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Show Farmers Worked Up Over Spanish "Lions" A wag's remark to farm tenants near Dover, N. 0., during the Spanish-American Spanish-American war caused much apprehension apprehen-sion for several days to the simple folk of the countryside. He told them the American naval and military forces were superior but Spain had "more lions." He even went so far as to say .iXJ of the beasts had been landed at Beaufort, not far away, the night before. Taking up the Joke, villagers rigged . up a "horse fiddle," or reslned box across which could be drawn a piece of wood as a bow, emitting sounds similar to the roaring of lions. This was secreted In the neighborhood and "played" throughout the night The tenants were terriried and among some of rhem the belief In the lions remained re-mained alive for a long time. WII Ham Warters, resident of Dover, recalling re-calling the tale, said that for several days barred doors and loaded guns were the rule In the district Detroit News. |