CHARADE.—­Stratagem.

PUZZLE BOUQUET.—­1.  Foxglove. 2.  Hawkweed. 3.  Tuberose. 4.  Candytuft. 5.  Snapdragon. 6.  Wall-flower. 7.  Sweet-pea. 8.  Balsam (Ball Sam). 9.  Snowdrop. 10.  Marigold (Marry Gold).

TRANSPOSITIONS.—­1.  Earth, heart. 2.  Oder, rode. 3.  Wells, swell. 4.  Evil, Levi. 5.  Edges, sedge.

LETTER ANAGRAMS.—­1.  L over P—­Plover. 2.  R after S—­Rafters. 3.  S and T—­Stand. 4.  P under L—­Plunder. 5.  Et upon Ic—­Unpoetic.

HIDDEN DRESS GOODS.—­1.  Calico. 2.  Gingham. 3.  Cotton. 4.  Linen. 5.  Serge. 6.  Merino. 7.  Silk. 8.  Satin. 9.  Muslin.

PICTORIAL PROVERB-ACROSTIC.—­“The longest day must have an end.”

   1.  T ——­e Deu——­ M
   2.  H —–­yosciam—–­ U
   3.  E -----ye------ S
   4.  L -----as------ T
   5.  O ------------- H
   6.  N —­ux Vomic—–­ A
   7.  G —­love(—­e—­) V
   8.  E -----y------- E
   9.  S -----e------- A
  10.  T ----uree----- N
  11.  D ----rup------ E
  12.  A ---ndiro----- N
  13.  Y -----ar------ D

THE ANSWERS TO THE PICTORIAL PUZZLES IN THE OCTOBER “RIDDLE-BOX” were accidentally omitted from the November number, and are given here.  REBUS:  “Liars are not to be believed or respected.”  PICTORIAL PROVERB-ANAGRAM:  “Listeners never hear any good of themselves.”

ANSWERS TO ALL THE PUZZLES IN THE OCTOBER NUMBER have been received from Harry H Neill, George J. Fiske, Eddie Vultee, John W. Riddle, Marion Abbott, Harriet M. Hall, Grant Squires, George Herbert White, William Kiersted, Maxwell W. Turner, Emma Elliott, H.V.  Wurdemann, Alice B. Moore, “Clarinet,” Sophie Owen Smith, Julia Abbott, Alice M. King, Mary W. Ovington, “Maudie,” Edith Merriam, Eddie H. Eckel, “Bessie and her Cousin,” Alice Bertram, M.W.  Collet, and “A.B.C.”

ANSWERS TO SPECIAL PUZZLES were also received, previous to October 18th, from Georgietta N. Congdon, Bessie Dorsey, Fred M. Pease, T.M.  Ware, A.G.  Cameron, “May,” Rosie S. Palmer, Julia Lathers, Florence Wilcox, Edwin R. Garsia, Lizzie M. Knapp, Alice B. McNary, May Danforth, Katie Earl, W. Creighton Spencer, W. Irving Spencer, Carrie M. Hart, Edna A. Hart, Olive E. Hart, B.P.  Emery, Gertrude Eager, and Alice T. Booth.