George E. Beath, Areola, Ill.,-writes to know "the value of a silver
dollar of 1878 with eight feathers in the eagle's tail."
It is worth what you can get for it, Mr. Beath. Perhaps the better way
would be to forward it to me and I will do the best I can with it. There
being but eight feathers in the eagle's tail would be no drawback. Send
it to me at once and I will work it off for you, Mr. Beath.
"Tutor," Tucson, Ariz., asks "What do you regard as the best method of
teaching the alphabet to children?"
Very likely my method would hardly receive your indorsement, but with
my own children I succeed by using an alphabet with the names attached,
which I give below. I find that by connecting the alphabet with certain
easy and interesting subjects the child rapidly acquires knowledge of
the letter, and it becomes firmly fixed in the mind. I use the following
list of alphabetical names in the order given below:
A is for Antediluvian, Anarchistic and Agamemnon.
B is for Bucephalus, Burgundy and Bull-head. C is for Cantharides,
Confucius and Casabianca. D is for Deuteronomy, Delphi and Dishabille.
E is for Euripedes, European and Effervescent. F is for Fumigate,
Farinaceous and Fundamental.
G is for Garrulous, Gastric and Gangrene.
H is for Hamestrap, Honeysuckle and Hoyle.