The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-31

tnaJ tnc l5fSnS ol cnlld IS St1ll larger
cities are being killed In large num-
bers the flesh OF the birds having a
market value which will contribute 10
their determination. Those who have
partalSen of the sparrow potpie and spar,
row toast say it Is equal 10 the reed
bird the difference in the flavor OF the
meat OF the two birds being impercepl-
BILE even by cpicureans. The chefs ol
the local hotels and cafes. while not ad-
al their tables, say they can sec no rea-
son why AR English sparrow should not
be as good eating as many OF the stand,
ard game birds popular WITH diners II
was said that while the birds are III
tie larger than the reed bird, they are
tender and possess good flavor.
Famous Inventor Dead.
AIois Wirsching inventor of the stock
ticker and many other well known in
vcntions in the electrical trade, died re-
Wirsching amasscd n fortune both from
his inventions and as an electrical man
uiacturer. He was stili receiving royal
ties from many of his inventions at the
allowed any one 10 know how much
money he was actually worth. his fortune
was estimated at hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars. He was also famed as tne
supervisor Of the fire alarm system used
today in New York City, and was pres
ent at its installation His hobby was
yachting and he was proud OF lne tact
that he was the first man TO race a sail
boat on Jamaica bay He owned the cat
boat Aurora that fifty years ago peat
every other vessel that raced with her
Wirsching was born in Vienna and came
here when seventeen years old.
Development of Agriculture.
Although the United states is still rec
ognized abroad as leading in government
tostcred agricultural work, other coun-
tries are taking more and more interest
in the development of their own agrlcu!-
ture and are sending their representa-
tIccs To the United States 10 study
American methods. visitor here in
that line is ]. Il. Pole Evans OF the de-
partment Of agriculture in British South
Africa. Mr.. Evans comes from Pre-
toria, and IS connected with the bureau
oil plant industry there. or rather with
what corresponds TO that bureau in the
South African department He had
number OF complimentary things to say
about the amount of work that the United
States government IS doing in agrlcul-
turc About South Africa he said:
Four Big States.
You know that there are four big
states there-Natal. the Transyaai. the
Orange River Colony and Cape Colony.
They were under entirely separate gov
ernments till recently. when they were
them were carrying on agricultural and
experiment. work on its own responsible
ity, and now that the governments are
corresponds to your federal government
has taken general charge of the work.
What ] want 10 know particularly is
the relation that your federal govern
ment maintains TO She state agricultural
departments and how The work and cX
pcnse Is divided between the two. l am
making study OF their executive and
administrative work, so as to report on
II My own particular line is plant breed
ing and that Is the work that / want
particularly TO watch while l am in this
"a lnl In irlr In
line in South Africa. We have great
many experiment stations and we are
adapting plants TO local requirements OF
soil, climate and moisture. We are work
ing particularly now with wheat and
mcalles, or what you would call corn.
Have Problems to Solve.
1--WE have some Of the same problems
10 deal with that you have here. We
have some Texas fever, but the most
important trouble with cattle In South
Africa is what they call east coast fever
Ii is Il quick conveyed disease like Texas
fever. but they know something of its
peCuiaritles now and they are making
. good fight 10 clean it out. l shall go
10 the Pacific coast. where ! want to sec
something OF the citrus fruit industry, the
packing and handling, and the treatment
How to Keep Cool.
Il suppose most iat-dwellers in big
cities have experimental with ice and
electric fans in effort 10 cool their
apartments in weather such as we have
been having for the last few days" re-
marked {. G. Hackett Of Denver. Il
have tried placing Il cake OF ice in front
Of fan. The result was fairly success
tul. also have tried hanging a bag
of cracked ice about six inches or a fool
from the fan. The great trouble was that
the Ice cut OFF too much OF the breeze
Inc air that did get by. though. was
cold enough, When was in Chicago the
other day saw contrIvance that bad
remedied this difficulty II was a com
phcated AFFAIR with big electric fan as
part OF the machinery. Flaring tunnels
pointed IN several directions In a big
bowl at the base OF the apparatus were
Two or three gallons of water and craciied
Ice. When that machine was started II
t1rew cold blast into every corner of
the room. Some rosewater had been
placed in the bowl and the perfume was
agreeable,
Il tell you. prolonged my stay in thai
place. Honestly. | was almost shiyerlue
while neople forty feet away were swell.