The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-01-18


The total assessed valuation OF all
property in 1892 S3L 2O4, $3.50. As
Decrease in valuation in two
years ;. ...........;;..........$ 1882. .54S,55
Assessed valuation of all lands tax
able in 1890. 80. $168, ,2s5, 1917
Assessed valuation OF all lands tax
able In 1872. III, ,l6I ,l29.85
I Increase in value in two years g. 2,98l, ,9SO.68
Assessed valuation of all personal
property taxable in 1890 ........I ,$lS,75O 9lSS8
Assessed valuation of all personal
property taxable in 1892 ......... 1875 46S. .78
Decrease in value in two years.. s. 2, 49,, 1880
Assessed valuation of live stock for
1890. ";.........:.....,,.,... $31, IA, ,961.55
Assessed valuation Of live stock for
1902 81, ,OS3, ,422O 90
Decrease in value in two years. s 214,439.55
Assessed valuation of railroad prop
erty in 1890 ..........:....;..., $57, 1885,, ,2S257
Assessed valuation of railroad prop
erty in 1892 2...................... a,lO4, ,54S.7l
Decrease in value in two years. s. 6,481 ,6888S
Assessed valuation Of all town lots
taxable in 1890, ....,.;.....;.. .$72 8ll, 1873 70
Assessed valuation OF all town lots
taxable in 1892 ................... 65,Sl7,532O8
Decrease in value in two years s 7,497, ,3I1.62
1t is quite noticeable that the decrease in the
assessment of live stock, personal property, rail-
roads, and town lots in the last two years has in
the aggregate decreased S16608, 1880, while
there has been an increase In the assessment of
farms, improved and unimprOved lands, OF
$2,881 ,g3O69.
From the first report of the state bank COM
missioner it may be seen that the total resources
..e 3D.,
$50, ,257 981.2, and that in June, 1892, their re-
sources were $S3, ,O62, 78l.06, which shows an in
crease in eight months time of $2, ,S04, ,41979.
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
From the report of the state treasurer we learn
that the
Amount in the state treasury on July,
l. $780, was. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 715 1878
Received by the state treasury flom
July l, $780, to June 80 1892. 1892 5S1.10
Making total of. ... SO, ,1O7 669.24
Disbursements by the state treasurer
from July l. $780, to June 30, 1892. 81, $50 506,72
Leaving balance in the treasury
July /, 1892, Of of..................$ 721, 1882
Publishing CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
In the eighth biennial report of the auditor of
state, the fact appears that 18l newspapers of the
state were paid $11g.60 each for publishing pro-
posed sundry amendments to the constitution Of
the state making in the aggregate $l9,255.60.
One PERSONS name who appears as manager"
Is on the list twenty-five times, and this gentle
man drew out OF the treasury the munihcent sum
OF 1880, which may serve to show, in pecuniary
way, at least the most astounding power of
the press" If the Kansas statutes really pro-
vide for such an extended publication Of pro-
posed amendments" 1t might be well to modify
them 80 as to pile less of burden In this direC
ton upon the Taxpayers of this commonwealth.
Public Education.
U,Lo . Gho - K.-o.s ia.
ally declares: "lhe legislature shall encourage
the promotion of intellectual, moral, scientific
and agricultural improvement by establishing
n uniform system OF common schools, and schools
of higher grade, embracing normal, preparatory,
collegiate and university departments"
Our educational system embraces the common
school. the higher school, the Normal School, the
Agricultural College and the State University.
The eighth biennial report of the state super
intendent of public instruction is commended to
detailed interesting. and valuable matter, and
for certain practical suggestions, From it we
learn that in 1892 there 912S school districts
in the state, and 9,OSS school buildings, The re-
mote and sparsely settled county of Morton con-
talns nineteen school districts and thirteen
school buildings, while the expansive and we'll
settled county of Sumner has lg7 school districts
and 200 school buildings,
The persons OF school age in the state for 1892
arereported to be 49S, SOL the number of different
pupils enrolled in the public schools. 382, ,225,
which is 7.S45 less than the enrolment for 1891
The average daily attendance was 239, 800. which
is 0, S03 less than 1t was in 1891. The common
schools may be regarded as the peoples colleges,
and, hence, worthy OF all needful care on the
part of the law-malIing power of the state; and
therefore attention is called to the following
from the aforesaid report: 1T is quite evident
that the law relating to compulsory attendance
at school is susceptible of improvement" and
''The time has come in the history of our state
for the establishment of truant schools for the
already large and constantly increasing number
Of pupils who are in the streets when they ought
to be in school,"
Female teachers are largely in excess of male
teachers in the state, and while males receive on
an average 49, per month, and females $35.42.
yet in Sumner county the average pay is the
same for each sex, and In Sedgwick females lead
the males on an average of $2.08 per month.
In the list of county superintendents of public
instruction for is93-9i, there arc twenty-three
females, which is an indication of the increas-