Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-25
Intnre.tInc Information.

There are Gt present more Ludu 0OO
women I'm New York who ride bicycles,
and a club has been formed, with Mrs.
NJ. l.. Peck as President, for the pur-
pose of securing quarters convenient 10
Central Park. Weekly runs TO sur
rounding points will be held each week
when the weather permits. Men are
not excluded from membership IN the
association.
An unsuccessful attempt he's been
made iu Paris 20 employ women in the
telegraph office in the Avenue de Pop
era, but the work was found much too
heavy for them. A second attempt is
20 be made in another Paris Office,
where 10 mas been decided 10 install
twenty-iour feminine telegraphists in
the place Of fourteen men who have
been doing the work.
A new four-act opera written by a
woman is TO be produced in Rome. The
composer. Siguora Benedict, has also
written the libreto of the opera. An
other Interesting bit Of news from the
Eternal City is tnat the Archaeological
Society mas received a woman among
the contributors to its journal, Mrs.
Higgins, wife OF the astronomer, who
hos prepared paper on the "Origin OF
the AuthemiOn and Of the Ionic Capt.
tai.
SMYRNA. Turkey, has an active circle
OF Kings Daughters. engaged in the
practical charitable work for which this
order is noted. by sewing, embroider-
ing, scrubbiug floors, backing shoes, or
any work for which money would be
paid, they have distributed rice and
coal among the poor, visited the sick,
educated children, provided medicines,
paid rents, and done other similar acts
Of charity. On holidays they divide
into committees for the purpose of dec
Grating the rooms where poor families
live ami providing small remembrauces
for the children.
Belgium is agitated over an invasion
of political women. under the name OF
the Belgian League for the Rights OF
Women. The Italian Minister is a
great champion Of women'S rights, and
Is present at the meetins Of the society.
One Of the Belgian newspapers has Of
fered its columns for the presentation
OF articles on law, philosophy, science
and literature, 70 be written by four
prominent woman graduateS-Marle
PoDe,iue, doctreSs at law; Marguerite
Gombert, dOctrgSs Of philosophy; CecIle
Reno0z, the psychologist, and Mile.
Chauyiu, GOctress Of philosophy, Paris.
The ''other BALI" Of society is organ
ling its forces industrajly, and social
~, and devoting thought and time TO
the social and political questions Of the
dav. one of the features of the New
York Working Girls Club is "newspa-
Der night" when readings from the
daily paper form the themes or "prac-
tic2i talks evidencing serious and in
tellEent interest in the topics of the
day, particularly those relating to the
distribution Of rewards for labor, the
Industrial conditions and demands.
Massachusetts has twenty-One such
clubs, OF which seven are in the city Of
Boston, the others scattered about 10
the factory aud mill towns.
Huldsh Friedrichs has the honor Of
being the tirst lady taken on the reRu-
lar staff OF a London paper. Although
Of German nationality, she can both
write and speak English fuently, and
knows both Russian and French suti-
GENTLY well 20 set as special correSpOn-
dent ia ST. Petersburg or Paris at need.
Miss FriedrichS joined the staff Of the
Pail Mall Gazette when Mr.. Stead was
It's editor, aud has been valued mem
Der ever since, leading quite as busy a
life IS any Of her male colleagues. Il
was she who introduced Sister Rose
Gertrude to the public. She also acted
as special correspondent TO Heligoland
when the Island was given over 20 Ger
many, and was at Berlin re time Of
prfoea RiSu,arek's rosigDattou