St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-08
OUR BIBLIOMANIACS
Who Find Enjoyment in Stor-
ing UP Mental Pabulum
for Emergencies.
Private Libraries Still Con-
sidered Rare Luxuries by
Wealthy Westerners.
Two Valuable Collections
Owned in This City and
the Shelves Contents.
Men Who Haunt the Book
Stalls in Quest Of
CuriOS.

A good private library is always a
most desirable thing to possess. As it
requires considerable money for such a
purpose, only the wealthy can indulge
in the luxury. The poorer classes, how
ever, can always have recourse to the
public libraries. There are many
wealthy people in st. Paul, who could
we'll afford to adOrn their residences
with choice gems of literature, but the
number of fine libraries here is limited
to very few. 1t would seem that the
citizens have not as yet educated them
selves to that point which recognizes in
a good private library something almost
indispensable. Either this, or the peo-
pie are too busy looking out for the
mighty dollar to give any attention to
the matter. In the older Eastern cities,
like New York, Philadelphia and Bos-
ton, there are few whose means will
permit it that have not invested a large
portion of their wealth in the securing
of valuable library.
In every city there are always those
hunters after relics of all kinds who
are continually collecting rare works of
every description. The tastes of such
differ materially. some desiring to
secure one line of books and some an
other. Perhaps the finest collection of
books in the hands of any one man in
st. Paul is that possessed by w. F.
Styce, who
RESIDES ON BRIDGE SQUARE.
Mr.. Styce is an unmarried man. but is
so welded to his treasures (hiS books
that he does not mind the cares incident
to single life. His books are arranged
in six cases, containing In all some
1000 rare and valuable works. Case
No. l contains encyclopedias, books of
reference and guide books to foreign
lands. In this case are also seen
Complies Systeme de Politique Posi-
tive" and "Oken'S Natural History"
Case No. 2 contains rare German classi-
cal works from the following authors:
Kant, Fechter, Hartman, Spinoza, ,Schil-
Ter. Goethe, Heine, HerderS, Paul, Vie
land. Pittaval and Winckelman. Case
No. 3 is stocked with political and
church histories. The following authors
are represented: Carlyle, Guizot,
Froude, Grote, Macaulay, Prescott and
Hume. Case No. contains several
very fine volumes On the subjects of
philosophy and political economy by the
following authors: Bollingbroke,
Roscher, Say, Walker, Priestley, Good
win, Walther, BroughtOn, Huxley,
Mills, Baine, Spencer and Darwin.
BOhn's and Bridgewater's treatises
have also place in this case. Case No.
5 contains light literature and the
poetical works of Shakespeare,
Byron, Milton. Scott, Moore, Burns.
Keats, Pope, Cowper, LOngfellOw and
TennysOn. There are also noticed forty
Of prif Sl,
RuSkin'S and HamertOn'S complete
works. Case No. 6 contains principally
classical works. The following authors
are here represented in rare volumes: !:
Voltaire, Rousseau, Pascal, Bastiat and
Moliere. Gibbons Rome and Theirs
French Revolution are also in this book
case.
Mr.. Styce has travelled over the con-
tinent of Europe dozen times, and
each trip he manages to secure some
thing new in
THE WAY OF LITERATURE.
D. A. Monfort, the cashier OF the Sec
Ond National bank, has very complete
about $500 volumes, and is valued at
$4,000. All the works are handsomely
bound and neatly arranged in cabinet
cases. Some of the editions cost as
high as 500 volume.
j. j. Hill, the railroad magnate, is as
fond of a good library as he is of Mani
toba stock, and in consequence he pos
sesSes as many gems of literature as
any man in the Northwest. While at
home and released from the burdens
which the presidency of a great corpora
ton carries with it, he is an inyeterate
reader, and is what might be termed a
well-posted man.
Cushman K. Davis mind runs toward
the classical, and his library, which is
very large and complete, is thoroughly
stocked with that kind of literature.
Gen. Sibley's tastes run toward the
historical, and during his spare mo-
mentS he can be found perusing some
work of that nature.
Mr.. Upham, of the First National
bank, and j. Q. Adams have splendid
general libraries, in which they take
special delight.
Archbishop Ireland has a large
library, principally of religious and
classical works.
A. NJ. Doherty, the real estate man, is
somewhat of bookwOrm in his way. If
you can mention book that he does not
possess, he will proceed Straightway
and purchase it. His library is stocked
principally with Irish literature,
POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS WORKS.
I.V. d. Heard has read Indian stories
till his hair has turned white. His
library is full of tales concerning the
aborigines of America, but Mr.. Heard
never seems to get enough of that kind
of literature.
Alex Barclay, z. FL. Kelly's private
secretary, is curlO hunter, and when
an odd book comes under his observa-
ton, he secures it very promptly.
DR.. Bean has penchant for dramatic
and illustrated works of all kinds. He
makes frequent trips to the book stores
in search of something new in these
lines.
HI. H. Horn, the stenographer, has a
leaning towards the Greek and Latin
classics, and his library,in that respect,
is very complete.
Joseph Wheelock, when he is not en-
gagged in smoking fragrant Havana at
the Minnesota club, whileS away the
time in his private study at home. His
library contains large and general as
sortment of works, which he reads and
digeStS with relish.
Restaurateur Magee is often seen at
LeaSk'S book stall on Third street, pok-
ing around to see what can be found in
the way of novelties in literature. He
has no particular choice of style, but is
satisfied so long as he obtains an an
tiquated volume.