The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-08-09
From the Saturday Evening Post.
Rothschfi 80 a nd how he made his FOaupc

1903, after having appealed to all nations
10 engage in breaking the sccptro of tyran.
ny, the French Convention raised and dis
persed over Europe an army Of three hun.
dred thousand men, destined to serve as a
support to its revolutionary doctrines.
Great and small, powerful and weak
dcspots alike fl d before them, one and all
on the wings Of fea'. Many among them
at tho approach of the republican troops
did not take time to pack up their treas.
urcs.
A German prince tho Landgravc Of
Hesso- Cassel, seeing tie revolutionary flag
on the borders of his states, had sufficient
courage and GOODNESS not to initiate those
who ran away with empty pockets. he
packed up his diamond+. with two or three
million ,halcrs, and took 'hc read to Frank.
fort, where h" thought he would lie able
to place his fortunes securely.
Once arrived at the old Imperial city,
he haSt"nod to the dwelling of petty
jewish Bunker named Meyer Rolhschd,
who had more children than he had dol
lars. but was n skllfu archaologst.
Tie Landg'ave Of iIessa. .CasSI having n
passion for the antique. profcsscd great all
mration for the old Jews eicnce
For five Or Fix years Meyer had been
the furnisher to his Serene Highncss'
mcdal.makor. he kept up n succicnt cor
rcspondenco, aud the Prince had never had
cause to complain at dishonest sale. nor
any kind Of deception in their mutual af.
fans.
T. his man did tho Prince confiio his
xix millions Of properly.
Immediately afterwards Frankfort sur.
rendered to the French troops, and Movers
Rothsctiid was completely ruinel. Like
tho Phoenix he rose, however, from the
ashes of his former self and bCctmo richer
than ever, but the Landgrave's property
remained untouched.
The ruin or the banker had led Prince
Hcssc Ca.scl to believe that all his proper.
ty WAS swallowed up, Of course; buta fairt
hope led him TO Frankfort in 1902.
II am as poor as job" said he to Mey
er Roth,child.
"Yon poor! my Lo'Jl I have your dc.
posts in p.'fect safety. have increased
it even. can restore you the whole with
TI's p So ~, VS..
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., o,n i !, e e , r",' ~ NGrP my money IN,
,rin | ,o,.. J., " 80" "'>'' ipr twenty years
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The donos,t Of Ucss,. C,ssa, continued
TO rro,pr, in ,Lc hands r. ,Io g., o1,v,'''' sor
James. ,ha voprgrs, IF ,Lo f,n,il, ,na
the hero Of this ro,ico oht,;rnI e., "h. D..
share Of ,L- .uormo,,s wcaI,L ross,ssnd -, -,
his family in 1919, two LnnlraJ ,o;.,;ons
OF flames Franz Lc,,ov,d ,I,;, :,
its cncp,;os f"'
a financial alliance h,l Ioo, o,,,.;..,
hv tnc bpo,hrrs opI,or; = ,Lo f,o cn,';.or'
Of Eurupa-F,mlG,r, Vienna NJ. ,',a,'
London and Pari, Their Ln",o =, 80
he Rn..;ar ,rA A,,,.;.o -. ~
tie Kinas of Prl,.io. EnylonJ Donma,i.
Naples an 4 Sari'nia. -
Tbry were infr"ol otro ,o,,, at
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