Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-02

she stipulates that she must be escorted TO
church twice each Sunday By her husband,
II she desires to CO.
There IL but one provision IN the agree
ment which seems to give the husband the
better Of the deal. That lie that the wife
shall pay for the servants, In case they
are needed. As a means Of assisting her.
however she is entitled 70 the receipts of
the poultry both eggs and fowls, and
she gets the returns from one COW.
II the twain decide that they cannot keep
servants, then the husband is doomed to
labor. The agreement specifies that the
wife must get up In the summer, build the
fres and cook breakfast; but in the winter
this shall be the husbands lot.
There will be no such thing as hubby
coming home with a guest under each arm
for supper-no. indeed. unless "wifey" FIRST
gives her consent. The rules in this re-
spcct are rigid.
They state that neither the man nor his
wife shall bring guests home 10 any meal
or at any other time without the consent
of the other, and then not more than twice
a week
Special provisions are made for the enter
tainment of relatives of either. The hus-
bands relatives are permitted to visit them
during the first two weeks of May Mrs.
Hardlng's kinfolks are permitted to invade
the family circle during the last two weeks
Of October. However, this rule is con-
strued to except the children Of either, so
Mrs. Harding says.
Restrictions Necessary.
Such. In brief. are the principal bylaws
governing this thoroughly organized house
hold. Past experiences It seems. demon
strated TO each the necessity for a strong
governing belt upon the family engine.
Mrs. Harding. It is stated, was deserted
by her first husband and secured her d.
vorce from him. Her second husband was
a wealthy farmer of foreign descent who,
It was charged, insisted on making her do
the chores, milk the COWS and even work in
the hay fields.
This was more than she would stand and
she sued him for a divorce a year ago.
She got the divorce and alimony amounting
to half his estate, netting her a fortune of
possibly $4,000.
As for Harding, the shoe, II appears.
fitted the other foot and he was twice de-
PENDANT in divorce courts upon charges OF
unreasonable temper. He also was divorced
about a year ago.
In fact one Of the remarkable features
of this strange romance is that Harding
and Mrs. Engelbrecht met for the first
time in the divorce court room of Judge
A. II. McVey. Harding and his witnesses
were obliged to wait until Mrs. Engelbrecht
obtained her decree before their case could
proceed.
AS Harding sat there he was moved to
pity by her tale. When he found that his
efforts In resisting his wife's suit were
fruitless he accepted the situation.
Not e month elapsed, II is said, before
Harding sought out the woman who had
told the sorrowful tale en- the witness stand.
He told her that he believed she could
curb his temper and she said she thought
she might take a chance. But she In
sisted that the contract be drawn up and
1t was signed before they were married
two months ago.
Features of the Contract.
Know All Men by These Presents: That
we. by the terms OF this agreement, made
Isaiah F. Harding Of the county of Dallas
and state Of Iowa, party Of the first part;
nS tSs C sw 0a ~ ssoS
part, do hereby bind ourselves by this cove
nant to carry out entire and in detail the
as m man and wife, may dwell together in
peace and harmony SO long as this said
covenant shall be In force, to-wit: From
the Sd day Of May. A. d. 1874. a period
OF fifteen years.
1t is hereby agreed and stipulated be
first part. and said Isabella Bngclbrecht,
party of the second part, that II at the end
Of the fifteen. years aforesaid described
we, or either of us. shall have cause to be-
lieve that such union Is not for the best In
terests OF either OF us the same said union
shall he terminated by either party without
time during this period above set forth
either should wish to relinquish the bonds
Of matrimony such action shall not be
We hereby agree that we shall
Jointly ana severally settle upon the child
rem Of each by former marriage ma o ons-hhalf
Of the estate. Of the party Of the first part
to be settled upon his children and the
the second part upon her c1Aidrer1. SDeeds
and papers to this effect shall be duly
signed, transferred and recorded upon the
be regarded as applying to personal prop
And we hereby bind ourselves to the faith
full performance OF the following stipula-
TONS so far within us lies:
Financial Conditions.
Isaiah F. Harding party OF the first
part, agrees that Isabella EnKebreoat,
wedding to him, the party of the. first part,
receive each week the sum OF SIS with
which to defray the household expenses,
but II is understood that he. the party
OF tne first part, shall furnish fuel and
water.
It is expressly understood that from this
union shall come not more than three chill
dren Upon the birth of each or any child
the above amount OF SIS per week shall be
increased 50 per week.
The party OF the second part shall fur
nish domestic help, and to assist her in
put OF poultry and one cow from the farm
herd But II for any reason Il shall be
help, then 1t shall be the duty of the hus-
band to build the fires and prepare the
morning meals for six months throughout
the winter and for the wife 20 build the