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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-23
EVERETT TRADES COUNCIL.

Sept. 16-President Moncur called
the council to order at s p. m.
The strikes and unfair list committee
were given further time on the Everett
Home Bakery.
The boycott committee reported that
they had interviewed Mr.. Willis of the
Everett theatre and were unable to
reach any adjustment of the Difficult
ties with the stage hands union as the
manager refused to pay the scale. The
committee recommended that the thea
tire be placed upon the unfair list and
bv motion the council concurred in the
recommendation.
A committee was appointed to pre-
pare list of union goods and local
merchants handling same.
The Labor Day committee rendered a
final report to the council. All bills
have been paid and a\net profit of
$29l.lO turned into the treasury. The
committee was given a vote of thanks
by the council and discharged.
Report by unions:
Barbers-All working.
Bartenders- initiations one ap
plication; instructed all members to call
for the union card from all retail clerks.
Carpenters limitations.
Linemen-All men called out from the
Snoqualmie Light & Power Co.
Stage Workers-Fight on with Ever
EFT theatre over wage scale.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-23
MERRY TIME
AT SMOKER
The Electricians and Their
Friends Drive Away Dull
Care at a RouSing Social
Session in Labor Temple

The Electrical Workers held high
jinks at the Labor Temple Saturday
evening at the smoker given in celebra
tiOn of their athletic prowers Labor
Day The losing tug-of-war teams were
the guests and they were fully compen-
sated for their humiliation at the Fair
Grounds. That is, unless their diges-
tive organs went to the bad for a few
days for there was something doing in
the eating line with plenty of mineral
water (?) to wash it down.
An athletic program was pulled off
that all agree was a hum dinger. The
referee declared each mill draw but
the spectators are not so conservative
in their accounts of the milling.
A kangaroo court was the amusing
feature of the evening All sorts of
charges We're preferred against the vic
tins of the court and the equity of the
law got an awful bump at the hands of
His Honor, Pete Sharpless. Any victim
that was disposed to rebel changed his
mind after one good look at the big
200-lb. sheriff incidentally they
helped to liquidate the cost of the ere
freshments' for nobody got a jury trial
and everybody drew a fine.
A fine, large time it was. and any
old time you think the electricians are
not a bunch of Jolly, good fellows.
you've got another hunch coming.
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II quality counts, try us .Amrican
Dye Works, 2s21 Wetmore.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-23
SCALE
EXORBITANT?
Trades Council Does Not
Think So and Supports
Stage Workers in Everett
Theatre Disagreement

No fair minded person can read the
scale OF wages asked for by the local
union of stage workers and say they
are asking too much for their services.
Far from being exorbitant it IL CON
servative when compared with the scale
being paid for the same work in other
Sound cities. While it m1.st be
claimed that Seattle, Tacoma and Port
land are far better show cities on ac-
count of their size and the fact that
their houses are billed steadily during
the theatrical season, no such claim
can be made for Bellngham where
theatrical conditions as far as first
class houses are concerned, are the
same as prevail in Everett. The wage
scale in Bellingham is far better than
the scale that has been in force at the
Everett theatre and in some instances
higher than the new scale asked for by
the local union. In no case is it less.
The manager of the Colby avenue house
claims he has been making no money.
He knows best about that. But we are
informed that any attraction that plays
his house pays in advance. The Burke
campaign managers paid him $40 and
never used the house and only received
a rebate of $50. That is one time the
house cleared 500 at least.
We are further informed that second
class attractions play the Everett thea
tire at so, Is and $l0O prices, that go
to Arlington and other smaller cities
and play for much smaller prices. This
is hearsay evidence and of course we
are perfectly willing to give the mana
cement the benefit of the doubt, but
the matter of what the public has been
paying to see productions might bear
investigation before the public makes
up its mind that the stage workers are
absolutely in the wrong and the mana
ger very much abused person. A
competent set of workmen behind the
scenes is just as necessary to the sue
cessful production of theatrical per-
formance as an able ensemble of a pro-
ducing company or good orchestra
down front. 4, Boys to work the stage
"for the fun of seeing the show" might
be procured but the production would
be mighty lame affair. A good stage
worker must be onto his Job and is
surely entitled to decent compensation
for his work.
1t is intimated that the klaw & Er-
hanger Cort war has something to do
with the determination to close the
house. A fight for the control of the
bookings of the leading productions is
raging in the Northwest and the op-
portunity to dodge the fight and use
the wage demand of the stage workers
to cover up the stall was opportune.
At least that is the explanation that
some of the boys give for the managers S
action. At any rate the Trades Council
is convinced That the stage workers
are absolutely Justified in their demand
and prepared to back them in their
fight
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-23

CONFERENCE
Called to Meet in Tacoma
Sept. 26 to Nominate a
Non-partisan Ticket for
Supreme Court Election

70 the People of the State of Wash
ington:
The surest safeguards of republican
institutions are courts composed of
Judges who derive their authority di
rectly from the people, who are un-
swayed by party prejudice, and who,
free from the baneful influence of privi-
lege, do not subordinate the rights of
the many to the eXactions of the fa-
vored few. To secure such judges there
rests upon every citizen an obligation
of such weight and solemnity that it
dwarfs all other considerations.
The Partisan Judiciary League
of Washington has been formed to
hasten in every honorable and practi-
cable way the effective discharge of
this obligation, and for the moment dis
regarding party affiliations, we call
upon those in sympathy with it to at
once form local leagues in their several
counties and send representatives to a
conference to be held at Tacoma at 2
o'clock in the afternoon of Monday,
Sptember 26, 1910. The basis of rep
resentation will be one delegate for
each one thousand voters or fraction
thereof cast by all parties for president
in each county at the general election
of 1908. The objects of this confer
ence will be:
First-To discuss and take all ne
cessary measures to secure the nomi-
nation of bipartisan candidates for
the supreme court of the state, selected
with sole regard for their knowledge
of law and courage to discharge with
integrity and impartial justice the du'
ties of that body.
Second-The Inauguration of a move
ment for the repeal of the act of 1909
which took the nomination of supreme
court judges from the people and re-
turned it to the convention system.
This was accomplished by the agents
of special interests laboring in secret
with members of a legislature pledged
to support the choice through the pri
mary of all state officers. A gross
breach of trust for which there exists
no excuse of any sort, it was also a
preliminary assault on the direct pri-
mary system conceived and executed by
men determined, at the coming session
of the Legislature, to wipe from the
statute books the most effective means
thus far devised for giving expression
to the popular will.
We therefore invite you to join with
us in the effort to avert this danger,
and to restore popular faith in the in
compatibility of the supreme court by
returning to the people the power to
choose its judges, a faith which has
been seriously impaired by the present
method of their selection and the
scandals which are matter of public
record.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-23
COOKS AND WATERS ELECT
OFFICERS.

At the last regular meeting of Cooks
and Walters Alliance, Local No. 45l
the following set of officers was chosen
for the ensuing term: President, Edwin
Elliott; vice president, Lillian Slosson
secretary treasurer, F. G. Pollard; in
spector, Theresa Hays; sergeant at
arms, f. j. Dearduff; executive board,
Louis Pomeroy. Mae Flannery, Phil
Green; chaplain, Harvey Thompson;
delegates to Trades Council, Edwin
Elliott, F. G. Pollard Louis Pomeroy.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-23

THE LABOR JOURNAL
Is the official organ of the Trades
Council, and is read by the labor
ing men and women of Everett.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-23
INCREASE IN WAGES.

Carpenters in Quincy, Mass, have
lust signed new scale which provides
for an advance in wages from $3.50 to
$3.50 per day of eight hours, with the
hall holiday on Saturday, the year
round
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-23
HE DOESN'T WISH TO.

A man with $5O,OOO,OOO can under
sand why he wants 81 900, 900, 900, burt
he can't understand why a man who
gets $275 per day wants SS-Lincoln
Steffens
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-23
PATENTS

PATENTS-Patent business of every
character skillfully attended TO hv
Schuyler Duryee, formerly chief clerk
Of United States Patent Office Ev-
erett, Wash, Stokes Block
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-09-23

Maulsby & Sons. New Undertakers'
corner Wall and Wetmore. Private
ambulance service. Phone 500.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-09-22

second 50. 90.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-09-22
SWEEPSTAKES.

Complete display of farm and
garden vegetables grown by farmer
or amateur, limited to 25 varieties,
no duplicates 1stl Adams washing
machine, by e. NJ. Reilly e Co.;
| 2nd, 81 Mission table, by Berry &
Campbell.
Largest and most artistically ar
ranged collection of grains and
grasses, limited to 10 specimens
no duplicates LIST, a apiece dim
ner set, by The Emmett Index;
End, suit of underwear, by H. Katz.
Best so pounds of potatoes
LIST, $3.50 cash, by c. P. Bilder-
back; second, years subscription to
The Emmett Examiner.
Collection of horticultural pro-
ducts. grown by one exhibitor-1st,
Sc pair blankets, by Golden Rule
Store; End, 81 Adams hair brush,
by c. l.. Carnage.
Best 10 ears corn-1st, SO of
ve,eIiTGIy service, by DR.. Tooth
aker; 2nd, years subscription to
the Emmett Examiner.
Best varieties canned fruits,
quart each--1st, $3.50 cash, by c.
p. Bilderback; End, bottle Koken's
best hair tonic, by c. L. Carnage.
Collection jelly, not less than
kinds LIST, clothes rack, by Harry
Titus; End, years subscription to
the Emmett Examiner
Collection canned vegetables, 6
varieties-1st, IS rug, by Golden
Rule Store; End years subscription
to the Emmett Examiner.
Collection preserves, not less
than 6 kinds-1st, So clock, by Hell
fert Jewelry Co; End years sub
scription to the Emmett Examiner.
Collection pickles, kinds-1st,
So lamp, by Hunt-Greene Mercan-
tile Co; End, pair tension shears
by the Emmett Index.
Best display of homegrown nur-
sery stock, l year old apple, grown
from piece-root CRAFTS, 8 trees of
8 varieties-1st, So cash, by John
McNish; End, years subscription to
the Emmett Examiner.
Best 1 pound of butter-1st. 500 |
butter wrappers, value S2.00, by
The Emmett Examiner; End, lady's /
hand bag, value $3.50, by H. T. I
Davis.
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25c.
Carrots, half doz.. varieties or
more-1st. soc; End, 25c.
Celery---1st, soc; 2rd, 25c.
Caulflower- lst, soc; End, 25c.
Cucumbers. half doz., 2 varie-
ties or more-1st. soc; End, Use.
Egg plants, a doz.-1st. soc;
end, zoe.
Peppers, half doz., varieties,
LIST, soc; End, 25c.
Potatoes. display not less than
of variety. kinds or more
lst, 81; End. soc.
Sweet potatoes--1st, 81; End, soc.
Largest pumpkin-1st, soc; End,
25c
Onions, half doz. each variety
LIST, soc; End. zoe,
Onions. z bushel yellow-1st. soc
End, 25c.
Onions. 4 bushel whlte-1st, soc
end, 25c,
onions. 4 bushel red-1st, soc
End, 25c.
Parsnips, 4 bushel--1st, soc;
2nd. Csc.
Watermelon, largest and heaviest
list, years subscription to The
Examiner: End, soc cash.
Muskmelon. half dozen-1st, soc;
End. 25c.
Catalogues, crate-1st. sack of
Peabody flour. by Cash Grocery End
8 lbs. Ga. coffee, by Cash Grocery
Sweet corn display. not less than
6 ears of each kind, 2 varieties or
more LIST, 81; End, soc
Pop corn display, half doz., two
kinds or more-lst. 81; End, soc
Mangle Wurtzel. half doz.-1st,
81; End, SOC.
Squash, largestlst, soc; End,
Doc.
sunflower, display LIST. soc; End,
25c.
Tomatoes. of any variety LIST,
soc. End, 25c.
Turnips, half doz. list. 5Oc; End,
25c,
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GRAIN AND SEEDS.

Wheat. winter, half bushel-ls.b
81. end. soc,
Wheat, spring, half bushel-1st,
81: End, soc.
Oats, half bushel-1st, 81; End
soc
Barley, half bushel--1st, soc;
End. 25c.
Rye, half bushel-1st, soc; End
25c.
Shelled corn. half bushel-1st.
soc; End, 25c,
Beans, white, 10 lbs.--1st, soc.
End. 25c.
Beans, coIored. 10 lbs.--1st, soc;
End, 25c,
Beans, llIda, 10 lbs.-1st, soc;
End, 25c.
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SPORTS.
Friday. September SO, 2:S0, p. m.

Friday, September 80, $50, p. m.
Boys foot race, fifty yard dash, for
boys under fourteen years, first prize
$500, second S1.00.
Sack race, first prize $500, second
$780,
Girls foot race, fifty yards, for girls
under fourteen years, first prize $500,
second S1.00.
Boys foot race, 100'yards, for boys
under sixteen and over fourteen, S2.50
in trade at Reese's.
Boys pony race, first prize $500,
second $500.
Girls pony race, first prize $500,
second $500.
Bucking contest, three entries or no
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Timothy, bundle-1st, soc; Ind
25c
Broom corn, bundle-1st, soc;
End Csc.
Kafir corn-1st, soc; End, 25c.
Millet-1st, soc; End. 25c.
Sorghum cane, 10 stalks-1st,
soc, End, 25c.
Orchard grass-1st. soc; End,
Csc.
Peanuts, best hill-1st, soc; End,
25c.
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GRAIN IN SHEAF.

Wheat display, not less than
3 sbeayes-1st, 81; End. soc,
Oats, not less than 8 sheayes-
LIST, 81; End, soc.
Rye, not less than sheaves -
LIST, 81; End, soc.
Barley, not less than 8 sheaves
list, 81; End, soc.
Corn display, best 10 stalks,
quality and arrangement consider
ed-1st, 81; End, soc.
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GrOMn DE- INhIbItOr.

aoNn Dl ftNIllbttnfs
Display OF Apples by / exhibitor
boxes, standard commercial va.
rieties LIST prize $3.50 oak rocker
By Andrews & Hargus; second. So
set silver knives and forks. by ID.
A. Hawkins.
Display OF Pears by l exhibitor.
boxes. 3 standard commercial va
rleties ist, 81 pair of tailor made
pants, by John Barbour; End. $500
lady's hat, by Anna scott,
Display Of Prunes by exhibitor
8 crates. vareties! pack eonsid-
cred list, IS carving set. by d.
a Hawkins; End. IS riding bride.
BY James Barrett
Display Of Peaches by / exhibit
Tor, boxes. varieties LIST. SIS
cash; End, SO cash
Display Of Grapes by / exhibitor.
2 crates, ? varieties $3.50 center
table. by VIM. Twinegar; End. 81
ironing board. by Berry & Camp
bell
Pack OF Jonathan Apples by 1
exhlbitor5 boxes list. so Jona-
thaa apple trees, by X. b Wilson;
End. iSf7 Rogers spoons. by the
Helfert Jewelry Co
Plate exhibits Con Apples. Pea
ches, Pears. Grapes, Plums. Prunes,
Apricots, etc. list, soc: End. 25c
Best display OF Strawberries
lst, s. worth OF Photographic work,
by Electric Studio; End. box
cigars. by Frank Knox.
Best display of Ounces. 5 of
each variety list. buggy whip, by
NJ Munson; End. years subscrip-
ton to Emmett Examiner.
Largest Apple-1st. Years sub
scription to The Examiner; End,
soc
largest Peaeh--1st. years sub
scription TO The Examiner; End,
soc
Largest Pear-1st. years sub
scription to The Examiner; End,
soc.
FARM AND GARDEN PRODUCTS.
All grains. seeds and beans must
be shown in 10-pound sacks. Sacks
will be furnished by committee free
OF charge.
Chestnuts-1st, soc; End. 25c.
English walnuts list, soc; End,
csc
Almonds-1st, soc; End, 25c
Beets, half doz. table-1st, soc;
End, Csc.
Sugar beets, half doz.-1st, soc;
2rd, 25c
Cabbage, l largest and heaviest
head-1st, soc; End, 25c.
Cabbage display, not less than
heads of any kind-1st, soc; End,
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Mrs. +, Marti, ST., Joe. Mich, says
Foleys Honey and Tar saved our lit
tie boys life.She writes: Our little
boy contracted severe bronchial
trouble and as the Doctors medi-
cine did not cure him. gave him
Foley's Honey and Tar,in which 1
have great faith.It cured the cough
as well as the coughing and gag
ging spells and he got well in a
short time. Foleys Honey and Tar
has a great many times saved US a
great deal of trouble and we are
never without it in the house"
advance that the awards will be
made solely on their merit.
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Boise and Interurban Railway Com

Cars leave Boise for Caldwell CHS
500, 10:60*. 11:0O. 1900 A. NJ.
and 1:OO*, 300, 800, 1905. 500,
600, 7:OO**, 500, 900, 1OOO**
p. NJ.
Cars leave Caldwell for Boise
6:20*, 1880, $780,, $3.50, 1880,
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go, prize $1,000.

Dance at night in Emmett opera
house, given by the Emmett Concert
band, music by full band.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Alfalfa, 8 bundles-1st, soc;
End, Csc.
Glover, l bundle-1st, soc; End,
Csc.
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Saturday, October /, 2:30 p. m.
Three legged race, first prize $500
econd 30 90
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HE RES YOUR FAIR
PRIZES
Every Farmer and Fruit
Grower Urged to Make
Exhibits

The Emmett Fruit Fair will be
held two days September 30 and Oc-
tober /. The following premiums
are offered by the business men and
citizens of Emmett as prizes. The
prize winners will be shown at the
Caldwell and Boise fairs:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-21

be avoided. Friends rejoice together,
the little children dance and sing and
gifts are exchanged. An ancient cere-
mony has to be performed by the
head of every household. Before a
mouthful Of food is eaten early in the
morning, corn is placed in a stocking
and the chief of the family sprinkles
little before the householder, saying
Christ is BORN" to which one of the
family replies: He is born indeed"
Then the house-father has to wish"
and, advancing to the burning logs on
the hearth, he strikes them until the
sparks fly upward, with :. good wish
for the horses, another for the cat
ties, the calves, and the goats, and so
on through the entire band of stock
on the farm, concluding with special
prayer and an extra blow upon the
embers of the logs for plentiful har-
vest. In this manner the gods of ma
ture are appeased. Then the ashes
containing tine wish" are collected
and buried secretly. AS for the Yule
logs, they are not permitted to burn
entirely away, but the fire being ex-
tinguished the burnt ends are placed
in the clefts Of fruit trees so as to
ensure bountiful crop.
In out Of the way corners of the
world, the traveller has met process
sions going about on Christmas eve
giving gifts to the earth, to the stream,
to fruit trees, and the priest with a
censor of incense invoking blessings
on the harvests which are to come
when the winter is over.
The receiving of gifts seems to be
the passing Of a later day. At Lyons
in France the Foundlings Home has
beautiful custom. A handsome era.
die is placed at the door and the for
saken infant laid therein is afterwards
treated with great consideration as
the gift Of the Christ child at the
blessed season.
The more playful customs Of put
ting hats about for presents as French
children do, of baskets which Italian
children make, Of gift boxes and the
tour Of ST. Nick prevail everywhere.
Even in the tropics Christmas is OBJ.
served, as If the cold snow lay round
about. Mexico has many beautiful
customs, and Catholic countries new
er forget the feast of the Babe in the
Manager In church.
l.. M. McCAULEY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-21

to a big fur coat, adjusted a beard
and the usual Santa Claus makeup.
Then he softly opened the door and
glance at the gaily- decorated, brilliant
ly-lighted little tree to which Mrs. FL
lis was putting the last touches.
That is fine!" he exclaimed
THE young lady came back with
doll for Lou, and when told her what
you had done, she stayed and fixed it
for me. She was here all the after
noon, stringing cranberries and pop
corn, and making candy bags"
I'll slip behind the tree, now, and
you bring the little girl out. She won't
be afraid Of me, will she?"
"Oh. no; she loves Santa Claus!"
The doctor was more than repaid
for his efforts by the cry of delight
that issued from Lou when her mother
brought her from the bedroom and
propped her up in pillows in an old
rocking chair.
I couldn't find you last year. said
Santa Claus in gruff but tender
voice, "but l have brought you
enough this year to make up"
The tree was nearly stripped before
Doctor Fordney discovered tiny blue
envelope addressed to Santa Claus in
handwriting that made his heart
beats quicken. He opened it and by
the light of tiny candle read that
which made his Christmas eve an eve
of beauty.
%11S a. ~ -
said, carrying her picture-book
Santa Claus, you won't forget Miss
Leigh, the young lady who brought US
the Christmas dinner?" she pleaded
Little Lou l am going there right
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-21
How December rs Was
Chosen
NAUOS&M


How many people know why Christ
mas came to fall on December 25?
everybody knows that it is the day
celebrated alike by the Catholic, Prot
estant and Greek churches as the ma
tlVlty of Christ, yet nobody knows IL
II is the actual date.
me uncertainty is due to the preju-
dice of early Christians against the
celeorations of birthdays. They re-
garded such custom as heathenish,
and made no exception, even to the
Savior's birthday.
IL was not until Christianity had
trlumphed, three centuries later, that
the prejudice against the observance
OF birthdays died out, and an investi-
CATION as to the date Of Christ's birth
day Was begun.
julius, pope or bishop Of Rome,
asked st. Cyril in 1886 to ascertain the
real anniversary of the nativity. ST..
Cyril reported the date to be Deem
Der 70, to the best of his knowledge,
after extensive research, and the date
was accepted by julius and promul-
gated as the anniversary of Christ's
birth. Before the end of the fifth cen
fury the date was accepted by all
Christendom.
January 6, April 20, March 20 and
March 20 are some Of the dates that
were serious contenders for the dis
tinction before December 25 received
the seal of Julius approval.
Even after the date was generally
accepted by all Christian nations the
holiday had it's struggles. The Eng
l1sh roundhead parliament of 1643
abolished Christmas and for II years
1t was not observed in England. Roy
atty gained the ascendency, however,
and Christmas was re-established as
national holiday.
Governor Bradford of Plymouth, in
1871, history says, had occasion to re-
Duke some young men who had come
over In the ship Fortune, following in
the trail Of the Mayf1ower, because
their consciences would not allow
them to work on Christmas, with their
sterner Puritan brothers.
In 1859 the general court of Massa-
chusetts passed law fixing a fine of
five shiilings against anyone who
should by abstinence from labor, feast
ing or any other method, observe
Christmas.