Talent Talk. ilr. McClerg has moved into u aim w,,fcnse? kuv a 1111. iiuvi 1 visiting in Talent the other v Ha ronnrtQ th rnnna in hnd Snow continues so deep on the frills it deters much prospecting that otherwise would have been done ere this. The family of John Garvin is oc-fpondent is an outsider, but judging court week. Several were railed to town as witnesses before the grand jury, and had to hire substitutes in their places to attend the gentle nocks. There are quite a number of sheep kept on the range east of Talent during the winter, and then are driven to the Siskiyous smith of Talent in the summer. The- county Alliance met here last Friday and Saturday, and there was a large attendacne from all parts ot the countv. t our corres- Sticky StivKleta. c i. :j r r ULl 1UK bUC iVDlUlllb Ji iv while) Mr. Garvin and son. li&mea, are prospecting for a rich I ledge on Wagner Peak. I The owners of the celebrated ll'atton mine contemplate running a mnel into the hill to tap their rich Vige at a 500-foot level, which will labor to several more men. We were preambulating around hoenix the other day and were very pitablv entertained bv your cor- spondent, Manafraidofabear, uuk latvu iruiK unaya lianas for his friends. The marriage of Robert Gray and Mrs. , Hargrove was recently cele brated in ' this locality. Their friends hereabouts, and there are many of them, wish the couple a long and happy life. j William Addison has sold a part of his nice farm to Matthew Stew art, of Washington, who takes pos session the first of May. Addison will build on the other part. We will have two good neighbors in stead of one. J. B. Dyer has rented Warren Lyndee's blacksmith shop and has fitted up two forges and still has all the work he can get through with. Ma is an at( Ipnl nrtiRin Ann in dbown far and near. His brother. fchtler, and son Arthur are assisting mm. J;A Mr. Sherril, from Washington. holding a series of meetings. He nresents a sect that keens the bbath on Saturday, but still is of different denomination in some ays from the Kev. Mr. Morrison, who haS'-been preaching here all winter. ..We came very near having to record a lawsuit, but after the sum mons and subpoenas were served the defendant came to the justice and compromised by paying the original bill, the justice assuming the costs of suit. I he constable is my informant of the above item. H. Kinney, a former resident, is here visiting his numerous friends. He has traveled from Victoria, B. C, to San Diego and back since leaving here. He is now located at Riddle, the town that has the great nickle mine situated near it. He thinks of visiting the worlds fair soon. " Our road supervisor is out trying to mend our ways, which have been in a terrible condition all winter. Our position is like that of the Ar kansas man, when it rains we can't fix our . roads, and when it don't rain they are as good as anybody's road. That is the case now. It has not rained for three days, and the wind has dried the mud so hard that it is difficult to do any work. There was quite an excitement among the sheep herders during' trom the well niieu hastets ot pro visions we saw carried to the hall they must have been enjoying a pretty good time. I expected to see The Mail editor on deck, but, owing to a misunderstanding, so I learn, as to the privacy of the ses sion, he failed to appear. The even ing session was for evervbody you ought to have been there. Mr. Kaiser, of the Record was present. I suppose the readers of The Mail must have been muchly dis appointed last week when, after searching all over your paper, they failed to find the usual "Talent Truths," but my excuse is, I was so busy looking for my garden seeds I had planted a week or two ago. I guess they have grown down the other way. It has been so cold and stormy they don't show up on this side. Although such bad weather, the owners of cattle complain that there is a kind of fly attacking the cattle that almost drives them crazy. It is what is known as the foot fly. The" district clerk, as per order of the directors, has posted notices to hold a school meeting on April "20 to levy a tax to erect more commo dious school buildings, which are very much needed. There will he some opposition bv some of our .wealthiest citizens, which fact is regretted, as public schools should be one of the first object with pat riotic Americans, and a good school will enhance the value of any town or village, but our capitalists say they do not want their real estate to raise in value It is high enough now when the assessor coiues around. But when a stranger from the east comes and wants to pur chase a home the price is set at 1 100 per acre for land that they grumble to pay taxes on at the rate of $10 per acre. ox. To The World's Fair! Are you going? If so. call on or write to tho undersigned before completing arrangements for your ti in. I can give you choice of two of tbe most popular Lines crossing the continent and can guarantee you a safe and pleasant journey, long to be remembered. Passing through the "Grandest Scenery on Karth, via Mount Shasta, through the State of California. crossing tho Sieera Nevada and Kooky Mountains, etc. etc Palace and Tourist Sleeping cars daily to Chicago without change. Reclining Chair cars. (Seats Free). Drop me a line and I will call und see you. H. J. Young. Agent, 271. Alder St... Portland. Oregon. For Sale Cheap. One butcher shop, a two story frame building, and tools all complete, with brick smoke house and sausage factory, in the town of Central Point. A good paying business, has been running over lour vears, and is still running. W. Worth. Mr. C. Carney has leen on the ! sick list latelv. , Mr. G. C. Roberts contemplates ' going to California soon. Oh ! what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive. Our gardens look very promising. In the spring our housewives fan cies lightly turns to thoughts ofi greeus. j Miss Mattie Morris is on her wav j home from her visit east. She will be gladly welcomed by her many friends. Win. Gregory, Jr., has been in duced to become our school clerk. The office sought the man. he is in the right place. Our school is flourishing under the auspices of our most efficient , and accomplished young teacher, i Miss Zuda Owens. Henry Gregory has gone east of: the mountains. He intends put-! ting in a crop on his farm in Lan-1 gell valley, where he intends mov- j ing his family in May. j There is more truth than poetry j in the word "sticky." Oh! sticky, j sticky, loosen thy iron grasp from j our heels and wheels and allow us i to finish putting in our crops. ' Mr. Stotler has purchased a new sprayer, and he knows how and when to use it. Success to you Stotler, we hope you will extermi- 'i nate every parasite on stick y. A pleasant social hop occurred at the hospitable home of Mrs. Adams Friday renine. Our beauty and our chivalrv were there. ' and all went merry as a marriage bell.' To our Dry Crer k friends who so ; materially assisted us at the late annual school meeting, we tender tho thanks of the entire neighbor hood. Should they ever need as- ; sistance in the cause of education, we will cordially respond. Several of the elite among our young people attended the ball at Central Point Saturday evening. April 8. All enjoyed themselves immensely. We were pleased and flattered to observe the most popu lar young man of the evening was none other than Charley Moore. One of our young farmers was j recently the victim of a severe at- j tack of toothache. Ketng vcrv busy sowing grain, and being a true spartan, he preferred nursing his tooth through the wee una' hours of several nights, to taking the time necessary to interview the doctor. All at once the freakish toothache left him, his upper lip swelled to an enormous size, his nose appear ing to be in imminent danger of being pushed from his face. He was glad no one happened around in his vicinity for several days. All is well that ends well. Frank is as good looking now as ever, and is not minus a tooth either. Lapy Xotatra inoFAMorsK. Making VmmI IJvfng. 1 1 r t U Doctor (to patient who has coine two miles to the doctor's office in order to save the extra cost of a visiting fee) Good gracious, man. yon are not fit to be out of the house! Go home at once, and I will cull in a conple of honrs and prescribe for you. Life. A Matter of Patienoa. She Engaged to two girls at the same time! Well, what are you going to d abont it? He Oh. I'm all right: bat what are they going to do abont it? Life. A yoMlioa mt Privilege ' Papa Hicks Why didn't yon stay in , Sunday school? ! Dick Couldn't stand the new teacher. She said I looked like von. Once a i Week. Reward of Merit. Buckler Arnica Salve. The best salve iu the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever ' sores, tetter, ehnpjied hands, chilblains, corns, and all sktu eruptions, and posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. It is 'guaranteed to give perfect satis faction or money refunded. Price iV ' per box. For snle bv t. H. Raskins. The Deacou Do you know what hap pens to boys who tell lies? Small Yonth Yessir. They gits oft most times if they tells good ones. Life.