The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-06-19

craft and the tug fully /.
armed was sent alter ucr Seal .
hunting is quite an industry.
For the peril involved and the
risk assumed the prot Is are not
really great, though tie returns
seem large. It's not generally |
known that a seal skin does not
become a perfected article OF
commerce until it has been treat
ed in London. They are pre-
pared nowhere else and the price
is fixed at the British capital. /.
The raw skins are ship pcd across
the United States in barrels and
are generally carried on fast .
special trains. The writer re-
members the wreck OF one Of /
these trans a few years ago and .
the CONSERVATION OF the pmnd- /
erers of the occasion when they |
learned that the skins in the state .
OF transit were not worth steal .
ing. Otter hunting is even more .
risky and profitable than seal |
getting. An otter skin is worth 1
up to $500 to $1,000, while a |
seals hide will rarely / Itch over |
SIS. 1t takes an averas OF over |
fifty bullets to gain an otter and /
they live in the toughest waters
in the world. The incident OF |
the Jane Gray's appearance in
these waters IS an example OF the /
facility with which mistakes can |
be made and the necessity for
thought. The erratic course of |
the big profit industries shows |
why investments that are GER
tain, though giving small returns
are SO eagerly sought alter.
Having become lavOrablv i'm !
pressed with the merits OF the |
Monarch Bicycle we have a de-
sire o place it before the people /.
OF Honolulu.
This machine III ugh one Of .
the leading wheels in the States
is not very well known here, but /.
two beng in use. To make you
acquainted with it our column
will be devoted this week to a |
description OF the Monarch |
bicycle.
Among high Grade wheels
the Monarch is in the front
rank.
1t is made OF the most expen-
sivc and best material. 1t Is
made with the greatest care
and attention to details, by the
most competent and eNperienC
ed mechanics. In quoting from
the latest catalogue, the manu-.
iaCturcrS say:
in making the Monarch, no
pains, no expense, no time or
trouble has been spared to put
it ahead and keep it ahead of all
other wheels in the world; to
make the designs the most
graceful and handsome, the
most up to date in every parti.
cular; to make it a marvel Of
beauty, strength and swiftness."
The frame is the most import.
ant part of the bicycle. In rid
ing the greatest strain falls on
the irame---to withstand the
strain the frame must be exceed
ingly strong and riged.
The Monarch frame is made
.Ot the best quality of spirally
drawn Mannesmann steel tubing.
Each frame is put together with
a Jug, which mechanically turns
it, thus making it perfectly
accurate.
Brazing is a very important
operation and has to be done
very delicately by eNpcr, work
men. The brazing on the Mon.
arch frames is a Spt Cial process,
carried out with the sreateSt
care and attention to de Ill; and
o successful is this process, that
IN al the years the Monarch has
oeen in use there has Rcaey vet
been a breakage on any wheel,
at a bruzing, fr0r" any cause.
The Monarch bail bearings
are somewhat dideren' from
other makes, the cones are made
with a fiat instead OF COnCave
surface, and as there is less sur
face for the balls to run en- there
mu be less friction, mixing the
wheel move easier.
Every chain is made of the
hardest and finest steel AND test
ed thoroughly before put in
position.
The Monarch Bicyle is fitted
with either wood or steel rim al
the option of the purchaser. a
years experience and thorough
test OF the American wood rim
has led to the opinion among
riders that a wood rim is Supe-
rlor to steel. 1t is more HE like
and springy; and is in "ealiry
stronger as it will stand a / eavier
shock without breaking OF bend
ing. In regard to tires, there
are many kinds to suit dl ierent
opinions, he Monarch is fitted
with the Morgan q Wright
double tube laced tire which
gives the best satislaclion-but
# a rider is stuck on another
make OF tire such as the G. q J
we can fit him out as the Mon
arch can be adapted to them all
We have just received our
wheels and they are under the
charge of Mr.. A,C. Rolofson who
will very intelligentlv and salts
iactorily explain to you all about
the Monarch Bicy Gle.
THE HAWAIIAN HARD
WARE COMPANY
7nz Fort et-re'