Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-07
AsTONIs,HrNG INCREASE.

FOUR THOUSAND NEW SUBSCRIBERS
IN TWO MON rlIS!!!
WuEN we fist purchased the old AMI well
known establishment oft.e
Saturday Evening Post,
we sia'el thpt the pa,er circulated so widely a.
mong the steady reading portion of The United
States, ,ha, entered upon l. bors with full
confd nc, of the future. Our success has since
been beyond our most sanguine expectation, as our
weekly receipts overbaance those OF any coten,po-
tary apcr. Our let has continued TO swell up,
with uncxamped rapitny, and we have the conf
dcncc, ta, at the present OF increas, shall
I've enabled N few months to boast of more than
$4,000 subscribers When we commenced our
lab r., announced distinctly, that the tone of the
paper should lie decidedly moral, and that nothing
shou be adm tied into our columns, which the
mos, fls ijious father could disapprovc Of aud de-
term ned that an approved Family Paper, il
should not contain a paragraph, with The spirit Of
which parent would not wish - have a daughter
familiar, and we therefore, with this view, announ.
ccd that thcutrical notices should appear in
columns and that we should be opposed TO theatres
as ihing calculated to injure the healthy action of
an honest mnd,-as creative of exhibitions demo-
raIizing in tendency, and fcarfuy pernlcious in
fact. Thre not wanting blustcrers, who
made great parade of opposition. and Croikcrs,
who predicted our speedy downfall, but we threw
ourselves uron the sober, rational and experienced
potion of tic people of the United State; for sup
prlt, aud we have been nohly sustained.
We thought and expressed the opinion, that
however careless many might be upon this subject,
tha, few even If tLey did not entirely disapprovc
of such entertainments, cared ul out having the
gross details forever paaded before the eyes of
their children, and tho sirkening and nauseaing
culcgy Of all kinds Of characters made familiar to
their minds.
We dttcrmined also that while the paper con.
thu, under our cunt II should be str city
trail in politics, and that news and literary jour
nalisis We had nothing 10 do with the IN liter this
dct rm alton has been strictly and rigidly adhered
o, and VIII lie We shall continue TO give our re ID,
such public document may I've deemed of nte-
rest to all, and such history of the progress Of
political events, strictly keeping with
duty, and the character of the paper we shall stu
ii 'usy and thoroughly avoid any contamination of
par,iz II pol tics.
The paper is now printed in new and beau-
ful type,-has received the praise of many editors of
TASTE the handsomest family sheet in III Union
Our Efforts have been directed 10 the combining
of beauty and simplicity with utility and taste.
The Post is printed a stout white paper, rem
doring it neat and durable for filing.
In addition to these efforts toward perfect Oh in
the mechanical department, and exit ror of our pa
per. no labor, and no cost been spared in The de-
velopement OF intellectual strength. The present
variety of intees log tales original, from fo,c;gn
aid domestic magazines, together with the valua-
| BILE contrbu ions of our own circle of literary
friends will continue to give interest TO The paper,
| whie everything important and worthy ofnote that
happens in the Old World or the New, shall he
objected and collatcd for the taste Of OUT rea-
| dCrs.
The Ladies' Department shall always be choice
and select, and shall receive strict attention, while
such things as may interest our Juvenile readers,
and that important and large class Of our readers,
the Famr will not be overlook d. In order TO
gratiiy, much possible, the laudibe desile of
country readers, portion Of our attention will
lie devoted To the cullecti and diffusion OF such
News, Memoranda, Tables, Facts, Hints, &c. as
may seem important to agrculiurs,s, and The poI :
ulatiolr resident without the confines of great
cities The state Of the markets and the fuciua
tous in the prices will be regularly and what is Of
| more moment, c uccily given.
We have ever been opposed TO the constan,
bluscr and parade made by some edhto:s, about
the excellence of their papers, aud have resolved
that the Saturd Evening Posi-, shall be conduct
ed, us to speak for itself,
Our re ,ders " i'll always fDd in its columns the
raHes, and mcst authentic information, rs well as
the most choice and entertaining literary matter
We hTve totally discarded the System OF filling the
p per vi quack advertisements, but prefer giving
ou' re dris iron week to week. entertaining read
lag matter.
And we el assured that we shall be no loser.
thereby but few readers about having pal ei
ii led with descriptions of these nauseating com
pounds.
The Saturday Fsening'Posi, will be furnished
for 81 per annum in adv, nee. or one copy three
years f. So. TO those who wish 10 subsc rbe fol
Philadelphia Magazine, We will furnish a copy
of the Ph'lado'phii Ca KIT, and two copies of the
fcst for one year for S5 free of postage aud dis
count.
No New Subscriber received without the
Money.
To those who with to sub crbr. we would say
that The safest plan is TO enclose the money in ,
letter and direct TO us. Most posimaslers will
frank their htters if relating 10 nothing hut tn,
husn' IS OF the office, and all pos,nasters who vii
b. hind enough 50 10 DO, we shall be pleased to ac
knowledge as agents.
Ad,lr So
GEORGE II. GRAHAM * co.
No Sc Caters Alley, Philadelphia