BANKER'S ROMANTIC CAREER.

Mt Benger Mail, 26 April 1933, Page 4

BANKER'S ROMANTIC CAREER.

Herr Carl Furstenberg, the not- « u German banker, ded at the ago , ef 82 on the fiftieth auuive.sary of his management of the Berliner 1 landels-Gesellschalt. He. laid that Germany had become even poorer by the mail post-war inflation of the currency than by tile loss of the war, and in 1024 in- astonished the financial world by writing down the capita! of his bank, most of which was ids private properly, from £5,500,000 to £1,100,000. Time has shown that this courageous measure paid. Winn after the 1018 revolution, his servants came to him in a body and asked Idm in future not to call them by their Christian names hi replied: “Certainly, children; but as there must be conic distinction between us would you in the future call me Carl?” lie showed Ids business instinct at the age of eight. Given money for a copy- ! book, he bought instead an apple for his mother. ‘‘Precious child” si,id the father, and gave him a j shilling. The boy then bought the copy book, making a net profit of lOd. The folowing story of a Presbyterian “ meenistcr” shows ready wit, even when carried away by enthusiasm. “Vos, my free ns, unless ye ropi ut, ye shall all perish—just as sure as I’m gauu to ding the gutss out o’ that nmckJe blue flee that’s lichtit on my Bible.” As tin' blow was falling the fly escaped. But, nothing daunted, lie struck the Book with all It is might and cried, “My freens, there’s a chance for ye yet!” Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure j j For Children’s Hacking Cough, i