The Elbert County tribune., 1905-08-03
FOR MEN OF BRAINS
PRIZES WORTH HAVING OFFERED
BY GOVERNMENTS.
Who Has Scheme for the Eradica-
ton Of the Cactus in Queensland
Find an Alloy in Diamond Cutting
That Is Without Danger to Health.

Many persons, no doubt, will con-
clude that there is practically no
chance of securing such desirable
prizes as the large sums of money
five prizes each worth S,000-offered
by the Nobel bequest, where 1t is abb
solutely needful to have attainments
of both learned and brilliant nature:
yet, says Tit Bits, study of the fol-
lowing particulars of prizes which are
being offered to-day will show that
there are other splendid opportunities
well within the scope of most people.
Among the many varieties of cactus
there is one which is known as the
prickly pear; it is rather attractive
looking plant, but its leaves are COW
cred with hair sharp enough to pierce
the hands of any one who is SO rash
as to touch it. The plant came orig
inally from America, but after it was
introduced in some manner or other
into Queensland 1t spread so rapidly
and to such an extent that in some
districts 1t has practically destroyed
all other vegetation. The Queensland
government is still Offering a reward
Of $4,000 to any one who can devise
method by which it can he complete
ly eradicated.
The British consul at Palermo not
long since sent dispatch to the For
eign Office containing information re-
garding premium of f2,000 that the
municipality of Catania is offering.
In order to encourage local Industrial
enterprise this sum is to be awarded
n q in fxrfI
some new industry in the town. This
trade is to be of such nature that
it will employ not fewer than 100
workmen. A further e1,000 will be
paid for every additional fifty hands
that are afterward employed. These
sums would be payable at the end of
the year in five equal instruments.
Five hundred pounds is to be OBJ
tanned from the government of Hol-
land. AS most people are aware, the
Dutch are the most expert diamond
cutters in the world, but in this dia-
mond cutting it is necessary to use
an alloy which is dangerous to health.
ID it possible to find method of doing
without the aid of this alloy?
Again, to turn to a very different
source VI money making ny cOuUetl-
ton, there is $500 being offered by
the well known firm of Ricordi & Co.
In order to encourage English opera
that firm has offered this prize to be
competed for by English subjects
alone, and has guaranteed to produce
che successful work at the Royal OPP
era House, Covent Garden. NJ. Mas
senet has already been secured as one
OF the adjudicators.
Women can gain prize of ;e200
which is being offered by the Won
ems Institute of Science at Naples; it
is to be given for the best work on
any subject of scientific research, but
It must be based on independent labor
atory experiments.
Another interesting subject is THE
pest, least irksome, and least costly
method of securing the male able
bodied youth of this country for serv-
fec in the regular or auxiliary forces
as existing, and for expanding these
forces in the time of war" For the
three best essays dealing with these
topics the Royal United Service Insti-
tuition offers prizes consisting CT 100
guineas, 80 guineas and 10 guineas.