Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-25
Fortune isB the (arOs.

WHAT ALL THE CARDS IN A PACK STAND FOR IN
| FORTUNE TELLING.
From the New York Star
! Misunderstanding or parcel Kfng-Fair
man, generally married man. Queen-Falr w.
man, married or single, according TO next card.
Jack-Falr .-Oung man, always SINCE. Ten--Money;
faIseneos, when next to lace card (male). Nine
| -EnIOyment. Eight-Parcel. Seven-MOney Six
Small sum OF money. Flve-Children. Four
Marriage. Three-Surprlse. Two-vsitor.
| Hearts.-Ace-House or large building. King
| Red-halred man. Observation-Disclosures woman Jack
! -KeJ-haired yUuns man. Ten-PropoSal either vi
marriage or business. Nine-WiSh card. Eight
Pi ASSURE. seven-Frend. Six-Gayety. Five
| company. FouF-SITange bed. Tnree-Strauge
| country or drive. TwO-kiSS or snort Journey.
! Cubs -Ace-Letter. kIng-Brown-haired man.
Queen-Brown-hared woman. Jack--Brown-
! haired young man. Ten--Deep water; long jour-
| ney. Nine-CrosseS. Eignt-DsappoinIme
| Seyen-ITou6lt SiX-Eatins or drinking. Five
| FdloehoOd; uecet. Four-Iable Three-Tears
| IWo-Little space OF water.
! -Ace-Steamer, II point is up; parcel If
point IS down. king-Very dark man. Queen
Ien-Sichnesa AT a distance. Nine-Anger. Eight
! Anger OF disturbance. Seyen-vexalioa. SIX
Anger or vexatioD, Five--DeaIh or drunkenness.
Four-Slck bed. Three-Dl,appo ointment Two
Little veXed, or coffin.
The sgnincations attached to the face cards In
DIAMONDS apply 10 the rest Of the cards In the
pack. A JuulclOuS amount OF Snuffing, wishing
desperately nard, and cutting into three parts
with retentlve memory as TO the meanings OF the
thing come out" as one wishes it, Will enable one
to tell her own fortune and "sell" herself (for
nothing), which Is better than paying 80 cents or
u W some wandering gypsy TO 10 the same thing.
GOslings for Bass IBait.
THIRTY-oNE BIG FISH LANDED, AND TIE HOOK
BArED ONLY THREE TINES.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
letter from ST. Louis gentleman who has
been for some time up at Green Lake. Wis, has
just been received here, and IL contains the ac-
count OF fishing exploit that is remarkable.
II went ouC early the other evening" writes the
gentleman, I'm the hopes Of encountering some OF
The famous pickerel OF this resort when they were
just coming up from their messy beds after n
morsel Tor breakfast. i trolled Tor hair a mile
without a strike. was passing farm house in
front OF which were an old goose and lot OF pos
hngS month or so Old. They We're swiInm no
TSunG under sso the water
as was opposite them there was
a splash, and one OF the gosnngs
In the same way, the mother goose never seeming
TO heed their absence. l thought IL strange ami
pulled over toward the flock, but before reached
them three more were pulled under the water /
stopped rowing close to the spot where the fowls
had disappeared anu watched from close ra noe 10
see II could discover what agent was at WORE de-
stroying the farmers gOsilngs. One of the little
fellows was separated from the other three for
that's all that were left. was close to the Single
gosling, Watching him, wnen / saw a monsLrouS
back bass shoot through the water, grab the bird
had my eye on and give the water a fiirt with
his tall as he disappeared with his breakfast r.
0Dre the surface had become calm or my astoDi,h.
ment had been overcome the rsnaiuing three OF
the gosilDg OroOd were In the capdciOuS maws OF
the hungry bass.
by this time the old goose, who had been tran
guilty swimming about. began 10 think that some
thing was wrong, and when no little one; came M
her call she became frantic l stood right there
for some time, expecting that some audacIous bass
would walk of with the old goose but they didn't
II went up to the farm house, told the fate OF
the g0SlingS, and was met with no expressions OF
surprise.
.'Thars no uncommon thing said the farmer.
I'll Det I've lost a thousand young geese IN that
way. thought those were 100 bg Tor bass bait
keep my young geese in pond back Of the house
until they get Dig enough To take care OF them
serves, as l thought the ones you saw gopbled no
were.'
IAN idea struck me, and 1 bargained with the
farmer Tor three goSlings from the pond back OF
In with three nice, downy little fellows, and
took One tied my line about the center OF his BODY
and fastened gang OIL hooks under the gOsIing's
breat SO they hung down about three inches
Then took q long rod from the boat, attached
the line, and gently dropped the swimming bait
into the water. The little gosling swan around
for about half minute, when there was rush a
tug at the line, and had my hungry fish safely
hooked. ltwas whOpper, and II took me twenty
minutes TO bring him up to the boat The bass
had struck the hooks, as l Intended, before he
reached the gosltng, and ! succeeded In landing
thirty-one Dig bass with my three before they
saw before, averaging tribe over pounds apiece
one OF them weighing Oh pounds. When 20
after bass now you may be sure 20 with goslings
for bait"