The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-01-19
BILLY'S OPINION.


GlX5 to be on earth at this par
900 ticular time" ] said to him.
Pm lucky TO b on earth aJ all,
was his reply. why Is this such a
good time thOugj?"
you are going "a see the year 1900
come in. | consider it quite priv
il-ge TO live at the end of this cen
tury."
We'll, | hadn't thought of it be-
fore, but | suppose you're right. 1t
isn't every day man can shit CELL
fury, is ii? I'm anxious to get peek
at this new century. The one we've
got now is the only one | ever saw"
"When do you think the twentieth
century will begin?" | asked.
"Is that cOnnndrum?"
"No, / merely wish to get your
opinion. Some people say that the
twentieth century will begin Jan
uary l. 1900, ard Others say it will
begin January |, 1901
well, I'll tell YOU" said Billy
I'm goiu' to Hait au' fad out.
s'pose if get up New Years morn
ing an look out of the window can
tell in a minute whether I'm in the
twentieth century or not, can't l?'
obi "'i"iA JOu olN NV
this matter seriously. Think of the
Significance Of that momeHt-the ar.
rival Of the new century"
"All right. I'll try to think of it,
but I'll bet dollar it gives me
headache. Do you know what I'm
goin' TO d.? I'm gOiu to cell brate
lhis year an next both, so as To be
sure an ketph the right date. This
tl 3 ,p, IL Of h
at. | wuzu't here when the nineteenth
come in an guess it's a ciuch |
won't be here when we rgn to use
figure y in or dates. Valk about
YOU celebrations ThAU's when
they II tear loose, in the year 2O0O
wish | could be here TO see 1t,
"MebDe | will be. There's Pr, f..
out at the college says that people
keep on comm back to the earth,
under different name each time
Even it | don't live to be l20 [ may
be able to get back in 2000, [ thiuk
III try 10 fix it, any waA."
"Well, as | tod you before, You
ought to be sa i3lied that you al e
here to see the twentieth century ar
rive. The century just closing has
been tue most marvellous in the his
tory of tbs world. Stop and think
what has happened during the last
400 years
Say, it is great when you come to
size it up, amt it? FIRST Sullivan
licked everybody; then CorDett
licked Sullivan, an Fitz Knocked out
Corbett. AN then Jetf9ries won from
Fitz, an' now"
"NonseIse [ don't mean prize
Sighting. | refer to the great iuven-
tlons and the growth of material
wealth. La thls century we have had
the first steamboat, the first cotton
gin
81 never drank any of that stuff
How 10 lt?''
How Is what?"
That cotton GIN
"Ihat Int u beverage. It's a
piece of machinery, useu in sepdrd
ting the seeus from the cotton
Why, is was one of the most useful
Anventions at the century"
Its funny | never got onto it be-
FORE
But you have heard Of the .othei
great Inventions Il the century
Ihere's the telegraph, the telephone
the phouOgraph, the electric light
the au' Gmobll6 ant we'll, ever st
mAnH."
You forgot thu n;ckel,in slot
machine
Yes and the bicycle
Aud the blOomers, Oh, it's beer
hot century all right, ali right. O
course, [ don't use the telegraph
more'u once year, AN il scdres M
to dealh every cline | get message
but can seq it's great help fo
other people. If We dIdn have an.
telegraph or calls We couldn't fin,
out how the British dIuu't II tn
Dutch at Mrs Smith, or whateVe
the name Of that lace i. 80 tar d
the Telephones concerned, whe
want TO talk to any body the y're al
ways busy an | make some crack IA
the cir, on the other end of the wiz
an she gets sore an then [ 90 GU