For Boots and Shoes that will always give satisfaction go to A. G. MENGER. THE COLLEGE WORLD. There are seventy-two chapters of different fraternities in Ohio. The colleges of this country contain 18,000 female students. Gen. Grant's Memoirs are to be issued in German by Leipzig Brockhaus. The average of those who enter college in this country is 17. A century ago it was 14. At Lafayette five points are deducted from a student's grade if he is found guilty of profanity. One hundred thousand persons, including eight hundred Japanese, are pursuing the Chautauqua course. The oldest man in the Freshman class at Yale is twenty-six years old, the youngest fifteen years and eleven months. Henry Ward Beecher's average grade at Amherst was but 57 on a scale of 100. "Lives of great men all remind us," etc. At the Carlisle Barracks school this winter, there are no fewer than 494 Indian pupils, who represent thirty-six Indian tribes. Of the eight principal colleges in the United States, the only one advocating a protective tariff is the University of Pennsylvania. Egypt has a college that was nine hundred years old when Oxford was founded, and in which ten thousand students are now being educated, who will some day go forth as missionaries to spread the Moslem faith. Dr. Holmes and Mr. Lowell are to make a trip to Europe together this spring. They will sail next month. How very suggestive of good things this is. It is fifty-one years since Dr. Holmes visited the Old World. He was then a young medical student, caring more for physics than for poetry. The President of the United States, Grover Cleveland, never attended a college of any kind. The acting Vice-President, John Sherman, is a graduate of the common schools of Ohio. The Secretary of State, Thomas F. Bayard, never got any further than a Delaware rural academy. The speaker of the House of Representatives, John C. Carlisle, is a self-educated man. "Miss Clari-Net," said Tam-Bourine, a cittern by her side, "thee cued euphone nigh sixteen Long years to guitar bride" "Per-harpsichord-ed you too slow And in a humdrum way, Or, maybe, you prefer aboe Than husband to obey." "It viol-as my love must cheat, "If viol-as my love must cheat, If violone must die, You are the caliope to meet Up yonder in the sky." "Oh, Fiddlesticks!" the maiden cried. "You spinet out forever"; If you're a harping for a bride, You'll pop to tune-night—horn never" He flute to kiss the maiden coy, Who, blushing, cried solo; “Don't! Stop! ”Tis wrong to kiss hautboy Till he’s my hus-banjo. "Ive waited sixteen long years," he cried, "And I cornet wait longer." "Oh, dear!" the cymbal naid replied "I'll shut my eyes—your stronger." I whistle little one he took. But one did not restore The maiden's sight. To "make her look" Organ he took fife more. SEASON OF '86. FOR ALL MEN, YOUTHS, —AND— BOYS. SUMMER SPRING CLOTHING HATS. Furnishing Goods TRUNKS —AND— VALISES. 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We ask but one visit to prove these existing facts by a comparison of our goods and prices. PATRONIZE HONEST DEALING AND TRUTHFUL REPRESENTATION This outfit has been specially put up by us, with the view of making it the most complete and cheapest one of the kind ever offered. It contains a choice lot assorted colors of imported Tissue Paper Wire, Rubber Stems Leaves, Culots, Sprays, Flower Centers, a large assortment of Stamped Flowers, etc. All the materials are warranted to be of the best quality. A new feature of our outfit is an illustrated book of directions for making Flowers, etc. The directions are so plain and explicit that any person, old or young, can make flowers. BOOKS and SUPPLIES New Tissue Paper Flower Outfit. 150 Nassau St., N. Y We have two outfits, No. 1, 50c No. 2, $1.00, postage free. Agents wanted Ladies we would like to call your attention to our are the inducements we offer in connection with our magnificent stock of STUDENTS J. HOUSE, THE POPULAR CLOTHING University Book Store. CLOTHING New Spring Styles JEROME NOVELTY CO., OUR is fully equipped to do work in a first class manner. AT In fine Tailor Fitting Steam Laundry A Large Stock at Lowest Prices, CAN FIND OF Send us your Laundry work and we know you will be pleased with it. Work called for and delivered to any part of the city. TELEPHONE 67. TRY OUR BATAVIA BRAND Canned Fruits and Vegetables PACKED AT BATAVIA, N. Y. They are by far the best goods ever put upon this market. Our stock of Fancy Groceries is very large and well selected. We make a specialty of FINE TEAS AND COFFEES Both green and roasted. Cocoas, Chocolates and Fine Preserved Goods Look at our complete assortment of DRIED FRUITS domestic and imported. WHITCOMB BROS. INDIANA CASH GROCERY 828 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, Kan. The Only Absolute Cash House in Lawrence! Bottom Knocked Out of Every Article in my Line. NO COMPETITION ! NO TRUST! But Genuine Value for your Money. Remember the I. C. 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In proof of the above, the Johnston Optical Co. warrant each pair, agreeing to furnish new ones in exchange for every pair broken in ordinary use. None Genuine unless stamped, JOHNSTON's Bi-METALLIC Call and See the New and Elegant Spectacle. W. M. ROWE, Optician and Jeweler. PUBLI VOL. IV. The ' The late sists of a voulouse Egypt for and worn gentlemen perity-briety signifying shows the a treacher sent the property good luck upon it at a bleat of wishing of having goodly as it and fertile by the s as the NUet is beers of t London, to one wishes us an extent ticle of his or he This This sale by elers, es New Ham Ham' artist in work. veeding The at Smit Brom straw g Gra cream dia lin Abc and ch Abe stiff ha A. I ing ui parasc prices All the city graphic dozen and refu fund Barton Se Buy Try at Sm We cent the I House