Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-03

The weather was much clearer than the
political situation yesterday.
1t is now asserted that the talk about the
oleomargarine tax law has served to advertise
bogus butter, and that the demand for and
sale of the product are rapidly increasing.
A house Of straw is now being constructed
in Philadelphia, to be shipped to England
and erected on the grounds of the American
exhibition in London. It is an American
suburban villa of the most approved arehi-
tectural design, two and half stories high
and covering space 42x50 feet. It is built
entirely of material manufactured from straw
straw timbers, straw lumber, straw sheet
ing, straw flooring and straw decorations,
the inside finish being of very handsome de-
sign, executed in imitation of rosewood, ma
hogany, oak, walnut and ash.
The many uses found for wire netting have
led to its greatly increased production of late
years. In 1842 it's consumption in Europe
is stated to have been only ten thousand
yards per annum, while at the present time
it is estimated to be about forty million
yards per annum. In its production some
four hundred and twenty machines are en-
ployed, three hundred of which are in oper-
alton in Great Britain, one hundred in
latter country, curiously enough, is a large
producer of wire used in the manufacture of
netting in England.
Rev. Dr. Phillips Brooks of Trinity church,
sermon on the movement begun at Chicago
for setting up the Protestant Episcopal
church as the American Catholic Church, !"
or something else which implies that it is the
only true, legitimate church of Jesus Christ
in the United States. DR.. Brooks held that
the claim of apostolic succession gave the
Episcopal church no right to claim monop-
oily of ecclesiastical functions, but he found
that among the clergy there was a disposition
to force this issue. and unless the laity comes
out more strongly than it has done in the
past, DR.. Brooks declares 'Eit is absolutely
certain that in a few short years our church
will have taken its place, crowned with
name like this, among the little denomina-
tions of the country. 1t will doom our
church to become the church of little fan
tastic sect"
Some interesting facts concerning educa-
ton have just been published by the French
minister of public instruction. The number
of primary public schools in France at the
present moment is 66 1923, an increase of
527 compared with last year, and private
schools Is, ,042, or an increase of 142. The
number of scholars in the public primary
schools is 4, sos, $50, and private schools l.
OF, ,e57 In 1871 the number of persons in
France unable to read or write was 35 to 40
per cent In 1885 the number of couples
who was able to sign their certificate of
marriage were $50 per cent. for the men,
and 7S.2 for the women. The average num-
Der of army recruits now able to read and
write is 80 A per cent. These and other fig
ures supplied by official returns show that
education among the masses is making great
progress in France.
The Boston Globe gives this account of the
birth of Mrs. Partington, the funny old wo-
man whose remarks have pleased many. One
evening the newa came to the Post newspa-