Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-06-05
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FOUR THOUSAND NEW SUBSCRIBERS
IN TWO MONrHS!!!
WHES we first purchased the old and well
known establishment of the
Saturday Evening Post,
we stated that the paler circulated widely a.
mong the STEADY, reading portion of The United
States, that we entered upon our libors with iull
confidence of the future. Our success has since
been hey ond our most sanguine expectation, as our
weekly receipts overbalance those Of any cotenpo-
Iary PAPER Our list has continued to swell up,
with une1a:npled rapidiiy, and we have the conf.
dSnce that at the present rate of increase, shall
be enabled IN few months 10 boast Of more than
$4,000 subscribers! When we commenced our
labors, announced distinctly, that the tone of the
paper should he decidedly moral and that nothing
should be admitted into our columns, which the
mos, !asidlous father could dsapprove Of and de-
term ned that ns an approved Family Paper, 1t
should not contain paragraph, with the spirit of
which parent would not wish to have daughter
familiar and We therefore, with this view announ.
ccd that theatrical notices should appear in
columns, and that we should be opposed TO theatres
as things calculated TO in ure the healthy action Of
an honest mind, creative of exhibitions demo-
ralizing in tendency, and fearfully Pernlcious in
fact. There were not wanting busterers, who
made great parade of opposition. and Croakers,
who predicted our speedy downfall, but we threw
ourselves uron the sober rational and experienced
portion Of the people of the United States for sup
| port and we have been noby sustained.
We thought and expressed the opinion, that
however careless many nigh, be upon this subject,
| that few, even if they did not entirely disapprove
of such entertainments, cared about having the
| Tod E,T,. th, SnT
their children, and the sickening and nauseatng
eulogy of all kinds of characters made familiar TO
their minds.
| We determined also that while the paper con.
nued under our CONTROL 1t should be strictly neu.
trail in politics, and that ms news and literary jour
| naliss we had nothing TO do with the matter; this
determination has been strictly and rigdly adhered
to, and while shall continue to give our readers
! such public document as may bo deemed OF lnte-
! rest TO all, and such history of the progress Of
political events, as strictly in keeping with
duty, end the character Of the paper, shall stu
diously and thoroughly avoid any contamination of
| pariizan politics.
The paper is now printed in a new and beauti-
fu tyre,-hos received the praise Of many editors OF
taste, the handsomest family sheet III the Union
| Our efforts have been directed to the combining
of beauty and simplicity with utility and taste.
| The Post is printed on a stout white paper, rem
| dering it neat and durable for filing.
| In addition to these efforts toward perfection in
the mechanical department, and exterior OF our pa
| per, no labor, and no cost been spared in the de-
velopemeni OF intellectual strength. The present
variety of interesting tales, original, from foreign
and domestic magazines, together with the ysua-
bic contributions of our own circle of literary
! friends will continue to give interest TO the paper
| while every thing important and worthy ofnote that
| happens in the Old World or the New, shall he
collected and colla,ed for the taste of OUT rea-
! dors.
The Ladies' Department shall always be choice
and select and shall receive strict attention, while
| such things may interest our juvenile readers
and that important and large class of our readers
| the Farmer will not be overlooked In order To
grotily, as much as possible, the laudble desire of
our country readers, portion of our attention will
lie devoted TO the collection and diffusion of such
News, Memoranda, Tables, Facts, Hints &c. as
may seem important TO agriculiuriSs, and the pop
ulation resident without the confines of our great
cities. The state Of the markets and the fluclua
tious in the prices, will be regularly and what is Of
more moment, correctly given.
We have ever been opposed to the constant
blusler and parade made by some editors, about
the excellence of their papers, and have resov ed
that the Saturday Evening Post, shall be conduct
ed, as to speak for itself,
|
earliest and mest authentic information, ns well as
the most choice and entertaining literary matter.
We hrve totally discarded the system Of filling the
paper with quaek advertisements, bot prefer giving
our readers from week to week, entertaining read
ing matter.
And We feel assured that we shall be no losers
thereby, as hut few readers about having paper
filled with descriptions of these nauseating com-
pounds.
The Saturday Evening Post, win he furnished
for 81 per annum in advance, or one copy three
years for S5. To those who wish to subscribe for
a Philadelphia Magazine, we will furnish copy
Of the Philadelphia Ca ke,, aud two copies of the
lost for one year for s5 free of postage and dis
! count
No New Subscriber received without the
Money.
70 those who wish TO subscribe. we would say
that the safest plan is TO enclose the money in
letter ond direct 10 US. Most postmasteTs will
frank their letters if relating 10 nothing but the
business of the office, and all postmasters who will
be kind enough so TO do we shall be pleased 10 ac-
knowledge as agents.
| Address
GEORGE r. GRAHAM g. co.
( No Sc Caters Alley, Philadelphis