New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-08
TIE wOODEy TyDTIN.
CIGAR STORE "poMrEY" ALMOST A TRADITION.

CIGAR STORE "PoMPEY" ALMOST A TRADITION.
From The Philadelphia Times.
Why do you not have an Indian" asked OK
he amazed proprietor Of the hrst cigar store 10
AN Indian" he essped forth. ''why-i am
afraid do not exactI, understand
Then told him that was the tra Of re
cover why ne had lost hts erstwhie popularity
Well" ne said. I have wondered about that
ysEyhns e. The 0f ndn was or q
=. fad. and consequently ne has suffered me rave
there some significance attached 10 H. but
every one is we'll acquainted with the important
5sf e Bsse X 4f n' aasH S sf f'y
has helped, 70 make him unpopular In these days Lays
AZ effective method OF advertising and too. the
selling Of cigars has become so expansive II !. not
hotel. all the drug stores and a great many Of
the better grocery stores deal in cigars u each
the sidewalks would be pretty well hilssd with
M1 Sa reputation op w VIII PnI
MS owner will De more able to give you the In
4 shall be very CAD to tell you all I know about
my lndiar" said the next dealer In the weed;
ns n S and lock 9 ne s Seass sT
Just as ] wa starring out IN business. | piskea
up book on the habits Of the American lndisn
vokns the aid Of the Great Spirit before gong on
The bsS II was Ssr s9od Gu" The mss %s"
did that kind u work Their in second-si, be-
low Chestnut. For the sum OF slb ne Stf' mc
Indian which exact representation OF INC
illusra ion in the book. He has been on that cor
ner for twenty-five years. and. now that he has
been reprinted ne looks as well - I've did the hrst
time he was placed there. II costs me from SlS
to s25 every two or three years to nave MN re-
painted" -.
The shades Of departed wooden indians would
rise up IN wrath II acting trade signs had oeen
their only forte. They too. have had their psrts
TO play r. the history OF mankind. There used 70
he tale afoat In the political circles OF me Sev-
enth Ward that certain "bowlegged WOODEN mo
ian" took an important part In the ward elections
His owner was IN Councils for . number OK years
and the Indian prooa bis imbbed the political oD-
cussious which he daily heard.
Then too. some OF the Indians which nave or
narented the vicinity OF the University nave
helped the students play many JOKE. tne 1le
Is told Of a certain policeman who was ovetsnx'
ious 20 DO his duty. and who never lost an opp0t.
tunty 10 show that he was the protector OF tnS
peace in that vicinity. Men OF his stamp are
never very popular. especially with stuaents, 20
one rather dark night they decided TO be rsvenSSc
The Indian Of neiehboring cigar store proven
silent but effectuai partner. He was placed on
observed him. aud after a while thinking that ne
,arred too long called out In tone OF authority;
Here move there" But. miracle o. miracles.
the supposed student did not stir: This was TOO
much for the stern "uphoder Of the law, eno e
vowed vengeance Alas for his dignity wnen ne
discovered in his grasp wooden Indian ana near'
4 hearty laugh from some feetng agures!
Thus in his time the wooden Indian mas pieyeo
many parts. His race is almost run, ana vsy
soon the cigar store "pompey VIII be tradiuo0'
thing of the past.