The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-12-06
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Among a number of other
things the Australia brought |
us ten bicycles five for boys |
and an equal number for girls
These wheels are from Demo
rest factory and are little beau
ties; are fitted with brakes and
coasters and are perfect in
every detail. We intend to
sell every one of these wheels
before Christmas and the heads
of households are cordially in
vited to call and make an in
spection. We will not give
them away, because We are not
in business for our health only;
but we can say in an honest
manner that no fair offer will
be refused. Any sensible boy
or girl will prefer a handsome,
well-made and at the same
time, not IA costly wheel to any
present you may mention. a
new saw says healthy outdoor
exercise creates a love for the
beautiful in Nature; a love for
the beautiful developes lovable
men and women; lovable men
and women make happy homes;
happy homes create IA wealthy
nation"
For adults we have "A num-
Der Of Monarch and Tribune
wheels; none are better made.
Terrill, the cyclist, says that
Tribune wheels are all the &C
in the Eastern States. We
sell these wheels at honest
prices and warrant them t.
give satisfaction. The opinion
has been expressed by many
that a high-grade bicycle car
be manufactured and proftably
marketed for forty dollars
This talk is the veriest nonsense
Bicycles can be built for that
sum, and marketed as well, but
surely the intelligent purchaser
can not reasonably expect tc
obtain a thoroughly high-grade
mount for a great deal less
than the price now asked. The
high-grade bicycle of today is
tested in much the same man
ner as the famous Kew Obser-
vatory in England tests
watches. A watch bearing the
Kew A certificate" can not be
purchased under seven hun
bred and fifty dollars. The
ordinary watch of commerce
can be had for fifty dollars. So
it is with bicycles. The max
er's guarantee carries with it
a bona fde offer to replace de-
fective parts. Defects and
shortcomings are ascertained
only after the most severe
tests. The employment of
skillful artisans and the costli-
est machinery is utilized to
remedy them. A high-grade
bicycle leaves the factory with
the makers guarantee. Both
the Monarch and Tribune are
guaranteed. A bicycle may be
built to look all right as far as
outside appearances go, for a
comparatively small cost. 1t
is difficult to judge from APP
pearances whether a frame has
one coat of enamel or four, OF
whether the plated parts have
been run in nickel fifteen min
utes or three hours. Also in
the mechanical work, it is not
easy to tell when looking at a
finished bicycle whether the
cones and bearing parts are
drilled, tapped and formed in
one operation and used in the
shape they come from the first
screw machine, or whether
they are formed over size,and
then finished to gauge on
hardened arbors, at several
times the cost. The latter
method means fine, accurate
and easy running bearings that
can be perfectly adjusted, while
the parts finished in one opera
ton are always more or less
eccentric, making it impossible
to adjust the bearing so that
it will not be tight in one posi-
ton and loose in another.
There is probably no piece OF
machinery, except, perhaps, a
watch, where outside appear
ances can cover as vast a
difference in quality as in a
bicycle. The Tribunes are
high priced wheels, and the
dealer may recommend to a
rider machines on which he
can make a larger profit, but
the purchaser of a Tribune
may feel assured that he has
got the finest bicycle, in both
design, quality and finish, that
good machinery and experience
can produce.
We have quite an assert
ment of goods on hand suitable
for presents; our regular holi-