An Umbrella

"Show me an utnbrella," says a manufactvirer, "that has holes worn in the silk about the ring at the top, whüe the body of the material is still intact throughout, and I will show you the owner of an umbrella who doesn't deserve to own one, if it is a good one. And show me an umbrella that has holes in along the ribs before natural use of it should rnake them come there, and I will show you an owner who carries his ambrolla more for the sake of appearance than for utility." A wet umbrella placed handle down drip8 the moisture from it at the edges of the frame, and the material with which it is covered dries evenly and leaves no spot still soaked with water. If the handle is upward, the water runs down to one spot at the top, where the strong cloth lining about the ring holds a good deal of it and in a comparatively short time rots the material, and it breaks easilv. The man who carries his umbrella ewathed in its case when it is not called into use by rain will soon find it wearing out from top to bottom. This ís becanse of constant friction between the case and the silk, and no matter of how good quality it may be the aoles will appear in it long before they shonld, and the provider of the umbrella will of course be blamed for selling inferior or damaged goods. There are many people so ignorant of the proper treatment of an umbrella that they will dctually roll it up when wet and leave it to rot and mold until the next time they want it fr