338 GENERAL TOPICS. 



Mexico. North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Vir- 

 ginia. 



June 3, y^^^rj^w Davis's Birthday : Florida. 



July 4, Independence Day : All States and District of Co- 

 lumbia. 



July 24, Pioneers' Day : Utah. 



August 16, Bennington Battle Day : Vermont. 



September, first Monday, Labor Day : All States and Dis- 

 trict of Columbia. 



September 9, Admission Day : California. 



October 15, Lincoln Day : Connecticut. 



October 31, Admission into the Union An?iiversary : Ne- 

 vada. 



November, General Election Day (first Tuesday after first 

 Monday) : Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, 

 Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, 

 Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North 

 Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South 

 Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, 

 West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. 



November, last Thursday, Thanksgiving Day: In all 

 States, though not a stationary holiday in some. 



December 25, Christmas Day : All States and District of 

 Columbia. 



Ardor Day is a legal holiday in Idaho, Kansas, Rhode 

 Island, and Wyoming, the day being set by the governor. 



Mardi Gras (the last day before Lent) is observed as a 

 holiday in Alabama and Louisiana. 



Good Friday is observed as a holiday in Alabama, Georgia, 

 Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Ten- 

 nessee. 



Every Saturday after 12 o'clock noon is a legal holiday in 

 New York, New Jersey, and New Orleans ; also from June 

 to September in Colorado and Pennsylvania. 



