Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-04-29
THE QUIET HOUR.
THE woRD-BUILDING CONTEST GROWS
IN INTEREST.
It Is Extended and q Few Prize Is Of
fered-New Tangles for
the Curious.

Inc contest over Cne WOTu pleAiCau
exceeds anything ever before known to the
Quiet Hour. We hive now fifty, three
competitors registered. To examine so
many lists will necessarily take much time.
| The following are the latest contributors,
with the number of words each gives :
Mrs. A. III. Mahor, Iowa Hill, ISL N. B.,
Richland, "a Allie c. Duden, Sacramento.
81; w. A. Chalfant, Independence, 81; Mary
Ainsworth, Sacramento, IS II. j. Rich
ardson, Garden Valley, so; Laura Perkins,
Brighton, l03; Silver King, Pinal City,
A. T., 50 Grand, ia Ella r. Harrell,
Plymouth 81 ; Lucy A. Brooke, Diamond
Springs, 40 Mary j. Baxter, San Fran
cisco, "a F. f. Drew, Quincy, A Mrs.
A. A. Rutland, Nelson Station, IS; Nettie
NJ. Weed, Calistoga, so; Box 327, Sac
ramento, 1872; Myrtle, Georgetown. Ell
Dorado county, 223 Daffodil, Sacramento,
1873 Mrs. L. II. H., Sacramento ian addi.
tional list; Mrs. W. Rider, Sacramento, 50;
Belle Role, Nevada City, l59; Celia Nor
com, Grass Valley, i07 Amethyst, Bangor,
Butte county. 55 Hattie Heath, Sacra.
mento, 1875; Louisa Conrad, Sacramento,
l40; May w. Pierce, Nevada City (revised
list, 27l; E. a. T., Patterson, Nevada
county (revised list). 24S; M. F. W.,
Acampo revised list), 3O0 Edith Miller,
Sa ;ramento, 226, and 45 Latin and Greek
names; Laura A. Perkins revised list),
Brighton, 90 additional; VIM. A. Foster,
Brighton, 200.
| NEW OFFER.
We are notified that others desire to
compete in this word-buIlding contest
! The interest it has awakened is phenomen-
al, and we desire to give it full scope.
Some lack of clear understanding as to the
terms is also noticeable. We therefore
make new offer:
/. The word building on the word
Mexican may continue up to May Goth.
All competitors must file their lists by that
date.
2. Those who have filed may supplement
their lists, or revise and submit them anew
If they wish they will be returned for that
purpose.
3. Contestants outside the State to have
five days extra time, i. E., to May 25th.
4. The volume offered for first prize
will be now made a third prize; a still
better volume will be made a second prize,
and for first prize there will be given to
the fortunate winner most desirable and
very valuable prize, to be announced next
week.
5. To settle all doubts as to the limits of
the contest, we restate the original offer,
celebrating but not changing it. 1t read i:
"To the person furnishing the largest and
least erroneous list of words that may be
spelled out of the word Mexican, etc"
This we explain to exclude obsolete words,
letters, abbreviations and all words foreign
to the English language, except those
adopted by common usage into our tongue.
This may include words in common use
among the people of California, whether
of Spanish or Mexican origin, but words of
mere slang, or words not used in good
society, are not intended to be thereby in
cluded. We shall, in all cases of doubt,
adopt Webster's dictionary as our stand
ard. We may add, in response to inquiry,
that geographical names noted in standard
geographical works, and scriptural names
and phrases, are permissible.
G. The winning lists will be published.
T. The lame or nom de plum of each
contestant will be given as his or her MS.
is received.
Answers to April 15. 1882.
1881. c, cab, cabot, cabinet, cabiritic,
bonitos, beton, tbs, ..
1892 Newcome.
1885, Q) Cone. ~ Vivid. Thus, vi.
(six). vi. (six). D $500.
Monfrad