The Jewish outlook., 1905-10-20

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November %, 1908, whose name will always
be associated with the removal of the civil
disabilities of the Jews. He was elected
a member for the city of London in 1847,
and again in 1849 and 1852, but it was not
till 1858 that the joint operation of an act
of Parliament and resolution of the House
of Commons, allowing the omission from the
oath of the words, to which as a Jew he con-
scientiously objected, rendered it possible
for him to take his seat. He continued to
represent the city of London till 1874.
Jacob Q772-1S6S), the youngest of the
original brothers, was entrusted with the i'm
portant mission of starting the business in
Paris after the restoration of the BOurbOnS,
for whom he negotiated large loans. By
the revolution of 1848 he was heavy loser
and had also to be protected by special
guard. 1t was by his capital that the earliest
railroads were constructed in France, the
profits he obtained from the speculation was
very large. He died November Is, 1868
The Naples branch was superintended by
another of the brothers, Karl Q7SO-1855). 1t
was always the least important of the five,
and after the annexation of Naples to Italy
in 1860, it was discontinued. In 1885, Jacob,
the head of the Paris house, hurt his foot.
which became seriously infamed. At that
time the Rothschilds occupied large build
ing covering a whole square, which in
cluded their Offices, living apartments and
their large stables. Rothschid ordered his
private secretary, julius Sondheimer to go
to Professor Devereux at that time one of
the most eminent physicians of Paris, and
bring him at once to attend to him. Sond-
heimer did not show up for several hours;
Rothschild had rung the bell for another
coachman to follow up the first carriage and
find out the cause of the delay. Just as
the second coachman was ready to start,
SOndheimer with the professor drove up to
the private Office. Rothschild upbraided the
professor for not coming promptly and let
ting him wait so long. The professor, being
somewhat excited said: Baron, send this
young man out of this room and will fully
explain this delay" Rothschild, somewhat
nettled suffering from badly inf1amed foot
being in very bad humor and having no idea
what had happened, told the professor, this
young man is my private secretary; what
ever you have to tell me, you can do so
right here" Baron, l just come from the
palace of the King, who has just died, but
his death will not be announced for forty
eight hours, so to arrange everything safely
salve, ordering him not to drink any liq-
uors or wines, even not any strong coffee,
living on a very light diet. He called for
several days and then informed him he would
not come any more but in he wanted
his services to send for him. Rothschild
went to his desk and gave the professor
check upon his cashier for one hundred
thousand francs. folding same in half, saying,
Il guess this will be satisfactory" The pro-
fessor, stepping out of the office, mostly
from curiosity, looked at the check. He
returned right away, saying, excitedly:
Baron look at this you surely must have
made a mistake" presuming he wanted to
make the check for ten thousand francs.
Rothschid handed him back the check, say
ing: Professor, made no mistake it was
worth that much to me-" The amount of