Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-10-31
ASTONISHING INCREASE.

ASTONISHING INCREASE.
FOUR THOUSAND NEW SUBSCRIBERS
IN TWO MONT riiSi!!
WnxS we h'st purchased the old AMI well
known establishment, of tie
Saturday Evening Post,
we sts ell that the paler circulsted 50 widely a.
mong the stcady, reading portion Of The United
States, that we entered upon our hbors with full
confd ncs of the future. Our success has sine
been hey onJ ou most sanguine expectation, as ou'
weekly ccip,s overbalance those oi any coien'po-
rary sper. Our let has contnued TO swell up,
with unexamped rapidny, and we have the conf
d. nce, TIA, at the present rate OF inceas, we shalt
I've enabled ~ a few months to boast of more thin
$4,000 subscribers When we commenced our
lab rs,w announced distinctly that the tone Of the
paper should be decidedly moral, and that nothiag
shou d be odR tied into our columns, which the
most fasious father could disapprove Of. aud de-
| term ned that an approved Family Paper, 1t
should not contain a paragraph, with the spirit OF
which a parent would not wish to have a daughter
familiar, and we therefore. with this view, announ.
ced that M Theatrical notices should appear in our
columns, AID that we should be opposed TO theatres
as thing calculated to injure the healthy action of
| an hunes mi 1,--as creative Of exhibitions demo-
| ralsing in tendency, and fearfuilS pernlcious IN
fact, There were not wanting bius,errrs, who
made "A great parade of opposi,ioo. AM Gro ,kers,
who predicted our speedy downfall, but we threw
ourselves u~on the sober, Tstio ,al and experienced
poti Of the pc pie OF the Unit State. Tor sup
! prit, and we have been nolly sustained.
| We thought and expressed the opinion, that
however careless many might be upon this subject,
thai few, even if tey did not entirely disapprovc
Of such entertainments, cared al out having the
| gross details forever paraded before the eyes OF
their children, and the sickening and nauseaine
eulopy Of all kinds Of characters made familiar 10
their minds.
We determined also. that while the paper con
tinued under our control, 1t should be- ,tr city neu
trail in politics. and that as news and Literary jour
nalsts uc had n, tn ng TO do with the matter 4; TIM
det rmi alton has been strictly and rgidIy adhered
,o, and while shall continue TO give our re 'd'r
such public document as may ht deemed oil Inte
rest to alt, and such a is,ory Of the progress %
,ou,c,l events, a. are strictly N keeping with ou
duty, and TIE character u the paper, we shall stu
,us'y and thoroughly avoid any contamination o
par il N politics
The paper i. now printed in a new and beauti
fui ,yie has received the praise Of many editors
, ste as the hands omest family sheet IN III Union
Our eff ats have teen directed To the combnir
Of beauty and simplc iy with utility aud 'ast.
The ost is II,nted stout white paper, rrn
derns it neat nnd dur ,ble ior I'll ng.
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tho mechanical department, md ext,nrr oi our pa
per, no labor. aud cost been spared IN the dc
J. | veIopemcnt of int.lk ctual strength. Thc presen
,a,iey Of interes irg tales, original, from foIe'g
| aud d. dumestIc magazines, together win the Vaius
| BILE contrlbu iuus Of our own circle OF mefaf
friends Will continue 10 give interest To ne pape
A. while every thing ,mporsn, aud worthy oil note IN
d oappen, la the Cd World OF The New, shall
collected and collaied for the taste Of oui re-
dora.
$ The Ladies' Department shall always I've choi'
d. and select ana shall receive strict attention, viii
'o such things as may Interest our juvenile 'ean'r
10 nd that important and large class Of our reader
T. the Fa, m,r will not be overlook d. In order
:" gr iit,, as much possible, the lludble desire
" our country readers, portion OF our attention w
lie dev ted To tne culIecli and diffusion OF sue
3, News, Memoranda. Tables, Facis, hints, Sc.
u ma, seem important to agncul'urlsts, and The p'
~ ulation resident without the confines OF our gre
ID cities The state Of the markets and the fuciu
u tious in the prices, will be regularly and what Is
~ more moments rectlN gwen.
u We have ever been opposed TO the consta
IL bluser and parade msde by somt editors, abo
I" {" the excellence OF thoir aprrs aud have resolv
that the Saturd y Evening Pos,,sh he condu'
&c cd, as to speak for Itself.
w. Our re ,deIs viii always Fl d in its columns &
he eaIles, and mc,t authentic inlormation rs well
a' the mos, chuica and entertaining literary ma1l'
H. We hIve totally discarded the oys,em OF iing q
y p,per with qusck advrrtseme' Is, but prefer g''
AZ on re ,dcrs from week to week entertaining ,a
A. ing matter.
". And we lei assured that shall be no lost
" thereby as but few readers about having pal
ID filled with descrip ions of these nauseatins COZ
pounds.
TX The Saturday tsening Pos, will be furnish
!" for 81 per annum in adv nee. or one copy ,hI
al wears So. To those who wish to subscribe
ae Philadelphia Magazine, We will furnish CO
y oi the phaJephia Ca KIT, and Two copies of ,
y, Iosi for one year for So free OF postage aud
count.
~ No New Subscriber received withou,
Money.
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ns ,hat The ,afe>, plan is to enclose the money IL
nd letter ard direct % us. Most postmasIers v
frank their tiers il relating TO no,hlng hut
for bus NJ OF the office, and all postm 'sterS who
is b. Kind enough 10 DO, we shall be pleased to
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