The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-08-02

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without delay, a list of the places where
sign-posts are needed in their districts
and also with completed data regarding
the condition OF such posts as are in ex-
istence. The Commissioner has secured
prices on metal sign-posts and as soon as
he finds out how many are needed will
let contracts for furnishing the state with
the hundreds needed. He takes the posi-
tion that sign-posts are needed as much
as good roads and that the present con-
ditions of the direction boards, or rather
their absence, is discreditable and must
be taken up at once.
w. A. Wynn, division engineer of
the State Highway Department, an.
nounces the beginning of surveys on
August LIST, under the "Sproul Highway
law" The first route taken up in this
district is No. 95 from Warren to Smeth-
port, via Sheffield, Ludlow, Kane, Mt.
Jewett, Hazelhurst and Kasson. The
starting point is the Warren county court
house. The law calls for surveys of all
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Is then the plan to take up the actual
construction OF these roads as rapidly as
funds are provided. II is quite likely
that another corps will be started in this
district In the near future, in order to
have the surveys and plans completed by
June lst. 1912.
Last year was one of the most sue
cessful years in the history of the Lock
Haven State Normal School. 1t is graft
flying to note that this school is fully
abreast of the times in buildings, equip
ment, and faculty. Its teachers are
specialists who have had wide experience.
1t is chiefly Normal School but 1t main
tains Art, Music, Elocution, Business
and College preparatory Departments.
1t will provide during the year an ade-
quate in Domestic Science and Agricul-
ture. Students who are looking for
good school In order to fit themselves
either for teaching or for lie will make
no mistake in attending this splendid in
stitution of learning. Write for its hand
some catalogue. 1t
Some funny fellow sent the following
item to the Erie Dispatch, with Tio-
nests date. The item has since been
copied by number OF other papers and
runs like this: "Flaubert Marcy,
farmer living near here, is raising flies
for their eggs, which he expects to sell rs
food luxury. He is serving them on
his own table and finds them palstable
and nutritious through the ol and al
bumen which they contain. The eggs
resemble rice after the hulls have been
removed by friction. Mr.. Marcy is
swarming the lies into large coops and
the eggs are dropped into a tank of
water" The story is given no credence
here, and it is thought has its origin in
the pate of one of the eggs that dropped
into the tank.
Again this country is in the midst of
serious drought, no rain of consequence
having fallen for many days. Corn,
which just now needs extra moisture
while the ears are forming, is not filling
out as 1t should, while potatoe vines in
many places are showing tendency to
die and the tubers have stopped growing
in their dusty beds. The buckwhe crop
will be short one unless rain comes
soon. Pasture lands are badly scared
which is telling on the milk and butter
supply. The black berry crop would be a
good one if we could haye a soaking
shower occasionally, but without rain the
berries will remain at a standstll. The
predictions are for rain and cooler wealth
or but in dry weather all signs go aglim-
meriDg usually.
Burgess Reck is determined that if
auto drivers will not observe the speed
limits then he will insugurste safe and
sane driving crusade, at least so far as
the borough is concerned, which covers
his jurisdiction. Several parties have
been called to account for reckless and
speedy driving, and some who have come
directly under his observation have been
advised to step up TO the captains desk
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dorse this action on the part of the bur-
CESS, in the hope that auto scofching on
the borough streets may be stopped be-
fore some dire calamity results. The
safety of the people is of greater import
ance than the making of speed records,
and the sooner the reckless drivers are
made to understand this the better for all
concerned.
1t behooves berry pickers or any who
go into the woods to keep sharp look
out for rattlesnakes, as they seem to be
very numerous just now. Floyd Stitz-
niger killed the granddady of all of them
last Wednesday on the George Hisemsn
farm, German Hill. when he got yellow
one measuring five feet u inches, which
carried IA rsttles and button. He found
the snake near the barn. Two were
killed the week before near the same
place. They were pair, black and yell
low, and each had nine rattles and a
button. On Thursday Mrs. Chas. Harger
killed four-foot black one in the public
road near her home on Hunter run,
which had twelve rattles and button.
The week previous Fred Davis killed a
yellow one about the same size and near
the same spot. Harry Osgood, who is
working in the woods at the Campbell
mill, on Peters run, killed big yellow
one Saturday. 1t had ten rattles and a
button.
1t has been determined by the County
Commissioners and the heads OF the
political parties to nominate township
and borough officials in the usual way in
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