The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-09-14

in which the comparative merits and
cost Of light luneheons on the CONT
nent, in Seringapatam, in Kamschatka,
and everywhere else where Englishmen
have eaten and drunk-and where have
they not done these?--is discussed au
fond. If horses stumble and fall in
Rotten Row there are letters on the
subject which go into the after of road
building, modern horsemanship, and
the like, with quotations from Virgil
and anecdotes of accidents that ii1at-
pened half a century ago. Of late there
have been many Letters concerning
tho lynching of negroes in our southern
states, and here again John Bull, with
his ponderous disregard of the fact
that he knows nothing at first hand,
delivers himself naively, as usual, of
| his superficial omniscience Not only
the more serious weekly, but also the
daily newspapers give one the impress
sion that they feel themselves to some
extent responsible for the contempora-
ry auditing Of the accounts of the day
of Judgment. On the other hand the
better class English newspapers do not
indulge in rash suggestions, hasty
congratulations, uncertain .guesses at
probable future happenings, and the
daily exploitation of the personal af-
fairs Of notorious nobodies. And one
may be permitted to say difidently
that perhaps this is preferable. If Mr..
Balfour, for EXAMPLE, were to go abroad
for holiday, it would be considered
Vulgar to chronicle his doings and
dinings, and absolutely brutal and
boorish to write particulars Of the
dress and behavior Of his sister-or Of his
wife, if he had one. The sense of fair
play Of a nation of sportsmen does not |
permit an editor to torment even his
enemy from behind woman's petit
coats.
PRODUCTION OF ELUE ROSES.
Only to lie Reached By 4 Process of Con-
tlnuoas Variation aud Selection.
A well-known naturalist recently
wrote: 'tWe may have a yellow rose,
but it is pretty well agreed that If we
ever see a blue one il Will be by proc
ess CT continuous variation and selec-
ton" By this, says Youths Com
panion, it is meant that il a blue rose
is ever produced from a red variety, for
instance. the change viii not be a sud-
den one, leap from one color to the
other, but the result Of a gradual pro
erosion through series Of steps lead
ing regulcrly from red to blue.
In fact, it has been found that both.
plants and animals exhibit a tendency
toward a definite succession OF colors,
md certain colors have been regarded
as representing higher stages Of evolu-
Jon than others. The change toward
hose higher" colors are usually con
1nuous, and require a series Of varia-
ions, while, on the other hand, instances
If sudden reversion to Flower" colore
ire not common.
Red is regarded as a higher color, in
his sense, than yellow. The yellow
primrose sometimes varies to red, but
he change is never sudden or discontin-
lous because it is a change in the di-
ection of progression. But from red
0 yellow The change sometimes occurs :
" jump, so to speak, becauso It is
DING backward. The same thing
GEMS to apply il the case OF birds.
led and green species Of birds may
ary to yellow, but the utmost ctEorts
( breeders to produce red canaries
rom yellow ones have only resulted IN
n orange hue.
Although there is no relation appar-
Mt between the two phenomena, yet
is interesting, in connection with
his subject, to recall the fact that
nong the stars certain colors appear
} cha-acterize different STAGES of
lange, or evolution. Red stars, &C
ording to the testimony Of the spec
'oseope, differ widely in their consti- r
ltion from white or yellow ones, and
has been thought that varying color
az give elew to progressive changes
the heavenly bodies. Sirius, Tor in
anee, is said to have changed from l
d TO white, and some have suspected
lat Arcturus is fading from red toward
How.
Thus science, as it clears up one
ys5ery, reveals another awaiting its
IN to be solved. But if al luowl-
lge could ever be attained, would it
ntinue to be sought as eagerly cs be-
re?
AN ANGEL IN A BLIZZARD.
Was Not showing Too Much for the
Scribe to See What Kind Man Did.
Two men who knew him were stand
g in the Grand Pacific exchange ii
liking about George w. Champlin,
no died in Hot Springs. He was one
the most generally known men on
c Chicago board of trade, says the
icago Herald.
'He didn't belong to any church," 1T
id one Of the men. cone night I met IN
IN on Clark street. A blizzard was Az
the rampage and people We're run
az to get out Of the cold. A ragged
y stood behind storm door, pic =
&c Of the forlorn The boy was al i
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