters, including digests ofthe current events OF
the day, home and foreign the proceedings OF
Congress and the acts of the Government; lite
rary and scientific sketches and essays upon
leading and popular topics; biographical sketches
of public men; digest of official reports, Stale and
Federal; the state of the markets in the several
arge cities; the progress and prospects of crops;
supply, demand, prices, ETC.; the increase of the
country as shown by statistics, bringing down
those of the National Census always TO date
The object viii be, through careful editorial
management and arge and well selected cor
respondence to establish at the seat of govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
TO the wants of every community; imparting
musement and information, and political, only 10
the extent of maintaining the institutions Of the
country and defending the rights and sovereignty
Of the States.
The City of Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material Of every
kind through the action of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agri-
cultural Convention, ETC., and the several Bureaus
and Departments of Government, from its cont
guilty TO the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting, and all important interests thai
concentrate upon il, is, perhaps, the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
of its success have already been received. twill
be printed in folio for the convenience of binding,
and similar in style TO the New York Albion.
Terms: 50 PER ANNuM, in advance.
To Clubs, OF 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers Of DKBow's REVIEW, not 10
arrears, the Review and Times together, So n
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms
In order TO increase the usefulness Of the Re-.
crculai ion, il will be enlarged from liz 10 140 or
$50 pages, and otherwise improved by additional.
editorial assistance and an able corps OF contribu
,ors.
A month";. storical digest Of events will be
embraced in It's pages, valuable for future refer
ence.
The subscription price Of the RKvHw will re-
main at SIS per annum, but for the convenience OF
the large class of persons who may not desire
the whole work, or who may only solicit in
formation upon one or more of the subjects TO
which il is devoted, il is in contemplation TO make
a separate publication Of the matter relating TO
Agricuhu,e snother Of that relating 10 MaRutae
tpres; third % Internal Improvements; fourth
to Commerce; and kithto Education and Letters
These publications will be but departments ofihe
whole work and may be subscribed for separately
al 81 per annum each They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
TO thirtytwo pages; constitutingan annual octave
volume Of $50 pages each, showing at single
view and IN a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in the particular department, IN
our own country aud abroad, as the REVIEW itself
will show them IN all ofths departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBow's REvEw will remain as
before al New Orleans though branch will be
located at Washington, which will be also the
main Office Of the other Journals, and may be
| addressed at all times in regard TO them. The
particular address of the editor, whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, Will be furnished from time
to time, in the work.
Id B. DEBow
WASHINGTON Nov. 26, 1884.
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