HOT SPRINGS POST
Vol x
Published Every Saturday at Hot Springs, Alaska,
BY Ora AT. MRBUCKLE No 16
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CEMENT HOUSES
Alaskans visiting the outside world during the past
winter for the first time in probably ten years, were, of
course, greatly impressed with many conveniences that were
new to them, but had become quite commonplace to the
inhabitants of the states and older territories. The build
ing of cement houses, cement barns, and decorative work of
many designs are made of the same enduring material; it
is fast coming in use wherever the necessary materials may
be economically brought to hand. The Post is of opinion
that cement flues in the houses of Alaskan towns and camps
would be much safer and cause less trouble than does the
ordinary stovepipe punched through the roof. Houses
built of wood explain in good part the huge total of Amer
ica’s fire losses—losses that in some years approximate the
total of new construction. Lumber grows more costly year
by year, and its use in the building operations of great
cities dwindles constantly, brick and stone replacing it. In
the country cement is succeeding wood. Cement construc
tion, as an industrial fact of consequences, is only about a
dozen years old. It is increasing largely and steadily.
Through it, the age of clay is coming in victoriously, if as
yet unrecognized and unannounced. Cement first justified
itself, as a paving material, in the hardest sort of wear that
any substance could have. It has presented some problems
in housebuilding, and not all of the experiments in its use
have been fortunate in the outcome. Nevertheless, its hand
ling is better understood than it was a dozen years ago, and
a vista of artistic possibilities as yet unexploited is opened
by it. Through it the country is passing on to a stage of
permanent and solid construction, like that prevailing in
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the old like that illustrated by the substantial brick
and stolid ^uses which we put up in colonial and still later
times, but yhich have had to yield in vogue to the wooden
mansions aid cottages. '
The most interesting phases of the cement movement
are seen in districts not far from the sources of supply,
where the material is cheapest, as in the eastern part of
Pennsylvania. Here the farmers are building dwellings,
barns, stables and chicken houses of it. In some cases the
I farmer is himself doing the work of construction, using a
carpenter only to make the molds for the cement, and to
place the doors and windows- -as sometimes in Ohio you
will find well-built red-brick dwelling houses put up two or
three generations ago by farmers who made their own brick.
There are esthetic possibilities in the blank surfaces of
the new cement buildings. The mortar may be tinted any
color the owner chooses. If he is not content with that,
the same temptation and opportunity are presented that
covered the. bare walls of the early medieval ehurches with
designs in gilding, and frescoes which finally developed
into art of highest appeal. These mural paintings, it is
true, were on interior walls, but throughout Europe, on the
sides of peasant cottages, and on the fronts of houses fac
ing the markets of cities and towns, one still encounters
quaint decorations laid upon stucco and plaster—represent
ations of the virgin, rustic interpretations of scenes of chiv
alry, mottoes of hospitality or wayside philosophy.
Camp Hot Springs No. 24, Arctic Brotherhood, last
Monday night installed its officers for the ensuing six
months. The local camp of the popular Northland order is
in a most flourishing condition, and has, since its organiza
tion, always been to the fore in every movement for the
good of Hot Springs and vicinity. During the past winter
the dances, excursions and birthday anniversary celebra
tions given under the lodge’s auspices have been creditable
affairs and I successful in every way. The Post extends
Camp No. 21 its heartiest good-will, and hopes for a con
tinuance of Its good offices in furnishing pleasant evenings
and outingeffor our citizens and visitors within our gates.
Rampart people are radiant with joy over the recent
appointment of a commissioner for that district.
Retribution
I visited aschool one day where Bible
instruction was part of the daily course,
and in order to test the children’s
knowledge asked some questions. One
class of little girls looked particularly
bright, and I asked the tallest one:
“What sin did Adam commit?”
“He ate forbidden fruit.”
“Right. What tempted Adam?”
“Eve.”
“Not really Eve, but the serpent.
And how was Adam punished?”
The girl hesitated and looked con
fused. Behind her sat a little 8-year
who raised her hand and said: “Please,
pastor, I know.”
“Well, tell us; how was Adam pun
ished?”
“He had to marry Eve.”—Montreal
Star.
Solly and Lou Stroup came in from
Sullivan creek last week, remained in
tewn a couple of days, and on Monday
started for Eureka creek, where they
will be employed by Chute & Sinclair.
Statements neatly printed—The Post
THE WEATHER
The weather laughs at weather men, and we are laughing, too,
When “cloudy and unsettled” means a sky of faultless blue,
Crisp winds and glowing sumbeams and spirits stepping high
In keeping with the sparkle and the tingle of the sky;
The weather laughs at weather men,
\ For when they sound a warning
The blue day walks right in and says:
“How are you all this morning?”
The groundhog is another fake who brings us to our knees
W'ith portends dire of blizzards wild until we snuff and sneeze;
When all the time beneath her hills, with slow unfolding wing,
Miss April sits beside the mills and weaves a bloomy spring.
The weather laughs at groundhogs, too,
For when they see their shadows
Miss Violet dances by in blue
Across the sunshine meadows!
The goosebone—that's another fraud; depend on it no more,
It’s always taking rheumatiz and other ailments sore;
Just when it’s mighty sure to say, “Look out for cold and snow,”
The blue birds twitter in the lane and south winds start to blow;
The weather laughs at goosebone talk,
I?or when1 its news is gloomy,
The sap begins to climb the stalk
And every vale breaks bloomy!
The weather laughs at weather men, and we shall join the chorus,
For when they call for stormy times the bright days bending o’er us;
A rosy dream beneath our feet, and on its- jaunty head,
A bonnet of the brightest blue tied with a twilight red;
The weather laughs at Weather men;
It knows there’s nothing in it;
For it can change from storms, you know,
To sunshine in a minute! —Baltimore American.
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C. A. TRAEGER
HOT SPRINGS
Stanley House
HOT SPRINGS’ NEWEST HOTEL
First-Class Restaurant Frank B. Stanley, Prop.
. DR. C. D. CARTER,
Dentist
Crown, Bridge and Plate Work. Painless Extraction
SULLIVAN CITY
Office at Carter’s Drug Store
CHAS. B. ALLEN,
Attorney at Law
Rampart, Aka.
Legal Papers Carefully Drawn.
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD — Camp
Hot Springs No. 24 meets every Mon
day evening at 8 o’clock in hall over
Traeger’s store. Visiting brothers
always welcome.
V. L. Bevington, J. F. Nellany,
Recorder. Arctic Chief.
MAIL SCHEDULE
A privo.a fcvmn TTairhanks.Saturday D. IB.
Arrives from Rampart, Sunday p. m.
Arrives from Tanana . Sunday p. m.
Departs for Fairbanks Monday p. m.
Departs for Rampart, Monday a. m.
Departs for Tanana Monday a. m.
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That gladdens
the eye of the
trail-weary pil
grim on his ar
rival in Fair
banks is that of
the
FRACTION
Sideboard—where only the best and
most recuperative Liquors are di
spensed by skilled mixologists.
LOUIS SPITZ, PROP.
FAIRBaaHS, all