The San Francisco call., 1896-05-06

and, when he loses them. can buy no more,
but is frozen out, or, more dramatically, is
''froze out" The froze-outs are the subjects OF
1scetons inquiry as 10 tns s'%gs , oi easaiI
takes some such form as this: ut may be q
cold day for you fellows, but it viii have to be
a great deal colder before get lett"
FoLK-B. L. j., Vallejo The word "folk"
means people, considered either distinctively
or collectively, is applied to people in general
and is used in a plural sense either as folk or
folks. In the Bible Mark vi:5) is found, "He
laid his hands upon few sick folk and healed
them" In an old English work there is, $50,
when they came to the door, they went in, uos
knocking, for the 1olks use not to knocS at the
door of an inn.'' The term is also applied to
persons classed as q group, with qualifying
adjective, as ''the old folks" "the young
folks" or "the poor folks" but this is merely
has ''Some folks rail against other, folks be;
cause other folks have what some tolks would
be glad Of"
MARRIAGES AND BIRTHs-J. P. L., Sunnyside,
Cal. The law of 1898 did not require the pub
lcation of marriage notices in this State, but
1t did then, as now, require that all who per-
form the ceremony of marriage shall keep
register of each marriage and file certified
copy OF such record with the County Recorder
at stated periods. When there was marriage
by contract there was no need for a license, but
license is required for every form OF marriage
at THIS time, as cOuIracL marriages are no
longer recognized in this State. Every physi-
clan and midwife who, professionally, is pres
ent at birth must keep record of such birth
and file q copy of the same with the County
Recorder If there has been neither physician
nor midwife in attendance, the parents must
register the birth at the office OF the Recorder.
ORANGE Observation-Disclosures, City. 1t is
impossible to tell how far back the custom of
wearing orapge-blossoms by brides runs, but
the Saracen brides wore the blossoms as an
emblem of fecundity. Occasionally the same
emblem may have been worn by European
brides since the days OF the Crusades but the
general adoption of wreaths of oranpe-blos
SONS for brides is comparatively a modern
practice due to the taste for the flower Ian
guage. In that language the orange-bl blossom
means chastity" when used for a bride and
your purity equals your loveliness" when
sent by an adm1rer to the idol of his heart
The subject OF bridal decoration being made a
study and the orange flower being found suita-
BILE, from the use made of it by the ancient
Saracens, it was introduced by modistes as q
fit ornament for brides. The notion once
planted, soon became custom, and is adopted
by all brides who study the conventions of
society and follow the accepted fashions
CAPTURE OF JEFF DAvIs-J. F. G., Byron, Cal.
Jefferson Davis, President of the Southern Con-
federacy, was not shot at the time he was cap
tured. The story of his capture, as told by
Horace Greedy in his american Conflict" is as
| follows:
Mr.. Davis had even separated, for greater safety
IdInlyy Out on an alarm OF peril to which
they were said to be exposed from conspiracy to
rob them OF the gold they were supposed to be
carrying OFF he reioned them over night when his
sylvan encampment near Irwinsville Ga, was
struck by heutenant-ColOnel Pritchard, Fourth
Michigan Cavalry, who, upon advices that what
remained of the rebellion was working its way
furtlvely southwark through Georgia, had been
dispatched by General Wilson from Macon in
quest of him, as had also the First Wisconsin Cav
airy Lieutenant-C Colonel Harden. These two COM
mands moved by different roads down the Ocmul-
gee: Prtchard struck at length the trail he was
seeking and followed to the encampment afore-
said, which he surprised at early dawn, easily tax
ing captive Mr.. Davis. his wife, her sister and his
children; but being directly thereafter involved in
a fight with the First Wisconsin, which was clos
Ing in on the quarry from another quarter, and,
each taking the other for enemies the two COM
mands opened reciprocal fire, whereby two men
were killed and several wounded before the nnu-
tual mistake discovered. The dead were
borne sadly to AbbeyviIle and there buried; the
wounded, with the prisoners, were conveyed to
Macon, whence Davis taken, via Savannah
and the ocean, to Fortress Monroe.
This was on the 10th of May, 1865 and those
directly concerned in the capture were Lieu
tenant ]. G. Dickinson and Corporal Munger
of Colonel Pritchards command. The reward
OF 100000 was distributed among the SOL
diers who arrested Davis.