The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-11-25
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Among number of other 1
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 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 tor
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 to
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
l 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
j remedy them. A high-grade
: bicycle leaves the factory with
the makers guarantee. Both
5 the Monarch and Tribune are
% guaranteed. A bicycle may be
$ built to look all right as far as
u outside appearances go, for a
L comparatively small cost. 1t
e is difficult to judge from APP
d pearances whether a frame has
II one coat of enamel or four, OF
e whether the plated parts have
e been run in nickel fifteen min
utes or three hours. Also III
the mechanical work, it is not
? easy to tell when looking at q
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
u they are formed over size and
!, then finished to gauge on
hardened arbors, at severaI
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
i There is probably no piece o.
machinery, except, perhaps, a
watch, where outside appear
ances can cover as vast a
i difference in quality as in a
bicycle. The Tribunes are
S high priced wheels, and the
dealer may recommend to a
rider machines on which he
c can make a larger profit, but
= the purchaser of a Tribune
+ may feel assured that he has
Il got the finest bicycle, in both
II design, quality and finish, that
e good machinery and experience
> can produce.
We have quite an assert
o ment of goods on hand suitable
for presents; our regular holi-
c days stock will arrive on the
c next steamer that arrives from
y San Francisco. We will have
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