The Philistine A Periodical of Protest. _Why should a man whose blood is warm within, sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster?_—MERCHANT OF VENICE. [Illustration: Vol. II. No. 3.] Printed Every Little While for The Society of The Philistines and Published by Them Monthly. Subscription, One Dollar Yearly Single Copies, 10 Cents. February, 1896. THE SOCIETY OF THE PHILISTINES. (International.) An association of Book Lovers and Folks who Write. Organized to further Good-Fellowship among men and women who believe in allowing the widest liberty to Individuality in Art. ARTICLE XII. SEC. 2. The annual dues shall be one dollar. This shall entitle the member to all the documents issued by the Society, together with one copy of the PHILISTINE magazine, monthly, for one year. Truthful manuscript seeking the Discerning Reader should be addressed to the Scrivener (assistant to the Datary); funds, forwarded for the matter of subscriptions, to the Bursar. Address The Philistine, East Aurora, N. Y. 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. THE PHILISTINE. CONTENTS FOR FEBRUARY, 1896. Victory, L. H. Bickford Poem, Stephen Crane Do Posters Post? Carolyn Wells Why I am a Philistine, Elbert Hubbard Chopin and George Sand, Macpherson Wiltbank Two Fables, John Bryan of Ohio Notes. Subscriptions can begin with the current number only. A very limited quantity of back numbers can be supplied. Vol. I, No. 1, 75 cents. Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 at 25 cents each. Mr. Collin’s PHILISTINE poster in three printings will be mailed to any address on receipt of 25 cents by the publishers. A few signed and numbered copies on Japan vellum remain at $1.00 each. _Entered at the Postoffice at East Aurora, New York, for transmission as mail matter of the second class._ _COPYRIGHT, 1896, by B. C. Hubbard._ A LIST OF BOOKS ISSUED IN CHOICE AND LIMITED EDITIONS BY THOMAS B. MOSHER AT XXXVII EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, MAINE. MDCCCXCV-VI. A LARGER DESCRIPTIVE LIST WILL BE SENT ON APPLICATION. _THE OLD WORLD SERIES._