The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-27

poleon came along Q few years after tn
baron had saved Of It about 4.00o, 900 tina
: iers OF 1t in COIN, which he took to An
seim and asked him to conceal for hin
SD that it might escape the French army
Anseim accepted the trust without re
sponsioility, and, as the story goes. drop
ped the bags Of coin to the bottom Of hi
well. The French soldiers plundered hi
house and tok away everything VALUABLE
: that belonged to him but the landgrave'
. money was overlooked.
As soon as the army had passed on an,
ne could do 50 without being suspected
Anselm loaded the treasury on the bacl
OF donkey and started FOR England
where ne entrusted II 10 his son, Nathan
, a young man who had gone to Londor
few years before and was doing a mod
est business in shaving notes and in tn,
commission way. There the father ani
SIN quietly bought. little at a time
large blocks Of English, Austrian and
German securities. which were depressed
by the war. Anselm went back to Frank.
fort, and there speculated with some OF
the money. 1t was nine years before the
landgrave returned. In the meantime his
money had quadrupled, and Anseln
Rothcnild returned it 10 him. with inter
est at per cent which of itself amount
ed u f150,000 a small fortune. Al first
the landgrave declined to take the in
| IereSt, but Anselm Of the Red Shield in
| sisted that he was entitled TO it. IT was
a very profitable investment, for the
landgrave told the story all over Europe.
| ia h.
every king and duke and little poten-
tate who wanted money sought it Of the
/ honest Anselm, who became known as
| the court Jew"
While the duke Of Wellington was in
Spain the British government found 1t
| impossible to convey funds to him. An
selm undertook the duty, and succeeded
IN some secret way in transporting a
large amount Of coin from London to the
dukes treasure chest in the southern
part OF the peninsula, and made an enor-
nous profit in the transaction.
Thus was laid the founda ton OF the
most wealthy and influential banking
house of the world
Anselm had FIVE sons-Anselm Mayer,
Matthew. Solomon. James and Carl-who
scattered over Europe and established
branches OF the parent band at Frank
fort in Vienna, London, Naples and
Paris. AS early as 1920 they were the
greatest bankers in the world. making
speciality Of government loans. Honors
and decora tons were showered upon
them by grateful kings. and they were
recognized socially where other Jews
were not. They obtained titles OF nobil-
ity in England, Germany, Austria and
France. A Rothchild has been CONSUL
general for the Austrian empire in Lon
don. Paris and Frankfort for more than
half Of a century. The sons inherited
the financial genius of their father, but
those who have studied their career in
detail hold that the success of the fam
lily has bene due to the fact that its
great business has always been conduct |
ed with a. unity of aim and interest. The |
dying injunction Of Anselm Rothchild !
to his sons was that none Of them should !
ever undertake an important financial /
transaction without consulting his moth |
er and his brothers. This continues to /
he the rule of the house in the present |
generation. Every serious matter of |
business is the subject Of mutual consid- |
Grafton and is carried out by the united
efforts of the whole family. every one
Of whom participates in the profits ac-
cording to his position. While the great
banks are in a measure separate and dis
tinct they are nevertheless the same,
and the family, which is now very large.
is single firm with a single interest.
They have made il rule TO intermar-
~. ami have defied the doctrine Of the
scientists who have. FORBIDDEN the mar
Rage OF relatinns on the ground that it
facilitates the race. A Rothchild always
ookS among his COUSINS for a wife; I'M
lies have married neices, nephews have
married aunts
Another reason for their great success
s said 10 be that they have never striv-
m for extravagant profits. They always
vet limit TO their operations, and never
~ to get the last cent. They sell out
Turing the heat Of an undertaking and
never wait till speculations get cold
Let some one else take something" is
! favorite adage with the Rothchilds.
tut some one else has usually pocketed
ne loss. Their high personal character
mall degree TO their success. There has
ever been A black sheep in their great
amily, and when any OF the lambs have
hown indications OF freshness they
ave been taken care of and protected
4 their own fold.
Anselm never dreamed that his hum
lie curioshop would develop into the :.
reatest financial house in the world. but
q laid his foundations well, AMI 20 his :
Use frugal wife is due much of the sue
esS OF the sons.
She survived him for many years. and
led in 1s49 at the age Of 9S. Notwith-
anding the filth and discomforts Of the ~
ldengasse she remained in the old home
ntil ner death. and II is still the pro- :
arty OF the family. who have recently
,scorei il as nearly as possible to its .
'-mer appearance. No eatreaty or in
1cement offered by her sons could in =
ice the old lady 70 move. The name o. >,
er children came from the sign over the :.
'or. The city authorities had COMPEL :,
her % live there while she was poor =
ID people could come to see her there :,
w tna: she vas rich. In her ewes the :
d house had some mysterious infiu ence -
-er the fortunes Of the family. and she
AIRED that II Il were deserted would n
ange their luck. she frequently Wis
d her sons al their fine mansions in
-ankfort and is suburbs. and had a K
X at the opera which She attended
'a-ly every nisht. wearing silks OF The
vest colors and Jew.sa hood adorn- L