Show I 1 A NEW SCHEME FOR FAIRS 1 you ton nir me a pretty girl to teak talk with at so go much an bour among the new devices for making money at church fairs and other charitable entertainments is one which its originators term the living lib library A certain num number berof of books are chosen beforehand and each one is represented by some woman who is dressed appropriately to indicate either the title of the book or some leadill lea leading dirl character therein ea each h impersonator must also be thoroughly acquainted with the volume she represents and her actions and behavior must be in accord with the c character h fracter chosen I 1 A cati catalogue logue is is prepared and furnished ou on application ind and whenever a book is called for a curtain Is drawn aside and the ii living v i m i g co copy py sta nils revealed the regulations usually governing the living livinia library are that 1 all books must be secured from the librarian S the fee for fo reah book shall be ten cents cenis tor ten minutes use payable in advance S 3 books cannot be called io for r twice in succession 4 persons having called fr for and obtained the books must mast relinquish them upon notice from the librarian that the time paid for has reached its limit or falling failing to do so shall pay at the rate of two cents a minute for overtime and finally that no book can be retained for a longer longe peri period than twenty minutes the rules do not provide for it but it is understood tinder stood of course that during the busy hours of a a fair no book shall be taken 1 ol 01 off on a promenade through the entertainment room and the books th are forbidden kv by tho the unwritten lawsto laws to drink lemonade and eat cat ice fee cream i between the hours of eight andeen aV night altogether together JU this living library seems destined to prove a great success harpers Ilar pers young people |