Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-28
FORTUNES TOLD BY MACHINE.
Drop q Nickel in the Slot and Learn What
Your Future Is to BE.

Your Future is to BE.
FTNHE LATEST DEVELOPMENT OF THE
Il nichel-in-the-slot device is machine for
telling fortunes. 1t is to be found in all the
most progressive liquor saloons. You drop 8
cent piece and. sitter few revolutions of the
cylinder, number of cards make their appear
ance, from which You can make out your own
destiny at leisure with the aid of schedule of
directions framed above.
According to this schedule the ace of hearts
indicates that you will form the acquaintance
of one who will do you great favor. The
king of hearts tells you that. although your
needs will always be supplied, great wealth will
not be yours. BY the queen of hearts you are
instructed, somewhat ambiguously, that, if you
depend upon luck to get rich, you NAV expect
to die poor. All of the aforementioned fates ap-
pear to be reasonably safe predictions as APP
piled to any one. However the jack of hearts
says: That scheme of yours will not turn out
well; try something else" A ten spot of the
same suit is a very cheerful card, averring that
honor and riches will be yours in the future.
Clubs, ac ,ording to the machine. seem to be
rather dismal suit. There is hopefulness in
the ace. which says that, though good luck has
not attended you recently. things will go be tier
shortly: but the king informs you that you will
receive letter containing news that will make
you sad. The queen asserts that you will get
what you want, if you are SO fortunate as to
live long enough. and the jack warns you that
there are dark days ahead. Even the ten spot
has an unpleasant revelation to make, to the
effect that you will make a fortune and will
eventually lose it.
The ace of diamonds cautions You to aban-
don what you are seeking. inasmuch as you are
sure to be unsuccessful, while the king prophe-
sizes that you will get along better in some
other place il you have the discretion to move
If the queen is to be believed YOU will be sue
N in ant u11a fob bi,b,
chance may be the consumption of q glass of
beer. But the brightest card in the deck is the
jack Of diamonds, which declares that life for
you will be long and happy. The ten spot an
nounces that you will receive q letter contain
ing pleasant news.
The ace of spades is a card calculated to glad
den the family man, whom it assures that one
of his children will become famous. warn
ing to the idle is conveyed by the king, who re-
marks that with more hard work and greater
patience you will finally attain your desire.
These two requirements, however are not es-
sential to him whose eve is gladdened by the
queen. inasmuch rs he is made to know thereby
that a large sum of money is coming to him
very SOON The jack of spades is likewise an
agreeable card, prophesying that before many
days you will become heir to a small fortune.
Long life will be yours" the ten spot says,
''but In late years you will be very cranky"
The two-spot of any color indicates that the
one you now think faithful will prove false to
Hou- hceorulhS 10 the tnree spot, II you are
not very careful in a certain transaction YOU
will lose money. By any four spot you are in
formed that relative Of yours will be married
soon, while a five spot says that you will quar-
rel with an intimate friend very seriously A
six spot is warning Of a summons to go on a
long voyage. seven spot tells you to beware
of a supposed friend, who Is plotting against
you; an eight spot lets you know that some one
Is jealous of you, and nine spot acquaints
you with the fact that law suit is threatening
you.
One great advantage of having your destiny
foretold by machine in this manner at q nickel
shoot is that by spending money enough you
can easily secure for yourself every fortune in
the box, including those which are most hatter-
ing to your hopes.