Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1904-04-01
TRIVIAL CAUSES
Have Caused Some of The
BlO0dieSt Wars.
Three Hundred Years Of Strife For
Clean Shave Broken Teapot Costs
100000 Lives---SpilIed Water
Makes Allies.

NothinE II mere hlnhNlnG ia Tn
history OF nations than the absurd
~ trivial causes which have beer
sufficient to let loose the dogs Of
war and deluge continents Ia blood
says the Chicago Tribune.
Many an American has started
an inclpient riot in his household
by appearing una nouuced with a
clean shave after having worn a
hirsute adjournment for a number Of
years, but it is almost incredible
at first glance that two great ma.
tions should have plunged into an
intermittent warfare lasting 300
f, years from the same cause. Yet
nothing more than this was the
primary source of three centuries
, Of war between England and
France. In order to please the arch
bishop of Rouen. Louis VII OF
France consented to remove his
beard. in common with his sub
jects, aud present a clean shaven
lace to the world. 1t was Il disas-
trous shave, for it led to so much
friction with his wife, who resent
ed her husbands changed appear
ance that at last the king divorced
her, TO become few months later
the wife of Henry ii, of England.
From this marriage Of Henry to
the angry, discarded wife of Louis
centuries Of bloodshed may be said
to have followed.
Enclosed IN an iron case IN the
tower of Modena cathedral may be
seen today a bucket, which 300
years ago, was the innocent cause
of terrible war. Some soldiers
of Modena, in mood Of mischief, |
had stolen the bucket from a pub
lie well in Bologna, and refused to
give it up on demand. Fights be-
tween the soldiers Of the rival aud
Jealous states eusued. and from
ibis spark was klndled a fire OF
var which devastated large part
# Europe and led TO the lifelong
Imprisonment Of the king of Sar
lima, son Of the German emperor.
'roken Teapot Costs 100000 Lives.
A war in China two centuries
md half ago, which involved the
oss Of half million lives sprang
Iirectly from broken teapot.
The teapot was the treasured pos
session Of dlgnitary high In the
ayor and councils of the emperor,
nd when he was travelling through
he lawless provinces in the north
rest Of China some OF his retlnue
Tho had fallen behind the main
ody, were intercepted by a baud
f robbers, and among the spoil
ne teapot was found and contem- r
tiously flung on the ground and .
rOken. The matter was reported
} the emperor by the indignant
a punitive force was "
mt out, and long and terrible =
ar ensued.
Lord Palmerston used to say b
at only three men had ever
lown the nature of the troubles .,
Schleswig-Holsten, which led to
70 great wars-two Of them had
ed before war broke ont, and he, q
e third Of the trinity, had com le
etely forgotten what it was all
out. II is DOW well known. 81
wever, that slight lnanipula- br
n by Bismark of telegram set m
ance and Germany flying at each
ler's Threats generation ago. he
III results too APPALLING 10 con. f.
nplate 60,
Spilled Water Creates Allies.
The war Of the Spanish success
D, in which the great duke of
Thorough played 50 conspic-
Is aud brilliant a part, was, it pr'
aid the outcome Of a split glass leg
water at a Tulleries ball One
'he court ladies had expressed a moi
h for a glass of water in the car
ring Of the British and Spanish ow
oassadOrs, who forthwith has .
ed 10 bring it.
in rpfnrnfnr, each F.of5:..-. - -