St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21
COR RECT FOR CHILDREN.


for learning bave become common, and
where private libraries have become an
institution quite often met with. There
are in st. Paul a goodly number of
them, not few of which are notably
rich and valuable, and deserve special
mention.
Some of these collections are abso-
lutely gems in their way, and show at a
glance the money and care lavished
be isles of delight to their fortunate
owners, most of whom are men of bust
ness, and driven, when ION change"
OF at their counting room desks, by
worrying cares. The moment they step
into the hushed quiet of their libraries
all this is changed. There no carking
troubles assail them. They are sur
rounded by the wisest teachers of man
kind, whose silent words of wisdom
they can listen to i'll peace, and COM
mune with the great minds of the world
undisturbed by gross and selfish
thoughts. Here, from the dark corners
CLEAN in their bright covers OF scarlet
or green. calf or morocco, with their
gilt ornaments. The air is, perhaps,
fragrant with the grateful oder of Rus
STA leather. Each volume is like an old
friend. recognized by his outward ap-
peaarnce. One is dressed in tree-calf,
another in crushed Levant morocco.
Here vellam-bound ElZevir-there a
SumptuOuS fooled volume bound by
Bedford or Mathews. 1t was we'll for
the sacrifcial goat to die, that his pelt
! might reach such honor as this-that of
being set up and worshiped by a bib
liomaniac,
Prominent among the collections of
bOok-loyers in st. Paul, is that of Del0S
A. Monfort, which, in some respects. is
one Of the best and most valuable in
the city. Mr.. Monfort has large num-
Der of rare illustrated works on art
elegantly gotten up editions of certain
authors, and large line of curious and
recherche works, nearly all in sumptu-
| GUS binding. They have cost their for
tunate owner q large amount, but not
out of proportion certainly to the pleas
ure he has experienced from them.
Many of them are in French.
Lyman ID. Hodge is another gentle
| man who is the envied owner of Ii
brary such as Tould give ecstasies to a
bibliophile. A description of it in de-
tail would require column. MIR. III.
is connoisseur OH books and art mat
tiers, who is, perhaps, not surpassed in
our city, but modest and in no wise
given to displaying his knowledge on
those topics.
Judge George B. Young is another
book lover who has pretty large and
choice collection of the printers chefs
d. 9uvre, and no one enjoys them more,
or drinks deeper of these pure foun-
tains:
| Hon. c. K. Davis has large library
| also. and of very valuable and choice
| works in several languages, and many
| illustrated works in rich binding. The
| senator, as is we'll known, is regular
occupant of his library apartment, and
| studies hard, early and late.
w. Frederic Styce. tradesman at No.
23 West Third street, has one of the
! largest private libraries in st. Paul,
| which he keeps in his bachelor apart
mentS in the same block. He has proba-
! bly, 5000 volumes of standard German,
| French aud English authors. many ele-
! gantly illustrated works on art. ETC., and
! is diligent student of his books.
J Capt. Russell Blakeley has collection
of perhaps 1000 volumes. comprising, in
! addition to standard literature, many
valuable historical works, treatiSeS on
political economy, statistics, science,
! etc.
! Geor ge A. Hamilton is the owner of
over 1,500 volumes, mainly on English
/ and Scotch history, heraldry, peerage
i and royalty of the united kingdom,
| fed sports. gunnery, ETC., together with
standard fiction and poetry. Many of
these are rare editions. in rich binding,
and finely illustrated and their owner
! knows their contents.
James ]. Hill has valuable col
| lection. containing, in addition to a
general line of standard English litera-
! ture, number of costly and elegant
works of art, most of the galleries, in
fact, and is undoubtedly the best col
! lection of those works in the state. In
| his new residence on Summit avenue,
he is having prepared spacious library