A CONSTANT READER, TENNESSEE.--1. Music copied by hand pays letter postage. 2. Interesting as a curiosity; we do not know its market value. 3. Yes, if genuine. 4. No.
WILLIE F. C., ANNIE L. W., AND OTHERS.--You will find by referring to _The Life and Career of Major John André_, by Winthrop Sargent (published by Ticknor & Fields, Boston), that on page 312 it is stated that on the day preceding André's capture "seven young men, including Paulding, had agreed to waylay the road in quest of spoil, three of whom--Isaac Van Wart, David Williams, and John Paulding--kept the ambush, while four watched from a hill-top lest the light-horse should come on them unawares." Then, if you turn to page 315, you will find that when André prayed them to lead him to an American post, they set forth toward their comrades on the hill, Paulding leading the horse on which the captive was mounted. As the parties drew together, the guide informed Yerks, the chief man of the remaining four, of their capture.
Correct answers to puzzles have been received from Claude S. Burr, Bessie Bolton, Maud M. Chambers, Clara E. Commons, J. I. Crane, R. O. Chester, Alice C. Hammond, Charles W. Hanner, L. A. Jones, Howard B. Lent, Beth D. L., "L. U. Stral," Percy McDermott, G. Massa, George M. McClure, Bessie H. Moore, C. H. Nichols, "Pepper," Torrance Parker, C. A. Q., Percy Ryan, Herbert M. Rogers, "Sir Finly," Gilbert P. Salters. John and Alice S., "Starry Flag," John W. Stout, W. I. Trotter, "Will a Mette."
First in meat, not in bone. Second in pebble, not in stone. Third in meal, not in corn. Fourth in stem, not in thorn. Fifth in girl, not in boy. Sixth in hoop, not in toy. Seventh in paper, not in book. Eighth in turn, not in crook. Ninth in youth, not in change. The whole a noted mountain range.
Across.--Fifty. A wager. Kindness. A sailor. Down.--One thousand. A note in music. An obstruction. A boy's name. A weight. A note in music. A letter.
1. I am a familiar proverb composed of 20 letters. My 16, 6, 8, 11 is a bird. My 1, 19, 6, 7, 20 is a man's name. My 2, 18, 4 is not old. My 9, 8, 5 is an unruly crowd. My 10, 17, 13, 3, 14 is refreshing. My 11, 1, 15, 14 is an insect. My 12 is a vowel.
2. I am composed of 10 letters, and am an ancient British Prince who bravely opposed the Romans for nine years, but was at last defeated, and carried captive to Rome. My 1, 2, 3 is a vehicle. My 4 is a vowel. My 5, 7, 8, 6, 9, 10 is a plant.