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Show War Over a Glats of Water. Tho war of tho Spanish succession, In which tho great duko of Marlborough Marlbor-ough played a brilliant part, was said to bo tho outcome- of a glass of water at a ball at tho Tulleries In Paris. Ono of tho court ladlos had expressed ex-pressed a wish for a drink of water In the hearing of tho British and Spanish ambassadors, who hastened to got It for her. Returning each with a tumblor, they found tho fair bird had flown and was dancing with a French statesman. The English diplomat dip-lomat accidentally, It Is presumed bniBhod against the Spaniard and up-sot up-sot tho glass ho was carrying. This 'ridiculous Incident Inflamed the Jealousies Jeal-ousies of (ho nations and turned the Ibalanco In favor of war. |