Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-01-12


~ AS 1 HAVE CHANGED MY BUSINESS, | -
% offer for sale the HOUSE AND LOT where ;;iR
-- now live.
Also seven of improved LAND, suitable to go with
the above premises. .
The Buildings all new, and front the Wilmington
Weldon Rail Road There is an excellent Garden and re-
Quisite fixtures.
There two schools in the vilage-MaIe and Female
The place considered of the most healthy in the State
The furniture will be sold with the House, if desired
Persons wishing to purchase desirable residence would
do well to call as early possible as am determined to
Terms will be made easy. N.FREDERICK.
Warsaw, Dupn Co., N. c., JAM II, l06O-2O-3m.
WHAT CONSTITUTES A GOOD SEWING MACHINE.
1t should be well made simple in its construction and
easily kept in order.
2 1t shOnld make TIGHT LOcK-STITCH, alike on both
sides of the material.
B. should any all materials that can be sewed
directly from the spool
. should be able to from coarse to fine, and from
tck to thin with rapidity and without changing the ten
It should be able make the tension greater less
both the under and upper threads andwh uniformity
BILE break.
S. The needles should have perpendicular motion This
is absolutely necessary for heavy work.
should capable of taking in the largest pieces of
work.
TO- 1t should be able to hem with hemmer; should stitch,
fell and gather
IL. Ii should be always ready to work.
H. 1t should be capable of using the size Of thread
on both sides of the work. and of using different coIored
thread silk, above below to correspond with any two
coors Of cloth to be united.
-. It should be able to make long or short stitch
Ii. 1t should be able to fasten off the seam, and COM
mence sewing tightly at the first stitch.
Is. 1t should easily.
IL. II should have wheel feed, together with the per-
pdcdd pressure eed other in constant contact
with the work.
II. 1t should not be liable to get out of order.
Is. 1t should not be liable to break the thread skip
stitches.
10. 1t should have no BETTING. Belt Machines a
great trouble They rapidly going out of plan
tatOns. Manufacturers of heavy fabrics will them.
90 1t should not be liable to oil the operators Dress
81 1t should not form ridge the under side, ravel
out be wasefu of thread, is the with
machines.
The requisites above mentioned belong exclusively to
Singers Great " Standard Sewing Machines.
The people beginning to understand and discriminate
when they examine Sewing Machines The result is
invariably sell where persons determine to buy the best
regardless of price, Read the following from the pen of
Mr.. Shaw of Ellington Hail. in this county.
Wilmington, N. c., Dec. 10.
.. 5. BALDWIN Agt. l. NJ Singer Co.,
The Standard Machine purchased of you and put up
myself at my plantation, performs perfectly satisfactory
have learned it's fully from the printed directions anc
have sewed up large quantity of Negro Clothing and Other
goods The work strong, and can't be ripped and the
Machine gets ont Of order. find it of the most
useful articles yet introduced my plantation and in
family Yours &C., DANIEL SHAW.
New assortment just landed per schooners, selling al
Manufacturers prices, by
o. S. BALDWIN, Agent, f..
SO Market Street,
Jan. 3D. 1860 Wilmington, N. G.