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                                                                       EXHIBIT 3

                                PROMISSORY NOTE

$125,000 in Principal                                      As of August 28, 2000


         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, CityXpress.com Corp., a Florida corporation
("Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
("Lender"), the principal on ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($125,000)
advanced to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Loan and Security Agreement
by and among Borrower, Welcome To Search Engine Inc., a private British
Columbia, Canada company, and Xceedx Technologies Inc., a private British
Columbia, Canada company, and Lender, dated August 17, 2000 (the "Loan
Agreement") in lawful money of the United States and to pay interest on the
unpaid balance hereof calculated from the date of this Note until such amount is
repaid, in like money at such address at the "Prime Rate" of interest announced
in The Wall Street Journal from time to time (the "Wall Street Journal Prime
Rate"). The principal sum of and the accrued but unpaid interest on this Note
shall become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, for
purposes of this Agreement as defined in the Loan Agreement, and such principal
sum shall otherwise become due and payable November 28, 2000, unless Lender, in
its sole discretion, notifies Borrower in writing that this Note shall be
converted into a Demand Note, in which event the principal sum of and the
accrued but unpaid interest on this Note shall otherwise become due and payable
upon demand of the Lender.

         Payment shall be made by Borrower to Lender at 400 Putnam Building, 215
North Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801-1924 or at such other address as Lender
may from time to time specify in writing to Borrower. Interest shall be computed
on a 365/365 simple interest basis, by applying the ratio of the annual interest
rate over the number of days in a year, multiplied by the actual number of days
the principal balance is outstanding. Unless otherwise agreed or required by
applicable law, payments will be applied first to accrued interest, then to
principal, and any remaining amount to any unpaid collection costs and late
charges.

         No delay or omission of the holder to exercise rights under this Note
shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any
such default or an acquiescence therein. No waiver of any default shall be
construed, taken or held to be a waiver, acquiescence in or consent to, any
further or succeeding default of the same nature.

         Upon an Event of Default, the holder hereof may, at its option, declare
the entire unpaid principal or and accrued interest on this Note immediately due
and payable, without demand or presentment, both of which are hereby waived, and
the holder hereof shall have the right to foreclose or otherwise enforce all
liens or security interests securing payment hereof. In addition, to the extent
permitted by law, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the rate of
interest applicable to this Note shall increase from the Wall Street Journal
Prime Rate to 5% over the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate until such Event of
Default shall be cured.
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        Borrower, and each endorser, and any other party ever liable for
payment of any sums of money payable on this Note, agree that their liability
on this Note shall not be affected by any renewal or extension in the time of
payment hereof, or by any release or change in any security for the payment of
this Note, and hereby consent to any and all such.

        This Note may be prepaid without penalty, in whole or in part, at any
time.

        In the event this Note is placed in the hands of attorneys for
collection, or is collected by suit or through a court of bankruptcy, Borrower
shall pay to the holder hereof court costs and reasonable attorney's fees for
such collection. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Iowa excluding choice-of-law principles of the
law of such state that would require the application of the laws of a
jurisdiction other than such state.

                                        CityXpress.com Corp.



                                        By: /s/   PHIL M. DUBOIS
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                                                  Phil M. Dubois
                                                   President &
                                             Chief Executive Officer