... THE POPULARITY OF ST. JACOBS I OIL AMONG ATHLETES. The IHlDDERSFIELID NEWS says:- St Jacobs Oil is univereally used by the members of St. John's Football Clubsin training and after hard-fought games, for rubbing into the muscles and for knocks and sprains, which they qontlnu11ly receivo. The members of this club are unanimous in stating that St. Jacobs Oil is tke best and only entbrscation ...

... LOU ll A IN L) .) i tRI N g EWS. l: .: ?? 6,Ie jetty was sold to Ir 1 Barilic,.t .u 1.:du, by public auction. It has to be remo- .; : thirty days. ACCIDaENT AT 'TEIlNMOUTH SRA WALL.-& rnis- h hap ocurered \Vedne;eqy to a tramp named George t Glee. ;f-. iff t':o Al between Teignmouth and inwlith s es`e~day . Ilo was taken to the In- irmary, and it wasfound that his hip was badly injured. o ...

... MISCELLA NEOUSS |A-Londou omnibus carries on an average Z,500 . passengers a week. Some elephants can draw 16 tons, lift 10 owt., and c carry on their backs 3 tons. |A dividend on Great Northern ordinary stock was announced on Tutesday at :? rate of 34 per cent. per annum. A Cabinet Council *as hold at the Foreign COffi ce on Wednesday, all the MInisters being pfeaent ex- cept Mr. Smith. A ...

... OPURCH AND CHAPIEL SERVICES fI EXETER. EXITEn CATHEDRAL. - 10.30, Morning Service;- Holy Communnion; Garrett in D ?hronghout;- Introit ; hymn. 43 ; preacher, tbe Dean. .1, Firet h veneong ; Garrett in D, lssiab ?? , 1.6 i Wh, is this ? Oalceley; hymn, 243 ;preacher, Sub-Deoil A01and. 7, Second Evensong; preacher, Cation Edmonds. ALLHALLOWS. .- 101.45, Morning iservice and 1Holy Communion; ...

... EXEITER AND DlfliTir T LIOENMED VICIIJALL'Em' SOCjIEIYV. ANNUAL MEETING. W On Wednesday Mr. F. Croaker ?? over the rn 43rd annual meeting of the Exeter and District ti Licensed Victuallets' and Wiue and Beer 9ellers' a Society, which was held at1 the London and Soutb p Western £otel, Paul-street, commencing at 5.30 ei p.m. Among those present besides the Chairman 8i were :-Meesrs J W Williams, ...

... 2CDAUSE ANSD K FECT. 6s Look here, my dear; we must do something to cut dowsn the household expenses. The business is not going on as it should, and we must pull in a bit.'i Very well, dear. I am sorry to hear about the business ; bow do you account for it ? - Oh I more competition, and the profits out closer than ever. I am sure I don't know what it is goin- to end in. W; suppose it would ...

... ITHE DUKE OF ARGYLIL AND HOME RULE,. In epalcking at a great Liberal Uoioniet meotig 4t Manchester, the Duke of Argvllreforred to thirty , eae points in eouneotion with Hiome Rolb, which Lo ?? tz) barnd to the Press. Thbo points gre a-t follol w:- 1. The scheme of Home Rule will be laurohed en a £tood o4 p-osioneto Nationaliet languago. 2. Will break up the united Parliament into twe, three, ...

... DEVON CATTLE . BREEDERS' I SOCio '0 ETY. Yeaterday Mr. ?? C. Williems Dreaided over a meeting of the council of the Devon Oattle Breeders' Society. There were also eresent Messrs. E. Kidier, W. S. Perry, W. Perry, J. C. Mooie.Stevene, R. J. Stranger, W. Hancock, D. Chicir, J.. G. Davis, and J. Kidner;- The first business was the consideration of the report of the committee appointed to draft a ...

... YES, BUT H1iS PIPE WVAS A SOLACJE aNLY, Dr. Parr smokedin season and out oflseason, and his pipes was as long as his wig was curly; and tinally, Milton on the tuaturity of his age rarely retired to rest without a pipe of tobacco and a glass of water., The nicotian weed may have consoled the author of Paradise Lost ' for his blindness even as 'it solaced COslyle in his rlyspapsia. . co says ...

... -7OCA I c.,~ii The blizzard has engrossed the attentton land talkof people in the once mild West -throughout the week, and certainly one can hardly be surprised at it. Even the oldest in- habitant fails to remember any similar visita- tion. The heavy snowfall of 1881 was exceptional for this country, but that of Monday and Tuesday last fairly captured the macaroon. jI Bee a gentleman ...

... AN UALrDINNER OF 0 COM- - , ANY, 7-1TST` V.B. V D.R * Memlaere of the , Comiisa'ny let V.B.D.R. held their enniial dinnerat' Private Tilk's, Turk's Head 'Hot el ?? the presidency of Major Mortimore- There were also present Colour.8ergeant Nicks (Vice Chairnsan),C(aptains brtow satd Perkins(Elxeter Artillery Volunteers), Captain W 0 Hitbards, Catasin G H Shoito, Quartermaster Mudge, Strgeen ...

... WHE TAVISTOCI( DIVISION. of :RESIGNATION OFLOR~lD EBRINGTON, al.P. q'j 8ELECTION OF A UNIONIST CANDIDATE. Tri A? we announced in eur tact evesning'e issue, Colsnel un W4hiteThomsin J.P. and County Wederenan, WlSl pri WOeterdav eleetod na the Unionist candidate for the abovo- menald divioiou, in the plane of Viseount Bbrington, M.P., who, on ?? of ill-health, will not ree .i re eleetion At ...