The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-17
HER DIAMOND JUBILEE.
An Expert Woman PickpoclSct's impress
sIOns of Travel In EurOno

sions of Travel In Europe.
Minnie DAILY, who in her day was tho
most successful pickpoclct in Chicago, and
who nearly always cludcd convictions has
Just returned from her "jubilcc" trip to
Europe. She Travelled all ovor western
central and southern Europe and visited
all the countries there without being rec
ogniZed by any Of either the Scotland
Yard or tho Paris police
II wanted to see tho old world, and Won
can bot l saw it In grand stylo," said
Minnie to Chicago friend. "Did spend
much money? No, l don't go travelling
around to blow in all have been working
hard for. Why, | not only paid my OK
pcnscs, but made money besides while
travelling and enjoying good time. Why,
it Is tho greatest snap on earth to travel in
Europe. Talk about the Worlds fair time
In Chicago-why, that wasn't in it with
travelling abroad.
Il mint one of those people who 20 to
Europe to take money and blow it in there
No. You bet was out on business, and
had plenty Of it. 1 believe in bringing
money to America and I did bring as
much MS I could. 1 had what some people
might call bull headed luck, for 1 got
along royalty. l WAS in Franco, Spain
Italy, England. Ireland and al around
there, but did not go to Germany because
heard money is hard to Mt there
'How did I travel? We'll, 1 started in
grand style and wound up that way.
went across the ocean as n first class pms
senger and Travelled in that style all along
OF all the places in the world for graft I
think London is the only one. Why, tnlk
about slick polico You bee they are slick I"
In answer to whether sho saw tho
queens diamond jubilee parade, she an
swered
"You bet saw it, and it was swell
affair, but WINS out OH business and got
more rocks and 'loathers' from the John
ny Bulls than ever got in my lifo before
Talk about success! 1t was diamond
jubilee In fact, for you ought to 500 how
easy 1t was to get them. But how could the
diamond jubilee got along without spnrksf
or course knew this and hayo brought
some traces of them with me- Hero are
some samples of thcm.'
Minnie displayed in a largo silk hand
kerohief number of gems.
why, those Johnny Bulls are dead
easy" sho continued, with delightful
frankncss. "Thcy have lots of money, and
they blow it in If you got them started
No. did not wait until they blew It,
was careful from the start, for 1 rend in
books that the English and French police
tilC uljO UCNU III lU0 WOllU. we'll, tlICcr
got used to them 1 did not believe word
the books say. Why, just think of it, not
being 'pinched' or even in the shade of it
for about two ycars-thnt is, ever since 1
left America! enjoyed Paris, and France
in general, immensely. Oh, what swell
booze they have thorc!''
Mrs. Birch, as Minnie DAILY insisted
upon being called, said she would do Chi
oago no harm. ~ like this place best OF
any in the world, because it is hero that
have most of my friends" she ramblcd
on, "bnt don't think / will stay here
No Ripley or Setback or Dincen or any
ono else can scare mo ont of town. | won't
stay in Chicago, because am going out
travelling again. When decide in few
days, | may go west. Will it be Alaska?
Well, if I go thcro won't dig any gold,
but you can bet will bring somo of it
with mo just the same and moro of it
than and three dozen like me could dig
upD