412 JUBINAL, MICHEL L. A. 



J.UBINAL, MICHEL Louis AOHILLE, a French 

 politician and writer, born at Paris. October 

 24, 1810; died December 23, 1875. In 1839 

 he became Professor of Foreign Literature in 

 Montpellier, was elected to the Corps Legis- 

 latif in 1852, and again at each succeeding 



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election, in 1857 and 1863, without opposition. 

 Besides contributions to the Independence Beige 

 and other papers, he wrote : " Vers a Napol6on 

 III" (1853), "Versa 1'Armee de Crhnee" 

 (1855), "Impressions de Voyage" (1859), and 

 "Napoleon et M. Sismondi en 1815 " (1865j. 



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KANSAS. A State census, taken March 1, 

 1875, shows the total population of Kansas, at 

 that date, to have been 528,437, an increase, 

 since 1870, of 30 per cent., or 5 per cent, per 

 annum. In the preceding autumn many in- 

 habitants left the State, in consequence of the 

 prevalence of locusts. A large number of these 

 persons spent the winter in other States, and 

 had not returned when the census was taken. 

 It is believed that if the census had been taken 

 on the first of May, instead of on the first 

 of March, several thousand would have been 

 added to the population returns of the State. 

 The population by counties, according to the 

 census of 1875, is as follows: 



* It appears from the record in the office of the Secretary 

 of State that the counties of C/omanche, Harper, and Ness, 

 polled 812 votes at the general election of 1873. The counties 

 of Kingman, Pratt, and Wallace, polled 422 votes in 1874. 

 There have been no returns from these counties for 1875. 

 Allowing four inhabitants to the voter, it will give to these 

 counties, at the periods named, a population of 4,936. 



t The census returns of population of Howard township, 

 Elk County, were transmitted to the county clerk for trans- 

 lation and copy on the 18th day of August last, at his request. 

 Although repeatedly requested to return the same, he has 

 neglected to do so. The population of Howard township, in 

 1874, was 712, which is included in the population of Elk 

 County, given above. The unorganized counties contain a 

 population of about 500. $ Returns of 1874. 



The agricultural statistics show that the 

 cultivated area of the State has increased from 

 3,669,769 acres in 1874 to 4,749,900 in 1875; 

 the taxable area from 16,996,746 acres in 1874 

 to 17,672,000 in 1875 ; the value of farm-prod- 

 ucts from $29,920,734 in 1874 to $43,970,494 

 in 1875; the production of wheat from 9,881,- 

 383 bushels in 1874 to 13,209,403 bushels in 

 1875 ; corn from 15,699,078 bushels in 1874 to 

 80,798,769 in 1875; and flax-seed from 174,- 

 608 bushels in 1874 to 447,864 in 1875. 



During the same period the number of manu- 

 facturing establishments in the State has in- 

 creased from 305 to 604, or about 100 per cent. 

 An important industry has recently been estab- 

 lished in the State, which promises to develop 

 into extensive proportions. This is the culture 

 of silk now in progress in Franklin County. 



In regard to the State finances the Governor 

 says that 



It is a source of continued gratification that, not- 

 withstanding the general depression throughout the 

 country, the Treasury has promptly met all the de- 

 mands which have been made upon it. The credit 

 of the State is as good as any citizen could have rea- 

 sonably expected or desired. The warrants drawn 

 upon the Treasury are equal to cash, while the few 

 State bonds held in the East now command a pre- 

 mium. The fact that last year we were operating 

 under a new financial system, with vastly -reduced 

 penalties for non-payment of taxes, renders the 

 present financial condition of the State doubly grati- 



The total bonded indebtedness of the State 

 is $1,385,775. The resources belonging to va- 

 rious funds in the Treasury amount to $1,943,- 

 687, comprising $123,745 in cash, $1,403,359 

 in bonds and taxes due from the various coun- 

 ties to the amount of $416,583. Of the bond- 

 ed debt $769,550 is held by the State as an in- 

 vestment for its several permanent funds. Of 

 the outstanding bonds $150,000 will fall due 

 on the 1st of July, 1876. These were the 

 first bonds issued by the State, and were au- 

 thorized by the Legislature of 1861, for the 

 purpose of putting the new State government 

 in motion and defraying its current expenses. 

 The sinking-fund in the Treasury created for 

 the final redemption of State securities has . 

 reached the sum of $227,525. This is invested 

 in the bonds of the States and of the United 

 States, and it will be the duty of the Sinking- 

 Fund Commissioners to sell a sufficient amount 

 of them to take up the bonds about to fall due. 



The total receipts of the Treasury from taxes dur- 

 ing the fiscal year were $646,248.51, of which $430,- 

 774.79 was credited to the general revenue fund, the 

 remainder going into the annual school, interest, and 



