Show JOTS with aba number for march the forum begins its eleventh volume throughout the whole the ten volumes now finished the publishers announce that there has hean an increase of their business an indication of the steady growth of the popular interest in the free discussion of the most important subjects of the time so graat has been the growth if the magazine that it is necessary to procure larger office room than the quarters LOW occupied by the forum which three years aeo seemed large enough for an indefinite period the sherman funeral journey from new york with scenes and incidents along the route and the final ceremonies at st louis will be fully and graphically illustrated in the forthcoming forth coming cumbe numbe r of harpers teuy the same number will contain an important and timely article on the behring sea controversy by a writer who has devoted much attention to the question also a chort story by W dark russell and many other valuable and attractive features THE great davide published in denver issues for thia month a lovela lithograph picture of sitting bull it is replete with interesting articles on bocky mountain topics the juvenile instructor for march should find many interesting readers it is out with a splendid lot of articles by home writers THE march number of the the kindergarten pu dished at chicago is very complete with school articles there arc london dealers who advertise their readiness to buy castoff cast off clothes for export only to what country arc these castoff cast off clothes exported A new ought to know says that the chief markets for them are among the blacks of the british possessions in africa some of them arc sent to asia minor and the regions bordering on the bcd aea out more of them go to guinea and the lands of alic hottentots Hotten tots it is a proud day for a when he can stride caong liis bare boned brethren in alic garb of a london dandy there can la no that civilization is promoted by alic trade in old do N Y sun |