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exalted standard that it has reached 

 to-day. 



Having liiiown Mr. Newman so inti- 

 mately for so many years, and also being 

 so closely conneoted with the work of 

 editing and publishing the American 

 Bee Journal, we know something of 

 the prodigious amount of toil and energy 

 that he has bestowed upon it. It is to- 

 day the result of almost a life work. 



No words of ours would cause bee- 

 keepers to hold more dear, him who has 

 for nearly a quarter of a century stood 

 so bravely at the helm of this argosy of 

 concentrated nectaries, whose sweetened 

 morsels of admonition and advice have 

 been prized by so many during all these 

 years. That name — Thomas G. Newman 

 — wherever known (and that is every- 

 where that bees have flown), carries 



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Nearly 20 years of constant thought, 

 effort and attention has Mr. Newman 

 given to the Bee Journal, and the best 

 interests of the pursuit of bee-keeping ; 

 and now, having won lasting victories 

 and well-merited laurels through his 

 noble and energetic writings and deeds, 

 he places in other hands his "loved 

 child," which he has so tenderly and 

 carefully guarded and protected during 

 a score of years. 



with it a wealth of influence and good 

 cheer. Not only on this side of the 

 great Atlantic, but beyond the " billowy 

 deep," his name is cherished, his labors 

 prized, his life revered. To him belongs 

 the meed of praise and honor, and such 

 will be freely given by all apiarists when 

 the more refulgent light of the future 

 reveals to the world the unselflsh devo- 

 tion and tireless efforts that he has given 

 in behalf of those whom he so much 



