The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-05
JUANITA KNOWS
when WAR Will
COME TO END
Fortune Teller Is Making
One, Girl Reporter Finds
When She Visits Her.
BY HAZEL SARLES

BY HAZEL SARLES
had my fortune told by Juanita.
Juanita is Richmond's most popular
fortune teller and from what l saw at
her place, she must be one Of Rich
mond's best fortune makers.
She has her "office" or Studio" or
whatever It is fortune tellers have. on
Fort Wayne avenue.
1t is one of the finest "offices"
ever was in. A beautiful set Of birds
eye maple furniture was what first
met my eye. The chairs about the
room were large, heavy, leather ones,
some of mahogany and others Of oak.
Didn't Get Into Kitchen.
took a peep into the next room and
saw that it too was well furnished. An
oak dresser in that room had many
beautiful toilet articles on 1t. l was
awful anxious to see If her kitchen
and dining room were well furnished
also, but l couldn't find out. I have
heard that they too have the best fur
nishings.
The day I was there Juanita was
busy. We drove by, and made our ap-
pointment. just like you would with
busy dentist, in the morning. before
we went in the afternoon. Promptly
at the hour appointed we appeared in
front of her house. She came bust
ling out, told us she had three waiting
at that moment and more to come, and
told us we would have to come back
in an hour.
We went back Again she said we
must wait but this time only half
hour She told me she had had about
twelve visitors that afternoon.
Had 27 Last Sunday.
why, little girl" she said, 'last
Sunday afternoon l had twenty-seven
persons here. 1t was just 1870 Mon
day morning when finished with the
last one"
Most of Juantias customers are
women, among them some of Rich
monds most widely known ones. Old
women and young girls. single and
married visit her.
But there are lots Of men. too. They
go just to see what sort of a fake it
is" they say.
She doesn't charge for reading a
palm or gazing into cash customers
future.
All she does is make request" for
gift" She stipulates this gift"
shall be fifty cents.
Men usually give her one dollar. I
don't know whether Juanita suggests
that they give that amount or not.
She's Happy Now
Juanita is very happy. She Is hap
py because she has a home. For years
she was a little Indian girl. forlorn
and lonely. wandering in forest, she
says Nobody was good to me, and
nobody would help me-" she says, with
sreat tears in her voice.
Juanita is no Minnehaha. She does
not resemble any Of the graceful 1.-THE
Indian maids Of fiction. She is short
and fat The day I was there she
had on one of those most popular
morning attires, bungalow apron"
A crocheted cap covered her "kinky"
head
After taking a survey of the house
in general l sank into one Of her big
easy chairs and waited for her to
start. She asked if I was right or
left handed, then took the hand
used, which was my right. She took
a fleeing look at the palm, bent my
hand. counted few lines, glanced
at my face, sat back in her chair and
began:
All! Man With An "H"!
Now, little girl, you know some
young man whose name, frst or last
begins with the letter H. Now, don't !
You? No? Well, then look out for
he is to come into your life real soon.
Whenever you meet someone with
that initial you can just decide that |!
right there Is your man.
II see trip for you near large |
body of water. 1t is river, lake, |
creek or pond. But I think it looks
like a lake. You may not go, but |
you will have the opportunity, little f!
girl
"Ah, see an initial L. Do you know
some one whose first name, no, be- |
lieve it is his last name, begins with |
that? You do. Yes, and he thinks
lots of YOU You didn't think so, did |
you? Well, he does, and he is going
to make an offer to you real soon.
Yes, you will decide your fate before
the end of 1918"
After Juapita tells you hosts of
things about SO many initials that you
nearly have brain storm trying to
remember so you can tell 1.-The girls"
she ends by saying:
Now ask me six questions"
when viii War End?"
] Aired several at her but l was un-
able to find out anything that I did
not already know. For my sixth ques-
ton l thought l would find out some
thing that would be Of public benefit,
SO ! said, when will the war end,
Juanita?"
Between February and March, lit
tie girl This is only war of graft
and talk. 1t will soon end. I feel
sorry for the poor mothers but they
won't have to worry long.
Your lucky days are Monday and
Thursday. You will be very happy
and successful during the next year.
Now, put your gift (Which she then
tells you is fifty cents) in your hand
and make a wish"
wished ! would become million
alre that night, and Juanita said, Eyes,
you will get your wish"
But of course I didn't or / wouldn't
have written this. II