Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1899 — An African Chief's Umbrella. [ARTICLE]

An African Chief's Umbrella.

An African chief’s umbrella is of greater importance than many people suppose. Apart from its enormous size, Its loss in battle more than equals the loss of a standard of a European commander. Some of the umbrellas are of prodigious dimensions, being no less thh.n 25 feet in diameter, with ribs 12 feet 6 inches long.