The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
THE ROTHSCHILDS.
The Richest and Most Powerful
Family in Europe.
From Humble Origin to Highest
Social Eminence.

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their customers. The Paris branch o.
the banking firm is said to keep CAPT
tai of $500, 900, 900 at its command, anG
hardly war is begun in Europe fol
which the funds are not furnished by
this family. Still five generations ago
the blood which now rules these mil.
lions was selling old clothes In the Jew
ish quarter OF Frankfort -on-the- Main,
and when Madison was president the
first Millionaire Rothschlld died, leav-
ing only S.. 900, 900.
once visited the home of all the
Rothschilds at Frankfort, and looked at
the little clearinghouse where years
ago Anselm Meyer Rothschild began to
take articles on pawn and to shave notes
for SO much per cent. 1t is in the
dirtiest part of Frankfort, and it has
about the same surroundings as Five
Points, New York. The street is dirty,
its inhabitants are secondhand clothiers,
and it bears much the same aspect now
as it did when the mother of all the
Rothschilds gave birth to the fnan cier
who laid the foundations of this i'm
mense wealth. The Rothschilds own
their old property here to-day, and their
bank still has branch here.
When Anselm Rothschild died leav-
ing this S., 900, 900 to his five sons he
made them promise to keep the fortune
in the family and carry on the business
together. They kept their oath, and it
is this policy that has been the main
spring of their success. Through gen.
erations they have worked together,
married together, and their millions
have bred faster than their families.
One of these boys stayed at Frankfort
another went to Paris and established
bank there, third, Nathan, settled in
London, fourth settled in Vienna and
the fifth opened bank in Naples. All
of them made money very rapidly, and
Nathan at London made his millions
breed faster than Australian rabbits.
He went to the continent during the
wars and from the kncwl-
edge there gained specialized on the rise
and fall of stocks He witnessed the
battle of Waterloo and by relays of
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horses and fishing smack reached Lon
don in advance of all other messengers.
The telegraph was then unknown and
his news was the first brought in. The
news he gave out was that Napoleon had
or at least this was the news
that was spread all over London after
his arrival. Stocks went down like
shot and Nathan was offered loads of
them He refused to buy but had his
agents purchasing all the time. The
next day the true news came and stocks
jumped upward. Nathan Rothschild
made, 1t is said, S., 900, 900 by the deal.
The Rothschilds hold high social po-
'itions in the various countries of Eu-
'ope. They have mobiles among them,
md their money has bought them til
les. They are family of intellectual
md artistic tastes, and with all their
wealth they have been somewhat chart
able. The idea prevails among the
sraelites that it is their intention at
ome future time to buy Palestine and |
1--WE it back to the Jews, and they have
'lready est .blished hospitals at Jerusa-
EN-. Some of them have b,eu horse
overs and Baron Rothschl owned
'avonia, one of the famou, horses that
AVE won the Derby. They believe in
njoying their wealth and like to have
ice things about them. One of the
frankfort Barons not long ago paid
'l6O, 600 for silver cup which he
Wished to use as a centre piece of .
able service which he was making I'd.
nc one Of the Vienna Barons has a
table which cost $50, 900. This stable
as marble floors, encaustic tiles painted
y distinguished artists, and its walls
re frescoed with scenes done by well
nown painters. The rings, chains and
things OF the stable are silver and one
OK stall for favorite horse cost, it is
aid, $12, 600. The income of the ow-
er OF this stable is about $4,000 day.
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