The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-03-02
p. G. Hubbell.

| have not told OF any great thing
they have accomplished? Now lool
here, what is greatness, the act y
the preparedness to act? | may hav
splendid appetite but / am not
gourmand if no meat is set befOr,
me. | may know mathematics fron
plus 2 to the circumference of IN,
universe, but if you persist in ask
ing questions grammatical | may no
pass the Third grade examinations.
may be a hero but if you will mo-
risk your life in my presence hov
shall l prove it,
''e' and two isl is a great man il
the present tense. The beauty Of i
is he isn't dead and may yet be aDlt
to prove it. He has lots OF faults, III
Squire has, but with all his faults
love him-everybody loves him-evel
his wife loves him. Nobody ever scold
or cusses the Squire. He deserves i
at times. They want to do it-every
body does-but someway they don't
1t always ends up by everybody being
DCtNCI ludu OCIolC lhC oSoid
ing was coming. | reckon | ought e
introduce him.
The Squire's real name is p. q
Hubbell, two IBIS" an 'e and two
"ls"D Philo is his first name. | don't
remember what the &c" does stand
for, but it doesn't make any differ
ence, for it will never be used except
on his tombstone. Philo G. Hubbell
is a newspaper man, and has been all
his life, and that's good while. That
doesn't mean that he is one Of those
half printers. half scandle monger.
that go about the country starting
papers in one year stands. Neither
does it mean that he is one Of those
brilliant scamps who mix morphine,
whiskey and brains and evolve edi-
turials supposed to mold public opin-
ion. Hub" (and by the way he mas
more pet nick-names than any man
l know is real newspaper man,
one of the sort that works % hours
out of every 24-sometimes-reall
off the actual news happenings ol
their ity--eXcepting-and eX-
cepting only-those items that might
hurt some mothers heart, or fathers
heart. or brothers heart, or sisters s
heart. or, or, we'll anybody's heart, or
pride. or feelings, or sensibillties, Or
regulations, or, or, or anything lhal
maybe some one wouldn't want print
ed
Do YOU know | have often thought
that il some great newspaper couid
only get hold of the news items that
Hubbell knows but will not tell, 1t
could fire all its other workers anc
still scoop the town.
No. no, don't get into your head
that he never was any good to MS
PAPER. In spite of all the news he
didn't print he always knew as mucf
if not more news than anyone else OF
the staff. But, nevertheless, his nab
if of discrimination started more thai
one city editor on the road to perdi
ton, and, believe has paved IN
Souire's pathway all the way TO III
golden gates, even If it has kept hin
from ever holding down the city edl
tors or the managing editors chair
for long at stretch.
Once there was a horrible Grim
committed on the beat that "Hup
was covering. The opposition pape
had it in all its details--details, IN
noteriety of which would follow III
tie girl to her grave. We didn't nav
{. word of it. The city editor wa
angry. He didn't say word 10 'Hu
he went in to the managing edito
and cried his anger out to him.
well that is about the limit, eve
from the Squire agreed the bos
well call him and see what he's g
to say"
.Hubbell was looking mighty serio
The city editor hoped that at la
he realized how his weakness vi
the shame Of the institution. II
managing editor, looking very seve
handed the old man the opposite
paper with the big story blocked {
in blue pencil.
Hub" adjusted his glasses ai
shook his grey-mained head as
read. There was a tear even in /
corner of his nearest eye.
We'll what've you got to say!
manded the editor.
"It's awful, awful. was AFRAID tn
get the story and use it. Poor 81
noor mother. know the woman.
"Why didn't we have the s.or
The words were bit off by the G.
editor.
81 couldn't see what good it wo'
do anyone to print it, so l didn't,
you'u have to excuse me boys, l
goin' up to see if can comfort NJ
any" and cusse- If he didn't
out.
The city editor looked at the MI
aging editor. Then they reversed
process. Then they both grimm
Then the managing editor GRIM
and said: