Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-04-24

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in advance. Address BULL & FUTILE,
Printers, Balhmere, Md.
ASTONISHING INCREASE.
FOUR THOUSAND NEW SUBSCRIBERS
IN TWO MONTHS -!
Wnry we frs. purchased the old and we'll
known establishment Of the
Saturday Evening Post,
we stated that tho paper circulated so widely a.
mong the steady, reading portion Of The United
States, that we catered upon our labors with full
confidenc. Of the future. Our success has since
been beyond most sangune Ell pectstion, As our
weekly receipts overbalance those of any eotenpo-
rary paper. Our list has continued to swell up
with uneIampled rapidi,y, and we have the conf.
dence that At the present rate of increase, shall
be enabled in a few months TO boast Of more than
$4,000 subscribers, When we commenced our
labors, announced distinctly that the tone of the
paper should be decidedly moral and that nothing
should be admitted into our columns which the
mos, hstidious father could dsapprove Of and de-
termlned that as an approved Family Paper, il
should not contain paragraph, with the spirit Of
which parent would not wish to have q daughter
familiar, and We therefore, with this view, snnoun.
ced that no theatrical notices should appear in
columns, and shat should be opposed to theatres
a. things calculated to injure the healthy action Of
an honest mind,-as creative Of exhibitions demo-
rahling m tendency, and fearfully pernicious in
fact. There were no. wanting blusterers, who
made great parade of opposition. and Croakers,
who predicted our speedy downfall but we threw
ourselves upon The sober, rational and experienced
portion Of the people Of the United States for sup
port, and we have been nobly sustained.
We thought and expressed the opinion, that
however careless many nigh. be upon this subject,
that few, even il they did not entirely disapprove
Of such entertainments, cared about having the
gross details forever paraded before the eyes of
their children, and the sickening and nauseating
eu!ogy of all kinds Of characters made familiar to
their minds.
We determined also, that while the paper con.
tinued under control, it should be strictly neu.
tral in politics and that news and literary Jour
nalsts we had nothing 10 do with the matter this
determination has been strictly and rgidly adhered
to, and while shall continue to give our renders
such public document as may be deemed of inte-
rest to all, and such history of the progress Of
political events, as are strictly ia keeping with our
duty, and the character Of the paper, shall stu.
diously and thoroughly avoid any contamination Of
parlizan politics.
The paper is now printed in new and besuti-
ful tyPehas received the praise Of many editors OF
TASTE the handsomest family sheet in the Union.'
Our efforts have been directed to the combining
Of beauty and simplicity with utility and taste.
The Post is printed a stout white paper, rem
derng il neat and durable for filing.
In addition TO these efforts toward perfection in
the mechanical department. and exterior OF our pa
per- labor, and cost been spared in the de-
velopemen, of intellectual strength. The present
variety of interesting tales, original, from foreign
and domestic magazines, together with the valua.
BILE contributions of our own circle Of literary
friends will continue 20 give interest 10 the paper,
while every thing important and worthy ofnote that
happens in the Old World OF the New, shall be
collected and colla.ed for the taste Of our rea-
ders.
The Ladies' Department shall always be choice
and select, and shall receive strict attention, while
such things a. may interest our juvenile readers,
snd that important snd large class of our readers
the Farmer will not be overlooked. In order TO
crafty, as much possible. the laudibe desire of
our country readers, portion Of our attention will
be devoted 10 the collection and diffusion of such
News, Memoranda, Tables, Facts, Hints, &c. ~
may seem important 10 agrculturists, and the pop
ulation resident without the confines Of our great
cties The state OF the markets and the huclu..
tious in the prices, will be regularly and what is Of
more moment, correctly given.
We have ever been opposed to the constant
blus,es and parade made by some editors, about
the excellence of their papers, and have resolved
that the Saturday Evening Post, shall be conduct
ed, as to speak for ITSELF
Our readers will always hnd in it's columns the
earliest and NEST authentic information, ss well as
the most choice and entertaining literary matter.
We hrvs totally discarded the system OF filling the
paper with quack advertisements bui prefer giving
our readers from week to week, entertaining read
ing matter.
And We feel assured that we shall be no losers
thereby but few readers care about having paper
filled with descriptions Of these nauseating com.
pounds.
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OF the Philadelphia Ca ket, and two copies of the
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that the safest plan is to enclose the money in a
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