The morning news., 1897-08-29


Nathan, S0 omon, James and Carl
scattered oW er Europe and estahlis5n9i
branches of L he parent bank at Franl-fa..@
in Vienna, q ndon, Naples and Paris
cary as 1920 Il ey were the greatest bart
ers in the 0i Id, making a speciaIt,, n
government lha rs. Honors and decors-
tions were sho Wa red upon them bv prate
full kings, and hley were recognizes ~
cially where otl ael' Jews were NOT tn,
obtained titles OF mobility in England c.
many, Austria 1d France A Rotbscbns
mas been consul gem raj for the Austria,H
empire in London, Paris and F'rankforr
Tor more than half a Gentry. The sons ~
herited the financial gtIntus of their fatbar
but those who have studied their caroa.s
IN detail hold that the sNlccess of the for,
ll3 mas been due to the 4Eact that its eraa-
business has always bee conducted p-itE
unity of aim and intel est The dvin[@
injunction of Anselm r 0thschiId 10 bf2
sons Vas that none of tn EN- should evav+
undertake an important financial transao
ton without consulting his mother ana bi,
brothers. This continues 10 be the ruIs
of the hou.3e in the present generation
Every serious matter of business Is tba
subject CT mutual consider alton and is
carried out by the united efforts of the
whole family, eYeAy one of whom particf
pate in the profits according to his posi
tion. While the great banks are in a
measure separate ana distinct they ara
nevertheless the same, and the family
which is now very large, is a single arnS
with single interest.
They have made it a rule TO intermarrv-
nd have defied the doctrine of the sciep.
I'll Ns who have forbidden the marriage re-.
latdons on the ground that it debintates A.
race. Rothschild always looks among.
his counsins for a wife; unclas have mar
ried nieces, nephews have married aunts
Another reason of their great success ia.
said TO be that they have never strfven for.
eXtraVagant profits They always set A
limit to their operations, and never try to
get the last cent. They sell out during,
the heat of an undertaking and never wait.
till speculation gets cold. Lei some one
e.se m axe something" is favCr1te adage
with @he Rothschilds, but some one else,
has usually pocketed the loss Their high
persona character and integrity have con-
tributeo in no small degree to their sue
cess. There has never been a black
sdeep ih their great family and when any
of the lambs have shown indications OF
iris 1inesa' they have been taken care OF
and orote eted in their own fold
Ans elm never dreamed that his humblei
curio-s nop would develop into the greatesr
financia hoIlse in the world but he laf
his foun dation We'll, and to his wise and.
frugal wife is due much of the success OF
his sons
She surv lived him for many years. ana
died In 1913 at tine age Of 96. Notwith-
standing the filth and dLscomforts of the
Judengasse she remained in the old house.
until her death. and it is SStill the proper
ty of the ia mib-, who have recently re-
stored it as mearly as possible to its for
mer appearance. No entretJty or induce
ment offered by her sons could induce
the old lady to m owe. The name of her
family came from the sign over the door
The city authordes es had compelled her
to live there while she was poor and peo-
pie could come to see her there now that
she was rich. In har eyes the old house
had some mysterious influence over tha
fortunes of the family, and she feared
that if it were DESERVED would changs
their luck She frequently visited her
sons at their fine man sions in Frankfort,
and its suburbs, and had a box at the,
opera which she attended nearly everN
night, wearing silks of the gayest color
and a Jewish hood adorned with flower =
and most costly lace
She and her husband are buried t)geth4r
in the old Jewish cemetery where d1e
graves are very close together. Each
occupant is allowed only his six feet of
earth. The epitaph is in Hebrew, Wth
only this inscription in German: