Show Chamberlains Chamberlain's Umbrella The Truth at Last i We in this country who do not make a practice of carr carrying ing an umbrella ambrella on all occasions have been somewhat puzzled about Mr Chamberlains Chamberlain's famous rain There must be some sinister secret secret secret se se- se- se cret behind it we feel To enlighten enlighten enlighten en en- en- en lighten us a British correspondent reveals the following facts Mr Chamberlains Chamberlain's umbrella is actually a sword-stick sword that is to say the handle can be pulled out and a thin rapier withdrawn from the stem Mr Chamberlain is an expert fencer t The ribs of the umbrella can be removed and expanded at a Q moments moment's notice into a wire ware entanglement entanglement entanglement en en- behind which Mr Chamberlain could take cover if charged by cavalry The cover can quickly be converted into a Q sandbag and used either for a firing firing fir fir fir- ing rest for the elbow a pillow when sleeping on the veldt or asa as asa asa a rifle rest Dangling from the umbrellas umbrella's middle is a black tassel in which messages may be hidden and dropped from an airplane when all other communications fail We Americans have a reputation reputation reputation tion for believing many things but we we doubt if we can swallow this one onel |