Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-03
Rules of Contest.

MUGS vi SOHteSIs
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT This Piano
Contest is conducted on strict bust
ness prin ciples of honestySand justice
to all concerned-and under such a
system a Piano Contest has never
failed, although dishonest methods
never have done anything else than
cause trouble. All inquiries will be
promptly answered. Couponslwill be
given on job printing and sub
scriptions from Sept. 20, 1904 and
on advertising from Oct. l. 1904.
Earlier received cash will not be
counted. The date of closing will be
announced at least 30 days5before the
final end of this contest. Any reader
may nominate aacandidate with out
cost. For the present, at least, names
will appear without figures.
ND CANDIDATES.
The most popular lady is the one who
shall receive the largest number of
votes, and to her shall be awarded
the beautiful new upright Adam
Schaaf Piano by the awarding COM
mittee whose decision shall be final
All respectable white ladies, regard
less of'where they may live, are elig-
ible ascandidates,
3D---VoTES, How obtained. For
all cash received on subscription,
votes will be given as follows: 400
votes for each dollar when subscrip-
ton is not paid five years in advance;
when So is paid to advance subscrip-
ton five years in advance of date of
payment, 5000 votes will be given
life subscription 10000 votes for $25.
Votes will be given on all advertising,
except patent medicine, foreign and
legal, and on all job printing. 100
votes for each dollar on advertising
and 400 votes for each dollar on job
printing. No ballots given on adj
vertising or job work until same is
paid for and must be settled 70: not
later than the tenth of month follow
ing that in which work is done. Bal
lots delivered only to party ordering
NOlh vi Ou JllClI "IlIGCu OIuCI' hC'
chants coupons 100 votes for ST.
Fractional part of dollar not count
ed. All ballots must be sent in within
Is days of their date. Coupon good
for % votes will appear in DEMOCRAT
after Oct /.
4TH-TNSTUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Each candidate is allowed % per cent
extra in votes on all cash that she
collects. And another special is the
additional % per cent in votes al
lowed on all cash voted before Nov.
l, 1904. The weeks voting closes on
each Tuesday morning at o'clock
In the paper each week the relative
standing of candidates will be an
nounced. Ballots shall all be PR,
served in locked ballot box. Cash
or check must accompany report by
each candidate. Vote once cast IL
not be transferred. Postmaster and
agents cash commission is suspended
during contest. Each candidate has
the world as her territory and m y
solicit by correspondence.
MISCELLANEOUS RULES. --liu.
suit of a weeks voting will not p,
told privately. Votes will not be g..
lowed on subscriptions collected
less than regular price. Noielection
eering is allowed within this sofi
No relative as near as second geo
in) of the editor, publisher or
ploye lie eligible to candidacy.
employee is allowed to take sides
this contest,
oTH--SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
filling out the "Cash Ballot" W,
name carefully. Keep list of
ssntin each week. Each candidate
requested TO send as soon as posi-
a cabinet Photographers publieati