AT THIS TIME THE PROPRIETORS OF THE ROYCROFT PRINTING SHOP, at East Aurora, New York, announce the publication about Christmas time of an exquisite edition of the JOURNAL OF KOHELETH, otherwise the Book of Ecclesiastes, reparagraphed. With a bit of an introduction by Mr. Elbert Hubbard, whimsical, perhaps, but sincere, wherein the rich quality of the text is commended to those over thirty, and under: with explanations, always reverent, that may be useful. =This book, printed by hand on Dickinson’s hand made paper, will mark an era in the art of printing in America. The edition, limited to 750 copies, will be bound in flexible Japan vellum, wrapped and boxed. Each book numbered, and signed by the editor.= Yes, do you send me a book for my birthday. Not a bargain book, bought from a haberdasher, but a beautiful book, a book to caress—peculiar, distinctive and individual: a book that hath first caught your eye and then pleased your fancy, written by an author with a tender whim—all right out of his heart. We will read it together in the gloaming, and when the gathering dusk doth blur the page we’ll sit with hearts too full for speech and think it over.—DOROTHY WORDSWORTH TO COLERIDGE. THE PHILISTINE. Edited by H. P. TABER. THE ROYCROFT PRINTING SHOP, East Aurora, New York, Publishers. THE PHILISTINE is published monthly at $1 a year, 10 cents a single copy. Subscriptions may be left with newsdealers or sent direct to the publishers. The trade supplied by the AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY and its branches. Foreign agencies, BRENTANO’S, 37 Avenue de l’Opera, Paris; G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS, 24 Bedford street, Strand, London. Business communications should be addressed to THE PHILISTINE, East Aurora, New York. Matter intended for publication may be sent to the same address or to Box 6, Cambridge, Massachusetts. _Entered at the Postoffice at East Aurora, New York, for transmission as mail matter of the second class._ _COPYRIGHT, 1895, by H. P. Taber._ * * * * * =The Book Shop=, Rare Books, Garfield Building, Bond street, Cleveland, Ohio. * * * * * =George P. Humphrey=, Old Books, Catalogues issued, 25 Exchange street, Rochester, N. Y. THE PHILISTINE. NO. 5. October, 1895. VOL. 1. RHADAMANTHINA IVRA. _Castigat auditque dolos subigitque fateri._ It was the custom of the Roman _Prætor Urbanus_ when entering upon his duties to post up in plain view of the public a brief exposition of the principles which were to guide him in passing judgment during his year of office. It seems fit that the PHILISTINE should likewise issue its own EDICTVM PERPETVVM setting forth the scope and ultimate purpose of such literary criticisms as may appear from time to time in its pages.