Show Cure for Itching Fingers A. A W. W chief f engineer of ot the construction company which i is build build- building buildIng Ing the Alaska Central railway tells the following story is a little Seward Indian maid maiden n ot of 11 slightly copper opper hued and bright eyed with blue black hair straggling freely down a smiling face Gum boots and a a. a simple red dress complete ete her usual attire improved d don on Sundays by a. a a little straw hat in deference to the g good od Sabbath school I E Jimmie is her little brother and special special special I I cial charge loves i to chew gum and has taught Jimmie the same j bad habit Last Sunday in an evil hour Jimmie misappropriated j kab's gum and was Yas caught at it The j i seventh had been the special Sabbath lesson that day and and had been peen deeply d impressed I She loved her little brother and nd his defalcation cation almost broke her heart Something had to be done quick and taking Jimmy to the shed back of their humble cabin she accused him 0 of the heinous offense You will wUl ste steal l sisters sister's gum You will wUl steal sisters sister's sisters sister's sisters sister's sis sis- ter's gum You must never do it any more And nd with a stroke of her fathers fathers father's fathers father's fath fath- ers er's hunting knife she quickly cut off oft the first joint of two of little Jimmies Jimmie's b baby by fingers Jimmie will never never forget that lesson Jesson nor her ignominious ignominious ious spanking after the mother had bound up her brothers brother's ma mangled fin fin- gersHow gersHow gersHow gers How many less defaulters and grafters there would b be if their Itching itching itching itch itch- ing fingers had been similarly amputated amputated in early youth Seattle Seattle Post Post- |