Italian Mail by Air Route The other day the morning pa pers from Turin, Italy, reached. London shortly past noon. They had been transported in seven hours and 22 minutes. They came by air. Had they come by train and steam they would have, says the Outlook, taken three times as long. This feat makes one feel that before long passengers and papers may be traveling regularly be tween the capitals of the world, especially as on<* recalls Lieuten ant Marchal's recent flight of 800 miles across Germany and Captain Laureati's trip of 920 miles from Turin to Maples and back without stop. Cavalry Comes Back The heroic and effective efforts of the Italian cavalry in delaying the advance of the invaders saved not only Cadorna's forces, but ap parently also the cavalry arm of I he 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 modern war methods. The cavalry of the air had super seded them in scouting and trench fighting had caused the dismount ing of most of the French and Rri t ish troopers in Flanders, al-! though at long intervals they I were remounted when the Ger mans retreated in open country and rendered good service. The Italian fighting changed 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 The present flight, also made by ! Captain Laureati, though not ov er so long a distance, actually 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 contrary and changeable. The Milan Cor riere della Sera says that Laure ati crossed the Alps above the Mont Cenis Pass at an altitude of about 12,000 feet. The airplane used was built by the Societa Italiana Aeroplani and the engine was built in the Fiat factory in Turin. I the Austro-German horde swarm-j i ed out of the mountains into the i Venetian plains the Italian horse had their long-wished-for oppor tunity, and right valiantly availed ■ themselves of it. Here was a ser- j 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 I against tremendous odds and at a cost that has recalled the historic j Light Brigade harassed and de- i ! layed the onrush until Cadorna was safe. With this demonstration there j !could be no longer a question of! I the need for American cavalry and I 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 all they are to < have a chance to serve their coun- j try in the capacity for which they , volunteered, and to display the 1 skill and courage that their fel- 4 low Pennsvlvanians know them to £ The Real Test of Patriotism possess. Jupiter's Belts. It has been suggested by Lau that the reason Jupiter has belts instead « zones of spots is to be found in its rapid rotation. The material forced j upward from the lower strata of the planet, bringing with it a smaller lin- j 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 much more rapid than it is, the solar sur face at spot maximum would also pre sent dark streaks. • Stops Flag Wrapping. The wind will not play pranks with your flag if a soft piece of feather bone, as used by dressmakers, Is run through a casing of narrow navy bine ribbon along the upper edge of the field. The casing will never be noticed if carefully done. Make Gems of Them. Nearly all artificial gems—that Is to say, stones that are really made by ar tificial means—are compounds of alum crystallized under special conditions. The metallic salts that are added dur ing fusion determine whether the stones produced shall be sapphires, ru- j bles or Oriental topazes, amethysts or emeralds. I 11 I Most of Them Dull. Mrs. A.—"Are you fond of entertain ing callers?" Mrs. B.—"Yes, but very few of ours are of that kind." —Bos- ton Transcript. I ! V oter's i 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- I resentatives. D. Who is our State Senator ? R. Wilbur P. Graff. D. Who is the chief executive Ijof the United States? J R. President. D. For how long is the Presi dent of the United States elect ed? R. Four years. D. Wlio 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. J D. Who makes the laws for i 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 I « of Independence signed ? R. July 4, 1776. D. By whom was it written ? 1 R. Thomas Jetferson. D. Which is the capital of the United States? 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 > | tives are there ? R. 435. According to ;h