The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-01-09
A NEW GIVING FEATURE

Beginning with the issue OF November 18th,
The CECIL WING 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 Tor us,
can be seen from thislist This service isholt
stories under the management of s. 5. Mcclure,
ofNew 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:
/ Extent equalization. Nearly a million fam
lilies reached by the combined crculations OF
the subscribing newspapers.
=. Number and fame of authors, and variety
and fame of authors. Among the contributors to
this series are Harriet Prescott Spotord, +. Il.
Stockton, Sarah Orne Jewett Julian Hawthorne,
H. H. Boyesen, E. W. Thompson, Louise Chand-
Ter Mouton, Mary Beale Brainerd, Thomas W.
Knox, K. ID Johnston, Sidney Luska, and Maui
rice Thompson, author The Witchery of Arc;-
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 The
Century and Harpers sand OF "Bric-a- Brac Tales
Virginia W. Johnson, author The Image Of
San Donate and other stories in The Centur"
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 THE
Denver Express The Two Pards,'' stories OF
adventure in the far Southwest
Elizabeth Balch author of a forthcoming novel
by Dodd, Mead X Co.
Charlotte Dunning author new novel,
Upon Cast
Mary Preso RS. Spottord's gifted sister,
| author of Numerous stories in the magazines.
Joel Chandler Harris, Uncle Remus," The
popular Southern story-teller
Il. Norton, formerly managing editor OF The
Continent, and contributor of stories to Harpers.
Walter Learned. regular contributor to The
Century.
W. j. 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.
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 writers.
Besides, such translatOrs as Prot H. II. Boye-
sen, Mrs. Burton N Harrison, Mary Beale BIai-
nerd, Harriet Hurd Mcclure and Geo. u. Cole,
who both know good stories and can retell them
ular from collections of short stories by such Ia
nous European novelists as Daudet, Guy de
AIaupassaut, lola, Erckmann, Chatriam, Gau.
tier, Hugo, de Banville, Coppee, d'Hervilly, Jam
ses Hogg, Andrew Picken, Boccaccio, Afanasiei,
Araguistain, Frederic NIistral, and from the col.
| stories, folklore stories of Norway, Germany,
France, Normandy, Brittany, Russia, Turkey,
India, China, Greece, Roumania, Canada, etc.
THE COMING YEAR
The same contributors i'll general will write ioI
us during the coming year. A special feature
will he 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 are srrang
f,r he yintr
stories:
l. Stories of the War-besides stories OF the
American wars.
. Stories of Adventure, by eminent travellers,
soldiers, explorers, miners. etc.
B. 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.
l. Negro folk lore, Indian folklore, traditions
and strange stories which constitute American
folklore.
B. Humorous stories-Frank Il. 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
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 rs those already famous, will be
written for our columns. Wcinvitc contributions
from all who have Il story to tell. The CECIL
WING has combined with other leading newspa-
pers to secure this series Of stories, and all con-
sd street, New York.