The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
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night of Dec 81. 1899, and then at mid
| night we begin to count another hundred.
| and change our first two hures from IS
! to 49,. AS soon as we begin counting
on 19- then we're in the twentieth cen
| tury amt we2'
That's what you say, but you won't
| bet"
IN bet you a dollar am right"
Make it two
"I'H take the other dollar" said the
veterinary student. excitedly.
The freckled boy searched his pockets
| and brought out a silver dollar, three
quarters, two dimes and a nickel. The
dentist produced two half dollars, and
gave them to the student in exchange for
a 81 bill.
You sold the money, Doc" said the
dentist handing him the bill Now, who
will you leave il tor"
IN leave it to Doc. here, if he'll take
five minutes to figure on it," said the
frckled boy, dropping his coins into
| Docs" hand.
I'm willing" said the dentist, with a
! smile of confidence.
IT'S hardly fair that I should act" said
Doc" Il have already expressed an opin-
ION"
you needn't decide the bet till you've
had time TO think over the business" said
the freckled boy. Then youn find out
that the twentieth century begins on Jan.
l. 1901
Yes, he will" said the dentist, de
risively.
Certainly he will. What's gon' to be
| ,,En
why 1899"
as that so? I say it's 1900"
How do you make that QUIZ
"S'pose you start to count a hundred.
Are you through when you've counted
ninety-nine huh?"
"Oh, that's not the same at ALL Herer'
The dentist went to a writing table and
picked up a piece of paper He drew
line and made rough cross marks on it.
Suppose we want to count up to hun
dred, by years .ses@zs~end of 9S we come
to 80, and R9@End of SO we round off
| 100 3s~SHE<& in with a new count"
ms. ~ xsaid Doc" Horne, frowning
/ heavily and looking at the floor. THE
question is somewhat puzzling at first,
| but I'm inclined TO think that your young
friend is right"
stop a minute and think, Doc said
the dentist earnestly. Hes trying 10
count 1O1 years for every century"
DOC" reached for the paper and began
to make some diagrams on his own ac-
count
Now, gentlemen, the simple method by
which to arrive at a conclusion is to go
back to the day which begins the nine
teenth century or the eighteenth century,
or any other century except the first. But
we cannot fail to agree as 20 the day
upon which the first century began. 1t
| began on the first day of the'first month
of the year l. You will admit that?
The dentist seemed to be puzzled. Il
suppose So" he said.
The freckled boy grinned confidently and
shifted the cigar in his mouth. AS for
the veterinary student, he was attempt
ing to follow Docs line of argument,
but he was evidently in great doubt.
Furthermore, the second year of the
Christian era began on the first day of the
first month of the year 2. Nothing could
be simpler Bearing that in mind, lei
me ask you the date upon which the first
century ended.
1T ended Jan. l, in the year 1OO." said
the dentist.
Impossible! You would have the first
century include only ninety-nine years. A
century consists of 100 years. The first
century would not end until the Tooth year
had been completed"
"How's that?" asked the dentist.
81 say a century consists of 100 years.
The first century did not end until the
|
sisted Of 100 full years. 1t ended at mid
night on Dec. 81 in the year 100. The
second century began within an infinitesi-
NAL period of time after midnight on the
morning of Jan. l in the year 10l. The
first day Of the second century was Jan.
/, 101 and the first day of the twentieth
century, l am compelled to say, will be
Jan. /, 1901.
1--WE have come to believe that the year
1900 will usher in the next century. and
was one of that opinion myself when ask
ed the question, but now l perceive that
we will be living in the nineteenth CEN
fury until Jan !, 1901. shall have to
decide that you lose" He said this to the
dentist who sat staring at him with an
expression of mingled bewilderment and
disgust The freckled boy leaned back
and laughed boisterously.
"rll be darned If l understand 1t yet
said the student.
"Herer exclaimed Doc" We've got
nineteen centuries-1O0 years each. How
many years does that maker"
"Well-l9OO."
"Aud after the 19OOth year Is up we start
on the next century and the first day OF
that century is the LIST of January. 1901"
Il suppose that's right" said the stu
dent despondently, but you know mighty
well that everybody figures on 1900 being
the twentieth century,"
"They ought TO know better" said the
freckled boy lalk ABOUT your clnches!
l heard two board of trade men talkin'
about this bet. 1t came up on the board
the other day and a lot of them sure
thing guys lost money on it,"
Il suppose that's your idea of betting"
said the dentist. Go and get on some
sure thing and then try to catch the peo-
pie at it,"
Take II good-natured," said the freck-
led boy. Don't roar when you lose"
DOC" said "Well, If there's no objec-
ton, I'll pay over the money"
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