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conditions or influences at the same time. and the onset of the former disease is SO sudden as to preclude the idea of contag- ion, Its movement across the continent is as rapid as cold or thermal wave. A prevailing west wind would bring the cpl demic to close the vast land area does not afford the moisture as does the ocean. Dampness, with wintry temperature, causes all the diseases of the respiratory sys- tenn. The theory of it's germinal origin is maintained by many, but can hardly be sustained. Conditions of great humidity | from the continual east wind, which IS ! sea breeze, with low themometry at this season, is always productive of diseases of the air passages. The symptoms of this epidemic differ in no important respect from the ordinary infuerza of every win ter; the difference is that now it aft cts every one i'll greater or less degree. Some have it so light that change of handker- chief once in six hours IS sufficient treat ment: others are decidedly Ill for several days. Every one who has so far escaped expects to have it before the epidemic is over. Other ailments peculiar to winter prevail, but they keep their characteristic features. If complicated with Ia grippe the danger is not so greatly increased as it would be with more formidable disease.
 Of it's expectantcy an amusing instance occurred quite recently, the attack ending in so pleasant surprise that they said they would name the baby La Grippe. No doubt in many cases common cold IS called by the above name. The name in- fuenza is better one it is more descrip tive of the cause, an Italian word meaning influence. No one but a Frenchman knows what Ia grippe means But we all know what atmospheric influences are. One scientist says the disease is owing to all excessive quantity of ozone. Another who thinks he knows says there is not czone enough. Still another theory is that it is produced by micro germs floating in the air, that they poison the respiratory mem branes- as hay asthma is pro- duced "a real specific germ. But reason ably we would hardly expect poison germs in mid-winter enough to affect the people of two continents. In summer, when de- composition of animal and vegetable sub stances goes on so rapidly, the air must be more charged with infectious atoms, but in the summer 1t does not prevail. Ar. other explanation is that there is some- thing wrong about the electrical condition of the air, it being negatively electric. Meat sent high up in the air by means of kite has returned putrid. The Gulf Stream has been greatly blamed for causing thls trouble l would not be surprised to hear that possibly the north pole is doing all this mischief. The people say it's this nasty weather, and think they are right.
 Stafford Springs. c. B. NEWTON.
 There is now, it would seem, a fair pros- pect of an extradition treaty between the United States and Canada. Some under standing has been come to between Lord Salisbury and the American Ministry in London. A copy of treaty has, it is said, reached Ottawa but the full contents have not yet been made public. According to report the treaty. as now shaped, covers murder, burglary, embezzlement, larceny and, other offenses but it does not deprive beodlers and bribers of shelter on Canadian soil. It does not cover enough but there is time to make amendment.
 Hoffman's Catholic Directory places the l Catholic population of the diocese of Hart tford at 20O,OO0 Other statistics given are regular clergy IT, secular 169, total 1S6 5; churehes, 148; stations, 34 sSehapels, 32 !; orphan asy ylnms, 2 1; orphans, 274; theolog- ical students, 25 academies, g.; parochial schools, 36 children attending parochial schools, 15,00O; baptisms, 1000; mar riages, HOO.
 | The second annual meeting of the Con- necticut Weekly Press Association will be held on Monday, January 20th. in Hart ford. There will de review of the year work by the president, 8 discussion, an ex perience meeting, dinner and the election of officers for the ensuing year. The London Standards Berlin core spondent says that German, American and l Dutch bankers intend to lay cable from San Francisco to Tutuill in Samoa. |
 (Notices of births, marriages and deaths inserted verse, beyond mere notices of death at half ad- vertising rates.)
 Boston, Mass. 1st, at the home of the bride, by Rev. Chas B. Spaulding, Frank w. Shepard of Spencer. Mass, and Lena R., daughter of Miner and Rosett Miller, former. l of Stafford.
 Died.
 New Britain, 9th, J. L. G. Carpen CT, 53, g native of Somers.
 Mystic, Dec, 24th, Simeon Cummings, 66, formerly of Mansfield
 Holland, Mass, 18th, Winthrop Blodget, 7s. Willington, 18th, William Waldo, 58. Twice
 member of the Conn. house of representa- tives.
 East Longmeadow, 14th, Jonas Robinson, 67. s,s
 Monson, 4th, Roxanna Hitchcock, 94 years, months, 22 days.
 Mansfield, 14th, Job L. Eddy, s9.
 TOHN G. WIGHTMAN, Carriage O M Manufacturer. Repairing in all its branches. A
 large stock of new and secondhand work constantly on hand Factory at Stafford Hollow. 1.-THE firm of J. O. Wightman & Son is this
 1 day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons
 indebted to said firm requested to call and settle accounts. The business will be continued by John G.
 Wightman. Thanking the public for past favors, and soliciting continuance of the same, we remain 1 Stafford, Oonn., J. c. WIGHTMAN, 1 Jan. 8, 1890. J. G. WIGHTMAN. CONNECTICUT NORMAL and
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 1890.
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 New Britain, c. F. CARROLL.