HOLIDAYS IN DIFFERENT STATES.
JANUARY 1. New Year's day: in all the States except Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
January 8. Anniversary of the battle of New Orleans: in Louisiana.
January 19. Lee's birthday: in Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia.
February 6, 1894. Mardi-Gras: in Alabama and Louisiana.
February 12. Lincoln's birthday: in Illinois.
February 22. Washington's birthday: in all the States except Arkansas, Iowa, and Mississippi.
March 2. Anniversary of Texan Independence: in Texas.
March 4. Fireman's Anniversary: in New Orleans, La.
March 23, 1894. Good Friday: in Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
April 4, 1894. State election day: in Rhode Island.
April 21. Anniversary of the battle of San Jacinto: in Texas.
April 26. Memorial day: in Alabama and Georgia.
May 10. Memorial day: in North Carolina.746
May 20. Anniversary of the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: in North Carolina.
May 30. Decoration day: in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, Washington, and Wyoming.
June 3. Jefferson Davis' birthday: in Florida.
July 4. Independence day: in all the States.
July 24. Pioneers' day: in Utah.
September, the first Monday, Labor day: in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.
September 9. Admission day: in California.
October 31. Admission in the Union day: in Nevada.
November (generally the Tuesday after the first Monday), general election day: in Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. In the States which hold elections in November, 1894, election day falls on the 6th.
November, the last Thursday in—Thanksgiving day. It is observed in all the States, although in some it is not a statutory holiday.
November 25. Labor day: in Louisiana.
December 25. Christmas day: in all States, and in South Carolina the two succeeding days in addition.
Sundays and fast days, whenever appointed, are legal holidays in nearly all the States.
Arbor day is a legal holiday in Kansas, Rhode Island, and Wyoming, the day being set by the Governor—in Nebraska, April 22; California, September 9; Colorado, on the third Friday in April; Montana, third Tuesday in April; Utah, first Saturday in April; and Idaho, on Friday after May 1st.
Every Saturday after 12 o'clock noon is a legal holiday in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, and the city of New Orleans, and June 1 to September 30 in New Castle County, Delaware.
Labor day was made a national holiday by the last Congress and observed as such this month. It is the only strictly national holiday we have, not excepting the 4th of July. Congress has at various times appointed special holidays, and has recognized the existence of certain days as holidays, but there is no general statute on the subject. The proclamation of the President designating a day of Thanksgiving only makes such a day a holiday in those States which provide for it by law.—The Voice.