The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-23
DELIGHTFUL in NOVA SCOTIA.
There Are No "Rosd Hogs" There and
Cordial Welcome Is Given.

There Arc No "Rosd Hogs" There and
. Cordial Welcome Is Given.
The question with bicycles just at pres
ent is where will they 60 this summer
when the heated term comes on. Tho
question is readily answered by those
who have ever spent the summer
months up In the cool lands OF Nova
Scotia, for there IL is that bicycling Is as
pleasant In mid-summer as 1t is delight
fui In May throughout the cities OF the
United States. Ii has OF late years be-
come a very essential joint with the
tourist and pleasure seeker TO find Ia nd
for recreation, where the climate Is
years when the bicycle has come TO play
SO conspicuous part in the pleasure
world and.in the pursuit for recreation
II has become necessary for the health OF
the pleasure seeker to take along with
him on his outing his wheel, which.
after all, Is the most companionabls OF
companions on pleasure trip, be 1t sum
mer or winter. The vast number OF
wheeis taken by the tourists TO Florida
last winter, who went south TO find re-
fuge from the cold wintry winds and
SHOWS OF the New England States, attests
the tendencies OF the times. Many OF
the winter hotels vf Florida nave deter
mined to establish bicycle roads for the
use OF the pleasure seekers who spend the
winter months in the Land OF Flowers,
and In many places the deep, sandy
roads have been paved over with shell or
clay for the purpose of making good
snuvees for the army OF wheelmen who
flock to Florida through the cold weather
So will ii be with the summer tourist this
year--he will seek place where his whele
can roll him over the hardened surface OF
good roads leading through picturesque
lands where the weather Is cool and the
general environments calculated TO bring
rest and recreation. According TO Allen
Eric, writing in the Bicycling World OF
Boston, the advantages OF Nova Scotia as
summer land for bicyclists arc as fol-
lows: 1.-The natural scenery Is diversified
and presents constant panorama, COM
bining beauty, grandeur and picturesque
effects; the climate Is equable and agree
able during the summer months; the
people are hospitable and have warm
welcome ever ready for the stranger;
there are no discriminating laws, and
everywhere there In a conspicuous and
most delightful absence of road hogs
The trip to Nova Scotia Is pleasant one
by steamer from Boston. The trip Is
made over charming summer sea with
just one night out over the waters by the
Plant steamship line from Boston TO
Halifax. The steamships of this. Line will
run regularly during the summer season
and will be furnnished and equipped
more lavjshly than ever before for the
pleasure OF the tourist. il the tourist to
Halifax has no heavy baggage with him
there is no charge by the steamship COM
pany for taking the bicycle to Halifax.
IL he should have any copsidera bic
amount OF baggage there Is trtfiing
charge for freight on the wheel, though
this IL in no case more than nominal
amount.
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charged on the wheel entering the port,
but this is refunded when the wheel is
shipped out OF that port again after the
tourist has spent his stay In the delight
full country around and IS return
ing homeward. In this way it is
seen that there Is no trouble In getting
into the country with the wheel as
might be supposed by those who have
had experiences taking the bike into
other countries. When once in Nova
Scotia the wheelman turns about and
sees nothing but that TO be admired. lie
finds himself amid thousand joys, and
In pastures green, so to speak. The seem
and full OF charms. Here Is the only for
titled harpor along the dominion OF
Great Britain on this side and most
charming harbor is that which leads to
HALIFAX. 1t would easily hold I'll the
com bined navies of the world.
July 27 there will bo grand carnival
at Halifax, which VIII prove most en-
joyable season for sportsmen OF this
country. 1t will be the grandest aquatic
spectacle ever witnessed in America. The
illumination OF the Atlantic division OF
the British naval squsdron and the pro-
cession of the decorated craft on the har-
Dor at night will alone be worth going
to see. All sorts of aquatic spectacles
will be presented, together with many
other sources of amusement, including
concerts by the best bands of the conti-
nent. With sucn coming events in store
for the tourist to Halifax this year, and
with such good roads ana charming con-
ditIoDs for wheeling i'm that picturesque
land where cool breezes blow all summer
long, 1t goes without saying that there
will be hundreds of pleasure seekers to
leave Boston this year for Halifax. --Sa-
yannah Mornjnu News