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43d YEAR. 



CHICAGO, ILL, MARCH 19, 1903, 



Nal2. 



DKATH OF THOMAS G. NEWMAN. 



About 5 p.m., March 10, we received the 

 following telegram announcing the death of 

 Thomas G. Newman : 



American Bee Journal, Chicago. — 



Father just died. Month's illnes.s. Gas- 

 tritis. TO next September. 



A. H. Newman. 



The following biographical paragraphs are 

 taken from a sketch wriyen by Dr. C. C. 

 Miller for Gleanings in Bee-Culture, in 1S88: 



Thomas Gabriel Newman was born near 

 Bridgewater, in southwestern England, Sept. 

 26, 1S33. He was left fatherless at ten years 

 of age, with three older brothers and a sister, 

 the mother being left a penniless widow by 

 reason of the father's endorsing for a large 

 sum. The boys were all put out to work to 

 help support the family. Thomas G. chose 

 the trade of printer and book-binder, serving 

 an apprenticeship of seven years, and learning 

 thoroughly every inch of the business from 

 top to bottom, in both branches. 



Early in 1854 he came to Rochester, N. Y., 

 where he had relatives; and before noon of 

 the day of his arrival he secured a permanent 

 situation in the job-room of The American. 

 Within two months he took the position of 

 assistant foreman on the Rochester Demo- 

 crat, then the leading Republican paper of 

 Western New York. Later on he spent seven 

 years editing and publishing a religious 

 paper, called the " Bible Expositor and Millen- 

 nial Harbinger," in New York, and published 

 a score or more of theological works, some 

 written by himself. In 1S64 he moved it to 

 Illinois, sold out the business, and, for a 

 " rest,'' took his family to England. Return- 

 ing in ISIJl) he located at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 

 where he published and edited its first daily 

 paper. In 1873 he sold this and removed to 

 Chicago, where he embarked in the business 

 of publishing The Illustrated Journal, a liter- 

 ary serial printed in the highest style of the 

 art, and magnificently embellished. The panic 

 of 1873 ruined this luxury, bringing upon him 

 a loss of over ■*20,0U0. 



In 1873 a friend introduced him to the Rev. 

 W. F. Clarke, who wanted to dispose of his 

 interest in the American Bee Journal, which 

 interest was one-half, subject to an unpaid 

 contract. This he bought, and afterward the 

 interests of F. Grabbe and Geo. Wagner, thus 

 becoming the sole proprietor. For a man not 

 afliicted with the bee-fever, in cold blood to 

 pay more than .?3U00 for the simple " good- 

 will " of a paper with no printing-office or 

 supplies of any kind, shows an unbounded con- 

 fidence in the future of bee-journalism. Few 

 men, under the same circumstances, would 

 have achieved his success. For three years 

 he employed successively as editors Rev. W. 

 F. Clarke, Mrs. E. S. Tupper, and Dr. C. C. 

 Miller, meanwhile applying himself to the 

 study and practice of bee-culture, increasing 

 his apiary from three colonies, purchased for 

 experimental manipulation, to more than 100 



colonies in ls7'.i, when he disposed of them 

 because troublesome to surrounding stores. 



With a positive dislike for financial trans- 

 actions, he is fortunate in his son, Alfred H., 

 who has ability in that direction. Besides his 

 son he has two daughters, all married, and 

 five grandchildren. 



In 1879 he went to Europe, at his own ex- 

 pense, as representative to the various bee- 

 keepers' societies, and attended conventions 

 in England, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, 

 etc., and was awarded several gold medals for 

 exhibitions of American apiarian implements. 



In no one thing has Mr. Newman shown 

 the persistence with which he follows up any 

 matter he undertakes, more than in his fight 

 against adulteration, and in connection with 

 it what he so constantly calls the " Wiley lie." 

 Prof. Wiley, with all the weight of his official 

 position under government, perpetrated the 

 " scientific pleasantry " that comb honey was 

 manufactured without the aid of bees. Far 

 and near it was copied by the papers, the Pro- 

 fessor looking on complacently at the mis- 

 chief he had wrought, without offering a 

 word to stop its course. Mr. Newman de- 

 manded a retraction, with no success, for a 

 long time, but he kept up the warfare, de- 

 nouncing the falsehood with ever-increasing 

 vigor, using such strong language, and such 

 bitter denunciations that one could hardly 

 withhold sympathy for the poor Professor, so 

 mercilessly belabored. But it is probable that 

 nothing short of such vigorous language 

 would have wrung from Prof. W. a tardy 

 denial of the truth of his statement and a 

 mingled attempt at apology and self-justifica- 

 tion. 



Notwithstanding the use of vigorous lan- 

 guage on the printed page, in his attacks 

 upon that which he deems unjust or false, in 

 personal intercourse Mr. Newman is always 

 the courteous gentleman. Hardly up to 

 medium height, he is of strong build, and of 

 active temperament. In convention he is a 

 good presiding officer, and an easy speaker, 

 sometimes rising to flights of eloquence on 

 themes which, treated by others, would be 

 but commonplace. C. C. Miller. 



Probably the majority of our readers will 

 best remember Thomas G. Newman as editor 

 of the American Bee Journal. He was our 

 honored predecessor, relinquishing all con- 

 nection with this journal June 1, 1892. With 

 the exception of about one year of the eight 

 preceding that date, Mr. Newman was our 

 employer, and he was a good one, too. As 

 we look back now upon those years, when we 

 were getting hold of the ins and outs of both 

 the bee supply und publishing business, we 

 wonder that he <ould have been so uniformly 

 patient and coui teous, when we must have 

 been exceedingly trying manj times. But he 

 was ever the ^.uue, though often suffering 

 with physical :iilments and burdened with 

 business perplc^ ities and cares. 



Mr. Newman iiublished the American Bee 

 Journal forabo I 20 years, taking it at a time 

 when the beel siness was practically ''in 

 the beginning.' We believe the paper then 

 had less than -^nn subscribers. When he left 

 it it had 5000. 'le was a tireless toiler, and 

 took great pridf md interest in his work. He 



was fearless for the right, and did all he 

 knew to do in order to make the American 

 Bee Journal of the most value to its sub- 

 scribers. It was no easy task for us to follow 

 in his footsteps, as we were then wholly un- 

 known to the bee-keeping world. But under 

 his direction and training for years, we were 

 daring enough to make the attempt, even 

 though it was a risky thing for us to do. 



Mr. Newman was for two years President 

 of the National Bee-Keepers' Association, and 

 for about 15 years General Manager of the 

 National Bee-Keepers' Union, which did so 

 much to secure for bee-keeping valuable 

 decisions and precedents in law for the pro- 

 tection of the industry. For years he filled 

 the office of General Manager without re- 

 muneration, except the feeling of satisfac- 

 tion that comes from knowing that one's 

 work is done to the best of one's ability. But 

 he also had the satisfaction of knowing that 

 his efforts were not only successful, but 

 appreciated by bee-keepers. 



For the past seven years Mr. Newman has 

 resided in California, where he went partly on 

 account of his wife's health. We believe 

 Mrs. Newman was greatly benefited, but not 

 so Mr. Newman. For several years preceding 

 their departure for the " Sunset State," he 

 suffered much from la grippe, from which it 

 seems he never fully recovered. 



Thomas G. Newman is gone. The old-time 

 leaders in the bee-keeping world are fast pass- 

 ing away. Chas. Dadant, Dr. A. B. Mason, 

 John H. Martin — how rapidly they are go- 

 ing from the field of action. Naturally, in 

 Mr. Newman's case more than in any of the 

 others who have preceded him, do we feel a 

 deep personal loss. He was our intimate 

 friend for years, and even after we were sep- 

 arated thousands of miles, we still kept in 

 touch by correspondence. 



Mr. Newman's host of bee-keeping friends 

 will look upon his picture and read these few 

 memorial lines with sadness. They knew him 

 well. He helped them fight their battles and 

 win their victories. He may have made a few 

 enemies— but who that stands for anything 

 worth standing for has not ! But Mr. New- 

 man never held a grudge against a mortal 

 man. He was ever kind and forgiving, and 

 ever strove to live by the Golden Rule. In 

 business he was an honest man ; true to all; 

 and leaves a rich moral heritage to all who 

 knew him. 



Our readers, we know, will unite with us 

 in extending to Mrs. Newman and family sin- 

 cerest sympathy in this their time of bereave- 

 ment. 



Taking Boes Out of the Cellar.— Are 



you makiug any experiments in the matter of 

 the time of taking bees out of the cellar for a 



