Charlevoix county herald., 1905-08-19
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 ES,000-offered
by the Nobel bequest, where it is alb
solutely needful to have attachments
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
we'll within the scope Of most people
Among the many varieties of cactus
there is one which is known as the
Irickly pear; 1t Is rather attractive
looking plant, but it's leaves are COW
cred with hair sharp enough to pierce
the hands Of any one who is so rash
as to touch 1t. 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 it has practically destroyed
all other vegetation. The Queensland
government is still offering a reward
OF 5000 to any one who can devise
method by which it can be complete
ly eradicated.
The British consul at Palermo not
long since sent dispatch to the For
eign Office containing information re-
garding a premium of $4,000 that the
municipality of Catania is Offering.
In order to encourage local industrial
enterprise this sum is to be awarded
to the individual who establishes
some new industry in the town. This
trade is to be of such a nature that
it will employ not fewer than 100
workmen. A further 91,000 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 instalments.
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.
Is ii possible to find method of doing
without the aid of this alloy?
Again, to turn to very different
source Of money making by competi-
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
the successful work at the Royal OPP
era House, Covent Garden. M. Mas
senet has already been secured as one
of the adjudicators.
Women can gain prize of 6 200
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
best, least irksope, and least costly
method of securing the male able
bodied youth of this country for serv-
ice 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 of 100
guineas, 80 guineas and 10 guineas.