Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1856-12-27

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fortune, and despite of the most gigantic
banking undertakings, he never neglcc-
ted even the smallest matter of business.
He died in 1886.
Physically, Nathan Rothschild had re-
pulsive features. His department was
that of the evident parvcnu. To him is
ascribed the first plan of re-uniting the
children OF Israel by the banks of the
JordaH he designed to buy from the
Turks that country which was promised
to his race. They would then from pure
gratitude have made him King of Pales-
tine, but whether they would have ex-
changed their European wealth and busi-
ness for the land of the Bible, still re-
mains an open question. Our lamented
friend, the late Major Noah, was zeal
Gus and earnest co-laborer of Rothschiid
in that cause.
Nathan married the sister of Isaac Co.
hen. She had dowry of fifteen million
of francs.
James, the head of the Paris house,
went from Vienna to Paris, to establish
himself there, at the very moment when
the sceptre fell from the hands of Napo-
leon. He was the principal banker in
the loans of the Restoration. He and
his brother Nathan received the billion
of war expenses and the two billions of
indemnity paid to the allied powers.
That enormous stream of money flowed
through their Golfers, and how much of
it remained there has never been ascer-
tanned.
After the downfall of the old dynasty,
Baron James offered his gold-filled hand
to the monarchy of the July revolution,
and it was gratefully grasped. The
Baron and his wife now obtained the Of
ten before refused entree at Court, and
the Princes often appeared in Rothschild' S
salons.
Thus, under Louis Philippe's rule, the
influence of the Rothschilds daily and
visibly increased. In fact agso reigned
supreme, and even art and talent con-
tended for the honor, and often in vain,
to obtain the entree 10 the hotel in the
Rue la FGte, for Baron James was often
very particular in the choice of his
guests.
Only towards literati he was amiable.
especially towards II. Heine, the piquant
and spirited humorist, who often had his
fun even at the expense of his host. Thus
at the close of brilliant banquet, at
which several bottles of lachrinan Christ;
had been consumed, Rothschild said to
the poet:
What peculiar name for wine.
What can bc the origin of it?'
The etymology is perfectly simple,
replied Heine. Christ wceps at the fact
that Jews should drink such excellent
wine
Deuce take your smartness, exclaimed
Rothschild, amid the convulsive laughter
that followed.
Ordinarily the two conversed in the
German Jewish dialect; but Heine would
never permit Rothschild to assume to-
ward him the condescendmg nabob style
he always exhibited toward others Ii
they had a dispute, the poet threatened
the man of money to publish their con-
versation in the Revue des deur Nondes.
The Baron Immediately turned pale with
apprehension, and at once took the most
humble steps toward Cancellation.
1t is well known that since 1852, this
peculiar hnancier has become Consul
General of Austria.
The secret history of the first half of
Louis Philippe's reign has yet to be writ
ten, but only one who is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the life and business OF
Baron Rothschild will be able to write it
correctly. At the time of the coalition in
1899, for instance, the millionaire fnan-
cier alone created rain or sunshine, at hi,
will. The Tuleries and the Hotel in the
Rue Laftte stood in the most intimate
connexion, and the Duke de Montpensier
was one of the regular dancing partners
of Mile. Charlotte Rothschild.
The banker Baron obtained the royal
concession for the northern railroad, and
the demon of stock -jobbing awakened by
him soon spread over the entire nation, TO
the injury Of small Spectators and the
public, and to the exclusive enriching of
the big fnanciers, who, it is said divided
half a billion among themselves.
However, there are many traits and in
stances of patriarchal benevolence to be
told of the Prince of the Bank. When
the short harvest OF l846 seemed TO threat