Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-20
Here is an opportunity
to secure a firSt.CIaSS
Adam Schaff Piano for
a little huStling. 1t
costs nothing to enter
the contest. Send
name at once and be-
gin work.
Rules of Contest.

Rules of Contest.
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT. This Piano
Contest is conducted on strict bust
ness principles of honesty and justice
to all concerned-and under such a
system Piano Contest has never
failed, although dishonest methods
never have done anything else than
cause trouble. All inquiries will be
promptly answered. Coupons will be
given on job printing and sub
scriptions from Sept. 20, 1904 and
on advertising from Oct. /. 1904.
Earlier received cash will not be
counted. The date of closing will be
announced at least 30 daysabefore the
final end of this contest. Any reader
may. nominate candidate with out
cost. For the present, at least, names
will appear without figures.
}AN)IOACGS -
The most popular lady is the one who
shall receive the largest number of
votes, and to,'her shall be awarded
the beautiful ,;newdsupright Adam
Schaaf Piano by"the awarding COM
mittee whose decisionEshall be final
All respectable white ladies, regard
less of'where they mayklive, are elig-
ible ascandidates,
3RD.-VoTEs, How obtained. For
all cash. received ron1 isubscript ion,
votes will be given ,as"follows: 400
votes for each .dollar5swhen'subscrip
ton is'not paid'fve'years in advance;
when S5Iis paid to advance subscrip-
ton five.years ,in advance of date O f
paymen5, 30 votes will be given
life subscription 20,000ivotes for $50.
Votes will be given on all advertising
except patent medicine, foreign and
legal, and on alIjOb"printing. 100
votes for each dOllarion advertiser g
and 400 votes for, each DOLLAR on job
printing. No ballots given on ad-
verJising or job. work''until same is
paid for and must e.settled foc not
later than the tenth .of3month follow
ing that lin which work is done. Bal
lots delivered.only'tO" party ordering
work or on their"written order Mer-
chants coupons loo votes for 81.
Fractional part of a dollar not count =
ed. All ballots must be'sent in within
Is DAYS of their date. Coupon good
for % votes will appear inSDEM0CRAT
after Oct l.
4TH-INsTUCTGONS 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 ashtvOted before Nov.
l, 1904 The week s'vOting closes on
each Tuesday morning at s O'Clock
In the paper each week the relative
standing of candidates will be an
uounced. Ballots. shall all be pre-
served in a locked ballot box. Cash
or check must accompany report by
each candidate. Vote once cast cam
not be transferred. Postmaster and
agent cash commission is suspended
during contest. Each candidate has
the world as her territory and may
solicit by correspondence.
MISCELLANEOUS RULES.--Re-
suit of a weeks voting will not be
told privately. Votes will not be al
lowed on subscriptions collected at
less than regular price. No election
eering is allowed within this office.
No relative as near as second cous-
in) of the editor publisher or EN-
Move is eligible to candidacy. No
employe is allowed to take sides in
this contest,
6rH---SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. In
filling out the "Cash Ballot" write
name carefully. Keep list of stuff
sentin each week. Each candidate Il
requested TO send as soon as possible
a cabinet photograph for publication