The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-04-17
use. But there was not the smalles 9

. chance to look into their big books
Another man stood ready to take then
from the dead mans hands. The firm
ia dynasty. You can learn from i
only that it has secret of making
money.
Il One of the great strokes of the
Rothschild house was made when Ma
than the London banker, and an Eng
lish citizen, followed close in the real
\ of Napoleon, in 1915, as if he foresaw
the fall OF that giant. The sun had
not set on the battle of Waterloo be-
fore the banker was OH his way to
London. He bought English consols,
at that time very low in price. When
London heard the great news, consols
rose and Rothschlld sold. This trans.
action was entirely Rothschild like.
In their transactions chance is elimin-
ated as much as possible in human af-
fairs. The conceptions of these grand
schemes are clear and simple, however
vast. The accomplishment alone is
difficult because it requires rapid
glance over the whole field, and large
capital. But there is in them indica-
tions of genius. In most of these first
great operation there is the popularity
of Christopher Columbus great egg
trick. Dollars, like soldiers, need to
be hurled en- masse and at once against
a designated point. The Rothschilds,
in this respect have been the greatest
captains of the century.
Capital has displaced men in the
world of industry. Formerly man
was a producer or q negotiator, a hor-
rover or lender. Now, by the SUBJ
stitution of capital, he may be all of
these at the same time. In Belgium
and Spain the Rothschilds are pro-
ducers of coal and quicksilver. By
virtue of the railroads they own they
are also carriers; to-day they will
be the largest buyere, tomorrow the
largest sellers in Europe. Speculation
is the fairy of the nineteenth century
and the Rothschilds are it's godsons.
Life at the present day has been al
most tripled in its intensity. A man
who dies at forty years of age has cer-
tainly liyed more than centenarians of
the seventeenth century.
Money no longer has country. The
Rothschilds would lend it to Belgium
and to Holland when they were mutu.
al enemies to Austria and to Italy;
to France and to Germany, to An
touelli or Victor Emanuel. Though
empires go down with crash the
honse of Rothschild remains unmoved.
They furnish the money 10 make war
they furnish it to make peace. The
conquerer owes them for his guns
the conquered owes them Tor his ran
som.
Only once was there any disagree-
ment known to have arisen between
them-When Naples ceased to be a
capital, the Baron Adolphe de Roths-
child removed his banking house from
the city, and demanded, in cash, his
share of the, common funds-f1fteen
millions. But perhaps recollecting the
oath required by the founder of the
house, the affair was arranged, and the
different Rothschilds in all times of
confusion and trouble have continued
to utter the same distinct watchword
of business, even as at night the clocks
of large cities, regulated by one hand
strike the hours at the same moment.
When steam and electricity came in
to use the former great strides of spec
ulation were no longer possible. But
the Rothschilds anticipated these in
ventions. The Baron James at Paris,
it is said, hastened to seize and use the
new levers, which would have destroy.
ed him. He was the principal pro.
iector of the French railways, and is
said to have wept tears of joy on send
ing the first telegram to San Francisco.
He had calculated the difference of
time between Paris and San Francisco
and he knew that the answer would
come during the day. He waited in
feverish silence. 1t came at the hour
he had calculated.
The Rothschilds are for the most
part Jews. The tomb OF tho Paris
family il opposite that of Rachel in
the cemetery of Pere Lachaise. An
"R" is sculptured in relief on the
white stone of the modest chapel. The
inclosure in front is sown with white
pebbles. Every Jew who visits the
grave leaves q stone.
The project of buying Palestine and
the jews has been attribut-
ed to the Rothschilds, but as they have
meyer taken any steps towards it, it is
probable that they either never thought
of it or speedily abandoned it.
Many stories are told of their
shrewdness, and while some of them
are true, more are legendary.
One of the best known is that of the
Paris banker, who, when two COM
munists entered his bank demanding
that he share his property with them
gave them each a five-franc piece and
told them that was their share as near
as ho could calculate it.
1t was a Rothschild, too, while play
ing cards, was much annoyed by an-'
other player, who stopped the game in
order that he might find piece of
money that had fallen upon the carpet,
Rothschild thereupon folded bank
note, lit it aud held it for him, saying.
There, my good man, hurry up while
] hold the light
The class in geography was on ex-
hibitiOn, when the question came,
"Who discovered the Sandwich Is
lands 2" Every hand was instantly