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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

S. NJ. A. Patterson, a colored man
whose residence was in Baxter, but
who has been working in the mines
here for a year, died mere Wednes-
day. The cause of his death was
pneumonia. He was a prosperous
man, owning two houses in Baxter
Springs and 40.ac-e farm just out
side the town. We have had consid.
erable dealings with him and AL
ways found him to be straightfor.
ward business man. He owed a
small sum on the farm and was
mining to pay it off, after which he
expected to live at home. His
daughter was very i'll at Baxter and
his wife could not leave her to be
with him in his last hours. Black
& Lagford shipped the remains to
his home.-Cherokee Sentinel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN

Notice is hereby given that ]. F. c.
Easter. city clerk, will, until p. m.
Monday. May a,rd, 1904, receive bids at
clerks Office on public printing per square,
for the city of Baxter Springs. Kas.' for
the year of 1904. F. c. EASTER,
City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Prof. Mosher has been elected su'
perintendent of the Scammon pub.
lie schools for the next term.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
PROSECUTION.

Persons hunting or trespassing
in Reunion Park, or carrying away
any lumber or other property. will
be prosecuted. This means busi-
uess. CHAs. L. SMITH.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

H. H. Miilard of Miami has been
given position In the treasury de-
partmeut at Washington at a sala'
ry of $500 year. Mr.. Millard took
an exa animation in the civil service
last fall, and passed. This position
In the result.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Another house was moved from
Galena to Baxter Springs a few
days ago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

There are 1lS cases on the calen'
dar for the May term of the district
court. The criminal cases number
43, and IS of them are for violation
of the prohibitory law.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Mrs. L. Fl. McMickle left Monday
night for Mankato, Mimi, in re-
sponse to message announcing
the serious illness of a sister. Nor
ris Doty will look after her store
during her absence.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Frank Valliere and Benz. Oar
denne, members of the Quapaw In
dian school board are out in the
country this week taking inventory
of school bnildings. etc.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Baxter's ball team and the Blue
Mound team will cross bats Sunday
at the race track, just west of town.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

The ladies of Melrsse have form
ed a cemetery association aud are
cleaning up and beautifying the
Melroee cemetery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Prof David B. Morgan passed
through Baxter Springs Tuesday
evening. He spent the past winter
at the Ontario, Canada, veterinary
college, and will probably visit
Baxter Springs this summer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

The telephone managers OF South
east Kansas and the northeast part
of the Indian Territory have form
ed an association for mutual bene'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

A seven.foot vein of coal has beer
struck three miles east OF Corey
Vile at depth of 300 feet.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Geo. Roach. respected citizen OF
the Cherokee nation, died Friday at
his home near Miami.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

A small sized tornado struck the
west part of Alton last Friday after
noon and demolished several
houses. Nobody was killed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

lanes W. Wellborn. Z. S. pension
agent, was here last Saturday TAX
ing evidence in several pension
claims. He will be here again this
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Mre. ]. E. Schnebley and son,
George, who have been visiting rel.
atives in Baldwin for come time, re.
turned to their home in this city
Monday evening.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
Look After Your Stock

yourself out OF ponds
pump fresh water Tor your
stock running mill made is thoroughly
The makes over AU
work They make the best line OF
mills towers and pumps
plumbing work. and build all kinds OF
gasoline See me before getting
anything n my line Ed JOHNSON Fhone ioz
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Miss Miriam Brown of the Baxter
National Bank has gone to Eldora,
Iowa. in response to a message an.
nouncing the death of an uncle.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

The heavy rains of Thursday
night and Friday made all trains
in this section of country late
Mails were delayed all over Eastern
Kanaaa
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Mrs. Morris Doty left Monday
night for Kansas City to visit her
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Abel.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Nrs. Levi Riseling of Joplin visit
ed her sister, Mrs. J. N. English, il
Baxter the latter part of last week
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Mrs. VIM. Buchan and Mrs. NJ. c.
Livingston attended commence.
ment exercises at Galena last
Thursday night.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Grass is just humping itself these
days, and il looks as though the cut
will be heavy this year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Miss Lottie Smith went to Kansas
City Monday night to visit her sis
ter, Miss Jessie Smith, who is i'll.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Columb bus is to have a new opera
house. 1t will be 52xll0 feet in
ground dimensions.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Will Merris was up from Miami
last Friday evening to take in the
big Workman doings that night.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Special attention given to childrens'
hair cutting at Armstrong;.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

The postoffice department has is-
sued an order that rural mail boxes
can be used only for matter on
which the postage has been paid.
Dodgers and circulars can not be
put into them unless mailed in the
reutIlar way
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Mrs. H. f. Humphrey. who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Doty, left Monday night
for her home in Chicago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Leslie 7. Huffman of Erie, Kan
sas, has been chosen superintend'
ent of the Galena public schools
for the next year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Rev. Parham is conducting ser
les of meetings at Melrose.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Mrs. A. ]. Thompson entertained
a few guests last Saturday after
noon in honor of Mrs. Harry Hum.
phrey of Chicago. Games were
played and refreshments served.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

The Workmen had big meeting
and banquet last Friday night. the
banquet being served at the Hotel
Baxter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Bunk Moore of Galena will doubt.
less be the Democratic nominee for
sheriff. Bunk will make wonder
full race If he gets the nomination.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Texas had half dozen toruadoes
on Friday of last week, and several
liver were lost.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Mrs. John T. Polster attended the
golden wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. d. c. l.. Winter at Colum.
bus last week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

We understand the rural phones
of this section will soon be con-
nected with the Baxter Springs ex-
change.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Geo. Polster returned Saturday
from St. Louis, where he visited HE
mother and took in the Worlds Fail
onap;pu
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Samuel Edgington of Eldora,
Iowa, is visiting the Baxter Nation
al Bank people.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
Pay your taxes at Nc
Gregor & rlcGregor's.

Want to buy 40 acres OF grass
land not more than four miles from
Raxter
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Seven young wolves were csugh
near Melrose few dsys ago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Sheriff Rains took Nose Pierson,
VIM. Wake, Chas. Barker and A. F
Hooner to the penitentiary last
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

you want to sell your property
list il at this Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

The Diamond Bottling Works OF
Columbus have increased their ca.
pacity by installing new and mod.
ern machinery. J.F. Mckinney, the
proprietor, has had twenty years
experience in the bottling business
and is an up-to-date bother. He
manufactures all kinds of carbon
ate drinks. When you are thirsty
and want a drink of soda, or iron
brew, just tickle your palate with
the product of the Columbus Bot
Ting Works.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Mrs. A. A. Partch left Tuesday
night for Dee Moines, Iowa, where
she will make an extended visit
| with "A eister.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Jim English visited relatives in
Joplin this week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

A hay rack load of our young
folks attended ball at Quapaw on
last Thursday night. and were thor
oughly soaked by the heavy rain
which caught them before they got
half way there.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Will Riseling of near Seneca vie
tied relatives here Saturday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

N. C. Clarey and family have re
moved from Galena TO Baxter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Plans and specifications for the
new bank building are about com.
pleted, and actual work will soon
begin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Girard will now enjoy free mail
delivery. The service will go into
effect August /. Nineteen letter
boxes will be put up, and there will
be two carriers and one substitute.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

The road from Commons black.
smith chop to Lowell is being grav.
eIed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

At funeral in Northeastern kan.
sas the living brother looked so
much like the dead that when he
appeared in her presence the widow
swooned. They have since married.
The paper chronicling this romance
delicately refrained from mention
O.; ., ~ ., mao
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
Mrs. Samuel H. Smith returned
Sunday from Q trip east.
Miss Eta Black hae gone to Fort
Scott to spend the summer.

Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Shive have
returned from O visit in Joplin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

Fishing at the dam has been quite
good lately.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12
CHAs. STEPHENS,
LAWYER,
COLUMBUS. KAS,

Notary, Collector and Stenogra-
pher in Office. Phone me or come
to Columbus at my expense In any
matter in which am employed
Office phone 20. Residences q
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

The new Modern Woodmen hall
at Melrose 10 completed and last
night the Melrose Woodmen gave
IN ice cream supper and dance in
II. A big crowd was in attendance
and the affair was most enjoyable
nna
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

The editor of the NEWS was in the
best town of its size in Kansas this
week-Coffeyville-where there are
four railroads, twenty or more fac
tories, lots of hustle and bustle-
and everything else. At least SO
new brick business houses are in
course of construction, and new
dwellings by the hundred. Coffey.
Vile has about 12,0C0 population,
and is growing rapidly. At least
25OO men find regular employment
there at good wages. Coffeyville
has oil and gas, the gas making il a
manufacturing city. The Parker
Amusement Company, 70 car loads,
comprising 21 attractions. lie there
this week. This same company
will be here at the big reunion. The
aggregation is fret class in every
way-every show is clean, interest
ing, instructive.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-05-12

begin.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07
Sweet Home Man MIs.Inn

T. G Burgett the proprietor OF a
small merchandise store at Sweet
Home, Ore, has skipped the coun.
try" He had overdrawn his account
at the First National Bank. at Albany.
by almost $500. lie paid nearly an his
bills, and then left, The bank has at.
tached his property
nurgett is about 27 years old Is
married, and has one child. lie has
lived nearly all his life In and around
Sweet Home, and has heretofore
borne a good reputation. II is said
that his domestic life was not as hap
py as Il should be. This and the
theory that he went 20 Condor. where
he Is said TO have relatives. Is the
cause OF his disappearance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07
PLUCKY
SEATTLE
GIRL
Would Not Stand High
Wayman'S Bold
Work
ThBmped Him With Her UT.
brella and Knocked His
Pistol Out Of His
Hand
A Seattle dispatch of Monday last

A Seattle dispatch Of Monday last
says:
Miss Laura L. Moore, an operator
in the Independent Telephone com.
pany's office, was the heroine this
morning Of an exciting battle with a
footpad at the corner Of Fourth ave.
nue. and Seneca street.
Miss Moore was going from her
home, at GA Olive street. to work, at
o'clock. when she noticed a man
following closely behind her on
Fourth avenue She looked around
several times and quickened her pace
a little each time, fearing that the
individual following her meant some
harm.
Just as she reached the corner at
Fourth and Seneca, a half a block
from the telephone Office, the thug
shouted:
Say, stop there I want to talk to
you"
She turned quickly, to find re.
volyer thrust into her face, while the
man at the other end of It said:
Give up that pecketbook or I'll
shoot the top Of your head on"
Not daunted by the glistening steel
in her face, brave Miss Moore raised
her umbrella and struck her assailant
over the head. saying at the same
time:
Don't you try to hold me up"
She then struck him again. knock.
ing of his hat and also knocking the
revolver from his hands.
Grabs for Purse.
The thug made a grab for her purse
and succeeded in pulling 1t open,
when the umbrella raped him again.
AT this time he hastily picked up his
hat and revolver and disappeared
around the corner Of the library build.
ing while Miss Moore made all haste
to the office and told her story.
In her hurry TO reach the Office she
did not notice that her purse was omen
but discovered soon afterward that
the money in silver coins had dropped
out.
Employees OF the company took
lantern and went over the route she
had coma They picked up all the
money except 25 cents.
Miss Moore in telling her story 10
reporter was very modest in her re-
cl'al OF the same, and declared that
she was ayerse TO any notoriety in the
newspapers
Miss Moore is a pretty girl. she is
stout and compact, and has the an.
pearance OF a woman who would NOT
allow herself to be imposed upon.
II was so dark at the time OF the oc.
eurrence that the plucky girl could
not give description that would
lead to the highwaymans identifca.
uon, but she says he was youne |
man fairly well dressed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07
LUTHER eLklNs AoNoRsp.
FORMER Albany Boy Appointed Assist
ant City Attorney Of San Fran.
cisco.

The news has reached Albany ,h.,
Luther Elkins. a formor Albany vonnr
man and a son OF County Tr,asprer
james Elkins, has been appoIntod n
deputy city attorney OF San Francisco
he VIII be an assistant TO Percy Y
tong who will succeed Hon Prsnk,i,
h, Lane as city attorney OF the largssr
lol'y on the Pacific coast C6ncerninr .
Nr Elkins' appointment the . San
Francisco Chronicle SAYS:
Luther Elkins will replace w.,,or
> Dorm as fourth assistant city 80,
aeE lie is a graduate Of Albany col.
''se' oregon, and has been praetic,n.
"a" since 1895 he was for one ,orn'
assistant district attorney OF linn
county oreson. In 1885 he removed
TO mis- city where he has since 49,,
sion" '' p'''es-
A'oAny people will notice Mr I'm,
'"S success with pleasure. Sine %
ing 70 San Francisco he has ent,,'a,
uA''e''ns success in the legal nrosos
SION and has taken a prominent mar,
"a !, politics Mr. Elkins graduataS IN
,ne Jaw In Albany. under tbe Ia"
luase d r. ~ Blackburn ana II ~ !
watson, and was very fayor,hl, -
,,oa " connection with his profes.
.'on' being a Young man Of excs,,sn,
no'AiS, and highly esteemed bv A,s
many friends. Albany Herald
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07
Pacific Coast Hope.

Tacoma, Jan 7.-Herman Klaber &
Co. have Issued the following state.
ment concerning hops in growers
hands January I, 1904:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07
10 Salem Aaaln.

Tom Drew, OF the Coqullle, was
taken north on the Alliance In charge
Of Deputy Sheriff r NJ. Caller and j.
W. laird. 10 be placed in the asylum az
Salem. his reason having deserted him
ON Christmas. the anniversary OF the
day on which he committed the crime
for which he served term IN the
ponitenusry a few years ago Coast
Mall
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07
Everybody is Talking About
The Great
FISK JUBILEE
SINGERS
Coming
Monday, Jan. II
In
Star Entertainment Course

Says a prominent Salem man.
want by all means to hear them again
They are masters OF the finest har
mony We have.
The story of the organization anC
revival Of the Fisk singers is inter
esting Perhaps We will tell 1t later
but they must be heard TO be appre.
ciated.
Fisk Jubilee Singers.
Anyone who has once heard the ne,
groes in their old plantation and
campmeeting melodies always wants
to hear them again. This inimitable
music which rings yet in the ears of
many whose youth was spent in the
old South" has a wonderful charm.
There are many who have Travelled.
or perhaps followed old glory into the
Southland, who remember well the
weird echo Of the strange. wild chant
OF negro boatmen on Southern rivers.
For more than years these Fisk
Jubilee Singers have delighted thou
sands In America and Europe. Far
better than any other company they
preserve the traditional power of the
negro music. The present director
Mrs Cole, once herself a slave. was
with the company when first organ,
lied at Fisk university in 1871.
Says Mark Twain: q wish this
music were foreign product so that
America would worship it, and go
properly crazy over IT,"
Following this concert in the Star
Entertainment Course. the Mozart
symphony club who have once be
fore delighted Salem music.loyers
VIII appear And on April 10 the
course viii close with General John
B. Gordon's great lecture, The Last
Days Of the Confederacy."
See advertisements for speciaI
price Of course tickets and for single
admission.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07
WHEAT MARKETS.

chicaso. Jan. 5,--wheat sSA a
ssHc.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07
Annual M,,tInn A. MeMInnvIII,.

Tho annual meeting u the mem.
bors Of the Oregon Fire Relief Asso-
citation will be held at McMinnyille on
TUESDAY, January 18th. at 10 o'clock
a m. at Burns hail, for the purpose
81 olectlng three trustees. and the
transaction OF such other business
~ may be brought before t. i5.lwk
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07

Sleighing is not good in Paris and
skating not much in favor, but then
there are the Dreyfus duels. The
public must be amused somehow, and
every country has its own innocent
little pleasures.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07
China Gets Busv

FeN'n' Jan 7--As a result Of nd.
wee from NicerOy Wei. OF the Nanlin,
province that war between Russia
anu japan Is imminent the govern.
ment Officers are in busiest commu
nlea1'on by telegraph with an the nm.
''neial Vioeroys. The tenor Of the sis.
patches cannot be learned as thew
are using secret code
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07
Los Angeles Postmaster.

Washington, Jan. THE President
today sent to the senate the nomina.
tion of Moteley II. Flint, to be post
master at Los Angeles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-07
G!zlCZ.I4!lGO.STRE G!zlZ.I4 i
EEOHAES BARGAIN HOUSE
80 Days Clearing Sale-.Continned

Won ~, anu lhursdays Specials added Got in time II
~" want your snare See the prices ask them
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-06-23
WALTER BLOOMFIELD
CHAPTER XVI.
Continued.

We have seen a great deal of your
Holdenhurst clergyman, the Rev. Mr.
Evan Price, since you were here.
hardly know which is the greater fiat
terer, you or he. Your uncle admires
him very much, and has invited him
to New York; he says he is smart
man and ought to leave the Church
and become a stock broker
With kindest regards, hoping to see
you tomorrow or toe next day at
latest, as we'll in health as when We
parted, believe me to remain, dear Mr..
Trueman, very sincerely yours.
CONSTANCE MARSH.
"Let me see that letter, please, Err
nest" said my father, when had fin
ished reading.
1 handed the letter to my father.
"Poor boy" he said, after he had
glanced through it; don't be cast
down; you have seen nothing Of the
world yet. There are thousands and
thousands of English girls as good as
or better than this fair American.
Cheer up. Everything is for the best"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-06-23
Yellow Piano Keys.

Many people who keep their pianos
carefully closed find that the keys be-
come yellow. Because dust is injuri-
Gus to a piano it is common belief
that a piano should be closed when
not in use. This is a mistake. The
majority of pianos made to-day are
constructed so that dust cannot easily
penetrate them even when they are
open. Keys turn yellow from lack of
light, and piano should be open the
larger part Of the time. There is
nothing like strong sunshine for
bleaching yellowed piano keys. Rub
the keys with powdered pumice stone
moistened with water and then draw
the piano up before sunny window
while the keys are still moist. The
woodwork Of the piano should be care
fully covered. This bleaching is a
slow process and may need to be re-
peated several times before the keys
assume their original color. Some
housekeepers have bleached the keys
of their pianos to beautiful white by
simply letting strong sunlight rest full
ly on them hour after hour and day
after day.