The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-13
MONEY MAKING CHANCES
Big Prizes Offered to Those Who VIII
Use Their Brains.
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Many no doubt will conclude that
there is practically no chance of secur-
ing such desirable prizes as the large
sums Of money-f1ve prizes, each worth
&8, 000-offered by the Nobel beduest.
where it is absolutely needful to have
attachments of both a learned and bril-
liant nature, yet a study Of the follow
ing particulars Of prizes which are be-
ing offered today 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
prfckiy pear; it is a 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 it. The plant came originally
from America, but after it was intro
duced In some manner or other into
Queensland it spread so rapidly and to
such an extent that in some districts it
has practically destroyed all other veg
citation. The Queensland government is
still offering reward Of $4,000 to any
one who can devise a method by which
it can be completely eradicated
The British consul at Palermo not
long since sent a dispatch to the for
eign Office containing information re-
garding a premium Of $4,000 that the
municipality of Catania is Offering. In
INDUSTRIAL
terprise 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 viii en-
plOy not fewer than 100 workmen; q
further s1 900 will be paid for every ad-
ditional fifty hands that are afterward
employed. These sums would be pay
able at the end Of the year in five equal
instruments.
Five hundred pounds is to be OBJ
tanned from the government Of Holland
AS most people are aware, the Dutch
are the most expert diamond cutters
in the world, but in this diamond cut
ting 1t is necessary to use an alloy
which is dangerous to health. Is it pos
sible to find a method of doing without
the aid of this alloy?
Again, to turn to a very different
source Of money making by COMPETE
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 COM
peted for by English subjects alone,
and has guaranteed to produce the sue
ceSsful work at the Royal opera house,
Covent Garden. M. Massenet has al
ready been secured as one Of the ad-
Indicators.
One of the biggest prizes on offer at
the present time is for no less a sum
than &5,30O. This is being offered by
the Russian imperial ministry Of
finance, and the last date for claiming
1t Is July 1 next. The subject of the
competition, however, IS of a technical
nature, for what the Russian minister
wants is good and reliable system of
denaturing alcohol.
Mr.. woodbury., a well known Amer
lean philanthropist resident in New
York, offers 2200 to any married man
who can convince a jury of twelve
matrons that there is in that city a
single specimen of a perfectly happy
married man. Mr. Woodbury's conten-
ton is that bachelors and spinsters
form the happiest section of the COM
munity; he urges nothing against mar
riage in general, and says that his ar
guments refer only to the conditions of
life in New York. Mr.. Kerr, who takes
the side of the married man, and Mr..
Woodbury. himself wifi act as counsel,
While a committed of single men will
act as judges.
Women can gain a prize of 5000
which is being offered by the Women's
Institute of Science at Naples; it is to
be given for the best work on any SUBJ
ject of scientific research, but it must
be based on Independent laboratory ex-
periments.
Another interesting subject is, 1.-THE
best, least irksome 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 Institu-
ton offers prizes consisting of 100 gui-
meas, 80 guineas and 10 guineas.