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and fifty officers and men, comprising artillery, engineers and infantry. There is at present no bicycle corps attached to the force, but the army of civilian wheelmen is

always well represented on every conceivable occasion. The “wheel” has struck Charlottetown, and the Park is a favorite rendezvous. The fat man, and the lean man, the women and the girls all come here to enjoy a spin. The scorcher, too, unhappily, is also with us

and possesses as little sense as the generality of his kind“ in other places. The fear he inspires in the hearts of his victims often gives place to a fierce joy when they behold him receiving his deserts in some. such manner as this:—

The harbors, and the rivers running north, east and west furnish splendid opportunities for boating. Sailing and rowing are popular forms of amusement, and during the summer evenings the "white wings that never grow weary” may

be seen flitting to and fro across the waters. There are one or two boating

LT. COL. F. S. MOORE. D. O. C.