The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-30
FRANZ JOSEPH'S CUP is FULL

1t is generally conceded that
emperor-king of Aus
tro-Hungary, is one of the best OF
men and most benevolent Of mon
archs His life has been devoted to
the welfare of his people and keep
ing the peace of Europe, yet no char
acter Of his size in history has had
so much of public calamity and fam
lily sorrow When he mounted the
throne in 1S4S, Austria was the
greatest nation in Europe. 1t was
the leading power of the German
empire, and held all Northern Italy
in it's grasp. In the following year
the instructions in Hungary and
Italy were put down, and the en-
peror-king ruled over domain that
reached from the Russian steppes to
the western Mediterranean, and
from the Adriatic to the North Sea.
In 1859, France joined Sardinia,
and made United Italy possible by
driving the Austrians out of Lam
hardy. In 1866, Prussia made war
on Austria and won the supremacy
in Germany. At the same time, Italy
made forward move and took away
Venetia, and from the first power in
Europe, Austria was reduced to fifth.
In 1878, Austria took advantage
of the Russo-Turkish war to annex
the Slavonic provinces of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, which rightfully be-
longed to Servia They have always
cost more than they came to, and it
was in the capital of Bosnia, Sera-
jevo, that Sundays tragedy took
place.
One great family tragedy after
another has Swallowed the emperors
life. In 1867, his brother, Max
MILAN, conceded to be a great and
noble man, was shot to death by the
Mexicans, over whom he had failed
to rule. In 1889, his only son,
Rudolph, in consequence of an un
lucky love affair, committed suicide.
Rudolph loved and wished to marry
a woman who, while of noble birth,
was not of royal blood. The law for
babe, and they died together. In
1896, the Empress of Austria was
murdered at Geneva by an Italian
anarchist.
Francis Ferdinand. who was kill
ed Sunday, was the emperOr'S neph-
ew Like his cousin Rudolph, he
loved a woman outside the narrow
limits of royalty, but being probably
a man of stronger mold he insisted
on marrying her. They seemed to
live happily together, and death
found them together.
The archduke had advantages
over his predecessor that might have
done good work for Austria and all
the world had the assassins let him
alone.
There are four elements in Aus
| tria-the Germans, who are more
| and more deepnding on the German
empire, of which Prussia is the lead
| ing power, the Slavs, who gravitate
toward Servia and Russia, and the
Hungarians and the Poles, who stand
alone If they had sense and pa
triotism enough to stand together
they could stand against the world
as it is, their absorption into othe
i nations is only a matter of time.
, Franz Joseph is a very old man
: he has been on the throne for almos
two-thirds Of century. His heir
apparent is now Archduke Charlie
: Francis, known popularity as Kar,
, He is the first member of the i'm
perial house to have been educate
' in the public schools of Vienna
: where he mixed with pupils repre-
e senting every class of society.
: associated with workingmen an
a tradespeop1e and joined them in the
t games, getting closer in touch wit
the aspirations and ideals of the PEI
(. pie than any other of the Hapsburg
S He is a first lieutenant in the Au
= trian navy.