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evidence: Ching Chow was a one-panel cartoon that was created by Sidney Smith and Stanley Link .. Sidney Smith. Sidney Smith ( cartoonist ). Stanley Link. Stanley Link. It first appeared on January 20 , 1927 and ran for at least 50 years , under a variety of different creators .. It was distributed by the Chicago Tribune / New York Daily News Syndicate .. Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune. New York Daily News. Daily News ( New York ). The title character was a stereotypical Chinese man with slanty eyes and a big , toothy grin .. Chinese. List of ethnic groups in China. He offered pearls of Confucius-style wisdom , like `` Beware of silent dog and still water . ''. Confucius. Confucius. As one critic wrote about Ching Chow , `` It was n't as much a strip as it was a daily fortune cookie . ''. In later years , Ching Chow was viewed by many as a secret tip sheet for playing the numbers -- the panel would appear far in the back pages of the New York Daily News .. New York Daily News. Daily News ( New York ). playing the numbers. Numbers game. In a 1978 Village Voice article , one believer is quoted as saying , `` Why you think Ching Chow has been in the newspaper all these years ?. Village Voice. Village Voice. Because it 's funny ?. Hah , hah . ''. The strip was discontinued on June 4 , 1990 .