The Prescott daily news., 1916-01-04

Story Told In Divorce Court of Death of Child Brings Tears to the Eyes of All-Sheffield, Defending Action, Says Book by His Wife Libeled Him. as He Was the Villain.
 Asserting that her husband, Justus Sheffield, Harvard graduate and once wealthy New York lawyer, was not only far outclassed by the old Roman Terror" but that he was the mean est man God ever gave life to-" Mrs, Irene Sheffield continued her fight for a divorce before Vice Chancellor Viv- ian M. Lewis in Jersey City, N. J. A set of ten commandments foT married men and another set for wom- en figured prominently during the hearing They were produced by Mrs, Sheffield in response to demand for them by her husbands counsel She said she wrote them herself long be fore she and Sheffield separated, but did not publish them until some time afterward, when she needed funds Here are the commandments:
 FOR MEN.
 l. Thou shalt keep thy past unto thy self
 2 Thou shalt not scoff.
 3. Thou shalt be careful kisser. 4. Remember to keep holy thy marriage VOW.
 5. Remember thy wife to sing her praises A dull husband is q discourage ment unto the gods. Honor thy wife and all her bills.
 6. Remember thy mother-in-law to keep her guessing. A wise mother in-law loves a cheerful liar.
 [. Thou shalt not steal march unto thy club.
 s. Thou shalt not toy with danger though verify live impulse has low volt aSe domestic boredom beaten to a frazzle 9. Thou shalt choose thy brand of to- bacco, likewise thy experience. according to thy income
 10. Thou shalt be q man dependable as the best, thoroughbred as a racer, mellow as old wine constant as thy club dues then of a surety will favor cling to thee as lichen to an old oak.
 FOR WOMEN.
 l. Thou shalt not mash.
 2 Thou shalt keep thy temper to thy self
 8. Thou shalt not bore thy husband. 4. Remember to keep unholey his many socks. Six days shalt thou do as thou please, and on the seventh shalt thou re member his linen.
 5. Honor thy husband and let him do exactly as he pleases.
 6. Thou shalt not ask him any questions What he wants you to know he will tel you.
 [. Thou shalt not complain. Verify a complaining wife is worse than
 8. Thou shalt not steal thy husband g hobbies.
 9. Thou shalt obey him-sometimes Un- certainty has its charms.
 10 Thou shalt be fresh and sweet and dainty as shower bouquet, for lingerie is more to be desired than rubes, and q good cook above government bonds.
 Frivolous Sayings, She Ayers.
 Mrs. Sheffield was closely questioned by her husbands counsel as to wheth CT she had not based her command ments" entirely upon her own life She denied that this was so. She re pudiated the sentiments of some, say ing they were merely generalities whicl she thought of at the time.
 1Hey were OillE lTlNOlOuS SdylnSS, remarked Mrs Sheffield
 Did you consider it was such whel you wrote, "A dull husband is a dis cOuragement unto the godSY" asked Sheffield's counsel.
 ''I did not mean my husband when wrote that" answered Mrs. Sheffield My husband is not dull. He is bril- liant, but he does not make the bes of his brains"
 Recital Causes Tears.
 Mrs. Sheffield then told about he trouble with her husband over thei