Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-02-07

lhuSfIld.
The secret history Of the first half of Louis
Philippe's reign has yet TO be written, but on
ly one who is thoroughly acquainted with the
life and business Of Baron Roihschld will be
able TO write il correctly. At the time Of the
coalition 10 1880, for instance, the millionaire
fnancier alone created rain or sunshine at his
will. The Tuileries and this Rue Lafiiie stood
in the most intimate connection, and the Duke
Of Monipcnser was one of tho regular dancing
partners of Mile Charlotte Ro,hschid.
The banker-baron obtained the royal conces-
sion for the Northern Railroad and the demon
Of stock jobbing awakened by him soon spread
over the entire nation, TO the injury Of small
speculators, and TO the exclusive enrichment of
the big fnanccrs. who. it is said, divided hall
billion among themselves.
However, there are many traits and instan-
ces Of pairarchal beneyolence TO be told Of
the Prince Of the Bank. When the short har.
vest OF 1916 seemed TO threaten an universal
famine in lSi7, Baron Ro,hschild attempted to
aver, the impending evil by buying on his own
accOun, immense quantities Of breadsiulIs in Flu
rope and America. Al the hall in Paris, grain
and -four was then sold below the market pri-
ccs, and the profits Of this immense speculation
were to he applied TO furnishing bread for all
the needy and hungry.
A special bakery sold bread To the poor a,
very great reduction from the price charged by
the regular bakers. Blu, the people in this in
stance would not believe the benevolent nten-
lion Of the donor, rallied against imaginary usu.
ry in grain. believed the mos, absurd and ridic-
ulous reports, among others that RolhscbllJ had
bought spoiled -four. aud had made il palaiable
by an admixlure OF sweet almonds. OF course,
they never thought that such an admixture
would have made the bread three times as ex-
pensive.
Those same sweet almonds Of Baron Roibs-
childs contributed good share 10 the Februa-
ry revolution.
Ever ready for adding fuel 10 the flames ev-
er ready 10 excite the masses, and delighiing
in stirring up mischief, the National said Of the
Baron Roihschlld, that he had mixed his -four
with the sweat Of the people, which, Of course,
would have produced very objectionable bread.
At the same time numbered pamphlets against
Roihschild made their appearance, and whilst
the people thus rewarded his charitable Efforts
their benefac,or in reality los, heavy sums. as
he could no, dispose Of the provisions he had
procured.
The revolution Of ls4s filled The house o.
Rmhschild with terror. The Baron heard thai
the rabble was burning down his country hous
es and castle. With his natural shrewdness he
perceived that his flight would be the signal fo
an unaltera5le conhscation Of all his numerou,
pOssessiuns, aud he had tho courage to remain
Numerous anecJotes are in circulation illus
traiive Of his presence Of mind and frmness du
ring the trying days Of '48. We will not, how
ever, repeat them all here. One especially ha
beeu ofen told in the papers. II relates 10
call upon him by a rough party of Red-Repub
licaus, demanding an equal distribution Of hi
properly.
He admitted their estimate Of his wealil
was correct, computed the population Of France
among whom his property Was to be equall
distributed, aud paid his revolutionary assail
ants Two franks each, as their proper share il
an equal distribution.
q In 1880, Rothschild had given Is 900 francs
this was a great deal, for no one had threaten
ed him. IN 1910, he signed $4,000 francs 10
the wounded and unemployed laborers.
A, the same time his son AIobonse uho ha
, ms, came of ace a, once wro,e 10 The p,ovir
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700, tho s,C.,v NJ h;s ns,so, and nj. n;l,;oo,
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him aud s,;d.
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mvss,r "a, van ~,
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, 10, hu, ,I.o ri. nn...ss;ons in ,he ne;,hh,
hood Of ,hs c;,v ,o,,Ds, ,ny ,u,cL 10 disco
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