The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-07-23

| pertinent failed. He determined 20 try
again. At last he succeeded in the
production of the "square-motion
wool-comber, with action to initiate
that of the hands In the same year
Holden invented device for genappe
yarns.
He next entered into partnership
with Mr.. Lister, now Lord Masham,
whom he bought out at the end of ten
years by the payment Of ES5, 600. He
improved his patents, extended his
business, and accumulated a vast for
tune. His Bradford works alone comb
ed 6O,000,O00 pounds of wool a year
Great factories have grown up in
France at Rheims and CroiX. At the
latter place the population rose as the
result Of his enterprise from 1,70O to
over 10000. The firm of Holden &
Sons has become the largest industrial
concern of the kind in the world. The
French towns which owe their pros
perity to him acknowledge with graft
tude the two free meals each day pro-
Yided for them during the Franco
German war of 1870.
Miss Emily Crawford tells us how
Sir Isaac killed and buried the
"founced petticoat," which for long
had been the pride of the Paris laun-
dress. The cotton famine which fol-
lowed our war of 1876 gave a great
stimulus 30 the wool trade. Muslin
dresses almost died out in France, but
the particular petticoat, so richly
hounced, long defied all opposition, but
IN TINE was doomed to entire extinc-
tioR. 1t had been a work of art to
bleach, starch and iron the garment
with its multitudes of small flounces,
and it cost from ten to fifteen shillings
to get one up" When ironed, the
petticoat was carried home suspended
from a pole, and in streets where there
were many laundresses there were dali
ly petttcoat professions. Sir Isaac be-
IteVed that the cotton garment could be
replaced by light mohair. He plotted
for that result. The day of the founc-
ed petticoat was gone forever. The
Holden factories grew apace under the
increased demand for the new and very
fashionable fabric
Mr.. Holden entered parliament in
1865, and retired from public life in
1892. He attributed his vigorous old
age to regularity and temperance in
living. After 1892 he made it a rule
to take ten hours sleep out of the
tWenty-four. On one occasion, in 1893
ne said: Il take for my breakfast at
present one baked apple, one orange. |
twenty grapes, and biscuit made from
banana flour. My midday meal con-
5lsts of about three ounces of beef or
mutton, with now and again a half
oupful of soup. If l take a little fish
take so much less of meat. For SIM /
per l practically repeat my breakfast
menu. After the system has been
Quit up, and the period of manhood has |
oeen reached, all starch foods should
be banished from the human diet "
mus this Woodworking man, who in
Early years had feeble health. couId
ook back on a ninetieth birthdavl He
was habitually cheerful, and in bie
nome life he was singularly hannv
Inc Daronetcy, which the father won
oy his distinguished public services
low passes to his eldest son, Mr.. Angue
Holden, M. P, who was born in 1920
Sir Isaac was for many years a local
II lay preacher in the British Wesleyan
, "a He was strongly opposed to
lturgical worship, yet used often 70
ay That II he were a minister he wouId
'repare his prayers as carefully az he
would his sermons.
AS an employer he was eyao+ ors
ust' but very kind, generous. and svn-
'atneClc with all his work-people. or
lis factories at Rheims and Croix bo
vas proud to be able to say that Of tbe
lngllsh population there three-fonrtbs
we're children whose fathers had beon
MS employment, most of them NOV
nan thirty years. His own valet bod
L the time of his death, served Sir
saac twenty-three years, and said that
e had never, in all that time, noticed
shade OF lll-humOr on the noaster,S,,
ace, or heard an impatient word cross
is lips. u OSS
thousands of workmen stood have
eaded in the lanes as his funeral cor
ege passed by, and many a tear fo11
the remains of this eminent mas+or
industry were laid to rest in the fam
y tomb A friend of Sir Isaac ono
no knew him we'll, has said. "Eo
as not a man spoiled by success
men honors poured in upon him and
ign positions became his, and the
Ieen selected him for his knightbood
nd he attained European fame he was
le same gentle, modest, sympathetic
an as ne was seventy years ago -