Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1910 — Not the Christmas Spirit. [ARTICLE]

Not the Christmas Spirit.

“It isn't the presents—it'b the spirit,” said January Jones, the millionaire miner of Goldfield, apropos of Christmas. “I was in a jewelry shop last January, and something that took place there showed me that with too many of us the Christmas spirit is not the proper one. I ! was talking to the proprietor. One of the clerks stepped up excitedly, his eyes beaming with the hope of a big sale. ’ “ ‘Say, boss,’ he Whispered, ‘give me the key to the safe. There’s a lady wants a solitaire Just like the one she has on. She thinks it will be fun to have two rings alike.’ The proprietor did not bring forth the key. He only shooh his head and said sadly: x “ ‘Don’t waste any time on her. The ring she has on is a Christmas present, and she only wants to find out what It cost*" ’ : a