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Show oo In Simple Language. Beware of tho habit of using biff wordB. Like other habits, it grows upon Its victim. A horrible oxample Is instanced by the Philadelphia Public Pub-lic Ledger. The superintendent of r Sunday school in Philadelphia recently called upon a visitor to "say a few words" to the school, tho members of which are mostly children of tender age. The visitor, a speaker woll known for his verbose and circumlocutory manner of speech, began his address as follows- "This morning, children, I purposo to offer you an epitome of the life of Saint Paul It may bo, perhaps, that there are among you some too young to grasp the meaning of the word 'epitome. 'Epitome.' children, is in Its signification eynonymous with synopsis." |