The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-21
DR.. Miles Heart Remedy.
THE ED. HOWE OF
FLORIDA JOURNALISM


Ed. Howe has Just retired from ac-
tive work on the Atchison Globe, after
making that otherwise inconspicuous
journal famous the country over for
the paragraphs which he contributed
to it. Mr.. Howe has reached a good
old age and has decided to take the
first rest of his life. His contributions
to the Globe have enjoyed the widest
publicity possible to the press of
America and have been copied from
one end of the country to the other.
Their merit consisted in their striking
originality, their genuine human touch,
the vein of CHEEKY philosophy running
through them. His personal mention"
of Atchison people was of the same
sort. His personals" contained all the
wit and human interest OF Kin Hub
bard's ABE Martin" productions, but
they differed from Hubbard's in that
they dealt with real persons.
The main purpose Of this article Is
to introduce to the readers Of the Tri-
bune a budding genius in our own
state who seems to have the Ed. Howe
'knack," and who is giving promise Of
occupying a similar position in Florida
to that held for many years by the
Atchison paragrapher. His name is
Hub Allen, and 1t appears at the mast
head of The Milton Gazette, as pub
Usher thereof. His work has served to
make, that paper one of the most
eagerly sought for on the Tribune's ex-
change table. We know not whence
or how Hub Allen "arrived"-but he
is here. We hope he will stay while.
Here is a sample of his stuff" which
he devotes to that charming Florida
newspaper woman, Miss Bonnie Burn
ham, the society editor of The Pen
sacola Journal:
We hear that Miss Bonnie Burnham
made sneak" up this way last Sun
day, visiting some lady friends at Mil
ton. This was kinder" mean-com-
ing on Sunday-in Miss Bonnie, for
she knows that country papers don't
work on that day, and that she would
have an excuse for not calling on us
in our bailiwick. We all love Miss
Bonnie, for she Is the incest, smart
est little (unmarried) girl that ever
come down the pike" She is doing
the society stunt on The Pensacola
Journal now, and while she is rest
ing" writes human interest and other
startling stories for the Sunday
Journal. and everything she writes is
interesting. Young and handsome as
she is, Miss Bonnie is a veteran jour
nalist, and can with equal facility
write heavy editorial, a dog fight, or
pink tea-and each would bear the
characteristics Of the genius of a born
journalist. Unassuming. modest, but
not prudish, she is an ornament and
an honor to the profession of Journal
ism in Florida.
This has the Ed. Howe sound, but
it is better than Howe's. Watch Hub
Allen. He's likely candidate for the
journalistic Hall of Fame.-Tampa
Morning Tribune.
The above Is surely a nice piece for
the Tribune to write about US, for that
paper is well-known 10 be ably edited
and well conducted, and we reprint it
because of our vanity and that the rest
OF the "rubes" around here may be
put wise to the fact that they have a
genius" in their midst" and should
conduct themselves accordingly. One
jealously disposed individual to whom
we proudly read the article, pretended
that he was a side partner to Ed.
Howe, and said with q possum- like
grin. sarcasm" IL was mean in him.
and cut our feathers some, but he is
sorter "dippy' anyway, and we
promptly brushed him aside. But, OF
course. to be even mentioned In any
thing like class with the distinguish
ed journalist 20 whom the Tribune
has compared us is an honor and dis
tinction, and In behalf OF our town and
county. being a Santa Rosa product.
born and bred, IL Is a compliment TO
be appreciated by all OF us, That The
Gazette Is eagerly sought for by a
contemporary is always a sweet morsel
70 those In the ring. one which the
general public Is not expected 20 COM
prehend. However. as we have "ar-
rived" guess well stay" with the
boys. and II we should ever reach that
distinction-a niche in tho Hall or
Fame In Florida Journalism-for which
our neighbor has so kindly. perhaps
unwisely. placed us in nomination. we