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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 5, 6 August 1874, Page 3

*• N ' . W- |— E • o Newspapebs —When newspapers at first began to be published, there was no general term by which they conld he denominated, each being, of course, distinguished by tbe name ot the town whence it issued. The want of a general desig-na'ionw-is, however, soon felt, and it ori-s _ ••Jed from a peculiarity which (he publications were observed to possess in common. It. was customary to insert at the beginning? ojf each, a representation of tbe four cardinal points, similar to the design given above, to intimate thai; the journal containrd information from all ! quarters of the world. The.-c. four, let'era the reader ma^e into the word news' and beuee arose the term Nevo's-pripers. The Man of Business.— Hie who suddenly listens, pointedly ask*, calmly speaks, coolly answers, and ceases when he hat nothing more to'e'ay fo' the point, is the fittest for business, and is.sure^to succeed. Origin of Hymns.— The first person' who is said to have composed hymns or odes tof praise in honour of the Divine? Power, and used as part of tbe church service^ was St. Hilary, Bishop of Poictiers.. St. Ambrose, an Augustine inonki followed after. Most of those to be' met With in the Roman Breviary, were composed by Prudentius, a Latin priest. The hymns or odes, of the ancients were wont to consist of three ydifferw'"' ent kjnds of stanzas or sipophes, Cach being used ;in particular^ ceremon^ea^ One wa* sung 'as tbe band proceeded" from east to/. west ; another as? theyy returned froui the latter? to the fpi-iner $ ttie third,* am moat important; was perfprmrd before the high alfaf.; The .ancient, / Jewish hymns -Wero V accompanied by trumpe ls, drums, andcym*' \ V, ba's, ia order to assist the voices' of ib^tr-x L.vites twd, $ie people. ■ ■• ; V'"'"- .^*-y-\ ly^^^fl