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Show JOKE ON ADMIRAL DEWEY ' i H t None likes a joke upon himself better bet-ter than Admiral Dewey. "Awhile ago I wished to purchase a jading horse," said the hero of Manila, Ma-nila, "and on inquiry found an animal in Virginia, that home of excellent saddle horses, which, I was assured by the seller, was a thoroughbred of youth and lineage fully warranting the fancy price he was asking for the beast. "Forthwith I purchased it, fearful lest some other horse-fancier might snap up the rare prize if I delayed in haggling over a few hundred dollars' difference between us. "A few days after I was astride my bargain on the Conduit road, just outside out-side of Washington, when he cast a shoe. I drew up at a blacksmith's shop, which was fortunately near, to have the damage repaired. "'Well, well, old boy,' exclaimed the blacksmith, patting my prize familiarly, familiar-ly, 'you back here?' "' 'That horse has never been here Deiore, i saia. i nave just purcnasea l-iini from a dealer in Virginia. He is a young thoroughbred, fresh from the fields of Fauquier county.' "I don't like to contradict a gentleman,' replied the blacksmith, 'but the uiounted policeman on this suburban beat rode that nag for nigh on a dozen - t?arsuiU'l he was sold by the police department last spring to some o' them ' horse smTrps'ujwu in Virginia. Them fellows can do wonders with an old I'!us!'" i |