A N S W E R S TO C O R RE SPO N D E N TS. “ A . M .” W e hardly think your proposals would find support. * * * W e consider that we have done our duty in permitting the “ hat” question to be sifted, and must now decline to pub lish any more communications on that subject. “ Duo.” Y our proposal should have been made a month ago. ##* The signature “ 0 . R .” is becoming so common in our correspondence that we are obliged to beg our friends to ventilate their opinions under other norns-de-plume.