The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-29

REHGlovs.-ltev. Kingston & Jddlrd, d. D.,
one of the most eloquent diyines of the PrJcstar
Episcopal Church, will preach tomorrow after.
noon in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Third street,
te'ow W, lnut, on the "Recognition of Friends in
Ueayen."
He will also lecture on Wednesday evening on
diticult portions of the Bible.
The congregation Is one of the largest and m ost
inhuculial in this city Persons wishing seats
VIII be obliged to go early.
We CLIP the following from the New York
Christian Adrocdte and journal, and freely
indorse It's views, as the Grover & Baker
Sewing Machine is undoubtedly great Ameri-
can institution -
The Grover Baker Sewing Ma ,hine has ,.l eIams
topnic attention very superior and valuable assist
ant In household industry That this machinc has m lde
1u ands OF friends who attest its superiority over every
thing else cannot be doubted aud It is claimed that il Is
Sny amy pST.Sn 6o upon It's nSeqrtss 1 enable
every other one In use what these advantages are
claimed TO be, proDOse Driody to state that compar
so may be dAwh between the Grover Baker and Otucr
/. II makes the only seam formed by sewing n,.ti,,
IN "hGh each stitch is nitpendcntly locked aud without
del end, nee upon he other stitches for strength
2 Il makes the only seam that viii admit Of the thread
beng gn ate'e fourth stitch without injury the seam
II unnecessary to fas'en the ends OF ans made by
this machine This Is cone by the machine itself without
a. The Grover * Baker stitch is the only one formed
nom Two ordinary spools, and without winding from
,bT,ad. 'u''0 ''O' ''e 10 "'' un'' 'or the under
o seam thus formed Is more elastic than any other
mSu py "a a'wg machine ana consequently very valu
% III an Goods that are 10 be washed aud stretched under
g, The machine Is adapted to all varieties Of fthrlc,
@ Tx S"c" tHlaly Wen ana reIul lng no al u'mHn for
and thread,
l. II is more easily kept IN order than onv other abp.
and need not be taken apart to he oiled.
D. y, me machine tew. common spool cotton, silk, and
O. The hine So simple that an intelligent child Of
ten years ady learn operate aud keep In order
manaeement 1t is best adapted to all the wants OF the
umily
Frotrer very important merit this machine has is that
[s Me- ti9lc WINE DyinS passed across the nschne
rom ttot 10 rear directly from the operator O1yiauug
me LIABILITY or necessity ol curgllg the spue as Is done
wren using flock sutc machine. stu another merit
possessed by thus machine, the most marvellous of ALL Is
very oasi b. removed - pleasure the proper ans
1he Grover baker stitch Is peculiar to this maehlne
ana Is patented ard owned By tho Company whose
mLc srons and more elastic The lick stitch IS formed
ny by ct9slhE Two th,nd anG craving the crossing point
Icioh az me point of crossing, ana breaks the thread
crot' oftlc thread INTO tho centre fhri bros
bat wh'n thin goods are scwo where the threads
there can be no crossing point in centre, but that tho
tig .oC' ne rlht SIDE Is 10 present tar stitch. "a
stitch ALIKE on oo sides is ialacy with lnck-sttch
1Lo q over & baker stitch Is also formed Of two
icadsi under trcad never more than ha the size Df
with q upper, passing Though and around It's loop,
fastening II secureg by tying It twoe A thus
formed Las all the strength and elasticity Of the back
tich Lhe that stitch, g. ins It's strength by compress
L le particles Of The nHIiC between the stitches and
dividing the strain between the several sttchcs OF Inc
I'm instead Of couccnratugt upon single p0int ls
Is tho CO c In a lOcS sttch machine.
There las been much discussion as 10 the relative
nCmy Of the two stitches butit Is generally
cedtd mat for family sewing where there short scas
me GIgyr Baker stitch L found 10 be the oc1uom-
cal Nhle IL uses One uh more thread In mzkinga given
l syn o. scam 1; V1ses none, as Is the with the lock
uvi machine, where trcTo Is usually waste OF four
~ les q thread "a, The beanin aud az The eud OF each
seam 70 vhc must be added the los oiime In fastening
The 6uos oithe seam, 20 as to prevent ripping.
Again: experience has pro, ed that Grover Baker
scam formed Of very fine cotton, say No. 80 for the uV9'r
SPOOL and No. lJn the undrOne h much stronger than
lock stitch seam formed ot Nos. 90 and 10 cotton. Can
thing be desired illustrative Of tue superiority
Of t1i- stitch: Actual experiment has shown that
l0ck stitch Machine two hundred yards Of thread will
thr'yuye yards Of s,om, with waste q tllrty-llur
rd cf ends; while with Groser Baker Machine with
the number of yards OF threads, there nfv-
yards scwoC, with s These are fAGti
easily arrived at by all who hUd lock. stitch and GRO
yC- Baker Machines Ia numerous famllCs where they
nay Investigate Tor themselves.