The morning times., 1896-04-19

watcl Linn closely you will see that he does
change. To-Day this sentinel standing
proudly al his post bears one uniform; to-
morrow bears another. Today his sen
timcnt is piamtive AID appealing tomor-
row il is proud and commanding. Cigar
store Indians are changed often as tie
proprietor can afford The luxury of new
lieutenant. @
STATUE SETS EXAMPLE.
in what is known as " Presidential year
ali public matters are subservient to the
one great oh rct uI thc ycar-tnc selection
Of a new President And the cigar man
enters into the political project eagerly.
If he is very patriotic man he selects
his own candidate and PARTY, and he does
what he can 10 serve that party. His IN
dian from being an unarmed redInan. be-
comes a well-known politician, and the
cigar store is the rendezvous of the neigh
borhood among those who are of The same
lent ia politics. These who are contrary
minded come also. but TO ieer and to de-
;9act if they can, from the beauty of the
Cigar-sIore statue.
There are cigar dealers who can be
l.ought, as they have no strong personal
Eynt, ana these dealers make q Very n!ce
rortune Gsp!a wing the features of this or
that candidate 10 an Interested world.
ThelC is a large cigar Indian factory in
ii'is country that makes 4 special business OF
supplying images for cigar stores, and OF
meeting the popular demand in evcry way
Recently this factory has been busy getting
Up statues OF politicians. The demand for
themis great enough to keep a constant sup
Ply OF orders coming in.
A member OF this firm told an inquiring
gentleman lately that he had had orders for
TT-H.s
at the doors OF cigar stores. j" The order read
80 make Whitney as a ciGar-store INDIAN
said his gentl man. but the fertile brain of
The maker designed something j little bt
better II is no breach OF business conf
dence. sol will tell you aboutit.
You know the little fellow VINO has
stood for years outside the cigar store where
Ihanpies congregate. He is chappie him.
self. with his thumbs in his waistcoat and
his tile on the back Of his head! Well, this is
tie fellow that was selected for the Whit
hey statue.
The Whitney chappie statue is made Of
irch An iron image is by far the best TO
have. as 1T wears forever, and can never
clil. off or wear down at the heel. But the
iIuh statue is ifnpracticablc, unless enough
have been ordered to make il worth while
10 L. We the moulds made. The coiors that
put on ii are warranted weather-proof
also; aud when they do peel and face, as all
1IR Will. Aucl Ndli JC easily TSlSNel Dy
Gny amateur. The proprietor himself keeps
lit;3e set Of bottles containing paint to
IN, tCl. his statue, and with littledtft brush
T. i.0cs over the coat and collar after every
heavy storm.
The Whitney statue, being of iron, is
very durable and heavy. but it is n cheap
one. Mr.. Whitney is a Hollow fellow. and
his outside is a mere shell. 1t is on tlliZ
account that the price is low. as many have
been ordered and solid iron is not demand
ed. Whitney statue can be bought for
$50, and ] should think for $50, if there
oremany orders for them.
LIKE TO BE INDIANS.
THE practice of buying prominent men
rs cigar-store statues is popular for two
reasons went on the Indian dealer, snil-
ing at his own words. First. IL is TO
boom certain candidate. But as this
man may die out utterly at the conven-
uon and not be nominated, there is an
olher InotVe In purchasing anything that
ls 10 be used as much as the cigar-store
Indian This motive is the permanent es-
taDllshment of the man himself in public
opinion. Take Mr.. Whitney. for exam
pie The statue OF him. outside the hum
blest shop. keeps him fresh in mind, SO that
If placed in nomination for the Presidency
four years or eight OF sixteen years hence
be is wei known. Besides this fact there
is the underlying principle OF selecting a
good man. cigar store that has a worthy
pnan outside instead Of reckless Indian
. stands better in public estimation.
There is another side, and this is a
ludicrous one. Many a man is glad to
have his statue used in any way. If he
can't be perpetuated in a public place in
bronze. "A cigar-store Indian will do for him
1.-The actual Indian as cigar-store fig
ure is becoming less popular. In the old
days, when Indians prowled around the
country and tales OF Indian bloodshed
were frequent, nothing so terrorized and
Interested as a good cigar-store Indian
But now things are different. touch of
the human man, as we know him, is liked
better.
The most elaborate cigar-store In
dian that / have seen,'. continued this
good-natured cigar-Indian manufactures,
was one OF OlDey. 1t represented Turk,
and was dressed in the likeness of Abdul
Hamld. Olney's well-&nown connection and
interest in the Armenian question no doubt
inspired the image.
1.-The Omey statue was made of wood
In the old-fashioned way. In former DAYS
en cigar-store images were OF this ma