The Washington herald., 1916-05-18
SEEN AND HEARD
BY GEORGE MINER
special COrrespondent Of Tn. NNs.h-
inEtOn Herald.
Copyright. liz. b. the McClurt Nsvspspsr
sypncsUs-J

New York. May 16.-Oue Of the r7oEf
picturesque men in the Wall street
district is Mr. Charles Isham. of the
distinguished family or that name and
Robert LincoIu's son-iu-Iau. Although
only man 10 middle life. he arects
the neCkWeaT Of SeNenTy-fvr years
ago. The high. straight points of his
"a hite collar and the oId-fashioned
stock make him a marked man In
general appearance and manner. he is
Ia cross between an English country
squire and fellow OF the Royal
Academy
This is all purely mlsIesdInE for hs
is in fact an cEtraordinarIIy shrewd
business man. We came down on the
Montreal train together recently and
he told me Of the great dificul'l no
had just eNpeI fenced in getting labor
on his country place. There seem lo
be two jobs for every carpenter and
mason and gardener who want 20
work. while ordinary labor Is also ar
a premium.
No Reason for TrHmPs.
''Therr is no reason for tramns fHts
spring" said he and still I've seen q
number Of them w m New England
hope We are not getting the English r.ars
OF unemployed That d. one oC the nIE-
sesI curses q country cap have : Was
down South recently and a fIrrI "a h0
has large plantation told mo that be-
finds % more difficult every year TO EsI
the negroes 70 work on the fsrws Thcr
oil itch 20 he On the cities and towns
He told m. OF the plan he uses 10 &C.
them to work all daH long Al r0on ne
gives thorn a hiE drrueI and then A.
niEht he UalS them Of The dluner IS.
"f CourS0. just lure 90 set them 10
work. For all that. lot Of them Will
quit "N"rN day after dinner Hnd Earrfh0p
their morning pay They are as fuII ss
they can stun and that's all they cave
for
What noticed particularly ~ tho
South. outside o| the growing prosperity
was the passing of tho n.d-tIu0e Suurnr--
hre cate. . don't hsHeNe that sort Of
character casts -nr more except rn rr-
persons OF some old men The ,-g-E
and mfddlo-sCed mon Of the south ~
dav ale not At -u fire caters The. q
hustruE roumou-srnS~ huslncEa ~s-
like thew cousins W North
Frightened n, Nmr. JumcI.
We we're skmrunc along me Harlem
.r.Ner then and as No rolled O.. rhs F--
NOUS old Jumer mansion Nj Isha- sad
When : Was boy my far0er had 4
hgG place up there on WasnrnFtor Haigrrs
and used O. dr.e down 20 the yt'1 everl
dar The roads nore no, very good e.'--
or The uTDer part OF Central Park vas
not huIshed. hl' fhCn let us drive through
. AS 10 was sh0rter cut Fs u04.I
put his horse up AT Thrurrh street and
6I#vs hack IN the eEerinE used -
az. .omnan HIM on a POM and one dsr
. h.r g.u= D.. her Ua-stor Maaar 1Ir--
.'f cam. ".r and stopped mo SO wanted
Go k..n who 3 was and all about me
-I think -n, Vas 'he mos -suuls.n-
looking old woman ever EsV. eud sf.
frI-htrrCd me She Looked vTs r4- p~r
,'udir,.e got away Es soon as !
could and ! took pains not 20 ride that
way again used 70 ride mile out 0f
my way 10 avoid going by her house u
Was the only time ever saw tho famous
beauty and it made lasting lmpressio-
on me
II was not So vsr, Ions ago that 10 3
dirty ltle. second hand shop 7 saw En
enormous painting or Madam JuuaI The
frame must have heem six hy ten feet
and a. q work Of art Do was hl6cnus %
was too airocious for amy one In hang
and how 70 ever Cnl nd irs VsN into that
secondhand store J .a0't ImaEIne That
is. Q can't imaEine how amy one would
D." fool ~h enough 10 pay money .or Il or
expect 10 sell o.
why Not Burn ThCms
sunuo~r when Gen Ea-.r houzh, the
mansion he had &, sent away for al
.N'.Eh ne Mas no @Il 'FIII..- l.e kfn'F'I
Vas too sensitive man % live IN the
same house with that wonstrn.f, How
70 happened to Get ny tho Iumar heirs
and they did not hvn ~ ur IFS also a
mNsterr. ] notI.e that n good mar-
Wills NOWADAYS that is hein- stipulated
and :. seems to mo p very SCI srnIr .tdra.
Nobody wants ridiculous pictures ~
themselves nr rhoir relatives r0 r..
hawked around auction rooms and sofd
to strangers who will make fun Of fnsr
or course. Il frequently haVpc.s that
amateur friends Will atlcmH sorr po--
trait and. Of course. YOU rh,rl-N % as a
token Of good will That's Vr.r 81
should stop
Keeping it FOR Dostoriry is q low down
trick on nOsteritN