The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-31

| hIHCIhS anu HOvLn ! lOlnOS
To be more than ever
Bright. Original. Modern.
A NEW "WHIG FEATURE"
Beginning with the issue OF November s4th,
| The CECIL WING will commence the publication
OF short story every week. The most popular
| American writers, and the most noted contrib
| utors to the leading magazines will write for 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 a 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 of publication. Nearly million fam
| lilies are reached by the combined calculations of
| the subscribing newspapers.
.. Number and fame of authors, and variety
and fame OF authors. Among the contributors to
this series are Harriet Prescott Spofiord. F. X.
Stockton, Sarah Orne Jewett Julian Hawthorne.
II. H. Boyesen, Z. W. Thompson Louise Chand-
Ter Moulton, Mary Beale Brainerd, Thomas W.
Knox, r. III. Johnston, Sidney Luska, and Mau-
rice Thompson, author Of THE Witchery of Arch
cry. and numerous stories and novels in the
leading magazines
Dr. w. A. Hammond, author of .I.al., and
| other novels.
Philip Burke Marston, the famous English poet
| and novelist.
Mrs. Burton Harrison, author of stories in The
Century and Harper's sand of "Brc-a- Brac Tales. "
Virginia w. johnson, author 1.-THE Image of
San Donate" and other stories in The C,,tury
and Harper..
w. H. Bishop, author of stories and serials in
the magazines, and of serial in forthcoming
volume q the dtI1nf;e
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 1.-THE
Denver Express" THE Two Pards," stories OF
adventure in the far Southwest.
Elizabeth Balch, author of d forthcoming novel
by Dodd, Mead Co.
Charlotte Dunning, author of the new novel,
Upon CAST
Mary Prescott, Mrs. Spoford's gifted sister.
author of numerous stories in the magazines.
Joel Chandler Harris, Uncle Remus," the
popular Southern story-teller.
G. l.. Norton, formerly managing editor of The
Continent, and contributor OF stories to Harpers.
Walter Learned, regular contributor to The
Century.
w. ]. Henderson, author of Love and Learn
ing " and story in a recent number of Tonomo,s'
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 stores
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 writers.
Besides, such translators as Prot H. H. Boye-
sen, Mrs. Burton N. Harrison, Mary Beale Bra-
nerd, Harriet Hurd Mcclure and Geo. d. 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, lola, Erckmann, Chatham, eau
tier, Hugo, de Banville, Coppee, d'Hervlly, JAN
SEES Hogg, Andrew Picken, Boccaccio, Afanasief,
| Araguistain, Frederic NIstral, 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, etc.
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
translations. In order to make the stories as IN
| teresting and popular as possible We srrang-
ing for the following specially attractive list of
| stories:
| l. Stories of the War-besides stories of the
Civil War, we propose to get stories of other
American wars.
.. Stories OF Adventure, by eminent travellers,
| soldiers. explorers, miners, ETC.
3. 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.
| 4. Negro folklore, Indian folk lore, traditions
| and strange stories which constitute American
| folklore.
| S. Numerous stories-Frank X. Stockton, Opie
Reed and others are preparing stories oithis kind
| In short, the very best and most entertaining
| stories of high order of merit, free from any
| tendencies that would render them undesirable
for home reading, of the most varied character by
| the most charming and popular writers in Amer
lea, new as well rs those already famous, will be
written for our columns. Wcinvite contributions
| from all who have story to tell. The CECIL
WING has combined with other leading newspa-
pers to secure this series of stories and all con-
| tributons should be sent to s. s. Mcclure III f.
| SD street, New York.
In addition to the above wonderful
feature of country Journalism, the col
| umfYs of THE WING will be supplied
constantly with original Poems, ESSAYS,
Historical and Scientific Papers, all to be
written especially for its columns. Its
General News Department
will be conducted in manner to cover