The Philistine A Periodical for Peculiar Persons. _Here is something advantageous to life._—THE TEMPEST. [Illustration: Vol. III. No. 1.] Printed Every Little While for The Society of The Philistines and Published by Them Monthly. Subscription, One Dollar Yearly Single Copies, 10 Cents. June, 1896. THE PHILISTINE. CONTENTS FOR JUNE. Extremes, William James Baker. Some Things America Needs, Clavigera. By a man who knows; yet who is willing to forgive the sinners to seventy times seven. The Railer, John Jerome Rooney. The railer forgives no one! he is one of the things America does not need. Shadows, Faith Bigelow Savage. Lines, Stephen Crane. As to Bores, Annie L. Mearkle. Have patience with the bore, you are often one yourself. To My Ladye Love, Ronsard. Written quite a while ago but still timely. Side Talks with the Philistines. A chronicle of opinion conducted by the East Aurora School of Philosophy. _Entered at the Postoffice at East Aurora, New York, for transmission as mail matter of the second class._ _COPYRIGHT, 1896, by B. C. Hubbard._ NOTICE TO Collectors of Artistic Posters. On receipt of 10 cents we will send to any address, a copy of our largely illustrated catalogue of 500 posters exhibited by “The Echo” and “The Century.” “The Echo” is the pioneer in fostering the poster in America. It began its department of Poster-Lore in August, 1895, and has printed it fortnightly, with many illustrations, ever since. Each issue of “The Echo” bears a poster design, in two or more colors, on its cover. During the past year seven of these covers were by Will H. Bradley. “The Echo” is $2.00 a year, 10 cents a number. NEW YORK, 130 Fulton Street. LOOK OUT for the second and popular edition of “Cape of Storms,” price 25 cents. One sent free with every year’s subscription to “The Echo.” _THE LOTUS._ _A Miniature Magazine of Art and Literature Uniquely Printed and Illustrated._ A graceful flower.—_Rochester Herald._ It is a wonder.—_Chicago Times-Herald._ The handsomest of all the bibelots.—_The Echo._ Alone in its scope and piquancy.—_Boston Ideas._ Artistic in style and literary in character.—_Brooklyn Citizen._ The prettiest of the miniature magazines.—_Syracuse Herald._ Each bi-weekly visit brings a charming surprise.—EVERYBODY.