The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-12-04
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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, nota 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 wealthy
nation"
For adults we have mum
Der of Monarch and Tribune
wheels; none are better made.
Terrill, the cyclist, says that
Tribune wheels are all the GO
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-grado
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 ascertalned
5 only after the most severe
t tests. The employment o.
5 skillful artisans and the costli.
est machinery is utilized to
remedy them. A high-gradt
E bicycle leaves the factory witt
the makers guarantee. Boil
E the Monarch and Tribune ar,
E guaranteed. A bicycle may b,
: built to look all right as far al
' outside appearances go, for
e comparatively small cost. L
. is difficult to judge from ap
f pearances whether frame hai
S one coat of enamel or four, o.
Y 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 thu
cones and bearing parts arr
drilled, tapped and formed il
, one operation and used in tn,
shape they come from the frs
screw machine, or whethel
they are formed over size ano
then finished to gauge OIL
hardened arbors, at severa
' times the cost. The latte
: method means fine, accurat,
and easy running bearings tina
D can be perfectly adjusted, Will
e 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 @
: machinery, except, perhaps,
!, watch, where outside appear
!, ances can cover as vast
difference In quality as III
bicycle. The Tribunes ar
high priced wheels, and tn
dealer may recommend to
rider machines on which h,
can make a larger profit, bu
the purchaser of a Tribune
may feel assured that he ha
c got the finest bicycle, in boil
design, quality and finish, tina
I, good machinery and experience
j can produce.
We have quite an assert
ment of goods on hand suitable
for presents; our regular holi
days stock will arrive on tn
! next steamer that arrives iron
San Francisco. We will hav'
any quantity of new goods t.
select from.