Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-10-19
Transactions OF the Gall Club.

1t Is not generally known that Their o
exists in the very heart of the city OF
New York society of gentlemen.
each of whom is noted for the amount
OF aud acity he possesses. In fact, be
fore he becomes eligible for election he
must display his ''cheek' in IN exa It.
ed degree. and if there be any doubt
whatever of his un blushing impudence.
The chances are that he will b, b la ok
baled at election.
StJtta1s representative was recent
" admitted through sheer force of
character and his well-known capacity
10 ''get there" There was no resist
ing his election when it became k nown
That he had once started comic pa
per with a two-dolar bill as paid-up
capital
In literary circles il was known IN at
when he first launched his journal on
the troubled waters OF public OPP Mon
he had not money enough 10 treat the
printers, much less pay Their salaries.
Yet he succeeded in getting out at I'M
certain intervals seven numbers of his
paper before it utterly collapsed.
lie said he couldn't promise to pay
writer's more than SIS page for copy.
but he might have done so-mIght have
promised them $50. in fact, without
being finan ,iaily Il stressed, for the
promise was about all they ever got.
lie would accept sketches from artists
Tor consideration an approval without
asking Their pr ce, then rush them into
The paper. aud when the artist called
Tor bill OF $50, declare that he never
d d. and never could pay more than So
Tor such sketches. Was that any good
10 the artistp Ii so he could have his
money that day fortnight without fail,
provided that IN the mean time such a
sum came by any chance into h pos
session.
with his paper merchant and his
printer h. had monthly agreement,
but the bills appeared so ridiculously
small that he didn't ike to write
checks for such amounts. Next
month they would be doubled and
therefore look more dgnitied sums.
When writer would venture to ask
Tor few dollars, he would look thun.
ierstruck at h aulacity, draw forth
half-dollar with reluctant fingers. and
'queezng it unwll ngly into the palm
of the authors hand, saw, patroniz n.y.
": II will do what | can for YOU, old
boy: here is half of all possess. By
The way, how about your copy for next
ssueP Have you got it ready yet?
No? Well. | want it first thing in the
morning, old DO and don't dsappoint
me. Remember am relying on you
for this issue.
The engraver would sometimes call
upon him for settlement
would say, after sending the poor fell
low Off with promise to settle next
dav. THE idea of coming here to
dun me! Why, l never heard of such
unmitigated cheek in nv life. As if
nv valuable time is to be wasted in
bothering with these people! declare.
they don give me m mute s peace.
Nothing but money, money, money from
morning till ght Why, where do
ihev suppose I'd get money from I'M
til my papers issued''
And so the gentleman under discus
cussion adroitly managed to possess
himself of the handiwork of artists.
the brains of writer's and the confidence
Of workingmen at cost of little or
nothing to himself He was literally
a man of great promise and unlimited
Soi', anu "hoh Pt'tl uicu as III
bad to without the necessary funds to-
carry 1t OH, he was. on application,
unanimously elected member of the
Gall Club in consderit on of his per-
feet record.
In that club he met with many con-
genial friends and warm spirit Of
rivalry from all the members. There
were politicians poets, actors. authors.
lawyers and indeed. one or more MEM
bers OF nearly every trade and pro-
fess on. Under the direction of the
president who for the present shall
be nameless. a code OF rules and regu-
lations was drawn up. and it is pro-
posed in subsequent articles to give
Stttngs readers an extract from
these. together with such sketches of
prominent members a may be deem-
ed OF interest to the public at large.
Those who desire to make acquaint-
ance with the most prominent men Of
gall in this city can do so, on paper,
by following up these articles and
those who desire personal introduce
ton to the Gall Club and its members
should write to Siftings office, nclos-
ing q ten dollar bill-not necessary for
publication, but as a guarantee of good
faith Terra, S,jgt1uTS