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Vagabond Editoriats

(Continued from Page 12) the Bible over his office door: "Thou shalt not pass," Numbers 20, 18; "Suffer not a man to pass," Judges 30,28; "None shall pass," Mark 13, 30; "Neither any son of man shall pass," Jeremiah 43; "Though they roar,.yet they cannot pass," Jeremiah 32; "So he paid the fare thereof, and went," Jonah 3.

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote the following about commerce: "Commerce is a game of skill which every man cannot play, and which few men can play well. The right merchant is the one who has the just average of faculties we call common sense; a man of strong affinity for facts.

He is thoroughly persuaded of the facts of arithmetic. There is always a reason in the man for his good or bad fortune; and so, in making money. Men talk as though there were some magic in this, and believe in magic in all parts of life. He knows that all goes on the good old road, pound for pound, cent for cent-for every effect a perfect causeand that good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose."

Concord Lumber & Hqrdwqre Gluits

Concord, Calif.-Concord Lumber & Hardware Co. is currently undergoing an orderly liquidation of its assets in preparation to permanently closing its doors. The yard's owner is George Majors.