The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 12, 1906, Page 14

THE SA F RANCISCO. SUNDAY CALL. DINDS [TUBB WICE and had Isaiah Harding| Mrs. Isabella Engel- ht ventured on the sea matrimony while lhe‘ signals were fiying. ¥ run upon the shores salvaged through court e herous sea a i ser er a bit married life and making the » make f hail r have n G [ fer- - EY fon of m v heir f ure post- e ss east so declares pe es of the latter city, - of the Towa e n few days, > e of the most pe- ding spruced himself ge and finelly pro- b irs. la Englebre at e ae . wa al agree- = s $he Shos . ex- T days EE - Mrs. H bold | he s ir | b S And . e 3 arding has e attend to the mat- te . ent g for almost > . i wedded ne sets forth who shail build the " and 1 bring h —— when the rela- t s of sha isit them, how the " . e ded, how often the wir end out £ scowled Tix ings - ' 5 1 . » ur s mer % £ 3 . hir - m 2g om gs . - . Even | city, one of these enj the theater, an must pay Harding, in that case, the bill human he drew sud it was duly filed in|ana of Deeds of she stipulates that she m be the Recorder < yments shall be | [saleh F.Rarding, 7wice \Divarced’ Mrs. Harding is a strict Presbyterian | prospective Contract That Binds Isaiah and Isabelia Hardifig That we, by the terms of this agreement, made this 3d day of May, A. D. 1906, between Isalah K. | Harding of the county of Dallas and State of Iowa, party of the first part, and Isabella Bngelbrecht of the county of Polk and State of Iowa, of the second part, do hereby bind ourseives by this covenant to carry out emtire and In detail the terms of this solemn obligation, so that we, as men and wife, may dwell to- gether in peace and harmony zo long as this said covenant shali-be in force, to wit: from the sald 3d day of May, A. D. 1906, until the 3d day of Msavr, A. D. 1921, n period of fifteen years. | It ds hereby agreed and stipulated between sald Isaiah F. Harding, party of the first part, and sgld Isabella Engelbrecht, party of the second part, that if. at the end of the fiftcen years aforesaid described, we, or either of marriage Mr..and Mrs. | | e been residing upon the n Dallas Co a few NOW all men by these presents: Des Moines. Neighbors say entirely happy and at| | t Ives and, thé world ¥ s of the contract Mr. and | Mrs £ agree in the first that they will live together as and wife for fifteen years s term of years was agreed upon after some | g wished to make| | y-five years however, that | s long enough for oses and Marding came | else thers would have | ex- with due process of law. one-half of the estate of cach, the been no wes h ¥. Harding, party of the first part, agrees that Isabell us, shell have cousc (o belleve that such union is not for the best interests of cither of us, the same said union 2ll be terminated by elther party without further formality; providing, that, if at any time during this period above set forth either ahould wish to rclinguish the bonds of matrimony, such action shall not be taken except We hereby agree that we shail jointly and severally settle upon the children of each by former marriage id one-hmif of the estate of the party of the first part to be wettled upon his children, and the said one-half of the estate of the party of the second part upon her children. to this effect shall be duly signed, transferred and recorded upon the completion of this covenant. And we hereby bind ourselves to the faithful performance of the following stipulations, so far as within ow from the farm herd. Neither party shall invite guests to the house, except with the express permission of (.e,.,fl\.,., and then not oftener than twice per week: relatives shall not be nllowed to visit the family, except that relatives of the arty of the first part shall be permitted to visit the home at any time within ihe fizst two weoeks of the month of May; relatives of the party of the second part within the last two weeks of October. parties to this covepant. | { ing. i1 If they prove unhappy at the end of ‘ fifteen ye their wedded life termi-| | be regarded as applying to persomal property as well as real. nates there and then, without any other | | proceedings a the eourts. Further-| | wus Hes: more, either party has the right at the | | In: time to decl the contract null and | | void. If within the fiffeen years either | | bécomes he or she must| | obtain = ion through the courts | | sual legal forn | Harding and Mrs. Engelbrecht || Snancial output of poultry and ome c aluable farm-land, he in Dallas and she near Des Moines. 1t| | wes necessary to make careful ar-| | the remaining six months of the year. rangement for the ‘control of mose‘i properties By the contract they cut their prop- erty valuation in two and each settled hal on children by, formér marrisies. way to the children of either of the Harding has a son 2nd 2 daughter and | the wife Th as two sons and & daughter. | eir personal property is likewise di- | vided among the children. { | | | not be amiss to mention that that con- | \ In speaking of children, it mag in the morning, and again 1 tract provides definitely and strin-| gently that there shall be but three | little ones born to the new Hardms‘ family. The penaity for the violation | | of this rule » , set down . in \he‘ document, but it is’ presumed that it || If the partiex {0 this covenant shnll remove to the city to live, It is agreed that, in addition to the costs mentioned ahove, party of the first part shall pay ice and g: : the party of the second part to attend two social fusetions each week, one of which, if the parties reside in the city, shall be the theater; and this expense shall be bofne by the party of the first part. Each Sunday the party of the first part shall escort and accompany the party of the m;qml part te church the evening should she desire it. Party of the first part shall keep up the house insurance, keep the premises in good condition, farnish at all times respectable conveyance to and from town, see that both himself and wife are properly clothed, take an active part in any civic or rural improvement and assist in any political movement for the expressly declared that he shall v;te according to the dictates of might be regarded as grounds for | separation at the end of the fifteen | escorted to church once each Sunday years | by her husband, if she desires to g0. As to the business relations that| There is but one provise in the exist in every home, they are well pro- | agreement which seems to give the vided for. Mr. Harding agreed that his | husband the better of the deal. That wife ehall have & weekly income of $15. | Is that the wife shall pay for the ser- This she is to spend for the household. | vants, in case any are needed. As a the husband-is to furnish the coal, | means of assting her, however, she {8 in case the perties move to the| entitled to tife receipts from the poul- he is to pe: the gas. water and|try, both egge and fowls; and she gets | the returns from one cow. As an additional concession, Harding is to be permitted to vote as he pleases. and, city, ice bills It is specified that each child that arrives shall entitie the mother to $3 each week addifional. If the twain decide that they cannot Then follows anether unigue pro- |keep servants, then the husband is vision. Mrs. Herding is rather fond doomed to labor. The agréement speci- of society. She reserves the right to |fles that the wife must get up in the ettend two soclety functions each week | summer, build the fires and cook break- | | | without molestation from the lord of | fast; but In winter this shall be the|to except the children of aither, 50 Mrs,| her the house. Should they remave to the | husband's lot. 1 Eegelbrecht, party of the second part, shall, wpon her wedding to him, the party of the first part, receive each week the sum of 315 with which to defray the household expenses; but it Is understood that he, the party of the first part, ahall furnish fuel and water. It is expressly understood that from this union shall come not more tham three children. each, or any child, the above amount of $15 per week shall be increased $3 per week. he party of the second part shall furnish domestic help, and to assist her in this she shall be allowed the Bat, if for any reason it shall he found nscessary to dlspense with domestic help, then it shall be the duty of the husband to build the fires and prepare the morning meal for six months throughout the winter, and for the wife to build the fires and prepare the njorning meals for expenses. Furthermore, it shall-be the privilege of s conscience. | | Deeds and papers And this shall Upon the birth of This shall not relate in any general good. It is ISAIAH F. HARDING. ISABELL{ ENGELBRECHT. 'here will be no such thing as "hub- by” coming home with a guest under each arm f6r .supper—no, indeed, un- less “wifey” first gives her consent. The rules in this respect are rigid. They state that neither the man nor his wife shall bring guests home to any meal or at any other time with- out the consent of the other, and then not more than twice a week. Special provisions are made for the entertainment of relatives of either. | The husband’'s relatives are permitted ‘to visit them during the first two | weeks of May. Mrs. Harding’s kinfolk | are permitted to invade the family cir- | ele during the last two weeks of Octo- | ber. However, this rule is construed | Harding says. L J Such; in brief, are the principal by- laws governing this thoroughly or- gahized household. Past experiences, it seems, demonstrated to each the necessity for a'strong governing belt upon the family engine. Mrs. Harding, it.is stated, was de- serted by her firsf husband, and se- cured her divorce from him. Ier sec- ond husband was a wealthy farmer of forelgn descent, who, it was charged, insisted on making-her do the chores, milk the cows and "evén work,in the hayfields, S This was more than she would stand, and she sued him for a divorce a year | 880. . She got the diyorce and alimony 2mounting to half his ‘estate, netting a fortuné of possibly $30,000. | As for Harding, the shpe, it appears, | fitted the other foot, and he was twice defendant in divorce courts upon charges of unreasoning temper. He also was divorced about a year ago. | 1In fact. one of the remarkable fea- | tures of this strange romance is that | Harding and Mrs. Engeibrecht met for the first time in divorce court room of Judge A. H. McVey. Harding and his witnesses were obliged to wait un- til ‘Mrs. Engelbrecht obtalned her de- | cree before their case could proceed. As Harding sat there, be was moved |to pity by her tale. ,When he found that his efforts in resisting his wife's suit were fruitless, he accepted the sit- | uation. | Not a month elapsed, .it is said, be- | fore Harding sought out the woman ! who had told the sorrowful tale on the | witness stand.” He told her that he be- flieved she could curb his temper, and ;she said she thought she might take a iuhunce, But she insisted that the con- i tract be drawn up, and it was signed | before they were married, two months ago. V A IIL:\ \ .‘l' b il N 1] e’ | “Oh, T don’t think there is anything | s0 very wonderful about it,” remarked | Mrs. Harding. | “I had made up my mind that I would not get into any more domestic tie-ups, | unless T knew in advance where I was | going to get off. 'T've suffered a whole | 1ot just becausé I hedn't had any u | derstanding with my husband, and T- | made up my mind to take precautions | the next time. So it was at my sug- ! gestion that we drew up these rules. “Mr. Harding didn't want do at first. He said it was too much like playing bafeball—we would to time to it have stop and look up the rules every | we wanted to do anything.” But I told all him that if I was worth having at I was worth that much trouble, and | he finally consented. | “But we haven't had to look up th rules at any time yet. I have b able to keep a hired sirl, and so I haven't had to take my turg building the fires. 1 guess we'll be able to keep | her next winter, too. | “Then, too, my $15 has been right | in my hands every Saturday night. and | has arrived ing g0 is foolish It's a good thing to nave it down w 1ting. too Some men's words don’'t amount to much if they get the opportunity to dodge It.” And Mrs. Harding scemed to be happy. In fact, she said that she had found life with Harding to be a per- fect Utoplagcontrasted with her pre- vious experiences in wedlock. Harding, since he and his wife have taken up their residence in this State, the fon that the original agreement needs certain legal tinkering and that is why he first made the acquaintance of Colonel Forbes. “You see,” sa as my wife says, nicely together, and iles on' n at cone A he, we're gettin ne sveral re are s things In that agreement that ought to be changed. For instance t one Since we cam> West we our cow ifter am—or rather we are—goin re of them for there's dairying other obj an- | Harding is a mild-mannered man in p. and out e g0 too | appearance. He does not app:ar to be | I am managing to save some of it, so muc into dress. My thinks so | the fire-cater that his former wives |that T can give Isaiah a nice present | too, and she has agreed to go over to ‘palnled him. His present wife naively [at his birtnday neéxt October. He | Mary n Sundays aleae, ch | suggests that her softening influence | doesn’t know that, 50 you mustn't say K means I'll have more time to fix up our | bas not been exerted in vain. In any |anything to him ahout it new place. Otherwise the agroement event, the ccuple are getting along as | I find that it pays to let your hus- | stands good. nd Harding chuckled | nfcely as coolng doves, according to |band know in advance how much you | as he winked one eye and said there the neighbors, who are deeply inter- | need to keep things going: and a wo- lot of ways to dodge around | ested in the case. | man who will get married without do- ' some part of the things - — “"Hedlih TalRk for School G If you ever, Dorothy, in the house of, | some old-fashioned friend, pick up one| | of those elegant gift books which were | lin vogue in the '50's; ypu will remem-| |ber the steel engraving that showed | tive ideal girl of yesterday. She was a willowy creature, with a delicate face. long silken ringlets shad- ing her cheeks, a very small waist, nndl long graceful hands. She had been | taught to do embroidéry and other flne‘ needlework. She excelled in the piano| playing of her ddy, which was a less| severe accomplishment than now, and| she was refined and reposeful. But| | there was something a little depressing | in her charm. A dirgelike hymn, fa-| | miljar to your mothe epitomizes that | girl as she used to be. | | Sister. thou wast mild and lovely, Gentle as a summer breeze. | V'ieasant as th of eveaing, | e a When it stirred amoug the trees. } I have attended the funeral of more| than ‘one such exquisite girl, and have| helped to sing that very hymn beside the silent sleeper. With the knowledge | of hygiene which is universal in the twentieth century we are learning that| the girls who used to be sacrificed on | the altar of a mistaken ideal need not| have dled so soon. Very early in life they were taught not to run or jump, or do ay-thing unfit for a little lady, and as they grew older they wore tight stays, abridging their breathing power; they slept in unventilated rooms, being afraid of the night air, and If by any tuberculosis, they fell victims to along the line of least resistance. It may have been twenty yvears ago or more that the reaction against this style of feminine languor reached its height. Then. the athletic girl was| greafly in avidence. So far from car- ing at all about her loaks, she was in- tensely proud of a sun-bronzed and wind-tanned complexion, of red hands and arms, and of a sort of rude robusts ness that eliminated the touch daintiness to which every girl should aspire. We have reached a saner day, and our girls have learned that they it health and lose no jot of attractive- ness. y 4 1 well remember in my girlhood hearing a mas comment unfavorably on the thickness of my walking shoes. He said, sotto voce: “How can that girl'’s mother let her wear those clumsy, thick-soled shoes?” Being somewhat quick of temper and well acquainted may live an outdoor life, have perfect | mate and the weather and enabled me! to take long walks without dlsvomfnrt.' He crushingly replied: “No elezant | young woman ever takes lang walks, | wears anyvthing except thin-soled shoes.” 1 suppose few girls who have grown| up under the excelient regime ch | teaches us to dress properiy for the| weather can believe that this critic| voleced a general opinion. [ have had| reason all my life to he grateful for the independence and wisdom of a very sensible mother. whe thought it/ a duty of her daughters to be well. | Not merely a privilege—a ‘positive re-| ligious duty. . Without health. one’s pleasure is in-| terfered with on every turn: This| would be a small matter if one's| chances to be useful were not also greatly diminished by fragile and un- certain health. People who are morbid | and blue, and easily discouraged, who make mountains of molehills and see lions in the way where others walk safely, are usually the prey of their nerves and have not reserve force eénough to carry them through what they undertake. Schoolgirls, and those at college, too, sometimes break down case upless in addition to thelr legiti- mate work they attempt someshing else. , Unless a girl is very strong. she fatal chance they came near a case of should not try to pay her way through school or college by her own work Some girls do this successfully, but they are exceptional. : Still more dan- gerous is the cffort to combine study and society. The girl at high school, living at home and trying to go to parties and concerts and other evening amusements, canmot maintain her proper rank in the classroom. Brief ®tated, unbroken health is within reach of most of us. We re fortumate if we have inherited vig- orous bodies from parents and grand- parents. Yet If we have begun life with tendencies to delicate health, we may overcome them by resolute will, careful dieting and generally hygienie living. An abundance of good, plain, nutritious food is essential to health. Thousands of schoolgirls owe their dull eyes. sallow complexions, pimples and frequent headaches to constant surfeiting on rich food and to eating too many sweets. A habit of eating hetween meals. nibbling chocolates and | regret the with. the youth, T ventured to tell him | that the shoes were adapted to the cli- | bonbons. is fatal to digestion and good looks. A girl who is half sick most rlS. lose her comeliness, is the birthright of . which they should not seil for the modern mess of pottage in the confeetioner's window. one canfiot but spendthrift folly. Equally fatal to health .4 the habit of taking drugs. The girl who never of her time will sets far from the pill box will not have the high spirits and gay good humor which should be her portion. I sel- dom see a group of girls standing around a soda fountain without wish- ing that they knew the advantages of drinking plain cold water. only that and plenty of it, and letting sweetened | syrups dlone. Fruit should take the | place of pastry, and it is better fop growing girls wholly to omit ‘coffes and tea from their bill of fa Bread at least a day oid is a better choice for a beauty than hot biscuits, and fried food should not be chosen if any- thing else can be had. Another seqret of health for the schoolgirl is plenty of sieep. The beauty sleep must be taken before mid- night. Go early to bed if you would be strong and equal to whatever you have to do. The temptation to sit up late because others do so is always The schoolgirls who read this tallg may be thankful they are not situated as one girl was to whom a settlement worker in New York said one evening: “Mabel, you are looking il and fagged. You sit up too late at night after yo long hours in the factory” “Veg™ said Mabel. “I know jit. but there are" eleven of us te sleep In two reoms, and my bed is not pulled down from the pile of mattresses until nearly mid- night. Thave to sit up. I have ne room of my own." The poor girl was not respemsible for her short nights of rest. To slee: long hours in a vitiated ‘mosphers is to breathe poison. so a girl who doul Bt et > bf tired and languin must have fresh air in her H night. T o Nor must she neglect the dail The best compiexion cvlm.uc’ b:':.b; any one can use is water, cold or tenid, as preferred. FEvery day of one's lifo. | great. but it should be resisted. through overwork, although I am In-| clined to think that this is seldom the| i preferably in the morning. one should bathe from head to foot. after o bing hard with a coarse tow‘T..: :‘;:z the skin may be in a healthful glow. These directions may seem very primitive. but there are always those who need them. ' Health is a matter of the will and of simple rules every day. We & well if we will but take the trouble . b