Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-04-29
THE QUIET HOUR.
TIE woRD-sUILDING CONTEST GROWS
IN INTEREST.
fered-New Tangles for
the Curious.

The contest over the word -" Mexican .
excee is 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. H. Major, Iowa Hill, lSl N. B.,
Richland, 81 Allie c. Dnden, Sacramento.
81; w. A. Chalfant, Independence, 81; Mary
Ainsworth, Sacramento, IS; II. j. Rich.
ardson, Garden Valley, 60; Laura Perkins,
Brighton, 1903; Silver King, Pinal City,
A. T., 50; Grand, ia Ella R. Harrell,
Plymouth. 81 ; Lucy A. Brooke, Diamond
Springs, AZ Mary j. Baxter, San Fran
cisco, 54 F. f. Drew, Quincy, "A Mrs
a. A. Rutland, Nelson Station. 6S Nettie
NJ. Weed, Calistoga, so; Box 327, Sac
ramento, 1872 Myrtle, Georgetown, Ell
Dorado county, 223 Daffodil Sacramento,
1873 Mrs. L. Fl. H., Sacramento ian ad6i,
tional list); Mrs. W. Rider, Sacramento, SO;
Belle Rolfe, Nevada City. l59; Celia Nor
com, Grass Valley l07 Amethyst, Bangor
Butte county. So 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; NJ. F. W.,
Acampo revised list), 300; Edith Miller,
Sa ;ramento, 226, and As 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-bullding 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:
l. 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.
g. 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 third prize; a still
better volume will be made second prize,
and for a first prize there will be given to
the fortunate winner most desirable and
| very valuable prize, to be announced next
| week.
s. To settle all doubts as to the limits of
the contest, we restate the original offer,
! celebrating but not changing it. 1t read !:
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
7. The lame or nom de plum of each
contestant will be given as his or her MS.
is received.
Answers to April 10. 1882.
1881. c, cab, cabot, cabinet, cabiritic,
bonitos, beton, tbs, ..
1882. Newcome.