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child was more important to the world than
the younger children Of his parents. Dr.
Bell founded and Is now directing the re-
search work OF the genealogical record Of
fec e Washington, d. c.. and his workers
upon investigation OF hundreds OF cases OF
longevity discovered that the eldest child
on the average lives longer than do its
younger brothers and sisters. They have
produced evidence to establish the fact
that the flrst-born is Of superior virility
and vigor.
Ancient Israel was firm In this same be-
lief. In Deuteronomy we find the law laid
down in this fashion: If a man have two
wives one beloved and the other hated, and
they have children by him and the son OF
the hated be the first-born, and he mean
eth to divide his substance among his sons,
he may not make the son Of the beloved the
frst-born and prefer him before the son
Of the hated.
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Total No. No. lived Per &c
n A 4

authorities all over the world to the sudden
knowledge that the Bible was right
after all.
DR.. Bells discovery, with inierestin:
comment upon it, is contained in recent
issue Of the Journal Of Heredty. whose ed
itor says: I'm the controversy over the al.
legged infcriority Of the trst-born no direct
investigation had been made OF the number
OF long lived people who were eldest sons
or daughters. The genoa logical record Of
fee Of Washington, r. c., has been collect
Ing instances Of longevity for several years
and its founder and director. DR.. Alexander
Graham Bell has permitted the Journal OF
Hercdty to investigate the data in regard
to the birth rank of old people represented
in his collection.
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Remarkable New Researches by Dr. Alexander
Graham Bell Which Prove the Eldest Child
Is Usually Stronger and Longer~Lived and the
Inheritance Laws Of Ancient Israel and Of
Europe May Be Better Than Americas After All

years longer than the younger. These in
vcstigators say "Our numbers show that
on the whole earlier born members OF a
family are the stronger. or at any rate
fitted to survive the longer"
A brother born ten years before an
other brother has probably seven years
greater duration OF life sister born ten
years before another sister has probably
about six years greater duration Of life.
The editor Of the Journal says: How
can we square these results with those re-
ported that still births are most frequent
among the first-born. that the health Of the
first-born child during its early years is
below par?
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portions OF the lung that have become more
or less collapsed that Is the explanation Of
the great benefit which often results from
crying, In cases OF infsntie bronchitis and
OF the large discharge OF bronchial mucus
which so often follows.
children may become very blue during
the paroxysm. but the deep respira tions.
which succeed quickly, restore the circula.
ton to a better condition than before in
consequence Of the larger lung space avail.
able"
This does not necessarily mean that na
attention need be given baby when II
cries, as 1t may be expressing pain, but Il
does mean that when there Is no such rea.
son the young mNher need not become -
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Washington and Grant.

George Washington. while not the first.
born Of his father was the eldest child by
his fathers second wife. and since science
has attached more importance to the moth
crs activity in the question than to the
fathers the First Americans case Illus
trates the longevity theory. AS did Lin
coin, Washington possessed splendid
lrnysique and exceptional mental poise, far
,nrpassing his brothers and sisters in this
I"gard.
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At the sge Of 81 he WINS euIoying superb
health when sudden illness, kindred to
pneumonia. developed over night as the rs-
suit OF long ride In snowstorm, fol.
lowed. du" to neglect. Crude medical
treatment further complicated his condi.
ton aud he died the following day. a mar.
tyr to medical ignorance of the time.
Ulysses s. Grant was the eldest child
In his family and Is cited rs an example Of
how nature seems to have favored the
first born. The qualities which charac.
tcrizcd Washington and Lincoln, marvellous
mental facility, high courage and great
control Of emotion and temper. were pres.
ent In him. While not as impressive phys
icauy as the previously mentioned Ameri.
cans he enjoyed good health until his fatal
mnlady cancer, suddenly developed. This
disease was induced. It Is now thought, by
excessive smoking; otherwise there IL
nothing to account for his early demise.
copyright. 1915. by J. K.eleyl
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carr, ing him through the unexamp'ed
trials Of the civil war without a single re
corded loss Of courage or cRlmncss Mind
and body were at their best in him, and
with his exemplary habits and sweetness
and evcnness of disposition It Is thought
he would undoubtedly have lived to n ripe
old age had not the assasslns bullet
reached him.
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live. generally speaking, about four years
longer than the younger.
Drs. Beeton and Pearson secured 1851
pairs Of brothers aud 733 pairs OF sisters
where the interval between the births was
known and further studied this question Of
longevity. Again Il was discovered that
the elder child lived. on the average, four
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17

tenser and more vivid during the infancy
Of the nrst born there is always attached
to 1t some atmosphere OF extraordinary
sentiment. however unrecognized and I'M
cultivated. Modern American inheritance
laws make no distinction between the cid
est and the youngest child, being, in this.
like The Roman law However. Rome xsx
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ment that the hrst,born was weaker than
those children born subsequently,. pointing
out that there Is a higher percentage OF
mortality among them. Until DR.. Bells re-
port was made public 1t seemed that this
refutation Of the biblical opinion was
destined to become established. but the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17
Was Great Cry Egypt showing the
sword Of striking dead all the hrst-
Egyptian. punishment which could
who dencdth the true God

alone Of ancient civilizations thus admin
istered, for barbarian tribes laid down the
rule that the eldest son should inherit his
fathers spear and hut, taking in the usual
instance his name as we'll.
BY this custom civilization in its car
Hest stages became ruled by the eldest
sons The great ma iority OF rulers have
been the rst-born. Kingdoms aud rrin-
cipalities struggling into some sort OF or
ganization In ancient and medieval times
were naturally guided by history, and
what history they had stated that the first
born son Of the chief should be king. Thus
today we find the Prince of'Wales regard
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17

,JENCE under the in
spired leadership OF the
famous inventor, DR..
Alexander Graham Bell,
has just completed a
convincing justification
Of the biblical contcn-
ton that the 1rst-born
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w hat Dr.. Bells
Figures Disclose

THE table prepared by DR.. Alex
i ander Graham Bell showing
greater vitality Of first-born children
follows:
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Alexander the Great Another.

Alexander the great was the first born
OF Philip Of Macedonia and bore out the
theory by being a Hercules In strength and
Napoleon OF mind. Although endowed
with natures best gifts and seemingly
destined for a long life. he overcame his
phyAcal health by bsccha4ansa s4cesses
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-17

Moses, the greatest leader of men
under adversely that the world ever
produced, was himself an eldest
son, and it was he who gave the
divine injunction regarding the
frst.born to the people of Israel.
-[From q statue by Michelangelo.
ed as a greater parsonage than any OF his
younger brothers because his future, by
the English definition OF right, is to be
much more consequential than that Of the
other children Of King George.
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Give Him Double Portion.

"But he shall acknowledge the son Of
the hated for the first thorn and shall give
him a double portion Of all he hath, for
this is the first Of his children and to him
is due the first birthright."
Elsewhere is discovered: and the
Lord spoke unto Moses: Sanctfy me
every first-born among the children OF
Israel as we'll Of men as of beasts, for they
are all mine.
For every firstborn Is mine. since l
struck the first-born in the land OF Egypt.
have sanctified to myself whatsoever Is
first born In Israel both Of man and beast;
they are mine"
The reference to the slaughter OF the
hrst-born in Egypt is descriptive Of this
ancient belief, for when Pharaoh needed
the supreme punishment to awaken him to
the power of the God Of Israel he lost his
eldest son. The wholesale destruction OF
the frst-born was the most impressive les
son that Egypt received, for the first-born
were their choicest possessions 1t Is in.
teresting to note in this connection that
Moses the greatest leader Of the Jews, was
himself the first born Of his parents.
Given Title in Europe.
The modern world Is still tinged with
this belief. for In titled Europe the name
and estate Is yet handed down to the eldest
son as his right. Crowns descend in order
Of succession, determined by birth. The
crown prince Is always the oldest living son.
Barons and dukes and earls all devote
more time and money to the education and
training Of the first born boy than to his
younger brothers and sisters This has been
since the days Of Israel merely convention
and habit, but 1t arose In the primitive be-
lief that the arst-born somehow was Of
more consequence than the second-born.
Not long ago science advanced the argu-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-01-04

Austro-Hungarian empire and Bull
garia. This will solidify the territory
dominated by the Teutonic empires
and remove an obstacle in the path of
German progress toward the Persian
gulf.
5-Partition of Albania between
Greece and the combined state Of
Serbia and Montenegro. This Is de-
signed by Germany as compensation
to Greece If she refuses to join the
allies and to Serbia for the cessation
of northeastern territory to Hungary
and Bulgaria.
direction of Independent king.
doms of Poland and Lithuania.
Evacuation of northern France
by Germany without indemnity
S-Restoration to Germany Of her
colonies in Africa, Kiau Chau and the
Pacific islands.
9-Agreement of the powers upon
world peace guarantees. including dis
armament, freedom Of the seas and q
league to enforce feace. to be con
sidered at a conference continuing the
peace conference on territorial terms
Germany believes these are not only
fair but extremely moderate terms
Germany, it is stated, is prepared tc
pay large indemnity as reparatio1
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-01-04
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM OANDRUFF
Girls! Try Il! Hair gets seft, fluffy and
beautiful-Gst q 2S cent bottle
Of Oandeeina.

II you care for heavy hair that giis.
tens with beauty and 10 radiant with
life; has an Incompatible softness and
is fluffy and lustrous. try Danderine.
Just one application doubles the
beauty of your hair, besides it imme-
diately dissolves every particle of
dandruff. You can not have nice
heavy, healthy hair If you have
dandruff. This destructive scurf robs
the hair of its lustre, its strength and
its very life, and If not overcome it
produces a feverishness and itching of
the scalp: the hair roots famish.
loosen and die; then the hair falls out
fast. Surely get 25-cent bottle Of
Knowlton's Danderine from any drug
store and just try it.-Adv.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-01-04
The PEOPLES Physluue

Some consideration should be given
to the effect that the change in loco
motion will make upon the physique of
the people; for even the farmers are
now using the automobile, and the
horse b ussd for little but draft pur-
poses. Will not the race become lax
and nerveless that lolls upon soft cush-
ions, protected In every way from the
hard jOltings Of the road1 More and
more, machinery is brought into serv-
ice, and less and less physical exertion
is required in the carrying on of open
air occupations. Man touches a but
ton. and gas engine does the rest.
This makes things easier; but the
question is whether 1t confers an actual
benefit In the end.-Mobile Register.
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NEW YEAR WISHES TO WILSON,
cabled to President by Rulers Of Bel
tiderent and NATURAL NafIons

cabled to President by Rulers Of Bel
tiserent and Neutral Nations.
Washington-Celebr of New
Year Day in Washington was without
many of the official features which
have marked the advent of the New
Year in the past. President Wilson
held no New Year reception, a custom
he omitted when he came in office,
and Secretary Lansing did not give
the customary diplomatic breakfast.
Secretaries Baker of the War Depart
ment and Daniels of the Navy, how
ever, held receptions.
Cablegrams from virtually all rulers
Of the world, wishing the President
a Happy New Year, arrived at the
White House. They came from the
Heads of the belliSerent and neutral
nations Of Europe as we'll as from the
presidents of South and Central
American republics.
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Germany Gives v. s. Peace Terms.
Washington, Jan. Germany is
willing to conclude peace with the al
lies on a basis of mutual reparation,
restoration of all the small kingdoms
involved in the war and adequate
guarantees for the security Of world
peace, according to details reported to
President Wilson, summarized as fol-
lows:
1-Restoration Of Belgium as an in
dependent sovereign state on condi-
ton that neither its frontier nor Ant.
werp shall be fortified.
Preparation for Belgium by Ger.
many, reparation for Greece by the al
lies, and reparation for Germany and
Austria by Russia to compensate for
damages occasioned by the invasion Of
East Prussia and Galicia.
3-Restoration of Serbia and Monte
negro as one Independent sovereign
state under ruling family other than
the Karageorgevitch dynasty Of
Serbia.
4-Restoration OF Rumania. provid
ed Rumania cedes to Hungary and
Bulgaria strip along her western
boundary which, together with a striI
from northeastern Serbia. will consti
tute a connecting link between the
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Rat Gave Dancer siooaI.

A strange story in connection with
the sinking Of the COnnemara in the
Irish sea was related at Greenore. Pat
rick Killen, one of the cattlemen, was
coming ashore from the Connemara
when a large rat jumped from a ham,
per he was carrying ashore.
THAT'S bad sign for the crew."
he observed to a Greenore railway.
man. "and it Is time for us all to leave
the ship"
The incident impressed him so much
that he had to be coaxed to go back
decentralization Globe,
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Seven Eclipse. Slated for 1917.

Neutrality-suspicious. eclipises of the
sun and three of the moon, the great
est number possible in a single year,
will occur in 1917, according to a
memorandum issued by the naval OBJ
servatory. The last year in which
seven eclipses came was early in the
last century, and the next will be
1895. On Jan. 8 there will be total
eclipse of the moon by the earth's
shadow, visible throughout the United
States, beginning at 1880 a. m. and
anding at 4:39 a. m, eastern time.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-01-04
Power Wire Kills Aged Couple.

Tucson, Ariz.-Raymon Torres and
his wife, both more than 80 years old,
were killed by electrocution when they
tried to go under barbed wire fence
to New Year services at the ancient
San Xavier mission. A coroner's jury
decided that an electric light power
line had broken and fallen on the
fence. Investigation led Sheriff Forbes
to offer $3.50 reward for the apprehen-
sion OF persons who, he believes,
tapped the live wire and attached. it
70 the fence
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-01-04
Campbell inausurated Governor.

Phoenix. Ariz.-Thomas E. Campbell,
Rep, was inaugurated governor of
Arizona Monday. There were no in
Augural ceremonies. for Gov G. w.
p. Hunt, incumbent, claims the office
and when Gov. Campbell went to the
executive offices he found them
locked. Gov. Campbell delivered his
inaugural address to a great crowd
that filled the Capitol grounds. Gov.
Campbell was declared officially elect.
ed by the State Canvassing Board and
Given a plurality Of 30 votes over
slunt-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-01-04
De eaca sworn in a, covernor.

Santa Fe, N. M-Esequiel C. de
Baca took the oath of governor at St.
Vincent's sanitarium in the presence
Of few personal friends and political
intimates
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-01-04
VILLA Defeated
NEAR Chihuahua
cARRANxA FORCE SeiZES Sane
OF SIXTY PRisoMERs AND
EXECUTES THEN.
BANDIT M0VIN6 NORTH
MINING MAN DECLARES FEDERAL
FORCE IN CAPITAL MAY HAVE
TO EvAcUATE.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Juarex, Mexico. Jan. 3.-CarranIa
forces met and defeated villa com
mand at Bustillos. fifty miles west o.
chihuahua City. ON the Mexican
Northwestern railroad. Dec. 81. . Car
rama official from Chihuahua City
who arrived here states. The wills
force was commanded by Juan NurgA
who has been operating north and
west Of chihuahua City. Sixty Wills
prisoners were taken and executed
the Carranxa official said.
Carranxa forces now occupy San
Antonio. Cusihuiriachic and Guerrero.
this official said. Julio Acosta. who
was left in command OF the villa
wounded ut Guerrero. fled to the
mountains. he reported. and had aban-
doned the wounded. A skirmish 90
Cured Dec. 27 at Pedernales. twenty
two miles west of Cusihuiriachic and
the small Villa force there driven
back into the mountains. the Carranza
official said.
Ell Paso, Tex.-Francisco Villa was
reported to have been at Concho. sixty
miles south of Chihuahua City ON FRI
day and was moving north toward tho
state capital with q force Of 5000 men.
. Mexican mining man who arrived on
the delayed Mexican Central train re-
ported upon his arrival on the Ameri-
can side of the river.
He also confirmed the reports Of
the fighting between the Carranza
forces stationed at Bustamante. ten
miles south of Santa Rosalia, at Santa
Rosalia and other garrisons along the
Mexican Central, north OF Jiminez.
The mining man said Gen. Murguia
has fewer men in the Chihuahua City
garrison than had been reported and
said there was a strong feeling in the
capital that the Carranza commander
might be forced to evacuate the city
and come north toward the border by
villas superior force.
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Practically all the 5000 tons Of pa
per manufactured daily In this cOun.
try is made from wood pulp.

Switzerland, In proportion to its pop
ulation, spends more on poor relief
than does any other country.
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Paris. Jan. 3.-The text Of the re
ply OF the allied governments to the
German peace proposals. given On Dec
30. follows:
THE allied governments Of Belgium.
France, Great Britain, Italy, japan.
Montenegro, Portugal. Rumania, Rus
sia and Serbia, united for the defense
Of the liberty Of their peoples, and
faithful to engagements taken not to
lay down their arms separately. have
resolved to reply collectively to the
pretended propositions Of peace which
were addressed to them on behalf OF
the enemy governments. through the
intermediary OF the United States.
Switzerland and Holland.
Before making any reply the allied
powers desire particularly to protest
against the two essential assertions of
the nGte of the enemy powers. that
preten 10 throw upon the allies re.
sponsi6ility for the war and proclaim
the victory Of the central powers.
THE allied governments cannot ad
NIT an affirmation doubly inexact and
which suffers to render sterile all ten.
tative negotiations.
"The allied nations have sustained
for thirty months a war they did ev-
erything to avoid. They have shown
by their acts their attachment to
peace. That attachment is as strong
today as It was in 1914.
But II IL not upon the word OF
Germany. after the violation Of en-
gagements. that the peace broken by
her may be based"
"A mere suggestion, without q state.
ment of terms, that negotiations should
be opened, Is not an offer of peace.
The putting forward by the imperial
government of a sham proposal lack.
ing all substance and precision would
appear to be less an offer of peace
than a war maneuver. 1t is founded on
character Of the struggle In the past,
the present and the future.
"As for the past, the German note
| takes no account Of the facts, dates
and figures which establish that the
war was desired. provoked and de-
clared. by Germany and Austria-H Hun
gary.
"At The Hague Conference it was a
German delegate who refused all pro-
posals for disarmament. In July, 1914,
1t was Austria Hungary who, after
having addressed to Serbia an unpre.
cedented ultimatum, declared war
upon her in spite of the satisfaction
which had been accorded at once
"The central empires then rejected
all attempts made by the entente to
bring about a pacific solution of q
purely local conflict: Great Britain
suggested q conference: France pro
posed an international commission:
the emperor Of Russia asked the Ger
man Emperor to go to arbitration, and
Russia and Austria-Hungary came to
an understanding on the eve Of the
conflict. But to all these efforts Ger
many gave neither answer nor effect
Belgium was invaded by an EN-
pire which had guaranteed her neu
trality, and which had the assurance
to proclaim that treaties were scraps
Of paper and that necessity knows NJ
law
"At the present moment these shan
offers on the part of Germany rest or
the war map of Europe alone, which
represents nothing more than super
ficial and passing phase of the situa
ton and not the real strength of thu
belligerents. A peace concluded upol
these terms would be only to the ad
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-01-04
TEUToks GAIN IN RUMANlA.
Armies Oeadloeked on Other Fronts q
Opening Of 1917.

London.-The dawn of 1917 found
the belligerent armies virtually dead.
locked everywhere except in Rumania
1t found also in the air a suggestion
by the Teutonic allies that they are
ready to discuss peace, but the en-
tente allies have signified their deter
mination to continue fighting until
their officially repeated desires are
complied with.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-01-04
No News.

Teacher-Your daughter. sir, mas
q fine carrying voice.
Father-I know that by the way 1t
Is carrying off my money.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-01-04

Petrograd.-Thea attack of the Teu-
tonic forces in Rumania continues
with unabated vigor and the Russian
and Rumanian troops have been
obliged to make further Withdrawals.
Around Braila, on both sides Of the
Danube. the invaders have further
driven in the defenders of the terri
tory. Near Fokshany and thence
southeast to the Danube, Petrograd
reports the Russians and Rumanians
have taken up new positions without
pressure from the Teutonic allies.
In the Verdun sector east of the
Chambrettes farm the Germans at
tempted a strong surprise attack
against the French position, but we're
repulsed. according to Paris.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-01-04

western Newspaper Union News Service