The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-02-08
The "End' is Not Yet.

Editor DEMOCRAT: 1t is amusing
read the attempts made by some pei
pie to support the theory that we O.
already in the goth Century. y 4
articles in your paper by DIR, Df
son are those Of genious at con
ing and nystifying but they do -7==
elucidate. shall l
1t is hobby Of mine that to sc
an argument "search dictiona-
In other words define your tel1 ND
Then you will brush away what 4 A1lI1
peared to be an argument but re-
was orly a misund
terms. JE.
Both sides of this question as
that IL takes 100 full years or 2Iulu--4e
months to make a century. No
pute SO far Now, here is where receiv-
dispute comes in. Take the d, MsJor
Jan. 1,-100, how many months D IInited
elapsed. "120O' says the goth cshowing
tury man. "llS8" says the 10th bubonic
tury man and then the fight bege great
and the fun flies as it has, no doution of
at the end OF every century, as district
Haydenville friend intimates. January
"Well, what is the use of fight'e tnere
lot no cou,t the yo orc os thev 90 plague,
say 1. "Good ideas" says w. ior Tay-
Taylor "and to represent years, Id each
us use little squares or apples" ay on
agreed. ~" pa'. 0d ~,
Nov" says Prunty ''we are Of the
posing that this is the day Cb0 Asiat-
was born, or the very first day of1ese are
Christian era, and on this day - as,.a unaer
put down one apple for this Yer that
land he reaches in basket contse confu-
ing 1900 fine apples. mo you doDusehold
says DR.. D.-"you will do nothinlna may
the kind. You will not put it do. ho,rd
until whole year yet or if you nporary
you will call il 80" apple instead ny case
81" apple. No juggling goes hePng the
and he swings a wild upper cut u 'ne
hagaHuHa,,eGs aSa11 tnas tns s'wi spple an sop an
that fine pippin l ra ised on
Homer Wright farm. Your crar The
"says' Prunty, and he squares hi,
self for a solor plexus knock out. Brit
So we see, good people, right hergree-
in the start on the very first day & a .ne
the seat and foundation of all tlontroi
difficulty. Don't 60 into the 17tposed
18th, or 10Th Century for the solutidnarks
of this question but begin on tlee DO
very first day of the Christian e4e of
and start the count together; agree (Which
that day to call it the year "orI, and
just as though you were making ~ te .te
first Calendar, or agree to call it IS to a
year or agree not to call 1t for yeailwer
or agree to disagree, and quit. by re-
you not see if you can get starte' ~ la a
right you cannot help keeping tonted
gether right up to 1900? Should tEinate
. calendar in that day read Jan. leg on
IA. d. 1" or "Jan. lst A. D,-0"sd 10
!. If the former then this is still tn IN. ;ns
10th Century. If the latter then we
are in the goth Century. 81.
Was there year "0''? No chance
for argument here. Just mere
question of fact. Let the historian In.
decide. My understanding is there
was not, that certain Dec. 3lst was,at-
, B. G. and the very next day wasear
Jan. 1st A. D.1. 80
In fact do not think there has clr
been any reasonable conclusions OF
authoritative opinions offered thatort
there was a year 30" and that is why
belong to the 10Th Century "fends", ,ior
The DIR. does some subtracting osev-
dates and by little manipulatiosrge
confuses the question and catcheana
some of us in common error anot ties
: then calls it an argument.
. / can state his proposition in hile
4 way much better suited for his sidaca-
a and probably catch more 10th Ger are
tury "suckers" two. was
Let him say to our side "boys, fo
the sake of figuring interest, taketh
date Feb. 9th 1900, and reduce it
l days" and no doubt every one of lean.
r will take our pencils and dupes just
v we would be, commence to multipl aus, aus
q 1900 by 12 to reduce it to months thn0 ;ts
q unconsciously assuming that all Il pre-.
y IL months of the year 1900 were palomi-
and belonged In the multiplioan
and innocently admitting there W wof p
year "O". Then the DR.. laugres
II and asks Prunty chow about thMor-
2 fine "O' apple. But that is no arg -,
l. ment and our unconscious admissit co.
7. does not make it so either. 1t is in.
simple delusion of figures and just the
little thought and analysis shows
has deluded the Doctor. me- me-
u So boys don't go crazy, but If yoyen.
10 must discuss this monotonous que was
n tion begin on the first day of tliast
e Christian era, and don't move pe
II from that day until you agree VIII,
a, the count is in that day 81" or "L
>, or no count at all. no
ID ,ok-
III, ], WOODwORTH. "a