Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-27
Here is All opportunity
to secure a firSt-ClaSS
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 prin ciples of honesty and 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. 1, 1904.
Earlier received cash will not be
counted. The date of closing will be
announced at least 30 daysSbefore the
final end of this contest. Any reader
may nominate a;candidate with out
cost. For the present, at least, names
will appear without'6gures.
ikT)I)ArI5 -
The most popular lady is the one who
shall receive the largest number Of
votes, and to her shall be awarded
Schaaf Piano by helawarding COM
mittee whose decision shall be final
All respectable white1ladies, regard
less of'where they may live, 'are elig-
ible ascandidates,
3RD.--VoTES, How. obtained. For
all cash, received on1isubscription
votes will be given as 'follows: 400
votes for each dollar when, sub5crip-
ton is not paid'iveyears in'advance;
when s. is paid to advance 'subscrip-
ton five years in advance of date of
payment, 300 votes will be given,
life subscription 10000 votes for S25 e.
Votes will be glvenjon all advertising +,
except patent medicine, foreign and
Legal, and on alljob printing. 100
votes for each dollar on advertiser g
and 400 votes for each dollar on job
printing. No ballots. given on ad-
vertising or job worll"until same is
paid for and must be settled for not
later than the tenth ;of month follow
ing that '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 dollar not count
ed. All ballots must be'sent in within
Is days of their date. Coupon good
for % votes will appear inlDEMOCRAT
after Oct |.
4TH--INSTUCTGONs TO CANDIDATES
Each candidate is allowed % per cert
extra in votes on.:all cash that 81 e
collects. And another special is the
additional % per cent in votes al
lowed on all cash..voted before Nov,
/, 1904. The week's'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 pre-
served in locked ballot box. Cash
or check must accompany report by
each candidate. Vote once cast cam
not be transferred. Postmaster and
agents cash commission is suspended
during contest. Each candidate has
the world as her territory and may
solicit by correspondence.
MISCELLANEOUS RULES. RE
suit of weeks voting will not be
told privately. Votes will not be al
lowed on subscriptions collected at
less than regular price. No2election-
,eering is allowed within this soffice.
No relative as near as second gcous-
in) of the editor, publisher or EN-
ploye is eligible to candidacy. Nc
~employe H. allowed to take sides in
this contest,
oTH--SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. In
filling out the "Cash Ballot" write
name carefully Keep list of stuff
sentin each week. Each candidate Ii
requested TO send as soon as possibl,
q cabinet photograph for publication