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Show Hoffman's Catholic Directory for l'J 5 will be complete in a few days. It will f show the Catholic population of the country to bo over 10.000.000. An effort , j was made this year to obtain statistics t .regarding 'the church in our now pos- I sews ions, the Philippines. Cuba and f Puerto Rico, but Archbishop Chapelle and Bishop Blen-k advised against it, as it wai3 impossible to, obtain accurate statistics. Each year cn the issuance of the Catholic Directory a dispute breaks out a3 to the accuracy of the statistics of the Catholic population. Inasmuch as th,-e figures are all obtained from the Bteh'opJ 'if the diocese, the blame for errors must lie on them. The greatest pains are taken to secure accuracy. Bargains in Dry Goods and Notions. No-tions. Ward & Conway, opposita Postofiice. r I |