The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-06-06
aaaerspt, gassltigeates,
THE ROlTHsCHilD i i D, r. FAMILY.
The Greatest FinaacIcrs Of the Age.

~ Ine I0unQ6r OF slnG lamliys meyer An
selm Rothschild, Baron of the Austrian
Empire, was born ir 1913 in the Juden-
gasse or Jews Alley, of Frankfort.on-
the-Main.. The house iii which he first
{ saw the light of day was d humble and
unpretending dwelling in an. obscure
4 aid dirty quarter ofthe city. His father,
Aaselm Moses, shrewd but conscien-
tiously honest trading Israelite, intend
ed. him for the ministry, and so dearly
( had he set his heart on this calling for his
S son that on his death bed he sounselled
the youthful Meyer, then only Is years of
age, to proceed to Furth, in Bavaria,
y there to study theology in order to be-
come rabbi. Provided with the neces-
sary means, the orphan obeyed the wish
of his deceased. father, and spent some
time in the, study of the Talmud and
Rabbinical literature. Having, how
ever, imbibed taste for commercial
pursuits, which all the: honors of pro-
fessional life were insufficient to eradi-
cate, he abandoned the idea of entering
1 the ministry, and returned to his native
city, where, commencing at the lowest
round of the ladder, he steadily and
PesseyeIilgiS 'ess, noln.se, un.t, ~ asne
.ihe ne nsa isac1eo nls seseu.eeasu s,..a
year, ne uau s.liueu au .s:a sAeeiiens iepu
: tlo1 ,o.. business apility ahe ,lI- Mngie--
Of Hanover, Herr Opperheim, becoming
acquainted with the young man and de-
tecting in him the germs Of future great
ness, offered him a situation, which was
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ilpelal oowly. Ds teis estillaols tsey
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tns los q ~ l,ssslss. :, :,
q =. nssli Hsa " ellDalssu an nIancs'
and became q: money cnangers ana e1I
change broke, when business naturally ~
developed into all the branches OF
geaeral banking; Apont t1ls time an
fu, inflnence in determining the future
of Rothschila and in Iaying tEe, basis for
: his i,nmense wealth. The Landgraye of
Hesse Cassel. William TX. who after
ward became Elector under the title of
= liia - sssAln ss = nanAss VIII mn9n
hsrited from his father, Frederick IL,
sent Sc. for Rothschild who had been re,
commended to him by Baron Estorff.
tie latter having learned the bankers's
worth While he. was gs vet q clerk with Herr
Oopenheim. OH reaching the palace, and
essterinp the apartnent of the Prince.
RotbscSiId fonnd him ard the Baron en-.
5 teaged IN 4 came of cbeas. Takinv uo q
5 Sasition beRind the I.andrraye,s chair.
tbs f,t,,re millionaire watched the hoard
,.toselv and silently. The game was
ayainst William. Who. at length In doubt
N6at move to make. turned to the bank!
.. and sSdSeniy NV asted him If iii he % IN.
dsrssood chess, stWen enough, your
Etighness,n he replied. "to induce me,
were / playing, to castle on the kings
side.n Tho Prince acted on the suppes,
ion of his visitor. and turned defeat
into victory. PIacinp his hand ON Roths-
cbiId,s shoulder .rfou are q wise man. :,
snid he. sand ifyou are so good q chess,
PLAYER. YOU must have yery clear head
for business Triline as this incident
vas, it was the commencement Of a
friendship between the Prince and Roth
schild, who was soon appointed the
ROYAL banker, to the no small surprise of
his competitors. who all wondered why
William should pass tbem by and select
the esHebreg for : so % responsible and conf.
dental q position. About $40 600 1000
were thus Transferred to, the keeping of
.ne oanser as proved EorIny o. sns
.fS tgl gatar suG With and
@ SJei;ty ;S s5J we was he means Of , saving inc
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