Italian Mail by Air Route The other day the morning pa pere from Turin, Italy, reached London shortly past noon. They had been transported in seven hours and 22 minutes. They carne by air. Had they come by train and steam they would have, says the Outlook, taken three times as long. This feat makes one feei that before long passengers and papers may be traveling regularly be tween the capitala of the world. especially as one recalls Lieuten ant Marchal's recent flight of 800 miles across Germany and Captain Laureati's trip of 920 miles from Turin to Vaples and back vvithout stop. Cavalry Comes Back The heroic and eft'ective efforts of the Italian cavalry in delaying the advance of the invaders saved not onlv Cadorna's forces, but ap parently also the cavalry arm of the Pennsylvania troops. The First Regiment of Cavalry, which in cluded the Pittsburg troop, the New Castle troop and the troop from Tyrone, had been disbanded and scattered throughout artil lery, engineer, munition and hos pital units, on the theory that cav alry had been made practically ob solete by modera war methods. The cavalry of the air had super seded them in sconting and trench tighting had caused the dismount- of most of the Freneh and Bri tish troopers in Flanders, al though at long intervals they were remounted when the Ger mans retreated in open country and rendered good service. The Italian fighting ehanged this conception. There are no more dashing cavalry in the world than the Italians, and their feats of horsemanship in many in ternational contests proved. When | Casa Stabilita nel 1895 PROVATE i L'Olio Marca "La Siciliana" fi | MARCA "GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI" ] il : Il Prezzo speciale per ordine di 25 casse in su ! ! _ S ! Prezzi Ristretti per Generi Garantiti i IMPORTATORE D'OLIO D'OUVA ir 1030 So. 9th Street - Philadelphia, Pa. v The present flight, also raade by Captain Laureati, though not ov er so long a distance, aetually cov ered 656 miles from earth to earth (The bee line distance is 560 miles). Including time spent in climbing and landing, the speed was thus 89 miles an hour. This record is more remarkable as the wind over the Alps was contrarv and changeable. The Milan Cor riere della Sera says that Laure ati crossed the Alps a bove the Mont Cenis Pass at an altitude of about 12,000 feet. The airplane used was built by the Società Italiana Aeroplani and the engine was built in the Fiat factory in Turin. the Austro-German horde swarm ed out of the mountains into the Venetian plains the Italian horse had their long-wished-for oppor tunity, and right valiantly availed themselves of it. Here was a ser vice that neither aviator nor the trench fighter could furnish, only the cavalry. While Cadorna with drew his infantry and artillery his horsemen hung on the invaders' flanks, and by repeated charges against tremendous odds and at a cost that has recalled the historie Light Brigade harassed and de layed the onrush until Cadorna was safe. With this demonstration there could be no longer a questioni of the need for American cavalry and the order for the rehabilitation of the First Pennsylvania was issued. Within a few hours the happy horsemen were back in the old or ganization. After ali they are to have a chance to serve their coun try in the capacity for which they volunteered, and to display the skill and courage that their fel low Pennsylvanians know them to The Real Test of Patriotism possess. f Jupiter's Belts. It has been suggested by Lan that the reason Jupiter has belts lnstead « zones of spots is to be found in ita rapid rotation. The material forced upward from the lower strata of the planet, bringing with it a smaller lin ear velocity than that of the surface, streams eastward. assuming the look of elongated streaks. If the centers of eruption are sufficiently numerous, belts are formed'; and it is suggested that, were the sun's rotation rauch more rapid than it is, the solar sur face at spot maximum would also pre sent dark streaks. Stops Flag Wrapping. The wlnd will not play pranka with yonr flag if a soft piece of feather bone, as used by dressmakers, la run through a casing of narrow navy bine rlbbon along the upper edge of the fleld. The casing will never be noticed if carefully done. Make Gems of Them. Nearly ali artifìcial gems—that ls to say, stones that are really made by ar tlflcial meana—are compounds of alnm crystaliized under special condltlons. The metallic salts that are added dur- Ing fuston determlne whether the stones produced shall be sapphires, ru biea or Orientai topazes, amethysts or emeralda. Mo«t of Thern Dull. Mrs. A. —"Are you fond of entertain ing caliere?" Mrs. B. —"Yes, but very few of ours are of that kind." —Bos- ton Transcript. Voter's Catechism D. Have you read the Consti tution of the United States? R. Yes. D. What form of Govern ment is this? R. Republic. D. What is the Constitution of the United States? R. It is the fundamental law of this country. D. Who makes the laws of the United States? R. The Congress. D. What does Congress con sist of? R. Senate and House of Rep resentatives. D. Who is our State Senator ? R. Wilbur P. Graff. D. Who is the ehief executive of the United States? R. President. D. For how long is the Presi dent of the United States elect ed? R. Four years. D. Who takes the place of the President in case he dies? R. The Vice President. D. What is his name? R. Thomas R. Marshall. D. By whom is the President of the United States elected? R. By the electors. D. By whom are the electors chosen ? R. By the people. D. Who makes the laws for the State of Pennsylvania. R. The Legislature. D. What does the Legislature consist of ? R. Senate and Assembly. D. Who is our Assembly man ? R. Wilmer H. Wood. D. How many States in the union ? R. Forty-eight. D. When was the Declaration of Independence signed? ! R. July 4, 1776. D. By whom was it written? R. Thomas Jefferson. D. Which is the capital of the United States? i R. Washington. D. Which is the capital of the state of Pennsylvania. R. Harrisburg. D. How many Senators has each state in the United States? R. Two. ! D. Who are our U. S. Sena tors ? R. Boise Penrose and George T. Oliver. D. By whom are they elect ed? R. By the people. D. For how long? R. Six years. D. How many representa -tivee are there? R. 435. According to the population one to every 211,000» (the ratio fixed by Congress af tei each decennial census.) D. For how long are thejr elected ? R. Two years. D. Who is our Congressm&n ? R. Nathan L. Strong. D. How many electoral votes has the state of Pennsylvania? R. Thirty-eight. D. \Vho is the chief execu tive of the state of Pennsyl ; vania ? R. The Governor. D. For how long is he elee tv ed? R. 4 years. D. Who is the Governor? R. Martin G. Brumbaugh, D. Do you believe in organ.- ized govemment? R. Yes. D. Are you opposed to or ganized govemment? R. No. D. Are you an anarchist ? R. Ne. D. Wliat is an anarchist? R. A person who does not be lieve in organized govemment. D. Are you a bigamist a* poligamist ? R. No. D. What is a bigamist or po lygamist? R. One who believes in hav ing more than one wife. D. Do you belong to any se cret society who teaches to dia believe in organized govern : ment ? • R. No. D. Have you ever violated any laws of the United States? R. No. D. Who makes the ordinami for the City? R. The board of aldermen. D. Do you intend to remain permanently in the U. S.? R. Yes.
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