The times., 1899-06-11
FORTUNE TELLERS
And their CLIENTS
Many in the National Capital
Consult the Wizards.
Experience of a Reporter With a
Priest of Palmistry.
Promised a beautiful Wife with a
Heavy Roll of MOney-Visions
of CIairvoyant.

Washington is the Mecca of the fortune
tellers. They come and go, and al seem
to thrive and prosper 1t is not because
the citizens OF the National Capital are
more curious than citizens of other cities.
but because it is second nature for many
people to love for peep into the future.
And somehow or other the belief is al
that certain persons possess the power of
| looking into the future and telling one his
or her fate, Then. again, there is a certain
charm in having someone look into the
palm of the hand and read the lines and
| signs therein.
Last Tuesday a Times reporter started
on tour of the seers with the view of
/ learning what the future had in store for
| him. He almost regrets that he did so
| now, for ever since he has been searching
| for a handsome dark-haired female with
big punches of Doodle whom, he is told.
| he is to marry. He has not met her yet,
but as some six or seven palm readers as
sured him that he was to make a bril-
liant match with beauty of the above
| description. of course it must be true. 1t
| can be said right here now that the lady
| cannot find the reporter any too soon. The
| thing that puzzles is that none of the seers
| could tell where the aforesaid female with
the long green was located. But there are
assurances that this particular lady can
not escape the fate of marrying pre-
dicted for her. The reporter was anxious
| to learn when he was to cap this good for
tune, but on this point the palm readers
could not agree. One said he would meet
his fate in three months, another was
positive it would be before the snow falls,
and another said with great deliberation
that ne would meet her at a watering
place. When the first palm reader sprung
this marriage on The Times man the re-
porter said: There's where you miss it.
you mean I'm to be widowered before l
meet the handsome dark haired beauty
"oh, no." replied the seer. Il mean
nothing of the kind, for the simple reason
that you are not now married and never
| have been married.
This was said in such a frank manner
that it was absolutely startling
Don't look like married man." en-
quired the reporter, with slight hesita-
ton.
NO, sir; you do not. You have not the
air or appearance of a Benedict. On the
contrary, you have all the marks and
signs of a Bohemian bachelor, but as 1
said just now, your single days are soon to
be over, for you cannot eyade the mar
riage I've predicted
All of the other seers made similar COM
ment. Each and every one of them told the
story of the reporters past life, but that,
OF course, Is not to be repeated here.
After the palm readers had promised a
prosperous future the reporter questioned
them about their business. Each told the
same story.
"You see," remarked middle aged seer.
who had been in the business for twenty
years. everybody has more or less trouble
in this world, and they need sympathy, so
i they come to us. My clients embrace all
classes. from society people down to the
man who sells lead pencils for living.
Most OF my clients are young girls. They
! want to know IL their lovers are faith
full. and how many times they will marry
a II l tell a young miss she is doomed to
j be an old maid or that she has been Tilted
1 1t will make her angry, and then she VIII
+ go away displeased. Why, don't you know
\ ! that some people are so constituted that II
l should tell them the absolute truth, a:
q revealed by the lines in the hand, they
would Immediately go into decline? So
= have 20 be careful.
: Yes. and it's not only the young girls
= | who want to know about marriage, but
young men. They are as curious on that
!, point as the girls. Then again women who
:, have quarreled with their husbands come
TO us for advice and sympathy. And they
get it. People who lose small article:
y around the house and suspect the servant.
! come to US for consultation, and frequent
i ly we are able TO help them secure the re
{ turn of the lost or stolen property, anc
sometimes the officers of the law seel
our advice. You see l am clairvoyan
= as well as palmist. and in the clairvoyan
: state l see all kinds of things. Not Ions
s. ago a detective called to see me profes
{ sionally He wanted to know If l coulC
: give him any information about man HI
IS called Dorsey FoultZ. l went into thu
" clairvoyant state and TO my horror l saw
: a man commit murder. 1t was so terrible
: that came to with a start. | told the de
: tective this man was a murderer. And h
n said he knew it, but he wanted to locat
e him. He said he would give me 500 II
n could place him on the murderer's trail.
again went into the clairvoyant state AM
: located Dorsey Foultz in Cuba And l an
J. satisfied he is now on that island. No,
1t didn't get the S100 because l could not tel
n the name of the place where l saw tn
/ murderer.
n a great many colored people call to Sc
ID me to have spells removed and also Il
p drive out witches. You laugh, but / tel
% you it's a fact there are lots of coloret
" folks in Washington who are firm believ
ID ers in witches and such. And as the.
l. have faith in my power to remove spells
l. evil influences, and drive out witches the,
1f call on me- and after d sitting they g.
IS away perfectly happy"
AS the reporter was leaving the seer re
10 marked, Remember the beautiful womal
IT with the dark hair and money. She i
1t near you and you will soon meet and mar
re ry her. You are fortunate young man.