The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-19
A NEW "WHIG FEATURE.o

Beginning with the issue Of November 1lth,
THE CECIL WING 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 thislist This service Of short
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-
ton OF fiction ever attempted. In the following
points this service is unparalleled in the history
of the world
l. Extent Equalization. Nearly a million fam
lilies are reached by the combined circulations OF
the subscribing newspapers.
p Number and fame of authors. and variety
and fame Of authors. Among the contributors to
this series are Harriet Prescott Spofford. F. r.
Stockton Sarah Orne Jewett, Julian Hawthorne.
II. H. Boyesen, E. W. Thompson, Louise Chand-
Ter Moulton, Mary Beale Braiuerd, Thomas w.
Knox, X. ID. Johnston, Sidney Luska, and Maui
rice Thompson, author OF THE Witchery of Arei.-
ery,.' and numerous stories and novels in the
leading magazines.
DIR. W. A. Hammond, author of .'Lal,- an
other novels
Philip Burke Marston, the famous. English poe
and novelist
Mrs. Burton Harrison, author Of stories in The
Century and Harpers, and OF "Brfc-a- Brac Tales.n
Virginia W. johnson, author "The Image Of
San Donate" and other stories in The Centurv
and Harper's.
W. H. Bishop, author of stories and serials in
the magazines, and of a serial in forth coming
volume OF the Atlantic.
H. G. Bunner, noted alike for his poems and
short stories
E.P Roe, the most popular American novelist.
A A. Hayes, author of the famous stories 'sThe
Denver Express" THE Two Pards,n stories Of
adventure in the far Southwest.
Elizabeth Balch, author of forthcoming novel
by Dodd, Mead & Co.
Charlotte Dunning, author new novel.
Upon Cast
Mary Presc RS. Spoford's gifted sister,
author of Numerous stories in the magazines.
Joel Chandler Harris, "Uncle Remus.- the
popular Southern story
Z. L. Norton, formerly managing editor OF The
Conftnent and contributor of stories to IIarDeys.
Walter Learned, regular contributor to The
Century.
W.. Henderson, author of Love and Learn
ing, and story in a recent number of Lonqmans'.
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 Harper'S, 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. u. Cole.
who both know good stories and can retel 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 Banville, Coppee, d'Hervilly JJn-
ses Hogg, Andrew Picken. Boecaccio. Afanasei.
Arasuistain Frederic Mistral, and from the COL
leettons ofmythological tales, fairy tales. fairy
stories' folklore stories of Norway, Germany,
France, Normandy, Brittany, Russia, Turkey,
India, China, Greece Roumania, Canada. ets.
THE COMING YEAR.
Inc same contributors in general will write Tor
us during the coming year. special feature
Will be contributions from new writer's, whose
stories will take the place. in great part OF the
'ranslations. In order to make the stories as In.
'ereStlhg and popular as possible we are srrang-
ing Tor the following specially attractive list of
stories:
l. Stories of the War-hesdes stories of the
CiVll War; we propose to get stories of other
American wars.
z Stories OF Adventure by eminent travellers.
soldiers, explorers miners etc.
). Stories of Life among the more picturesore
people oi the United States. The first of which
VIII be a story of the Tennessee mountains by
Charles Egbert Craddock
=. Negro folklore, Indian folklore, traditions
and strange stories which constitute American
folklore
0. numerous Stories-Frank r. Stockton Opie
Reed and others are preparing stories of this kind
In short the very best and most entertaining
stories OF high order of merit free from any
tehaeneies that would render them undesirable
ior nome reading of the most varied character by
the most charming and popular writer's in Anne.
ica, new as well as those already famous will be
written ior our columns. Weinvite contributions
from all who have story to tell The CECIL
" HlG has combined with other leading newspa-
Pers 10 secure this series of stories. and all COR
trioutlons should be sent to S. ). Mcclure ll4F
SD street, New York.
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In addition to the above wonderful
feature of country journalism, tha col