The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-11-26
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NoarRbry p, 1895.

AlllollH u uullutI VI plllti
Kings the Australia brought
Is ten bicycles five for boys
md 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
IF households are cordially in
vited to call and make an in
spection. We will not give
them away, because we are not
i'm 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 "A 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 DEVELOPS lovable
men and women; lovable men
and women make happy homes;
happy homes create "A 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 90
in the Eastern States. We
sell these wheels at honest
prices and warrant them to
give satisfaction. The opinion
has been expressed by many
that a high-grade bicycle can
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-gradc
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. Sc
it is with bicycles. The max
er's guarantee carries with it
a bona fide offer to replace de.
fective parts. Defects and
shortcomings are ascertarnec
only after the most severe
tests. The employment OF
skillful artisans and the costli-
est machinery is utilized tc
remedy them. A high-grade
bicycle leaves the factory with
the makers guarantee. Boil
the Monarch and Tribune are
guaranteed. A bicycle may be
built to look all right as far as
outside appearances go, for {
comparatively small cost. L
is difficult to judge from ap
pearances whether a frame hai
one coat of enamel or four, o,
whether the plated parts have
been run in nickel fifteen min
utes or three hours. Also il
the mechanical work, it is no
easy to tell when looking at
finished bicycle whether tn
cones and bearing parts ar.
drilled, tapped and formed il
one operation and used in TIN
shape they come from the frs
screw machine, or whethe
they are formed over size ant
then finished to gauge OF
hardened arbors, at severa
times the cost. The latte
method means fine, accurate
and easy running bearings tina
can be perfectly adjusted, Will
the parts finished in one opera
ton are always more or les
eccentric, making it impossible
to adjust the bearing so tina
it will not be tight in one posi-
ton and loose in another
There is probably no piece o
machinery, except, perhaps,
watch, where outside appear
ances can cover as vast {
difference in quality as in
bicycle. The Tribunes ar,
high priced wheels, and the
dealer may recommend to {
rider machines on which h,
can make a larger profit, but
the purchaser of Tribune
may feel assured that he has
got the finest bicycle, in boil
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-
days stock will arrive on the
next steamer that arrives from
San Francisco. We will have