Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-29

longed to the Boynr class.
How Sturgeon Looks and breaches.
From a London Letter by j. NJ. Francis to the Troy

From London Letter by J. NJ. Francis to the Troy
Times.
We listened to the celebrated Spurgeon
at his Tabernacle last Sabbath. Six thou
sand people were in attendance. Ho gave
us good strong orthodox discourso-so
much rs that may shy of it. Sturgeon is
an easy extemporaneOus speaker, possesses
illustrates his points and enforces his argu-
ments by very apt and sometimes very Stir
king illustrations. He is not dramatic, as
Isnpposed, but rather quiet in his style.
There is, homework magnetism in his man.
ner after all, in his earnest Appearance and
will soy, in his bright eye, too,
that enchains the attention Of his audience
He is by no means so able rs Beecher nor
so graphic MS Chaplin, nor yet SO logical as
one or two preachers Of Troy I might
name, but no is really a. magnetic man,
and will always draw large numbers to hear
him. In appearance he is rather inclined
to portliness, has a large and pleasant
countenance, and IN expressive and keen
eye. He looks to be much younger man
than he is, and is what the ladies would
call quite handsome. His Tabernacle Is in
the form of an amphitheatre, with two
rows of galleries around it, and high pull
pit set near tho roar. There is no organ
in the church; tho people do tho singing
in the old congregational fashion, the pas
tor reading each verse of the hymn just be-
fore it is sung. In order to obtain seats
we went an hour and half before the be-
ginning of services, and wero then just
able to squeeze in after paying contribrl-
tions in advance for the benefit of the
church.
Trrv1 M TN3oy~ fY,N,nN t<
instrument to DO used in operating the
French cable, soon to be landed at Dux.
bury, consists ola small tube about four in.
ches long, like small telescope, about an
inch in diameter. Midway in this tubo is
hung transversely, by delicate silk fibre,
n circular piece Of mirror, across which is q
fine magnetic needle. Around the tube II
coiled the fine wire through which the mag
netic current is sent--in this case a coil
containing twenty thousand circles, form.
ing wheel ii it may be so called, of about
| three inches in diameter. There are two
! keys, and whom ono is touched it causes
tho needle to sworvo to tho east. and wher
the other is touch es it causes it to turn tt
tho west. OF course in this motion thu
mirror is turned with it. Facing tho mir
ror and two feet from it, is box contain
ing bright light, with mouth like a pho
tOgrnplers camera directed toward the mir
ror. The light is then thrown upon mir
ror and reflected from that upon wall
upon which there is perpendicular blacl
mark. Upon this mark when tho instr,
ment is not in operation, tho perpendicula
line of light from the mirror rests porfectl.
still. When one of the keys is touched
and the magnetic needle is moved, it O
course, moves tho mirror with it, and tn
reflected line OF light upon tho wall. i
moved to the right or loft of the blac]
mark. One of the keys reflects it to tn
right or left. Tho Morse alphabet is use'
emitting the spaced letters, or those wher
two dots and two dashes come together;
movement ofthe light once to the right q
the black mark is dash, and to tho left
dot. This is the whole Of the machinery b.
which messages are sent across tho Allan
TIC. The battery is very small, and
thimble-ful of metal will work it.-Bostol
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