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Show Tlio Thread 1-eiuln to Fortune Ever since the police put a stop to fan-tan fan-tan and other gambling in Chinatown thero have been wailing nnd gnashing of teeth among the poverty stricken Chinese Chi-nese sports. The most ingenious of all the tricks yet introduce! is as follows: The fan-tan shops are now all upon tlie top floors of Chinese tenement houses, instead of down stairs, as formerly. A bright string is tied upon theknobof the door leading into the tan shop long enough to reach to tho bottom of the several floors; a piece of kindling wood is fastened at the end, upon which is written in small Chinese characters tliis interesting information: "If you want a fortune quickly, please follow tho string." There are always so many poor Chinamen China-men in New York who "want a fortuno quickly" that lots of them follow these strings, and tho places are always crowded. crowd-ed. New YoidfSuii |
