Word: restful
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...breath like a boat in a stormy sea, they--the embattled Cimmerians, Lydians or Parthians--dropped their spears and bows, and departed, swiftly but not silently, in the direction of Cathay or some port further East, where the climate is good, and warriors may enjoy a long, long rest...
...time will be spent in shooting at known ranges. Each man will shoot the regular army qualification course for his record, which provides for 10 shots at 300 yards, 5 sitting and 5 kneeling, 10 shots prone at 500 yards, and 10 shots prone with a sand bag rest at 600 yards; and also, at rapid fire, for 10 shots at 200, 300, and 500 yards in one minute, one minute and 10 seconds, and one minute and 20 seconds respectively...
Nothing now remains but the minor task of standing at parade rest when there is no rest, while the band marches twice the length of the field playing "We Won't Get Home Until Morning" and "Dixie." And standing at attention while the officer gazes at each man in the regiment to see if his eyes are brown when they ought to be blue, and if his feet are mates, and if he is a natural blonde...
...Hottentot to an Eskimo. Yet we hear the voluminous applause of six hundred men at the proper dramatic pause, and the right ripple or broad guffaw of as many at the humorous interlude. It may be that a few, habituated to the Gallic tongue, lead the applause, and the rest follow to show that they also are of the appreciative and selected cultured...
...prices needed to bring supply and demand together. Such estimated prices might tell the truth better than the present prices in a demoralized market are doing. Such a report might clear the air. We should stop the use of grain for whiskey and beer during the war. For the rest, I am inclined to the view that the Government should move cautiously, and always in co-operation with the leaders in the grain and flour trade, who alone have the knowledge required to make any Governmental action do more good than harm. It is not as easy to handle...