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.
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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.
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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.
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! V oter's
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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<es
population one to every 211,000*
(the ratio fixed by Congress af
ter each decennial census.)
D. For how long are thejr
elected ?
R. Two years.
D. Who is our Congressman?
R. Nathan L. Strong.
D. How many electoral votes
has the state of Pennsylvania?
R. Thirty-eight
D. Who is the chief execu
tive of the state of Pennsyl
vania?
R. The Governor.
D. For how long is he elect
led?
R. 4 years.
D. WTio is the Governor *
R. Martin G. Brumbaugh.
D. Do you believe in organ
ized government?
R. Yes.
D. Are you opposed to or
ganized government?
R. No.
D. Are you an anarchist?
R. Nc.
j D. What is an anarchist?
R. A person who does not be
lieve in organized government.
D. Are you a bigamist an
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 dis
believe in organized govern
i ment ?
R. No.
D. Have you ever violated
any laws of the United States?
R. No.
D. Who makes the ordinance
for the City?
R. The board of aldermen.
D. Do you intend to remain
permanently in the U. S.?
R. Yes. Casa Stabilita nel 1895 PROVATE I
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