The age-herald., 1897-09-05

every king and duke and l1stle potentate who wanted mc'ssy sought 1t of the hon. est Anselm, who became known as the court Jzw."
 While the Duke of Wellington was in Spain the British government found it 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 ths dukes treasure chest in the southern part of the peninsula, and made an enor- nous profit in the transaction.
 Thus was laid the foundation Of the most wealthy ard influential banking house of the world.
 Ansalm had five ssas-Anselm Mayer, Nathan solomon, James and Carl-who scattered over Europe and established branches of the parent bank al FrSrlk- fort, in Vienna, London, Naples ana Par.s. As carly as 1920 they were he greatest bankers in the world, making a specially of government loans Honors ard decorations were showered up them by grateful kings, and they wee recognized socially where other JsWs We're not They oIbta ned ii B of n9otfey in Englsld. Germany Austria and France. A Rothschild has been COT SU- general for the Austrian empire in Lon don, Paris and Frarxfolt for more than hal a century. The sons inherited the fine ncsal genius of the.r ia her bu. those who have studied their career in detail
  been due to i,he fact that s greae busi- n5ss has always been conducted with a unity of aim and interest. The dying in. junctien of Anselm Rothschild to his sons WAS Ina. none of them should ever under take an important financial transact on without consulting fis mother and his brothers. This continues to be the rule of he house in the present gene.atiCIr. Every serious matter of business is the subject of mutual consfderaH 0n and is h,a al of h. O whole family, evssy ciae of whom particl- pates in the profits according to hIs pos.- tion. IW.h.le the great banks are i9 q measure separate an1 distinct they are nevertheless 'the same, and the family, which is now very large, IS al sing.e firm with single interest.
 They have made 1t rule in.ermar. y, ard have fled the doctrine of the scent- ist5 who have fof0idisn the marr se of relations on the ground that it debill- tates race. A Roth-child always looks among his coua ms for wife; uncles have married rdeces nephews have married autEt.s.
 Ane-hsr reason of their great success is l said to be that they have never ctriv.n for extravagant profits. They always set a Emit to their operations, and never try to ge. the last cant They sell out du i1g the heat of an undertaking and nsv r wait till speculation gets cold "Let some one else maksl somsthing," is a favor lte adage with the Rothschilds but some one else. has usually pocke-ed the loss. Their high personal character and ia- tegr1ty have contributed in no small Ge- gree to Their success There tas uavar been black sheep .ll their great family. ana when any of ths lambs have rhown indications of friski-ess they have b an taken care of and m, -tscted in bsir ~ ,,. r-, fold. 0"i
 Ansslm never dreamed thaI. his humble curio-shop would develop into the great est financial house in the world. but he Iald his foundation well, and to hs yTsa cess of his sons.
 She survivsd him for many years and uleo m lS49 at the age of 96 Notwith slandlng the filth and discomfort of the JuIengasse, she remained in the old To S. until her death and it is still her prop elty Of the family who have rscenfiv re- stot1ed 1t as nearly as possfble to its for mer appearance. No entreaty or induce ment offered by her sons could i0duce the old lady to move. Tn: name of her Lamlly came from the sign over the door. me city authroities had compelled her 10 i've thsre while she was poor, and people could come to s. her there now that she was rich. In her eyes, the old mousse had some mysterious influence over the fortunes of the family, and she fear ed that 1T It were deserted 1t would change their luck. She frequently visit ed her sons at their fine mansions in Frankfort and its suburbs, and had a Dox at the opera, which she attended nearly every night, wearing silks of the gay@st colors and a Jewish hood adorned with flowers and most costly lace
 She and her husband are buried togei.h- CT in the old Jewish cemetery where the graves are very clos. together Each oc- cupant is allowed only his six feet of earth. The epitaph is in Hebrew. with only this inscription in German: