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RoDEs CITY DIRECTORY, 1885,

RoDEs CITY DIRECTORY, 1e5o-61,
CONTAINING 1896 NAMES being 1873 more than
Yin any before publsbed and 6 Than In any ever 10
sued In this city. Price, 81
The subscriber eonsidsrs his fitting opportunity TO no.
time to iime appear ed since be
Of publishing Directory for this city IL being generally
understood that he bad for the ssi several the super
Eteudeuce OF "Doegets Directory lhs pusc had CONT
dence h ability 70 do that E himself which be had pre-:
vousy cone for Ohers and when they became acquainted
with III which mpeled him to embark Ia the ener
prise were Lbs RAJ in the undertaking In o..
der TO rure the subscbers reputation and couuleAc the
Influence It exered advertisement shortly appeared, Ia
umsiinR among other things, the Directory for 1880 was
Imperfect owing 70 the hbence OF Dir John DOggetL Jr
nom the city The absurdy ofthis statement relieved
only by lbe Ingenuity which suggested H. TIE ende.yors
oPreindcs TIE publs we're continued sssduousy until ths
publication Of his work. when another advertisement was In.
serted 10 the papers informing the public hat Doggets
Directory would be issued 10 Few days containing var
Increase OF names &c and having Dc2o P'oPsea
hs personal s1perntends free from those ee"
msred The lasi years edition. which, 10 consequence ofb
mesa be Obliged entrust 10 the care OF others" II
L. ~ not have occurred the party who rots the a1ver
seninL raj among Intelligent men IL would be ssked,
and that the EauiS inference would be that they The
result OF REGARD for the public convenience, bat OF
fear OF the superior ene he Of me su9scfber Toe basil
prise which anticipates their SLts and that which 10 the
result Of compulsion The ,ubscrbsr however, in den
opiy OF the difficulties consequent upon such an
undertaking, but OF the obstacles desgnedy placed In his
presented 10 The public on the 18Th OF Junss Directory
which never had equal Its 10 be remembered that
the work Issued In less than fry days fom s
menceueDt an expedition almost unpsalleed- The "Di-
rettOTy for le55 which bad been prepared under tho
personal superntendeBce Of Mr DOgget last medein
spDesrsDce, and the subscriber curious TO examine
work which had received the aid Of powerful INTEL
leci evident inspection that 1t had been pre-
pared under bis personal pehten iepce only from
cbsrSceristc modesiy which had promised much and
performed so little.
Tho rival Directories being published the Subscriber
demands that tho falsty uutn Or which
have been made should be pus tho There can be
evasion He Ia DESTROYS aud determined that tbs
truth should be known and he cha hs to
make good their charges Although the offer OF wager Ia
10 evdeIc Of the truth Il Of the sincerity OF az
Hon snd the subscriber hereby Oilers wager from to
$500 that Dosgei Directory for l8j5l conAns three
many the same Directory for 1880 did,
aud that Rodes City Directory for l850-5l" which the
subscriber does not deny 10 contain Inaccuracies has
correct names than either.
In conclusion the publisher would respectfully inform
his subscribers and the public that dis.
ibuuDg bis Dreeiorss and that they bs Obtained at
either OF his Offices &C CedarsL opposite the Pott.0dce
aud IA Grand-sL nsxi 10 The corner OF Forsyth
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