The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-01-17
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Money-Hts Bsstress Martin.
We Yesterday dincd at Ham Ilousc,to meet
the Ro.hschild,and very amusing 1t was. He
(Rothschild) told US his life and adventures
He was the third son OF the banker at Frank
fort. "There was not" he said, "room
enough for US al In the city. l dealt In
English goods. One great trader came there
who he'd the market to himself; he was quite
the great man, and did us favor II he sold
US goods. Somehow offended him. and he
refused to show us his patterns. This was
on Tuesday. Isaid to my father. Il will 20
to England could speak nothing but Ger
man. On Thursday started. The nearer
got to England the cheaper goods were
AZ soon as got to Manchester laid out all
nv money, things were 90 cheap, and made
GOOD profit. I soon found that there were
three protits-on the raw material, the dyee
ing and the manufacturing. said to tn
manufacturer. u will surply you with mate.
rial snd dye, and you supply me with man
ufactured goods So l got three profits In
stead Of one. and ] could sell goods cheaper
than anybody. In short time made my
10000 into 100000. My success oil turn
ed on one maxim. said I can do what an
other man can. and % am . match for the
man with the patterns, and all the rest OF
them ! Another advantage I had: l was an
of hand man made bargain at ONCE
When | was settled In London,th East India
Company had E8O0,OO0 OF gold to sell. I
went to the sale and bought Il oil. knew
tho Duke Of Wellington must have II for the
pay OF his army In the Peninsula. | had
bought great many ofhis billsst discount.
The Government sent for me, and said they
must have 1t. When they got 1t they did
not know how they should get Il to Portu.
gal. I under took oil that, and sent II
through France, and that was the best ! ever
did," Another maxim on which no seemed
to place great reliance was mover to have
anything to do with an unlucky place or an
unlucky man. III have secn," said he.
''msny clever men, very clever ,nen, who had
no shoes TO their feet! ] never act with
them. Their advice sounds very we'll, but
fate is against them they cannot get on
themselves and u they cannot do good to
themsslves, how can they do good to me7"
BY aid Of these msxims he has acquired three
hundred millions Of dollars.
81 hope" said-, "that your children
are not TOO fond Of money and business, 10
the exclusion Of more important things. !
am sure you would not wish that" Roths.
child: al sm suro I should wish that.
wish them 70 give mind and soul, and heart
and body, and everything to business. This
Is the way to Be happy. Il requires great
deal OF caution 10 make . largo fortune. and
when you have got Il, IL requires ten times
a. much Wit 10 keepit II wcre 70 listen
to al tho projects proposed to mo should
ruin myself very soon. Stick TO one busi.
nss, young man, said he 70 Edward "stick
10 your brewery, and you may be the great
brewer Of London. Be brewer and bank.
O., and merchant and . manufacturer. and
you will soon b In the Gazstts. One Of my
nsishbon b . very ill.tempsrsd man hs
triss 10 va ne, and has buili . great, large
plsss for swipo Close tony walk 30, vhsu
I 70 out I hear 6rss, grunt, grunt, squcsk.
squeak; bat thia dos mo no harm I AN 81.
ways in good hunor. Sometimes, 70 smuss
myself, give besser Euinea. He thinks
Il h mistake, and for fear should 6nd it
out. Of he runs - bard - he can.
advise 700 70 give begxsr . euiNea soue-
,iua; Il b very amusing. ns."-S6T p Bus.