The number opens with a thrilling story, "Tales of the Octagon Club," told in a wonderfully realistic manner. It is weak in some parts, but this is more than counterbalanced by the strength and vividness of the rest. The "Daily Themes" are fair, but not extraordinary. "A Vacation Episode," is a bright little story that is certainly worthy of more than one reading; it is very amusing and well-told.

"The Wanderings of Alexis" is continued in the author's well-known style, and this chapter contains an exceedingly interesting account of the secret workings of a socialist's club. "A Greek funeral" forms the title of an unusually good sophomore theme. The writer describes what he himself has seen, and describes it intelligently and well. "A Strange Idea," is indeed passing strange, yet withal, interesting from its very uniqueness, though the opening paragraphs give one the idea that the author is about to describe a tobogganing party on Christmas Eye.

The poetry, on the whole, is good. "Sunrise" is a charming bit of verse containing a very pretty, though by no means new idea. "An Answer," is a fairly good piece, the second stanza being by far the better of the two. Altogether, this number of the Advocate is more than unusually good.