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The mirror., 1920-10-21

achieving this desired end are the ones
who are the most successful in achiev-
ing it, and do it, by combining health,
work, play, and contentment, and
sympathy for all humanity in just the
right proportions.
And by doing so, we Tighten our
burden of vanity. And for all the
world there is nothing more pathetic
than misdirected ambition, a full
brother to vanity. The frantic reach
ing out for something we can never
get, the futile struggle towards goal
that we shall never reach. 1t means
so much wasted effort, so much fruit
less work, so many blasted dreams and
dead hopes, the barren wreck of so
many lives that would be full of sue
cessful achievements and prosperity,
and happiness, if only men and women
would find out the thing they are
capable of doing, and do it, instead of
wasting the years in trying to do the
thing they can never do.
And of those of us who live in
large cities, see the tragedy of the
near genius so often. We see the boy
or girl who has a sweet little voice,
which would have enabled them to
make good living at home by teach
ing music, and singing in the village
choir and giving an occasional concert
if only they had been satisfied to do
the things they could do. But they
were not. They aspired to be grand
opera singers. So we have seen them
going from high priced teacher to tea
cher, who took from them ruthlessly
the money that was blood money
wrung out of their family back home.
We have seen their youth fade, and
their beauty go, under gruelling hours
of practicing and insufficient food, and
at the last we have seen them sink
into being one Of the haggard, worn
men and women who sing for their
dinners in cheap cabarets while they
look vainly for the concert position
they never get. And we see the men
and women with little talent for
writing who starve along year after
year, in dreary hall bedrooms, while
they haunt the offices of magazines
and newspapers, and theatrical mana
gers with the stories and plays that
are not quite good enough to be ac-
cepted. How hard these unsuccessful
authors work, what incredible hours
they labor, what sweat and blood they
put into their efforts, none but their
God can know. At the Loneliness
they endure, at the privations they 60
through, at the sacrifices of all that
make life worth living that they offer
up on the altar of their misdirected
ambitions, and at the uselessness of
all their suffering, the very angles
must weep. For if they had used on
ly a 1.-THE of the intelligence and in
dustry in doing the thing they could
do, they would have made brilliant
successes. And we see people who can
draw a little and paint little, and
who have an eye for color and form,
who could make fortunes if they ap-
piled their small talents to commercial
lines, who waste their whole lives,
and grow into bitter and disgruntled
failures, trying in vain to be Whis-
tiers and Illnesses.
And we come back to the pity of it
all, and wonder at the folly of people
The mirror., 1920-10-21
MISDIRECTED AMBITION
By Mr.. L. J. W.

HERE is widespread belief that
when we say of man or
woman, "He or she does not
look their age" we are paying them a
great compliment. But this is not
necessarily true. 1t may merely
mean that maturity has brought
them nothing of experience or de.
velopment valuable enough to bring
lines of character to their face. 1t
may mean that they had devoted them
selevs to the supremely petty purpose
of maintaining the appearance of
youthfulness, atrophying their heart
and soul and brain in the process.
Youth, for most of us who are past
it, represents charmed period. We
cannot stop there, no matter how
much we long to. And if we must
inexorably go on to middle age, why
not make that signify something
splendid and charming too, with
dignity and a purpose of its own.
And these poor creatures who long
to remain young are really the victims
of their own vanity. Even the store
clerks size them up and bring out a
garment which they advise is Every
youthful in cut" or "here is some
thing very simple and boyish or
girlish in this style"
The shrewd clerk, after you have
departed, turns to his nearest fellow
worker and says, "They all rush for
that simple childish stuff. Never knew
it to fail. The older they are, the
quicker they rush." The man or
woman who is intent on remaining
young to the exclusion of all other in
terests is generally deadly bore, and
very limited in intelligence, almost
case of arrested development.
If life cannot give us any larger in
terest than making ourselves up to
seem younger than we are-and who
really cares what our age is anyway?
then life has wronged us, and we
have been blind indeed to its great
possibilities. Think of the wasted
energy spent in this petty, vain way.
What is the point of making middle
age one long struggle to appear
young? Do people like us better for it !?
Is life richer, more satisfactory, more
happy? Do we choose our friends, or
mark our esteem and respect for other
men and women by the apparent ages ?
1t is sobering thing to remember
that the Creator gives us our features
pretty much as blank mask, and that
we ourselves give them expression,
character, and individuality. If we
cannot look into our looking-glass
and see anything there but the deter
mination to keep those features look
ing as they did when we were in our
teens, we had better ask ourselves
what we are going to look like when
we are really old and all of this pre-
tence can no longer be kept up. For
nature will not be divided. Age
will come to us, inexorably. 1t
need not come unbeautifully-our
spirit need not get dry or wrinkled
even if our face does. Our minds
can be kept supple long after our mus
cles get stiff. Paradoxical as it may
seem, those who think the least about
The mirror., 1920-10-21
RUBBER FROM ORIENT
Selected
. OW BRAZIL, possessing in her

HOW BRAZIL, possessing in her
vast forests millions of huge
rubber trees of the finest quality
growing in rich luxuriance all ready
for the knife of the Taper, has been
forced by unfavorable conditions to
permit the crude rubber supremacy
of the world to be swept from her in
decade by the Far East is one of the
big events in modern business history.
About forty years ago some seeds
from the rubber trees of Brazil were
taken to England and sprouted. Then
few thousand nurslings were trans
planted to Ceylon, Java, Burma, and
Singapore. For years little was heard
of the enterprise, and then came the
demand for rubber tires, and with
that demand rubber from plantations
in the Far East began to trickle into
the markets.
Meanwhile the Amazon rubber
district was going through scenes typi-
cal of gold mining rush. That the
position of Brazil, with its great vir-
gin forests of rubber trees, could ever
be assailed was ridiculous thought
in those days. Even the manufacture
ers of Europe and America did not
take the plantation efforts seriously.
When plant ss;ar rubber began to
pear in the worlds marts it was taken
without enthusiasm and atprices well
below those paid for the Brazilian
product.
But by 1910 change came. The
demand for rubber for automobile
tires and for thousand other uses
had become tremendous, and Brazil
was unable to meet the demand. That
was the plantations opportunity and
they made the best of it. Enormous
acreages were planted and hundreds
of millions invested.
Today Brazil is far to the rear.
The worlds output of crude rubber
for the current year will probably
reach about 100000 tons. OF this
total Brazil will produce, by the most
liberal estimate, not to exceed $4,000
tons, while from the Far East comes
$4,000 tons.
The explanation of the change is
easily found. In Brazil the rubber
trees are found in the dense jungles
and the work is done along lines de-
veloped by the Indians and little inn
proved upon. In the Far East trained
business men and scientists have
brought all their skill into play. In
Brazil the worker cuts his way
through the jungle to tree and then
to another, until he has laid out path
which he can travel day after day to
tap the trees along the route. In the
Far East vast areas are laid out like
great orchards, the weeds are kept
down, every tree is carfully nursed
and the stately plantations are among
the horticultural wonders of the
world. In Brazil the swampy fever dis
tricts, with illness and the rainy sea-
son, cut the working season down to
seven months. In the Far East the
trees are taped all the year round, and
modern medicine is at hand to fight
disease.-Ex.
The mirror., 1920-10-21

China and India contain one-half
the people of the world.-Ex.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
JOHN MARSHALL QUINT
TO LEAVE ON TRIP TODAY
Three Teams Will he Played Before
Five Returns

John Marshalrs basketball squad
will leave this afternoon on its first
trip OF the season The Itinerary in
and Danville, Va. The Narshallites
arc confident that the trip Will re-
suit in Victories over each OF the
teams. John Marshall has walloped
most Of the teams OF their class in
Richmond. as Well as those represent
ing the High schools OF Petersburg
Charl ottesvi!ie. and Raleigh. Having
struck their gail. they feel sure they
VIII he able TO maintain IL for the
resi- o! the season. and capture the
High school Championship OF Virginia.
niortunntely for the Marshallites,
Pull Todd, their center. will be un.
able TO accompany them on the trip
BESIDES The other four regulars
Carro!l. Marin Ryder and Hicks. the
following. substitutes viii make the
Ashhrook and 'iavc tyson. :
on the return the team will have
few days in which 10 make ready
Tor their fourth championship game
at home. This affair Will take place
next "Wednesday. February II, wha n
n double header will be staged by the
Blue and White. The second team
WIN play blackstone High school and
the Varsity Will engage Chatham
Training school in n return game.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES

,Fi:s: racI,hres :ur.onxs-Tronpeo-. ii5;
hlngatuck "; Frank Moody. liz; char
,2't IL: Tut 10; Pauline solomon, ,o,:
Ways 10 Joe Esh, Us.
SsfG.n> Fhc=-sin :nr.ongs-Bobbv Allen. 10,
Ptnc4it ias; cisa !!enEe-. l"i: SwIrd. l"a:
Lonely i"s; sister Helene. l1s: iiound.n;
Thto1sh - iiackatni"r". g; Richard V, Sc;
:"f"c!csr'-. - ha -l"ywat"r. 81; Keep. At
t:MEihie Lady u Back !9'. The Pirate. Toe:
Third rsoe-si. .ur.engs- Lively II: By
n.cH. 10 Assume. 10. R-.nehu-St. !.9.
Irls,y. -: AIne-ican Eas.e. 10; Cock q
the Main. 10; Huustellc. i92; pundrcary Io::
81! Grafton. 100. orenzo. -
Fourth race nil duchess Lace liz:
Marie a!!..f IL; Madge +. liz: Bale. Dan =
Ger II !Ol; Tailor Maid ~; Ny Dear So.
Rainbow G!f!. =.
Firth sace-iaiic and seventy yards-p!.dra.
~. .vrtnus. ids; Oppprtunity. lC9: Duke 100 I:
..sppe! han. l1s The Belgian H.. io9: RANGER.
1885, Young Adams, Ir- E-rnt wind 100: Bag
nrur, .pii Aarchssa IL lg2; Green Mint q
sixth rac--in!I- and nuhrtc:-ranlac 20:
Hubb!ins Louder -; lack Rccycs III.
Hrtan Boru l":; Eajn.r:. los Puts auI Calls
~; Anto!nette, M pJrcss. lo!, fodder - .
Dn-ry, 81. - :
Seventh race-mi,o ana s!N,.en.h-Frarr
Monroe. IL. T. g King. 10. Prophecy. Us:
Indian Springs. i0i; poctor CraigIer ~.
Loan Sha'k. loj FAIRY Prince" lo3: Carawav
%; f1ndar 81 Nashotah. So; Dolly. %: Or.
ne.la 7. %; A. Buja, 80; ThunacrDlrd Sc
Ehgibie: i'hiis'!ne. 10; Midia, -: ECrrn-
dan". 10; Gordon Roberts. lo5.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
HAVANA RESULTS

F3rs; - ce--e.I flr.puss-H!:a..trG4a. 500
lCo!!:"sb: 70 :. q. .. : - 20. won ,
I<eo:na. II! JKric-isN, to l. 10 /: and
S 10 ;. secO.G: !.-.i. .cS SGrusl, . - !,
I 20 and even ;a!..i. Time. i.lt Col
Tlsj2-a. p!-ccto. LANES. Rahy Eunds, 4 C.
eisaa,tica. Eeze'!aa Boy, Magic MirTor and
T-sGhy RAJ
Ice tCA.weGy', - |: ia and to :,
aad s. :: see"nd. Iask. Real%}, los
44ae Is F2eS!oas ls Si Jun 10 ,. ln'fa
g.. s!a nah= D1.a.t8a. Dlanehlta aaa Fruha.
Burke ra:l.
Third .ac---ssx fuyIaass-Ii,nitri 10
ff MseTnrfa asis,: i i1.taa,9, %"e;
e 20 5. srooai: fuEc;eoe. ioz tCaruul, ),
! to !! s,to :, to :. Third Timo lis 4 s
Aarys Magnet, Er."cn p.rocl. AXIOM S,F.
.c.IS. RaSal aHi Wax. ITu,c.. ran
Fourth -sSc--fl.s :Grionys-IJfl,,-s
Orr, 80 tCarmyttA, : 20 /. to .. Il TO
5. won, Polar Iub. los Is. CuiiinsJ : 10
!, errn,t - :: second: Ruby. l07 dong,
: TO !, s,'o ). 20 ;. ;Gird Tim. 1901 i !
AHnatrl !e- Northern Belle. D-usiha Iuc!.
AaT. HcI-na and old RtI ran
Ftt;h -r<c"---E.!!s AID z!Ttccnth-I'oach-
J s,s: -; ga JaTrSs,n 10, q sven aoi
10 ]. ga 5. out, tlird. Tine. III 90 go
aap. Ned M!.eynright ran.
sixth race ;n!te--ZOI!ac 100 drown
"a 10 T. to o. Won: Parable 10.
kenny. rs tk~ief:s). 2 to 3 ~ . :
10 >. third. Time, i:403-j Ha,racE 10
MOTT ami Wh.pyOorw!ll ran
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
GRID SCHEDULE COMPLETE
RICHMOND COLLEGE ELEVEN
HAS BOOKED ALL CONTESTS
Impossible for Spiders {" Take on An
other opponcnt-Baskctba
Team Selected.

Frank NJ .Dohson director OF attn
ieiics a. hiclmond college. announced
1890 Red and Blue football team had
been completed and 1t wou!d be i'm
possible for MS eleven TO take on any
more teams. -Four big contests. three
OF which VIII be played in Richmond.
nay ntcn arranged in addition to the
;oGr anp!onship affairs. with Ran
dolrh- Macon, tlAppdeu Sidney. Will
liam and Mary and LynchhurE College.
and the schedule for the Spidt.s is one
of the hardest the institution has had
ilobscn intends to open the sea son
with 'he i.ynohhurS College eleven. de-
spite the fact thai the latter institu-
ZION mas announced that il Will have
10 make arrangements for tho date
given them by the Spiders. October :
IS the aan;e set and IS the only day on
which me contest can be played. The
LNnchburGers are expected TO COM
plcte The necessary arraugements and
appear here for the game.
Following The contest with the Nill
Guy eleven the Spiders will journey TO
,'.2sh!nston for a game with Catholic
The first time these teams have met
on the Eridi@on. In arranging the
schedule Dobson has given Richmond
one big game sandwiched in the cham
pionship contests and Richmond Will
hc given a high class article of foot
ball as the result.
Following is the schedule as given
ont by Dobson last night:
Oct. 2-Lynchburg College. al Rich
mond. Championship.
oct. 9-catholic University. at Wash
inG;on.
Oct. 16-Hampden- Sidney, at Rich
nond. Championship
Oct. 2@-Davidson. AZ Richmond
Oct. 3o-Wiljiam and Mary at New
port News or Norfolk. champion
ship.
Nov. 6.-Virginia Polytechnic Ins,i-
tutc. at Richmond.
Nov. 13.---Wake Forest. at Richmond.
Nov. 20 tThankssiving Day)-Ran-
DO pm Macon. At Richmond. (Cha,n-
pionship).
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
kEYSTONEs TO PLAY HERE
PETERSBURG FIVE CLOSES
WITH CHURCH HILL QUlNT
Contest VIII lie Staged in Gray,,
Armory Next "wednesday
Might.


Announcement was made last night
by Manager Archie Evans, of tho
Church I'LL Athletic Club, that ar
engagements had been completed for the
staging OK game between his basket
bail team and tho quint OF tho Key
stone Athletic Club. Of Petersburg.
The contest Will BIO played in the
Grays' Armory February II. tho same
night Richmond College and William
and Mary meet in championship con-
test Both games will DO under the
auspices OF the Richmond Sports Asso-
citation.
wore scheduled to appear last Monday
night but, when Washington and rec
declined to play here on account OF the
influenza epidemic. tho affair between
the athletic clubs aleo was Cancelled
Churcl Isli has one, OF tho best indie
pendent teams In tho State and has
walked away with several college bus
kctball lives. Practically littlc Is
known Of the visiting aggregation. but
advance Information states that tho
Goobers have well-baianced OUTFIT
and one that will fight the Richmond
crs. from tho first whistle until the
While tho East Finders are anxious to
meet the Keystone outiit their atten-
ton il conferred upon tho game with
tomorro~ night in the Y. w G. a.
gymnasium. Medical College has boat
en- several OF the best college teams In
Virginia and the contest will enable
Richmond basketeers to determine
which aggregation is entitled 20 the
Toilowin n:''l IS the probable lineup
Of tho quint3 for the contest tomorrow
night:
Church IIill--woodw and Pend!e-
ton. forwards; Metcalf. center; Ehnig
and Wallcrstein. guards Devine and
StrinEer arc substitute players who
may get in the affair.
land. forwards: Neal. center; Decker
son and Handy, guards.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
TECH CLOSES WITH CENTER
VIRGINIA POLY GRID TEAM
WILL MEET KENTUCKIANS
Contest to TAX" Place in Louisville No.
yen,bcr :u-CpnchiuG Plans
49, nc-nE Made

BLAcKsBuRG. VA. Feb. 5-Thc Nir-
| Einia Tech athletic committee an
bounced today that tho game that has
been pending on the Poly 1870 football
schedule with Center College. of Dan
fSille. NV. had been closed. The game
/ will be played IN Louisville. l\y.. on
November 20, the Saturday preceding
the Tina nksgiving game with NirG mia
IMilitary Institute.
Tech considers il a grcar honor to he
rendered a game with the famous Blue
Grass eleven. ana Captain Henry Redo.
| OF the 1920 team, * already making
preparations 10 have his eleven on hand
next fan by September +. SO as 10 get
the men Ia coalition rs soon as pos
Sihlc. The schedule this year j. prob
ably the hardes, Tech has ever tackled.
II is believed here that definite am
nouncemcnt IN regard TO Teens coach
Ing program VIII he made within TIE
VIII he more than one coach appointed
ana that there VIII hc = new gruGuat"
manage Ia take up tho managerial
work released by tho RESIGNATION -
Coach Charles y Enrnicr. Who goes to
the university OF Alabama in jaime. II
is understood TINT a football baseball
and track coach VIII be included IN
the appointments TO Ne made by the
athletic committee.
z The. increase i'm Interest in track
8pointmcnt of some ono 20 take care az
this branch OF sport. This is almost
Imperative this Year on account Of
lant!c games. which arc scheduled for
Virginia Tech some time in the carly
spring. This event Will draw athletes
from all the leading colleges ind uni
versities In Virginia. Maryland North
Carolina and he District OF Columbia
The South Atlantic games We're held
Mt Johns llopNius last year. This will
be the biggest athletic event ever held
here and preparations are already un-
der Way 10 take care OF the large num-
Der Of college athletes who Will lour-
ney to TeCH next May.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
HAVANA ENTRIES

First rare--siT furOngs- May Mausbv lnA
Assnmntion, io.; Sh@ddy ICE; Old Eylers lp2
Unar, LOO; GALWAY, 100. Appielacs ~. LA M
gau. 10; Lady Ivan. 40
Second rae. -air furiongs-IIu8h. ~ per
feet Lady. lG3 Hello. pardner l6i. ouo.,
Ganney, i6; Mineral. lor; Aerial! io7 Mis-.
Lsrue; l1; Major bradley. ~: Spectacular
4 Third rAce-si1 fur5ongs-id,tIo one O.
Buster Ozark iH; va Garrison. lns: K-yrnar
no: assign. 10. Count Bm1s. 20. pcaccf,i
Star. 1lol John. Jr., IA
(. Fourth racrr mile and sixteenth. TIL,
Pretty EabJ. loa. Great Gull. .Oc wood
thIyah. lee. saiynteiie, le,
q Pnth racc- In!i. and twenty yards Sin
psry Silver. 100; Sayeth. ,n4, I.amn Post. inS
Mias Swaep no: Yenghec. n2: Stecnr' Na
Baby Rasch. .iI2: Royalty. u2
Sixth rate-miie ana htiy yards-rlhnt,,,de
io3; Ralph E|.S: IItti, Cote. lW; IodIac
100: Wy1pcwooj. l03. Han ana Han ne
Fairy. ~: DicH Honaon. Ili! Hands or. ~,
7 Whipp3c-wiN lli. Rhymcr. III
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
VARSITY BASKETBALL. QUINTET
FINALI.N SELECTED ny DOnSOA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT also was made hv
pobson that he had selected his Var
SItY basketball five. The coach has
had the caGers under his tutciagr for
several weeks and after trying several
combinations has selected the follow
ing men; Ieigler and Tow:ll for
wards; Motley, center; Thompson and
Snead. guards. Carleton substitute
The above-named viii make the trip
70 fdrmville tomorrow to PLAY ;h,
tlampden-Sidncy Tigers in the first OF
The championship contests for the
Snlders The same men also will he
seen III action here next Wednesday
might, when the spiders. meet the NIL
liam and Mary Indians in the Grays
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
BANK CONTEST POSTPONED
sickness Prevents American and Mcr-
chantS' CUNTS From Playing I'm

Sickness Of several members o. tho
American National Bank haakctball
teafn prevented the basketball game
between the league leaders and tho
MerchaH;S Nationa! five. last nigh, IL,
the Blues Armory. Both teams arr,
and victory for the Merchants would
nave placed that organization on an
even footing with the American five.
no announcement has been mad. a.
to when the game will be PLAYED. III.
contest is of more than usual intcres-
20 those who have followed the banI;
nuitnS. and announcement as to its
date is awaited eagerly
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
Collegiate Quint Game
Postponed by Authorities

Especial to The rinscs-Dispntrh.I
iINCHBlRG. VA. Feb. All
though the iniucnIn situation here
Is nut alarming tho school nuthnri-
ties at Virginia Polytechnic In~ti-
tntc md Washington and Lee have
seen fit Ia postpone tho basketball
game scheduled for LynchburE for
Saturday night. II il hoped tho game
can he played later in the season.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
GIANTS SECURE MAJORITY
Take Two Out OF Three Tcnpin Games
From fubh-McFarland and
CmTIeton Sfar.

~ the Eccreatlon alleys last even
ny the Giants and Cubs OF the Junior
League Clashed, The former emerging
victorious from the fray in two out OF
three contests, this despite the handica y
Mcfarland. Jr.. Of the Cubs. carried
off both The high individual game hon
oTs and high three game honors. with
counts OF EOS and 500, rcspectivclv
Carleton. Of the Giants. carried off both
high and individual honors and three
game hono-s for his team.
The scores:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06

nnally winning by the score OF 30 TO
y. Virginia took a running lead. roll
ing UP a i0-to2 score, but the Tarhccls
pulled together and the half ended
Virginia 5, 10 TO l.. At the start OF the
second half Carolina showed a. re-
werSal OF form and looked winner
Twice the score was tied. at 70 and IS
points. and 4 beautiful goal by Sexton
broke the tie TWO minutes before play
ended. and that won for Virginia
McDora!d's floor work and shootin.
featured for Carolina. while sexton
oppieman and Darlington featured for
Virginia. Poor shooting kept down
the score. North Carolina outnassed
Virginia. but Virginia followed tile
ball better after shots. The game was
probably the best seen here this sea-
son. The lineup:
Virginia. Positions Carolina
snpieman: +, F D RYnHo. +
,aioot.. &. .Carnichiel
Menc2n ....... y. g. Holden
Hundcl. ........ l.. G.. Graham
summary: Goals from floor SEXTON
8. Oppleman 8. Talbot. Mclean, Xundel,
Darlington DeRossett. Mcdonald 8.
Carmichael .. Holden, Graham: goals
from fouis-oppleman. l in .: SEXTON.
!" in ;: Mcdonald. in 8. Snbs;itutions:
sexton for Talbot. Darlington for Sex
ton. Time. 20 minute halves. Referee
Mr.. Johnson, North Carolina.