The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-05
Bright. Original. Modern.
A NEW "WHlG FEATURE"


Beginning with the issue OF November 1ith,
THE CECIL WHIG will commence the publication
of a short story every week The most popular
American writers, and the most noted contrib
utors to the leading magazines will write Tor US
as can be seen from thislst This service OF short
stories under the management of 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 of publication. Nearly a 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
r. II.
Stockton, Sarah Orne Jewett. Julian Hawthorne.
H. H. Boyesen, E. W. Thompson, Louise Chand.
Ter Moulton. Mary Beale Brainerd, Thomas W.
Knox, X. IL. Johnston Sidney Luska. and Mau.
rice Thompson, author of "The Witchery of Arei.-
ery, and numerous stories and novels in the
leading magazines.
DR.. W. A. Hammond, author of .I.al," an
other novels
Philip Burke Marston, the famous English poe
and novelist.
Mrs. Burton Harrison, author of stories in The
Century and Harper's, land OF "I3rfc-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.
T. +. Roe the most popular American novelist.
A. A. Hayes, author of the famous stories .The
Denver Express" THE Two Pards," stories OF
adventure in the far Southwest
Elizabeth Balch, author of a forthcoming novel
by Dodd, Mead " Co.
Charlotte Dunning, author e new novel.
Upon Cast
Mary Preso rs Spoford's gifted sister.
author of Numerous stories in the magazines.
Joel Chandler Harris Uncle Remus," the
| popular Southern story-teler.
Z. l.. Norton, formerly managing editor OF The
Continent, and contributor of stories 10 Harpers.
Walter Learned, regular contributor to The
Ceutury
w. J. Henderson, author of Love and Learn
| ing" and story in recent number of Longmans',
and which hbs 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 Corbett, Sophie Sweet and
others. Also, nearly score OF extremely bright
and interesting stories by new writer's.
Besides, such translators as Prot. H. H. Boye.
sen, Mrs. Burton N. Harrison, Mary Beale Brai-
nerd, Harriet Hurd Mcclure and Geo. ID. Cole.
who both know good stories and can retell them
| with new charms, we have selected the most pop.
ular from collections of short stories by such IA.
nous European novelists as Daudet, Guy de
Maupassaut, Zola, Erckmann, Chatriam, Gau-
tier, Hugo, de Banvlle, Coppee dHervilIy, JAN
ses Hogg, Andrew Picken, Boccaccio, Aianasiei,
| Araguistain, Frederic Mstral and from the col.
lections ofmythological 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 lor