The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-11-07

Bright. Original. Modern.
A NEW "WHlG FEATURE"
Beginning with the issue OF November 18th,
THE CECIL WING will commence the publication
OF short story every week. The most popular
American writer's and the most noted contrib.
utors to the leading magazines will write Tor US,
as can be seen from this list This service Of short
stories under the management of s. s. Mcclure
of New York, who holds copyright On them.
which began the first of April last and in which
nearly $50 stories have been furnished during the
seven months ending with October is in several
important respects the most remarkable publica-
tIon of fiction ever attempted In the following
points this service is unparalleled in the history
of the world:
l. Extent publication. Nearly million fam
lilies are reached by the combined circulations of
the subscribing newspapers
2. Number and fame of authors. and variety
and fame of authors. Among the contributors to
this series Harriet Prescott Spoffort f. X.
Stockton, Sarah Orne Jewett. Julian Hawthorne.
H. H. Boyesen, E. W. Thompson, Louise Chand-
Ter Moulton. Mary Beale Brainerd, Thomas W.
Knox, r. ID. Johnston, Sidney Luska, and Maui
rice Thompson, author of The Witchery of Arch
cry and numerous stories and novels in the
leading magazines.
DIR. W. A. Hammond, author of ..Lal.' and
other novels.
Philip Burke Marston the famous. English poet
and novelist.
Mrs. Burton Harrison, author of stories in The
Century and Harper and OF "Brc-a Brac Tales
Virginia W. johnson, author THE Image of
San Donate, and other stories in The Century
and Harper's.
w. H. Bishop, author of stories and serials in
the magazines and of serial in forthcoming
volume of the Atlantic
H. c. Bunner, noted alike for his poems and
short stories.
E. P Roe the most popular Am ssEgGan novelist,
A A. Hayes author of e.tP p1rpu :fs The
Denver Express" The rNil lr prI nm, of
adventure in the far SouthwonS-
Elizabeth Balch, author
by Dodd Mead Il Co.
Charlotte Dunning author Or
Upon Cast =; y"
Mary Prescott, Mrs. Spoford'ss
author of numerous stories in
Joel Chandler Harrie,
popular Southern story-teli. -.
CT. Norton forms1,y1 managing ~
'o"'"e"' ana Contributor OF stories to TftgNA
learned, regular contributor to The.
Century.
W. j. Henderson author of Love and Learn
ing" and story in a recent number of Loaqmans',
and which Ibis been copied very widely in the
American press.
Julia d. Whiting, author OF THE Story OF
Myra," in The Century, "a Special Providence
in HarperS, and other stories
Besides stories by Harry W. French, Mss
Humphreys, Mrs. Corbctt, Sophie Sweet, and
others. Also, nearly score of extremely bright
and interesting stories by new writer's
Besides, such translators rs Prot II. II. Boye-
sen, Mrs. Burton N. Harrison, Mary BeaIe Brai-
nerd, Harriet Hurd Mcclure and Geo, ID. Cole.
who both know good stories and can reteIl them
with new charms we have selected the most pop
ular from collections of short stories by such Ia
nous European novelists as Daudct. Guy de
Maupassaut, lola, Erckmann, Chatriam. eau
tier, Hugo, de Banvile, Coppee, dIIcrvilIy, jan
SEES Hogg, Andrew Picken, Boecaccio, Aanasief,
Aragustain. Frederic AIistral and from the col.
lections otmythological tales. fairy tales fairy
stories, folklore stories of Norway, Germany,
France, Normandy Brittany, Russia. Turkey,
India, China, Greece. Roumania, Canada. eto.
THE COMING YEAR.
The same contributors in general will write for
us during the coming year. A special feature
will be contributions from new writer's, whose
stories will take the place, in great part of the
TRANSACTIONS. In order to make the stories as In-
teresting and popular possible we are srrang-
ing for the following specially attractive list of
stories:
l. Stories of the War-bcsides stories of the
CIVIL War, we propose to get stories of other
American wars.
.. Stories OF Adventure, by eminent travellers.
soldiers. explorers, miners ETC.
g. Stories OF Life among the more picturesque
people of the United States The first of which
will be story of the Tennessee mountains by
Charles Egbert Craddock.
T. Negro folk lore, Indian folklore, traditions
and strange stories which constitute American
folklore.
s. Humorous stories-Frank X. Stockton. Opie
Reed and Others are preparing stories OF this kind
In short, the very best and most entertaining
stories of a high order of merit, free from anv
tendencies that would render them undesirable
for home reading, of the most varied character by
the most charming and popular writer's in Amer
lea, new as well as those already famous, will be