The Washington times., 1908-09-12
EVEN FORTUNE TELLERS FAIL TO
DETERMINE THE CHANGES OF
BRYAN AND TAFT.

all the people in the profession an ex-
animation. with tests.
why shouldn't they? They DO That
for medicine and law and dentistry and
pharmacy why not for spirltuaismz
/ demanded
why not2" echoed Dolly. And they
should put Mr.. Sherlock Swami and
Major Venable and MIR. cabel Bruce on
the board
Then we rose To go and received a
cordial invitation TO come some time 70
a se-ayance and hear all the election
particulars and It was evident 10 US
that this astFQloger does not pin his
faith so much 20 the stars as he does
TO the bright and shining spirits.
The next person to whom we went for
information was a medium also, but un-
fortunately, he was still engaged in his
duties a the FISH smarket, and SO We
could nos see him.
Al the next place the fortune teller
was ia and ready to do whatever We
wished Of him. Also he was JoVial
man with ideas Of his own. who will
be eIecIed2 2'' he echoed. Why l don't
depend altogether upon the spirits for
my election news I use both my COM
mon sense and my knowledge Of hu-
man nature for il. and | can tell you
here ana now, that Bryan Wsn be
elected. That man. sir has the grip
OF a bulldog, and he's going 10 hang
on until something busts-
do you mean a compliment asked
Dolly family.
Praise for Commoner.
.Of course. I mean a compliment"
returned the medium ''That Bryan,
he's a wonder. He's a common man.
sir, and a regular Lincoln American.
There won't be nothing aristocratic
about the White House when he gets
in."
''But what do the psychic forces say
about h.m?" / inquired.
They haven't spoken yet, I haven't
had any occasion TO ask 'em, but it's
time he was being elected. and he's
going 10 be IN the year 1908. The pa
tient man conquers the world, and, be-
sides, the people is tired OF Roosevelt
ISM"
But the spirits" I interJected-
THE spirits amt got no votes. the
live men win elect Bryan" said the
medium. coutemptuously. and Dolly
and /, feeling that we were in an alien
atmosphere, hastily took our departure
You ask. Dolly" I suggested when
we stopped again. and she did.
viii Bryan or Taft be elected?' she
/ inquired. sWeetly, any information
on this point will be thankfully -e-
/ Ceived-
Il don't fancy much TO reading" re-
/ piled the medium here, doubtfully.
| 'Ohi We don't wish to know what you
I have gathered from the newspapers, "
| / interposed, hastily. we read great
deal ourselves. We wish TO know what
messages you receive by occult means
| concerning the election
The spirits mentioned Hisgen the
other nighJ," lie i'd
| Who's HisgenT' asked Dolly.
THE Prohibition or the Labor or the
Socialist candidate I don't know
which, I returned: and then. as we
could get no further information here,
and as It was uncertain whether the
| spirits mentioned Hisgen 70 bless or to
curse. we went on our weary way.
/ Al the fourth house the medium was
a woman. / put our question as short
| ~ as possible, and the lady closed her
| eyes and began rocking back and forth.
! 4 see a tail man." she said, in a mo-
nOtOnOus voice, ne is a stout man, he
has a dashing mOustache: the first let
ter OF his name is 7. He is IN a con-
! test Of some sort; he VIII have a strug-
gle. Yes. he VIII win but he must be-
ware Of d dark man who will cross his
path"
smooth-faced man?" I inquired, anx-
| iously.
Very. with WrinkIed elothes," re-
turned the woman. and came out OF
her trance with lightniDg-like rapidity
and made change from cut Of a capaci-
Gus pocketbook-