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RIDING ON A FAST TRAIN. VIVXD DESCRIPTION OF A THRILL- ING RIDE 01: Au lingual] locomotive, In Which Father Time Seemed Left Bel-Ind. and the Progress of Ike World Appmu‘f‘d 1‘0 lie surpassed By An Englnc'» swil‘tness. I have ridden in the engine cab of me of England’s very fastest; trains, \he "Flying \Velshman," the fume 01 which has extended around the globe. writes a London correspondent. It is rarely that a. newspaper man is per- mitted on an engine in England ,and as this is the first record of imPWS' sions of how it. feels to whirl over the rails behind this fast engine. I give them for what they are worth for the benefit of people who may have the pleasure some day of being pulled be- hind this celebrated engine. 1 stepped upon the up platform of the long station at Newport, Mon- mouths'nire, on a certain \murning lately, armed with an "engine pass." to ride upon the iootplate of one: of the finest express trains in the world. The hour was 10 a. 11.1., the London express was not booked to depart for tnother 18 minutes, and the station was almost deserted. I had learned, however, that the en- gine upon which 1 had permission to ride picked up the train at Newport. on its arrival from Cardiff, and even while i was making inquiries as to her whereabouts, the magnificent loâ€" comotive came leisurely gliding up the middle way of the station, and halted directly abreast of me. with the safety valve blowing off furiously, and the whole massive shape thrilling with the Titanic forces pent upyvithiu l't. My delighted gaze was cut short. by the driver waving his hand in recog- nition and beckoning me to come on board. Samewliut hesiLaLingly. and with a. vague sense of penalties “not. exceeding 40 shillings and costs." I dropped onto the line, and. stepping over to the engine, climbed up onto the footplate. Here the poetic element was imme- diately dispelled, and the aspect of things became exceedingly practical. Several tons of damp coal were heaped into a. big round mound in the tender at my back; the ruddy furnace roared in muffled thunder betwixt. the half- open doors; the water bubbled and aeethed in the gauge glass, the in- jector, which at that moment was on, uttered deep, resonant, racking groans; the steam from the safe- ty valve, that was blowing 0“ at a pressure of 160 pounds on the square inch, \Ve were now close upon the black aperture, teaying down the I'inoline which led to 1b at headlong speed:- Ev- signal cabins, telegraph posts, bridges, wayside Stations, all flashed past, with a. elocity which speedilgy past with a velomty which Speedily grew bewildering to my unaccustom- ed eye. We were approaching Severn 'L‘unnel Junction, when suddenlyL‘v- ans applied a. brake, and shouted to me to hold on tight. 1 heard the grind- ing of the flanges; then the engine seemed to swerve violently, and 11.1 a. manner which would certainly have {lung me from my feet but [on the timely warning. "And how long will it take us to go Lhrough it?” I asked. “Well, we never run at full speed and. as there’s a. stiffish climb after we pass the middle, we seldom get through much under eight or ten min- utes." Everything looked business like. Slowly at first, with rhythmic beat, and measured puffing from the short funnel, we slipped along, crossing the bridge which spans the Usk. and leavâ€" m the smoky Monmouth town he- hind us. 'Ihen the pulsation began to increase as the driver opened out the throttle; the low hurt or the wheels rose gradually into a muifled roar; the engine commenced swaying with an occuswnal quick. sidewise lurch as she rounded a. curve; the loud hissing from the safety valve ceased, or was drowned in the quickening blast 01 the exhaust; the sningled truck began to spin by, and the passing sleepers to.grow indistinguishable' and \ithln five minutes of leaving Newport 5L»: tlon we were rushing over the levels and whining through the gmssycut- tings at a speed which was swiftly rising to (it) miles an hour. l ensconced myself in a comfort- able corner of the cab. where l was well shelLered from the wind, and at, the same time out of the road oi the fireman and driver. Through the Spec- tacle glass J. could command a clear View of the line ahead, and. L001; notice of the curious ellect pro- duced by the endless vism of ruxls rushing to meet us, as though the train was swallowing up leagues ui track. Th6 fireman: now .lighted a lampl in the cab 1n readmess for our] passage through the tunnel. Already wp Were running down Lhe cutting With Coming back from the gradually heightening banks on either side; and as far off as i could see through the circular field of the window. where the arrowâ€"straight line seemed to conâ€" verge into a point, was'what looked like a. tiny blot upon the reddish face of the cliff. so ridiculously small in perspective, that the notion of our train passing through it Seemed about as yracticable as for the traditionâ€" al camel to go through the eye of a. needle, “There's the Ian land, sir," said Ev four miles from an "And how long go _Ehxj9ugh it?" I A REVERBERA’liNUr BOAR ESSED DEMONlAC ALLY the longest tupngl in Engâ€" said Evans. pomtmg. "Over from end to end.“ driver sBowed shapes. Not the i from the train in the I in t1 imp; The court of Pope Leo XIII. comprises 1,000 parsons. There are 20 valets, 120 ohamberlains. 300 extra. honorary obmberlains, 130 supernumerary chamberlains. 30 officers of the Nuble Guard. and 60 guardsmen 14 officers of the Swiss Guard and Palace Guard, 7 honorary chaplains, 20 private secreâ€" tarim, 10 stewards and masters of the horse and 60 doorkeepers. 3.118 from the train in out wake, occasional- ly a. little alaxy of sparks would vomit. forth tom the invisible funnel and sweep like a flight of fireflies into the blackness behind, AL inter- vals we flashed past lamps affixed to the damp walls, and once we passed a little band of men working by torch- Iight, and showing like demons in the wavering glare. SomeWhere about the middle of the tunnel another train passed us, spinning by in a long un< passed u dulating with pale clouds of ibla. The roar and rattle raised by our passage was deafening, yet; shrill above it all rose the reverberant scream of the whistle, which the driver continu- ally blew. Once the fireman flung open the furnace doors to stoke, and l. was startled by the sudden and un- expected rush of effulgence from the white hot glow within in the yellow haze of which the sooty arched walls of the tunnel leapt out plain to view, glistening as they rushed under the rounded, steeping roof. 011 we swept m thunder through the darksome cav- ear, but what they were I could not catchc. l pretty well guessed at what he had said, howaver, by taking notice through the tornado-likesounds of the deeP_:Lnd heavy pan’ting of‘lhe u A . Hum,“ We slip through \Vesl‘. Drayton,and although the sky is beginning to wear, that indescribable sallow appearance which beLokens that; we are nearing London, while thg clear. [rusty aunt}- engine, making me think of the labor- ed breaLhing or an asthmatic giant We had passed the middle of the tunnel. and were ascending the bank aL the other end of it. Looking through the glass in the Cub, notwithstanding the dew-like moisture, which obscured rt, 1 _ coulg Looking through the glass in the Cub, notwithstanding the dew-“kc moisture, which obscured it, I. could dimly perceive a tiny far off point 0f light shining like a, star through the impenetrable gloom. For a long while it appeared to hover quite stationary: then it appeared to slowly, buL surely. approach. enlarging and gaining in brlghtnefls; a Kind of sickly green faintness came stealing into the black- ness, and a. moment later, the engine. puffing like a, creature nearly SIDEDL With its exertions. emerged. into 71118 daylight again. with the dth81‘ holding his war/ch in his hand and shaming out to me. with a triumph- gnh expression: "Seven minutes and a a _ The frequent shoveling had made great inruads into our supply of coal by this Lime, and it is about half gone. Occasionally the fireman puts the long hooked poker and adruitvly piles it. L notice. than he doesn’t stir the flaming mass about. but always draws it, toward him. Ln- quiring Lne reason of this 1 am in- formed that it is impossmle to main- tain steam in a. locomOLive unless the corners of the fire box are kept. free and Lhat the most effective results are produced by heaping the furnace into a. glowing cone in the centre of: the gruLe. So that even the apparently sim- ple task at staking requires knowledge andrexp‘grience. ..y . h A , ,“1 it is trueâ€"and the drop of the press- ure gauge {rum 150 pounds to 130 pounds on the square inch makes no appreciable difference in our veloeity. By Lhis Lime [ am in u. deplorable condition of grime and oiliness. and be- ginning to experience a, slight sing- ing sensation in the ears from the ceaseless modulated. roar of the train. And yet the interval since we steamâ€" ed out of Nowport Station, nearly three hours ago, seems to have gone amazingly inst which is no doubt due to the novelty oi all 1 have As we glided through the crescent-[ shamed stuuun at Westbourne Par}; the vacuum brake begins Lo squeak and grind against the tires. The backs of Lhe houses with their dingy windows“ feebly catching the pale, watery sunâ€" shine, which struggles through ihe! yellowish haze, look uncommonly squal- id. utter the freshness of the leagues of open landscape across which we have been whirling; but, then, London' houses always look squalid irom thei railway. ‘ r r V U I The. wide span of L’addington Station opens before us, and we run smoothly in, and. as the splendid 10- driver points triumphantly up at the hands o£ the big clock which indicate sphere inkes a. faint tinge oL' murki- ness. Wuodruffe leaves the furnace doors wide Open and closes the damp- er, so as to draw down some >01 the ardor oi the glowing muss, [or the heat of Lhe furnace is so prodigious that! I. find itimpussibie to lookstmight iiin the opening. Yet, noLwithsLanding this We whirl through Southaii, and Llan- well at u. speed which renders iLquiLe impossmle to decipher the names upon the station boards. It is down bill now all the rest of the way to Paddingâ€" “Three minutes ahead uf tima, sir!" he excluims. “I know what they always say when they see the Cour- iér’ arrive: ‘Here comes that little \Velshman again before he is due!’ Are you going back with us? We shall be working the 3.35 express down to Bristol." 1:12 tonâ€"- The age ilyin )le ‘es fr 1m wvxx'r THE FLRE DOORS A GENTLE GRADIENT. S’I‘REAK OF LIGHT. ' a prolonged blaé and while the resm into many shril man the high banks the gloom, and in ight was eclipsed. mnel was strange, antwise cm .he furnace ,immer of tinged the THE POPE'S COURT The darkness urkness seemed the ruddy g1 Arough the g] ten stezun dimly vis- Lhe piles fireman agug. sh‘ ash of mast e. shadowy 11mmercame ). occamonal- s and lamp 3 of with L‘ and. wild re‘ plung- breath “he effect made full the it n‘ mks 33.1 HUW Tl] KILL THE FLIES. SOME OF THE. CURIOUS METHODS WHICH ARE USED. lgether at their thick ends. the edges being rounded at the point of Contact. This made an applianve in the general form of a partly opened hook suspennâ€" ed by the back. The inside of this clapâ€" per was smeared with a. thin coating of molasses and the affair was hung in the woodshed just outside of the kitchen door. The two wings of the clapper always stood a. little open and whenever a. member of the household passed that way he reached forth his hands and smanked the shingles toâ€" gether with a. sharp blow. A general massacre of hundreds of the small lpests was the result of each contact of the shingles." v SHOT DOWN IN COLD BLOOD. A Checkered Apron Don Itâ€"So no TWo shlnglesâ€"Or Even a Husband" New Sibk lint. and stuffy stuffy little kitchen, in w boured early and late to ‘ regiment of ravenous boy men from chronic starvat make them comfortable. apictura of her in my make them comfortable. There is non a. picture of her in my memory so vividly chM‘acLea'Lstic as that which recalls her armed with a. big checkered apron and advancing upon the invading army of flies. 0 fcourse all 0 {the win- army of flies. Of course all of the winâ€" dows were darkened and only one door was left light to attract the flies to the point of exit. The modern wire screen door was: unknown in those days but we had a. screen door just the Screen door was unknown in those Gays but we had a. screen door just the same. The frame was a. clumsy, ram- shackle affair built on the workbench in the lam. Over it was stretched blue mosquito netting. Wildly waving her apron. mother made a. daily round-up of the flies. \Vhan they were all mass- ed against the netting of the door, the latter was opened and the winged fugi- tives driven into the [reedom of the open air. So many scores oi times have I seen mother engaged in this pecu- liar task that my memory holdsadisâ€" tinct picture of her flushed [are asshe stood behind the blue netting with that old familiar apron in her hands." “Not very long ago." said a young matron. “my huslvand won a. silk hat on an election let. it was decidedly unbecoming to him and I made so much fun of his appearance when he had it on that he only wore it two or three times and then stoned. it away in a closet where it remained unused. “One day while attempting to rid the house of [lies a brilliant idea occurred to me. I at once brought out the silk hat. which I thought had been perinaâ€" .nently disrarded. Placing itover the end of a. long window stick. ldrove a atark through the centre of the crown into the tip of the handle. Then 1 heâ€" gan to exterminate the {lies whirh’had taken refuge uponthe Leiling. Each upward dab of the hat brought down i8. vii'tim or two, and 1 was rejoicing in the success of my ‘clever invention when my huskand entered the room. What he said [shall never repeat. But he succeeded in giving me the impres- siun that he had not thrown away that ,hat and had come home to dress for lav. social function to which he had in- tended to wear the tile. The result oi my flyâ€"killing venture was the expen- diture of $3 for a new silk hat." “The first money that I ever earn- ed," said another guest, “was the wages of fly-killing. Every man who has spent aboyhoorl in the country is familiar with the use of the elder gun. From a section of elder, cut from beside the pasture brook. the pith was punched, leaving a. smooth bore. About in the centre of the hollow stickaslot was cut to the depth of half the thick- ness of the stick. This allowed the in- sortion of a. steel spring from a. dis carded hoopskirt. Tiny pine sticks about an inch in length, were theam- munition of the elder gun. the strong steel spring of which discharged the little billets of wood with considerable force. “The most exciting episode that ever occurred in our family was the result of an ambition to clear the house of flies. The pests became insufferable, and we determined to make a. desper- ate effort for comparative freedom. At night we ygrgoved all thy furniture from the dining-room and the hard- wood floor was covered with sticky flyâ€" psper. All members of the family were warned to keep out of the room. This caution was repeated with esyecial emâ€" phasis to grandfather, who “as given to prowling about at night. He was. "When I was offered a penny a hundred for all the flies killed with this weapon l felt that. an easy way to fortune was opened up to me. A lit- tle sugar on the uncovered table at- trasbed numerous vlctlms and lwuged along and relenlless warfare of cross- table shooting, whirl) resulted in placâ€" ing many ooppers in my little tin bank. My savings from this source were ex- pended for delicious squares of brown and ,stlcky gingerbread. When the laughter which followed this narration 112M subsided another woman jumed the symposium, contriâ€" buting the £0110»:ng egperience: men An old gentleman contributed this 'wo broad shingles were hung to: that at their thin ends. the edges ing rounded at the point of contact 1L9 made an appliant‘e in the genéra rm of a partly opened hook suspenn- an evening party recently art of flyâ€"killing was the )[ conversation. One of the AN OLD TIME TRAP H15 NEW SILK HAT ancient )inkin CAUGHT GRANDPA armhouse ELI] ‘t outside of the wo wings of the a. little open and of the household do.in round-up y were all mass- of the door, the the winged fugi- [reedom of the a a. housewue army of [lies good mother. s and 1 ion and There is she small s not meats mater. lived. He was certainly the most; en- raged person L ever saw. but the spec- tacled which he presentedâ€"plastered from head to foot with the adhesive squares of papenâ€"was so ludicrous that we were convulsed with laughter when we first saw his unhappy plight. ‘Fly- paper’ is a forbidden word in our famâ€" Pal 11y. Paris has a. naw fad, and lb belongs to the summer girl. it; is a I strange creation and partly amphibious. The name gwcu u. is the bicych shell, for, while it; is impelled alter the fashion of a. bicycle, that part of it which Comes in contact with the water is con- structed after the lines of a racing shell. A Slrange l’nrlslnn l‘rt-allouâ€"Thc Scxmpll‘l Viewed wun l":u0|' by Many luryele healers. It is a. sextuplet affair, aild the six girls who ride it, have the jollieSU of times. The ordinary bicycle boat has done very well, when. with all the im- peius the riders could give. it made flour miles an hour. This latest inven- tion has done 15 miles am hour. and there is no indication whatever thaf the limit has been reanth In fact, those who have become expert in its use say that beyond question there are possibilities in the sextuplet bicycle shell which will. in time be a source of amazement. Some of the young ladies who have tried to learn the arc of mastering this peculiar sort of cycling have bad Some very undignifled falls, for the bi- cycle shell like all marluecontrivances is very apt to tip over if sufficient im- petus from one side or the other is glven. The shell steers by the action. of all six of the riders, and not through me- chanism controlled from the stern. It is. therefore, absolutely necessary that the riders work in unison. And the cap- tain of the rude tells the other riders what to do, Just. as the coxswain in a. regulation shell gives directions to the stroke oar. The boat is very buoyant and nob at all cranky. The idea. in constructing it was to make it as safe and simple as possible. If the riders care to train as people always train who row in a boat togetherâ€"mot for proficiency SO much as unanimityâ€"there would be no danger whatever. The pedalling motion by the young women acts as the power to move a. steel propeller shaft. which starts at the stern of the shell and stopsa little short of the bow.‘ There is no danger whatever of its becom- ing twisted or out, of order, for the main object of the inventor has been to preserve it from all twisting side- wise motion which might easily bring about disaster. The Balance wheel of the mechanical part of the shell is located in the cen- ter and carries the propeller over the necessary point without any difficulty. Every time the pedals of the bicycle gearing make one revolution the proâ€" peller zit the stern makes five. To un- derstand exactly what this means and gain a. correct idea of the speed of the shell just watch how many times a minute the pedals revolve when a. rider is moving at an ordinary rate of speed. 'l‘lien multiply this by five and you will have the exact number of the revoluâ€" tions of the propeller per minute. It is a well~known fact that so many revolutions per minute of a. propeller of a certain size means a given de- gree of speed, and in that way the ex- act time which the shell can make can be calculated. The ordinary motion of the Shell, at the rate of speed generally used, is just sufficient not to tire the riders in the least, and yet, if the weather happens to be. warm. sufficiently repid to create a. breeze that cools and in- vigorates T1) (5’5; 21. 1 t 9f shootin’ goin' on over 'here at laska Dick‘s saloon Are the boys havin’ fun with the tenderfeet that blowed in last night? Fun nothin’! The boys is shootin’ to kill. They’re fightin‘ like hungry tigers over 8. raw onion they happened to sea in that tenderfoot's baggage. Instead of afternoon teas and lunch- eons the Paris girls are now organizing bicycle shell parties. While the manu- facturers of the new invention are do- ing the best they can to fill the orders that have come to them, they find it impossible to fulfil the da- mand. While this is really a summer [ad the bicycle manufacturers are looking at the matter in an altogether more serious light. They say that the rea- son of the success of the shell is that the public wants Something new in the bicycle line. Everything has its day, (hey declare, and the reaaon for the bicycle‘s great popularity is that it gave people constant opportunity for change, Now the time has come when they wish some method of locomotion on the water, and genius has twisted the bicycle into that form. Bicycle dealers say that there is no question but that the shell 15 one, of the coming fads of everybody. Just the moment people are convinced thnr< oughly that they can enjoy a trip on the water in one of these with perâ€" fect safety, that moment will the bud of promise bloom into the flower of realization. The chances are that the aquatic bicycle is the wheel of the future. . w 1ndf in (X Tery err“ possessed of a strong temper could not be safely crossed. ry early in the morning we heard trific outcry. Hasteniug downâ€" to the dining-room. we found father in a terrible rage. ’Do THE BLCYCLE SHELL. ON THE KILONDLKE :et were er. and .ox'amed with the same bad entirely forgotten 11 had gone into the obtain a drink. The upon which he would in in the family, after t5 had been carefully im. was that not an- 1, was that not: an- the stuff should be house so long as be ~tain1y the most; en- er saw. but the spec- Jug-e 1115 of mar- HE ENDS HIS CAREER MISERABLY IN LONDON. Led u Priucfly Info In Parisâ€"“'ondcrfal l’onls I'orrormeql llully lly Means of III: Dextornus Glow-II IInndsâ€"lle Wu Au Accomplished Rogue. 66 Y ket Fred’s. AL the start a. grave difficulty con- fronts us. Thousands in every Euro- pean capital knew Fred. but no one seems to have known aught of his pat- sntage or as to the events of his ear- lier :years. He was known simply as "Fred." and no one ever thought of questioning him as to big antecedents. An ordinary piclkpockat may have to undargu many a. crucial cross-examina- Lion; a king of pickpookets is rarely subjected no such an ordeal. out of ten he managed to pilfer two or three Well fdled pOUKeLbooks from the passengers. With these he would re- turn to his hotel. and then, after careâ€"- fully attiring himself. he would spend the rest at the forenoon in visiting his friends, among whom were some of the best known men and women in Paris. The afternoon would be spent at the race course. and there this fine dandy obtained his best plunder, hardly a day passing that, he did not relieve some one of his purse. 1n the evening he usual,- 1y went, to some theatre or cafe uhunt- ant, and after the performance his 111113 was to inviLe a. few friends of both sex- es ho a champagne supper. Royalty he livgsd while his rnign the train had come in, and in nine cases H‘is evil (luya began during the Ex- position of 1889. it happened that Starr. one of the richest jockeys'ln Eng- land, “em. to Paris to ride a race. and. he took with him a small bag. contain- ing nothing but a, change of clothing and his jockey cap. Fred saw this bag and, assuming that it contained some oi the joukey’s bank notes, he approp- rizue‘l it. swrr made agreat fuss over his loss, and the detectives, who had been suspecting Fred for some time. seriously Lhought of arrtsting him, Fred, however, anticipated them. Be- fore the race began Starr received from an "unknown hand“ hi2} cherished bag. umlercloths. cap and all. CAUGHL‘ AT LAB/1‘. Some weeks later Fred fell. for the first time, into the hands of the police. lt was at the Vincennes race track. He had stolen a large sum of money from an officer and. unfortunately for him, a. lady had seen the theft. Fred knew that her eyes were upon him as he thrust his hand into the officer's poo- keL, and. hoping to save himself, he stepped up to the officer. and, handing him his purse. said, most politely:â€" “Here. sir, you have lost some money." The officer stammered his thanks. but the lady raised an alarm. and Fred was arrested and taken off to jail. For this clients he was sentenced to two year; imprisonment. H . . KING OF PIUKPDUKETS. 15 career in Paris, and for tile 11ch few years he confined his operations to Nice, Monte Carlo and. other fashionable pleasure resorts. He continued to pick pockets as of old, am: he was severle times arrested and imprisoned. Finally, he left France and settled down in London. There, the sLory goes, he once robbed the Prime ot Wales, the incident occurring at Epsom while His Royal Highness was intently watching a. race. The story may not be true. but it is cer- tainly cuafaL-Leristio of Fred’s sang froid and skill. ' We are also told that he tried to rob the late Baron Hirseh on one of the English race courses. but; that the Bar- on. who had known him in Paris. whis- pered, with a smile, "My dear Fred, you have come too late. 1 have just lost all my money on the favorite. I was surafiit would win. whereas it came in last. Come some other dayâ€"before the race begins." “All right," replied Fred, coolly, liftâ€" ing his hat with 8411 his old time polite- ness and again mingling with the crowd. I . . . Fred’s last days were very mourn- ful. and he WM poverty stricken when denh came no him at lam in a miser- able London garret. The joyous days of his ezufly manhood. when he lived like a. king in Paris, were eter present to him. and to the last he never forgot that ho had once been the boon compan- ion of gentlemen and Ladies. 'rerl, the king of European pickpoo- s. is dead, and, as a king surely deâ€" ves an obituary notice. here is