The Cecil Whig., 1886-01-23
A NEW "WHlG FEATURE"


Beginning with the issue OF November 18th,
The CECIL WHIG will commence the publication
of a short story every week. The most popular
American writer's, and the most noted contrib.
utors to the leading magazines will write for US,
as can be seen from thislist This service oIshort
stories under the management of $. ). Mcclure.
of New York, who holds a copyright on them,
which began the first of April last, and in which
seven months ending with October, is in several
important respects the most remarkable publica.
tion of fiction attempted. In the following
points this service is unparalleled in the history
pf the world
l. Extent Equalization. Nearly million fau-
lilies are reached by the combined circuations oi
The subscribing newspapers.
.. Number and fame of authors, and variety
and fame of authors Among the contributors to
u, r
Stockton, Sarah Orne Jewett Julian Hawthorne,
H. H. Boyesen, Z. ". Thompson, Louise Chand-
Ter Moulton, Mary Beale Braiuerd, Thomas W.
Knox, Il. ii. Johnston, Sidney Luska, and Maui
rice Thompson, author of"The Witchery Of Are.
cry 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 TIE
Century and Harper's s,and OF Bric-a- Brac Tales"
Virginia W. johnson, author The Image Of
San Donate, and other stories in The Centurn
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. c. Bunner noted alike for his poems and
short stories.
E.P. Roe the most popular American novelist.
A. A. Hayes, author ofthe 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 y Co.
Charlotte Dunniny, author new novel
Upon a Cast
Mary Preso rs. Spolord's gifted sister,
| author of Numerous stories in the magazines.
Joel Chandler Harris, Uncle Remus," the
popular Southern story teller.
CL. Merton, formerly managing editor OF The
Continent, and contributor OF stories to Harptrs.
Walter Learned regular contributor to The
| Century.
WI. Henderson, author of"Love and Learn
| ing, and story in a 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 Hdrper's, and other stories.
| Besides stories by Harry W. French, Miss
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. II. Boye-
sen, Mrs Burton N. Harrison, Mary Beale Brai.
| nerd, Harriet Hurd Mcclure and Geo. u. Cole,
who both know good stories and can rctcll them
| with new charms we have selected the most por-
uar from collections of short stories by such IA.
nous European novelists as Daudct, Guy de
| Maupassaut, Zola, Erckmann, Chatriam, Gar.
tier, Hugo, de Banyille, Coppee, d'Heryilly, Jan
| ses Hogg, Andrew Pfcken, BoccacciO Afanasiei,
| AraguStain, Frederic Mistral and from the coll
ections ofmythological tales, fairy tales, fairy
stories, folklore stories of Norway. Germany,
| France Normandy, Brittany, Russia, Turkey,