Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-11-29
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THE HOUSE or KoTHscHILUs.


TIE RED sHIELD.
Come with me to the eastern part OF the
city-the old towu-WbeTe you wllI discover
scarcely sign Of modern architecture. Tie
streets are narrow; the houses lean toward
each other from opposite sides q. the way,
as ii they were friends about 90 fall IuE9taeh
other arms Ii IS the jew quarter. The
doaf-ways are crowded witch women aud
childgan-all bearing the Unml-iaEsole 5ea-
lures heh the world over shayJcterlzcs
this heroic peoplc-reiected OF God desplsed
OF meu, prosecuted as no u-uer nation has
ever been, scattered eveTywhs yet retain
iuz their nationality. endowed with vIa.l-
" which has 300 par1lel in the human race.
We urn down the JuaeHgasse, the Jew S
alley. from the chiei thorou-hi-re OF the
modern town. Ia this street, one hundred
aud twenty four years age lived dealer ID
old clothes. who had a red shield for sign,
which in German reads Roth Child. Ii
was in l743 that child was born TO tlls
Israelite. The name given to the boy was
/ Ansem Myer; who also became clothes
dealer aud q pawn broker. succeeding TO
/ the business Of his father. By degrees he
/ extended his business; lending money at
/ high rates Of interest during he wars OF the
/ last century, managing his AFFAIRS with such
" I
made him his banker When Napoleon
came across the Rhine. in Ie06, the clothes
! dealer was directed 90 take care ot the treas
/ ure of the Prince, amounting to twelve mil
( lions of dollars, which he invested 20 judcl-
ousy that 1t brought large increases TO the
/ owner, and especially TO the manager.
/ This banker died Ia 1912, leaving an cs-
/ tate estimated at s. 00G 0JO-nof a very
| large sum these days-hut he left an injune
/ ton upon his sons, which was made binding
/ By an oath given by his sons around his
! death bed. which has had and still has "a
/ powerful influence upon the world The
/ sons bound themselves hy an oath, holding
/ his property in partnership extending the
/ business, that the world might know If but
/ one house OF the red shiIdi tl{othchid
The sons were true To- their oath Nathan
went TO Manchester, England. as early aS
1897. but afterwards moved 20 London. ~
Anselm remained at Frankfort, james aaut
i to Paris, Solomon to Vienna, and Charles to
( Naples, the tive brothers thus occupying
/ great financial centres. Nathan in London
amaS~ad money with great TalidIiy, aud the
same may he aid Of al gLe others, fhc waE>
/ Of Napoleon being favoraGla to the business
! Of the house. Nathan vent 60 the Coutl-
neut TO witness the operation al " ellington
! in his last campaign aEaIust Napoleon, pre-
1 pared 30 act with the utmost energy, LEI the
result be what IL might He Witnessed the
/ battle Of Waterloo, and, when assured Of
Napoleon defeat rode al night with re-
/ lays Of horses, TO Oxford went across the
/ channel in a fishing smack-for il was before
4 the day- Of -team-reached London in al
/ vance of all other messengers, and spread
/ the rumor that Wellington and BlucLar
were defeated. The 2y,h of june iH fh8t
/ memorable year was q dismal day in London.
The battle was fought on the l2th N&thau
/ Myer, Of the house Of Red Shield by hard
riding, reached London at midnight on the
/ 10Th On the morning os tie 2Oth the news
+ was over town that the cause Of ihc allies
/ was lost, and that Napoleon had swept aii
before him. England had lceu the leadug
/ spirit IN the struggle az aiust Sdroieun The
treasury Of Great Britain had supplied funds
/ 70 nearly all Of the allied powers. If their
/ cause was lost, what hope was lEue for the
future? Bankers aew from door to door Ia
eager haste TO sell their stocks Funds %
every description went down Ausehu Ny
eg was br-eieed by men who had+unds for
! sale WhaJ would they give? But mean
1 while be had scores Of agents Purchasing
Twenty four hours afer WelEngtUu> mss
seuger Arrived in I,uajon; rhe truth was
known The nation gave yeDt 10 It's JOY ;
up went the funds pouring. ii Is said, five
millions of dollars into the Golfers Of this one
branch Of the house of the Red Shield