Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-29
SILVER CROWN"
Russell n. Conweil Lectures on
a Bright Subject.
TELLS OF THOSE BORN KINGS

Hfactich Monner-A Most Able aud
Scholarly Address ON Real Lifs-Max
O'Reli ON '.Her Royal Highness, Woman"
Russell H. Conwell lectured last
evening at Harper's theatre on The
Silver Crown. or How to Succeed
This was the distinguished orators
second appearance before Rock ISL
and audience, his first visit being
two years ago. when he delighted our
people with his "Acres of Diamonds"
The crowded house which greeted
him last evening was evidence of the
favorable impression formerly ere
ated. His logic was characteristic
of his topic - silvery. and king
like. His subject abounded in incl
dents illustrative OF the points which
he sought to bring out, and together
with his rich sentiments made up
weighty and consuming arguments,
which fairly carried his auditors
down into the deep sea of thought
over which he was master.
How to Succeed.
The speaker said that in many
cases those who wore the crowns were
not the kings. They were directed
and governed by one who was pos
sessed of the kings qualities. but
would not in reality wear the silver
crown, although he had mighty
power at his command. What am
looking for" said Mr.. Conwell, ..are
the real kings; not the nominal
ones" The real king was one whom
the sun served, for whom the water
flowed, the animals obeyed and man.
kind loved.
He cited many instances of the de-
velopment of the kingly qualities in
men and the queenly qualities in wo-
men. He or she who shall wear the
crown must possess influence, force.
ingenuity. and the opportune appli-
cation of the fruits OF close observa-
ton. The crown wearer must be
able to command the loyal alteration
and esteem of his fellow creatures.
A man to be king may succeed in
any honorable walk of life. 1t may.
be in the professions. the arts, the
schoolroom, the trades. or in mer-
camille pursuits. To capture fame
yer crown, one must cultivate the
faculty of observation. He must re-
member what others overlook, and
have the proper conception of the adj
vantagcs thus gained. Many in
stances in practical and real life that
had come under the speakers observ-
alton were cited, of men rising from
lowly station to places of power and
wealth through the possession of
these faculties.
The Self-Made Man.
Where you find man. said the
speaker, who has succeeded, who has
risen to high station in life through
these forces of character. you will
| find self-made man. MIR. Conwell
iterated and reiterated that he did
not wish to speak disparaginglv of
colleges, yet as between the self-made
man and the half-made man, the self
made man would invariably be the
one who had developed his own
instincts; who. possessed the pow
er of observation and grasped
the situation. He was the whole
made man because he had been
obliged to learn all he knew to sue
coed, whereas the college bred man
was the half made man, in that he
only knew what others had taught
him, yet the college bred man
could be self made man
were he disposed to make
application Of the v,ntages he pos
sessed. In dwelling out upon the
point of observation, he spoke OF how
a man should not be too good to OBJ.
serve and adopt the instincts of the
lower kingdom, the dog. for instance,
whose instincts were created by God.
Although the dog could not speak, i,
was educated by the creator. He
cited an instance where a dog. pois.
oned into madness with something il
had eaten. found an antidote in 6
weed. An observer followed the an.
imal, learned what kind of shrub il
had partaken Of. had the weed ana
lived, and found it contained highly
curative powers. He impaired the
knowledge he had gained through
the dog to patent medicine houses
and received $50, 900 for it. The dog
could teach our scientists and medi
cal men.
Many illustrations were ably pic
tured by Mr.. Conwell. showing thai
order to succeed we should OBJ
serve the character and instincts o.
things. and not coniine ourselves Il
books alone
''Her Royal Hichness. woman"
Several hundred people at the new
Grand. Davenport. last evening heard
NJ. Blouet Max O'RelD in his lee
ture on Her Royal Highness. Wo
man." tell what he had noticed about
women. particularly French. Englisl
and American women. and while th'
speaker. satirized and eulogized thu
French ladies to his own satisfaction
and the American ladies to the salts
faction of the audience. the Englisl
lady. il she was present. would Ger
tainly have failed to see the fun o
some of his remarks.
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