Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30
AsgOXEslEsNG INCREASE.

FOUR THOUSAND NEW SUBSCRIBERS /
IN TWO MON rllS! !!
WHEN fist purchased the oil AMI well
known c-tahl s1mcn, Of e
Saturday Evening Posi-.
we sta e Il nt the pa cuculut,d widely n.
mong tie strndy. rcidrg portion of The United
States, that we red upon our | burs With iull
confd me- of tie future. Our success hIs since
bccn lcyoHd GU, most sangunc expectation, As our
weekly cCip's uvertalancc those of any co'enipo-
tary apr r. Our let has continued 10 swell up,
with uncXumplcd rapdlty, and We have the conf.
d,nce that at the resent rate OF incrcas' ; we shalt
he enabled III few months t. ho oist of more thln
5000 subscribers. When we commenced our
lab rs, announced distinctly that he tone of the
paper should lie decidedly moral. and that nothing
sh0u be aim tied into oLr columns, which the
most f,s ilous father could 1isapprove Of and de-
term nd that as an approved Family PIPER, 1t
should not contain paragraph, with The spirit OF
which parent would not wish to have a daughter
familiar, and we II creiore, with this view, announ.
ccd that no Theatrical notices should apTcar IN our
columns, a. d that we should he opposed to the tres
as hiug- calculated To njurc the healthy action of
an honest mind,-as creative of exhibitions Il, mo-
raiizlng in tendency, and feArtuiy pcTnlclous IN
fact. Thcrc were not wanting blustereTs, who
made a great parade Of opposition. AMI Croakcrs,
who predicted speedy downfall, hut we threw
ourselves uyon the sober, rational and experienced
potion of the pe,pie OF the United State. for sup
pnIt and we have been molly sustained.
We thought and expressed the opinion. that
how,ver creless many night lie upon this subject,
that few, even if 4 ey did not entirely disapprnve
of such entertainments, cared al out having the
gross details forever paradrd before the eyes of
their children, and tie sickening and nauseatirg
culogy f all kinds of characters made familiar to
their minds.
We determined also. that while the paper CON
tinu,d under contr l. It should BE- ,tr CITY neu
trail III politics, and that news and lfera-y jour
nalls's We had moth ng TO do with he matter this
detl rm alton has been strictly aud rigdy adhered
Ia, and while shall continue to give our re dcrs
such public document rs may hC deemed of nte-
rest to all, and such tistory of the progress Of
political events, strictly IN keeping with our
duty, and tue character Of the paper We shall stu
tious'y and thoroughly avoid any contamination of
pariiz politics.
The paper Is now Printed in now and heautj-
lul tyle,-has received the praise Of many editors of
Taste, as the handaomest family sheet in III Union
Our efforts have hegn directed to the combining
of beauty and simple ty with utility and ta,tr
The Post is printed on a stout VIII lie paper, ryI.-
dcring it ncat and durable for flrg.
In addition to these Efforts tuwarl per'cct on in
the mechanical department and ext, nor OF our pa
per, no labor, ard no cost been spared in The de-
velnpcmcnt OF intellectual stnnglh. The present
variety of interesting tales, original from forc gn
aud domestic magazines, together with the valua.
bic coutrlu ions of cur own circle Of literary
friends will continue TO give interest Il he paper,
whc everything important and worthy ofnotc rhlr
happens in the O!d World or the New, shall Ire
collected and cOated for the taste of oul rca-
d,rs.
The Ladies Department shal! always I've choice
and s,lrct and stall receive strict attention, while
.nrh hItf irf.,
and that important and large class Of our realcr,,
the Fa m'r will not be overlook d. In order to
GRITTY, rs much ns possible the iudlble desiie II
or country reades, portion OF our attention will
lie dev hCd to c cullecii and diffusion of such
News, Memoranda, Tables, Facs Hints, &". as
may seem iml oullt II agrcultursis, and The plI-
ulatlon resident without The confines of our gGcai
cities The state If the maIkeIs and the huciua
uous in the price,, will be regularly and what is Of
more moments uecy gwen.
We haze ever been opposed 10 the constant
hlusl,r and parade made by some editors, about
the excellence OF their papers, and have resolved
that the Saturd y Evening Post, shall be conduct
ed, as TO speak for itself
Our reidcrs will always fi' in its columns the |
earliest and mcst authentic information, rs well a
the most choice and entertaining literary matter.
We hrve totally discarded the sy,tem o. filling the
p1per vi h quack advertisements, but prefer giving
"uI re utls lrom week 10 Neth entertaining tad- |
ing matter.
And we e assured that we shall be no losers
thereby as but few readers care about having amaze
fled with descriptions Of these nauseatlng CON,
pounds.
The Saturday Evening Post, will be furnished /
Tor - per annum in advance, or one copy three |
years tur 50. To those who wish to subscribe for |
a Philadelphia Magazine, We will furnish copy |
oi the Philade'phii Ca kot, and two copies Of the /
os' for one year for So free of postage and dis
count
No New Subscriber received without the
Money.
To those who wish to subscribe. we would say,
that the saiest plan is 10 enclose the money in
letter and direct 10 US. Most postmaslers will
frank their lttlers if relating 10 nothing hut the
business OF the Office, and all postmasters who will
he kind enough SO odo, shall be pleased 10 ac-
knowledse as agents.
Address
GEORGE r. GRAHAM Il co.
No SO CaIle's Alley, Philadelphia.