Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1899 — An End of the Century Catechism. [ARTICLE]

An End of the Century Catechism.

Question. How would you date an event of the 10th day of the 6th month of the first year of the Christian Era? Answer. June 10th, A. D. 1. q. How date an event of the first day of the second month that year? a. February Ist, A. D. 1. q. How date an event of tbe Ist. day of the first month of the first year of the first century? a. January Ist, A. D. 1. q. Then the first year of the Christian era is the first year and not the Oth year? a. Certainly it is. q. Where then does the 0 year come in? a. Only in the dreams of people of 0 brains. q. Since Jan. Ist. A. D. 1 was the first day of the first year of the Ist century, what was the last day of that year? a. December 31st. A. D. 1. q. What was the last day of the 10th year of the Ist century? a. Dec. 31st A. D. 10. q. What was the last day of the 99th year of the Ist century? a. Dec. 31st A. D. 99. q. What was the last day of the last or 100th year of the Ist century? a. Dec. 31st A. D. 100.

q. Since Dec. 31st, A. D. 100 was the last day of tbe Ist century, what was the last day of the 2nd. century? a. Just 100 years later, which was Dec. 31st A. D. 200. q. What was the last day of the 3rd century?. a. Dec. 31st A. D. 300. q. What was the last day of the sth century? a. Dec. 31st A. D. 500. q. What was the last day of 10th century? a. Dec. 31st A. D. 1000. q. What was the last day of the 15th century? a. Dec. 31st. A. D. 1500. q. What was the last day of the 18th. century? a. Dec. 31, A. D. 1800. q. When then was the first day of the 19th century? a. January Ist A. D. 1801, of course. q. What then will be last day of the 19th century? a. Dec. 31st A. D. 1900. q. Then if Dec. 31st, A. D. 1900 will be the last day of the 19th century, what will be the first day of the 20th century? a. The day following, of course, which will be Jan. Ist A. D. 1901. Q. E. D. Ask us something hard.