Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-10

cations week fom people who wish to get
employment as detectives. Most of them
come from young men without previous
experience in the business, who feel them
selves peculiarly gifted by nature to make
livelihood by Unraveling mysterious deeds
of crime.
Occasionally young women apply in the
same way. While a few women are sue
ccssful store detectives, where the work
consists more in keeping people from steal
ing than in finding stolen goods, the Sex
as detectives are rather looked down upon
by the managers of the detective agencies.
Those INSCRIPTIONS persons who marriage
to exist by the combination of their own
wits with other mems money have discov
cred that the amateur "hawk" is an easy
victim Advertisements appear in the daily
papers stating that the universal detective
agency wishes To obtain the services of n
bright young man in every town-'pre
vious experience not necessary"
The bright young man advertised for OK
lists in large quantities in al sections. He
has long ~ that opportunity was all that
was needeHto develop, or rather to display,
his talent Us sleuth. He answers the adj
vertisement and shortly afterward receives
q letter stating that he will he enrolled as
business of the agency in that section will
be referred to him. He is also requested to
get what business he can. A badge will
cost him 81 additional.
He sends his So and receives a certificate
of enrollmcnt and Il brass plate worth ~
cents. There il all ends No business is
sent to him, but that is because the agency
does not happen to have any business in
his section
An incendiary fire, Il mysterious murder
large burglary, will call forth much vol
untcer detective aid. The Burden diamond
robbery was an instance. To add to the
woes of the family who We're mourning the
| loss of $50, 900 worth of carbon came a
horde of the would be detectives, cr,nks
| of all ages sexes, nationali;ies, descriptions
| each with theory. or what he thought
was n theory, by which the stolen goods
could e recovered and the thieves brought
| TO justice. 80 numerous and bothcrsome
| did the wou!d hes become that the Bur.
dcns We're compelled to ask the aid of the
police to protect them from the thief track
| ers.
The successful detective is routine man.
| He is anything else than the portrait DIR.
| Conan Doyle has Painted. He seldom, il
ever, adopts DISCUSSES Tho false beard and
l
ccivcs his orders and carries them out and
makes a detailed report "Shatlow Mrs
H., 90 Blank street, until relieved i:
the order he receives from his chief In
| nine cases out of ten he does not know
Mrs. II. 5 name, nor why she is being shad
| owed His duty is to see where she gees
what she docs, with whom she associate.
and give detailed report to the office i
it is exciting to watch the outside of ;
house for hours in the rain or cold. Il
stand. like cat over Il mouse hole. watch
| ing FOR a man to come to the posto1fice
| then the modern detective has lots of ex
citcment.
Perhaps the greatest field in which til,
would be detective makes his appearance,
is that Of private work. Some weeks ag,
n merchant advertised for private de
tectivc.
The advertisement in one day brougk
li1 replies. Among the applicants wer
an cxsherifi from the state of Washington