The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-10-23
rHu RED sHIsLD.

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rHs RED SHIELD.
Cone with mo to the eastern part Of the oi-
ty-ths oil town-whero you will discover
| scarcely sign Of modern arohitecture. Tho
streets arc narrow; tho houses lean towards
each Other from opposite sides Of the way, Ss
II they were friends about to fall into each
others arms. 1t 10 tho Jews quarter. The
door ways arc crowded with women and chill
dren-sll bearing tho unmistskablo features
which, tho world over, characterize this histo-
rio peoPie--rejected Of God, dsspised Of rien,
prosecuted rs no other nation has eSvef been.
Scattered everywhere, yot retaining their M
tionality, endowed with o vitality which has
no parallel In the human race. r--
We turn town the 5udenxas..o, tho 5eWs'
alley, from tho chief thoroug gbfare Of the mod
ern town. In this street, one hundred and
twenty four years ago, lived . dealer in old
clothes, who had red sh1eid fot . sign, which,
in German, reads Ro al Sehiid. It was in I54s
that . child was born to this Israclito. The
name given TO tho boy was Anslem Never,
who also became clothes dssiet and . pawn
brokor succeeding to the business Of his fath-
gS.
lending money at high rates Of interest during
The wars Of tho last century, managing his
affairs with such skin that Prince William tho
Landgrave mado him his banker. When Ma
poleon came across tho Rhine, In 1906. tb;,
clothes dealer was directed to take care of tho
treasures Of tho prince, amounting to twelve
million dollars, which he Invested so judici-
ously that is brought large increase to tho oNH-
er, and especially to the manager,
The banker died in 1912, leaving An estate
estimated st $4,000, ,ooc-not Fefry large sum
these days-but no loft an injunction upon his
hVs sons, which was made binding BY an oath
given by his sons around his death bed. which
has had and still has powerful influence nm,
on The world. The sons bound themselves by
an oath to follow their fathers business toceth-
er holding bis property In partnership, extend
ing the business, that tho world might know of
but one houss Of tho red shield (Rothschild. J
The sons wero true to their oath. Nathan
vent to Manchester, England, rs early as 1897
but afterwards moved TO London. Anslem re-
mained at Frankfort, James went to Paris,
Solomon to Vienna, and Charles to Naples, tae
hvo brothers thus occupying great financial
centers. Nathan, in London, amassed money
with great rnpidity, and the same may DO said
Of all tho othsrI, tho wars Of Napoleon being
favorable to the business Of tho house.
Nathan went to the Continent 70 witness tho
operations of Wellington In his last campaign
against Napoleon, prepared to act with the ut
most energy, let the result DO rs 1t might. He
witnessed tho battle Of Waterloo, and, when
| assured Of Napolson's defeat, rode all night
with relays Of horses, to 0stend, went across
the channel in fishing smack--for II was be-
fore tho dsys Of steaYn--reached London in
| advance Of all other messengers, and sproad
the rumor that Wellington and Blucher were
defeated. The 10th Of Juno in that memora-
BILE year was dismal day in London. The
battle was fought on the 10th. Nathan Mey-
er, of tho house of Rod Shield, by hard rid
Ing, feachod London at midnight on tho 10Th
On the morning Of the goth the news was over
tho Town that the cause Of the alios was lost
that Napoleon had swept oil before him.-
England had boon the leading spirit In tn,
struggle against Napoleon. The treasury O
Great Breatain had supplied funds to nearly
all Of the allied powers. II their cause VA
lost, what hope was thoro for tho futuroi
Bankers dew from door to door in cage
hSste to sell their stocks. Funds Of every dc
scriptioh went down. Anselm Meyer was be
seiged by mon who had funds for sale, but h
was not In the market, no had no desire {
buy. Ho too had stocks for sale: WIS
would they givo7 But meanwhile he ha
seorss Of agents purchasing. Tusnty-fot
hours later Wellington's messenger Arti,
cd in Eondoh |, tho truth was known. II
aaei6n gave won't 10 its joy; up went tho fund
pouring, Il ID said, Ave million dollars into Il
coffers Of this one branch Of the house or ii
Rcd Shield
Though Frankfort is comparatively sms
city; though n Has no Imperial court, It is st
4 gfeat money centre, solely because that he
Ii tho central house Of tho Rothschild ar
other bankers.
The house Of tho Red Shield Is tho create
banking house Of tho world--the mightiest
all time. Its power is felt ths wHtid over
the Tuiierios Paris, In the imperial palace
ST. Petersburg, in the Vatican at Rome, in I
Bank Of England, In Wall street, and by e,
ry New England freside. The house of t
}. Red Shield, by the exercise Of Its hnanc
J. power, can make 4 difference In the yearly q
r count OF evory man Who kesds those words
0 mino Though Anslem Meysr has been h
i. . century daad though several Of his 81
4 have gone down 10 the gra,e-the house Is I
i. same. The grand children have tho spirit
Tho children. The ohildron Of the broth,
ikave ittsfHiatried, and Il is one family amin
A ted by 4 comtaon purpose, that the world sb
|, know only one red skieid.
A AMERICAN BoSps.
Q Tho house, at an early stage Of tho Anne
!. can waf; tSoR hold Of the United ststes bon
n GERMANY bad confidence In America. 81
land strove for our ruin, but the people Of