Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-10-05
Umbrellas.


N. Y. Times
Rain bring. out the unbrelIss. This may
not be a very profound observation, but it
compares tayorably with the proverb tia t
nigh, brings out the stars, both IN protunI =
lty aud originality Yesterday being a rainy
day in thu, city and It's suburbs, umbrellas
.warmed IN the streets and dripped all over
the people IN the street cars. Most of these
umbrellas were comparatively new, and the
fact suggests the question, What becomes
Of old umbrella.
There are at present in this country at
least 24.Uoo.0OO Of private umbrellas. eN-
elusive of those remaining un>nld m manu-
factories aud shops. Etch umbrella owner
buNs AZ least one new umbrella every wear.
his prr,lnu. one having been stelen, lost pr
Wurn out We thus see that there j. an
annual disappearance Of 2i.ooO.0oo Of am
brcila-. and the moment We fully cumprr-
hcnd tins fact We perceive the Importance of
the question. What becomes Of these um
hrciia-
We ma, admit that many Of them are
stolen. Men who would not steal one
cent postage stamp Will. nevertheless, feel
no hesitation IN seIElus upon any umbrella
that Is temporarily separated from rs owner
aui IN carving It off with triumph, About
nnc--sNih nf the title 20 all umbrellas now
ID active use !. probably of tins sem -frlou-
lpus nature. There j. SAID To be a rich um-
hTc.ta- a-1rlrr N thgs CIV, whose stock costs
ham absolutely nothing, since /, i collect
ci hy playlug upon the con~clenecs Of his
fr,lnw-.urn. IT, walks along Broadway,
.nl waeu h. see. A desirable umbrc.l. he
stop, the man who !. carving Il ami re-
marks Excuse me. nay friend, bat you
hasr nv umbrella" ~ least every fourth
man tau, stopped know. that hi, title 10 the
umbrella ~ his possession will not endure
.n,c,lisafion, aud ~ hr hastily surrender.
thr umbrella, rcnarAiug a, he does .o- II
vas booking for an owner for 1t. and intend
el 20 .cui IL To police hradqulrtrrs THIS Al
ternppu. Ga every oSercN't ani threaten
INK Ils th,, ingenious ru.,cCtnr-whb .s a.
say, f1i.uRrI BY a boy With handcAri
gather, 10 from - in lop umbrellas. whieh
tie aftcrsAri- sell. A. the u.Ia. retail price.
But ,Iacrding that pue-.tNth of the &C
tive umbrella. are stolen 1r ,u.d fpr the Sc
aanl rln.. there stsl. remain, eighteen mil
lAus ui umbrc ,a, whose Aunua. Disappear
aaec : t1 by accounted tpr LEI a. assume
chat - tn. number tSo millions are tIr-
ulsa,4 with urN COVERS ami a fresh coat u
varu.>u. and 80 rr-en,-r into ,.r,I5.tl.t a'
new 4u,r- las. 81. there arr sixteen mAl-
more arlch vanish utterly from The face Il
,.n, ts.. ,,r,s
ltt the case % lhc ds,appc arauce of pins
-. familiar subject winch h., ,sg.p!-.! s,r
man, ,,,r. TN, t..ut.,a If a..r ,ts,..,ic. an,
and other .ri.nr56F ,,rr.pn, ..rt,y 2,
.., that ts...r anal .,. .r.sf,re- them 2,
.,-,.,.f,.., c,ur..I rhru.r,yr,. Oh am
hr,.#,. h,,. .r.,,,rl.al.a.-tyr NJ, ILL .
n,.Y..rr, ,.i I'M umbrella ,h, mos, lb-
.r.t.l,,. th.r, ia u,t.tr. ~ ar., doe. Il
r-fg-,. O., conceal ,,.r.f hut &, attack. ry,ry
.,,... y. ,.. ,..,r,.. ..ln.p IL. reach and cling,
.!..a.rA,c., ,n h,. leg. auI gArnrn'. Il,
r.a. pratr..!, IA a#. directions. 4.r the ,ru-
,arl,. of thr ocr,nl. ana Il, amount at
.,r,r IL ,ny,n,.tt, an ro.u,r,,. II .r,1 a
.mn. .,,.r. IL .,,t r.I Of an 4.a u,.1r,.la
= 81. b.. seen ,iI rrd,.-,IYu Ia be aupar-ut.r
ou. o.. the mos, ab,tr,l,, and difficult oi
nrah..r,.
II veil established that DID umbrella.
Ar H., k-n, ID hau,rs Tn, hou.ev.fe.
sh,s Questioned A. tn unat has become II
An, ,.t.n ola umbrella will .Ivay- r,pI,
va,tlrly .Ob. IL ha, b.,n thrown avay.'
lt ,,ir,.. I'M. r,nno, b.. Understood liter
Mn II ,xte,- million. Of Old umbrella,
NJ. ,hrnxn igty Thu stree, every year. thev
wound b, blown ,b,.lt M clnul, thicker than
the or,!.nar, ,,ty dust cloud. and there would
no, b,. horse or pedestrian in existence
VINO had not sustained lniurIr, from Old um-
br...a r,,,. When the hol,ew ..tnruw.
aaay" al umbrella ID unlur.t!5nabh van
l.hrs. but what -hr call, Throwing away
/, ,,h,tou,ly . prctillAr and my.trrlou, act
H.,ty thinker. may assume that old an
t,rr..4, ar. cl,, out INTO vacant lots. where
the, are. prornptty iryourrl hv goats. I'M.
ma, seem a p,ta,lh,r th-pr, ID anyone but
, la,,ln,i~t rh- latter knows however.
that. whl.e In. yoat may BE- roughly Ic.
,-r,f,.I 4, an omuIyrrnu, animal. he , not
unnrr..,y,.r,u, TpI,y,r.,II, goat, do eat
hoop,A Irt,, and in the day, when haop,klrt-
wrr,. fashionable thousands OF goats vrrr
f,trru,i mon them exclusively. The JIM.
hr,.II, Ia, N many characteristic. of the
,onn,ktr, that on. would NATURAL, ,uppusr
,b,, II v,,tIL t.fnni The. ayp.tlt- of goats,
but !, ..u a.c,r,,ineI fact thai for
,,,n,. t,4xoI,tnaJ r...,,nu. M, -,,a, will touch
IN n,nhr.lI, n,r.p, when ,utFrrin, from
.t,r,,,io, pm rypI,u k.rt 4 .,nat for