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The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-18

Mr.. HENDERSON ON IMPARTIAL SUI
FRAGE.-The Oregon Statesman pub
iishos a letter from the Hon. J. II. d.
Henderson, in which that gentleman
uses the following language:
Somo ofitLe wool>dyed Abolitionists
will take the ground that tho robol
States must cnfrancbise tho negfoes
before their members are admitted to
seatsina Congress. Butt dc, NOT be-
lievo. that position will be sustain ed,
because there are but few. Of tbe. 10y al
States that have gone that far, and we
ssureiy wilisnot requirs otirerB toAtpke
position that wo have not dono our
selves.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-18

BAILY Bush, Of Bush Prairie, in the
Sound District of Washington Terri
tory, committed suicide by shooting
,himself through the head, on New
Years Day. f.,4 i. lof,gaa.. iii
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-18

LECTuRlNG ON THE WRoNa SUBJECTS.
The Rev. Mr.. Hines of tho Vancouver
Register, lrtely delivered u lecture at
Olympia, where he is, attendipgaas q
member of the Legislature, on the sub
ject, =" Men Wanted" This is plainly
a mistake. Mr.. Mercer, or and o her
man, can tell him that he ought to
have chosen for subject, Women
Wanted" Mr.. Ii. G. Struve also lee
tured there, on " The Human Mind in
Sleep" The Human mind wide
awake" would have been better.
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-18

The Vancouver Register mentions
the fact that some of the Bloody Four.
teentb, stationed at Fort Vancouver,
have been guilty of killing COW near
that place. They acknowledge tho
offence, but say in justification that
their rations are insufficient If this
is true, they should have an in
crease of subsistence. In 1849-50 the
regulars were allowed extra subsis-
tence and pay on tho Pacific Coast,
and it proved a public and private
benefit 81. hg
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-18

FTHE WEATHER = -CoMMUNtcATIoN
WITH THE OUTsIDE,-The fall of TWEEN.
ty inches of snow in thirty hours is
something which does not often occur
in this country, and it seems as if the
river was again about to close. The
Idaho was compelled to defer her trip
to the Cascades, yesterday morning,
and the condition of. the roads will, it
is fair to. presume, cut off all commu.
nication, from either up or down the
river until the weather is again set
tied. 1t is not probable that many
persons will attompt to go below by
the river trail, and still less is it pru-
dent for wayfarers TO be out between
here and, rWalla Walla, Unless the
storm commenced above this point,
there arc certainly o large number of
passengers now on the stage coming
from above. An express messenger
is also out on the Canyon City road,
upward bound; but he is capable of
taking caro- of himself in any kind of
weather. The worst consequences OF
the fall of snow is the scarcity OF
stock.feed, which, to a degree, endan-
gers a,portion Of the cattle and horses
! 10 this vicinity. 'y} .r,: ~ XIV ,sil
4 Ss,-aasalf-Ss llll-l 70. .1a an
The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-01-18

o7JupeElW yche,is expected in, Olym-
pia, to attend. the4New Year term Of
tho Territorial 4 Supreme, CourtrgIt
would havebeesnl ], ,besterfor ss ~ him if hs
had been cen. AL AZ: Walla Walla in time for
the October term of court at that
point
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-06-26
CoUDERSPoRT, POTTER COUNTY, Pa, TUESDAY il

woman stood over me with shaded light
in her hands.
"'Make no noise, she whispered, but
get up
81 looked at her as | sat up. She took
knife and cut the cord from my neck,
and then tried to open the chain.
"'Your poor hands are all torn, said
she compassionately, as she unloosed the
bloody chain.
"'Alas yes said but why do you
try to save me p
"'Because | am a woman, and true to
the instincts of woman, which Is to
save, not to kill. Poor boy some sister
or mother would fret for you. If you
should ever meet one in such situation,
do as much for him. Now go, but very
quietly
"'But you will they not hurt you F.?
'''No, no. | know them it will not
do for them to quarrel with me follow
me-
81 gIlded through the kitchen the two
rebels were sleeping beside the fire. ]
passed out, then imprinting a grateful
kiss on my deliverer's cheek, fed and got
into camp next day"
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TEEE 0RDEREY,S STORY.

A dark volume of smoke shot up from
the city Atlanta in one vast spiral col
umn and then came dead, heavy, rum
bling report. One of the arsena!s was
blown up by shell This was followed
by fierce FIRE, which shot up, almost
simultaneously, in different points. A
cheer came from our batteries, and was
taken up along the whole line.
"War is cruelty" said the general
beside me, I'VE know not how many
innOcents are now suffering 10 this mis-
cradle city"
"I'm dog gone if like it," said a SOL
dier, slapping his brawny hand upon his
thigh 81 can fight my weight of rattle
snakes, scaramouches, or sneakiug rebels ;
but this thing of smoking out women and
children, darn me if it's fair"
"PSha!' exclaimed an orderly near US,
on whom the general placed great conf,
dence as scout, and who went through
some hair-breadth escapes; "the women
are the worst of them; one of them pu:
the rope once on my neck to hang me" 4"
Indeed how was that, Bentley Z"
DAT the battle Of Peach-tree Greek
got captured, and was brought before
General Hood to be pumped and as he
could not get anything out of me, he Or
dered me back to the other prisoners,
when an officer, attended by an escort,
rode up and saluted the general.
"'Ha MademoiseIle Major, how do
you do?' said the general, dof6ng his
hat.
"'Well, general;' and she jumped off
her horse, threw her bride to the orderly,
and politely returned the salute
"The she-Tajor was strangely dressed |;
she wore cap decked with feathers aud
gold lace, flowing pants, with full kind
OF velvet coat coming just below her hips,
fastened with rich crimson sash, and
partly open at the bosom.
ain her belt she carried revolver. and
by her side regulation sword. looked
at her;, her features wero rather snn-
burned, giving her manly appearance.
Only for her voluptuous bust, little hands,
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A FAST HORSE Dave C--iS ono
of those characters that are to be found
in almost every place. He is always
driving a horse that he imagines is fast,
and putting on even more style than the
speed of the horse will warrant.
As he was driving into town recently,
he overlook "Uncle Ike" who was we'll
known as dry joker,a who resolved to
take lttle of the concelt out Of him" if
opportunity offered. AS Uncle Ike was
afoot, Dave stopped his horse, and asked
him to ride
"No," replied Uncle Ike, "much
obliged 10 you, but l guess not
"You had better do So" said Dave
cycling his fast horse with much compla-
cency,T am going straight into the place
and will take you right through"
".Well," responded Uncle Ike, as he
commenced to climb in, IL don't care if
| do, as have plenty of time, and am not
in much of hurry to get there !"
The horse went ahead, but Uncle Ike
never again received an invitation to ride
with Dave.
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Nothing more was said.

If anything in the world will make
man feel badly,except pinching his fingers
in the crack of door, it is, unquestion.
ably, a quarrel. No man ever fails to
think less of himself after it than before.
1t degrades him in the eyes of others, and
what is worse blunts his sensibilities ON
the one hand, and increases the power of
passionate irritability on the other. The
truth is, the more peaceably and quietly
we get Oh, the better for our neighbors.
In nine cases out of ten, the better course
is, if man cheats you, quit dealing with
him; If he is abusive quit his company;
and if be slanders you, take care TO live SO
that nobody will believe him. No matter
who he is, or how he misuscs you, the
wisest way is to let him alone, for there
is nothing better than this cool, calm ,and
quiet way of dealing with the wrongs we
meet with
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-06-26
THE FIRST AMERICAN TRAITOR

On the 14th day of June, 1901, at
Gloucester Place, London, at the age of
sixty-one years, died Benedict Arnold,
the first American traitor. Like the
traitors of the present time, he was en-
pIoyed and trusted by his country, re.
celv9d promotion and honor at its hands,
and then, because a check had been tenn
porarily put to his ambition, basely be
trayed the nation that had reposed conf
deuce in him. His fate was that of all
traitors. Cursed by the country he had
betrayed, he was se0rned and despised by
the nation to whom be had dishonorably
sold himself At last, unhonored, IN
pitied, he died 10 merited obscurity, and
has become synonym of the baSest
treachery wherever the English language
is spoken. The following acrostic on the
name of Benedict Arnold, containing the
fercest invective of his treasoD,i lis ascribed
to the pen of his cousin, Oliver Arnold.
1t is unsurpassed in bitterness.
Born for curse to virtue and mankind,
Earth's broadest realm ne'er knew so black a
mind,
Nights sable veil your crime can never hide,
Each one so great 'twould glut historic tide.
Defunct, your cursed memory will live,
In all the glare that infamy can give;
Curses of ages will attend your name,
Traitors alone will glory in your shame.
Almighty vengeance sternly waits to roll
Rivers of sulphur on your treacherou5 soul,
Nature looks shuddering back with conscious
dread
On such a tarnished blot as she has made;
Let hell receive you, rivited in your chains,
Doomed to the hottest focus Of its flames.
British sentiment concerning this
American traitor is sufficiently shown by
the following extract from the Proceed,
ings of Parliament:
"March 20, 1882. On the Earl Of
Surry's rising in Parliament, to make his
motion about removing ministers, he hap
peued to espy Arnold, the American Sc
ceding general, in the House, and sent
him a message to depart, threatening, in
case of refusal, to move for breaking up
the gallery; to which the general an
swered that he was introduced there by
a member. To which Lord Surry re
piled, he might, under that condition,
stay, # he wouZd promise nevcr to enter
1t again. With which General Arnold
complied This is the second instance
ofpub!ic disrespect he had met with the
king having been forced to engage his
royal word not to employ or pension him
"a just reward for treachery, which is
ever odious. - Curwen, page 338.
Unless the world is degenerating, the
names of Jeff. Davis, Floyd & Co, will
yet be equally odious to all men.
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CoNNUBIAL AFFECTIoN.-In a town
in Connecticut, not long ago, lived Aunt
Keziah, an industrious aud thriving
widow. She had not only kept good her
estate, but had increased it much in value
and she loved to refer to it as ''the little
home poor Daniel left her.,
One day the ''income man" came along
and carried off some of that little boarded
treasure, and she wept as she counted out
the bills on which her partners fngers
had once rested-so sacredly does the
heart cling to the memories ofthe departed.
A few hours afterward she was at the
table kneading bread, and evidently
thinking of the lost one, when her niece
said:
"Aunty, now you are prosperous and
well to do, let's get a pretty tombstone
for good Uncle Daniel; you say he has
none at his grave" .-
Aunt Keziah lifted up her doughy hands
to emphasize this touching expression:
"Jane,if they want anything of Daniel
at the judgment, they can find him with
out a guide board, I tell you he'll be there
on time"
Nothing more was said.
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| In his new poem eutltleu 0CHoH DouliuJ
" Winter Tdyl," Mr.. John Greenleaf White
thus describes two ofhis Sisters, ''gore befor
10 the better land"
There, too our elder sister piled
/ Her evening task the stand beside;
/ A full, rich nature, free to trust,
! Truthful and almost sternly just,
I Impusive, earnest, prompt TO act,
! A nd make her generous thought fact,
| Keeping with many light disguise,
The secret of self sacrifice.
/ O heart sore tried thou hast the best
That Heaven itself could give thee-rest-
Rest from all bitter thoughts and things
How many poor ores blessing went
With thee beneath the low green tent
Whose curtain never outward swings
As one who held herself part
Of all she saw, and let her heart
Against the household bosom lean,
Upou the motley braided mat
Our Youngest and our dearest sat,
Lifting her large, sweet, asking eyes,
Now bathed within the fadeless green
And holy peace of Paradise.
0, looking from some heavenly hill,
Or from the shade of sanity palms,
Or silver reach of river calms,
Do those large eyes behold me still
With me one little year ago.
The chill weight of the winter snow
For months upon her grave has lain;
And now. when summer South-winds blow,
Aud brier and harebell bloom again,
tread the pleasant paths we trod,
see the violet sprinkled sod
Whereon she leaned, too frail and weak
The hillside flowers she loved to seek,
Yet following me where'er | went
With dark eyes full of loves content.
The birds are glad the brier-rose fills
The air with sweetness all the hills
Stretch green 10 Junes unclouded sky;
But still wait with ear and eye
For something gone which should be nigh,
) loss in all familiar things,
In flower that blooms, and bird that sings,
And yet, dear heart remembering thee,
Am | not richer :han of old?
Safe in thy Immortality,
What change can reach the wealth hold
What chance can mar the pearl and gold
Thy love hath left in trust with me2
And while in llfes late afternoon,
Where cool and long the shadows grow,
walk to meet the night that soon
Shall shape and shadow overflow,
cannot feel that thou art far,
Since near a. need the angels are
And when the sunset gates unbar,
Shall | not see thee waiting stand,
And, white against the evening star.
The welcome of thy beckoning hand?
We sit beneath their orchard-trees,
We hear, like them, the hum of bees
And rustic Of the bladed corn;
We turn the pages that they read,
Their written words we linger DER,
But in the sun they cast no shade,
No voice is heard, ne sign is made,
No step is on the conscious floor
Yet Love will dream, and Faith will trust,
Since He who knows our need is just,)
That somehow, somewhere, meet we must.
Alas for him who never sees
The stars sbne through his cypress-trees
Who hopeless, lays his dead away,
Nor looks to see the breaking day
Across the mournful mlIbes play
Who hath not learned, IN hours Of faith,
The truth to flesh and sense unknown,
That Life is ever lord of Death,
Aud Love can never lose its own
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-06-26

pea. The State of MatrimoDy is one of
the United States. 1t is bounded by hug
giug and kissing on the one side, and ba-
bies aud cradles on the other. It's chief
products are population, broomsticks and
staying out late o nights. 1t was dis
covered by Adam and Eve in trying to
find the northwest passage out of Para
disc. The climate is sultry till you pass
the tropics of housekeeping, when squally
weather generally sets in with such power
as to make all hands as cool as cucumbers.
For the principal road to this interesting
State, consult the first pair Of blue eyes
you run against.
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to his fate. Among the company was a
shrewd young farmer, who had, from the
first, supposed the fendl to be some do
mestic animal, but being a lover of fun
and, willing to see comedy, kept his
thoughts to himself and pretended to
sympatbize with others in their fears.
He thought it time to interfere, aud,
Snatchiug pitch pine knot from the
blazing FIRE, expressed his determination
to rescue the preacher or perish in the
attempt.
"Don't don't p' shouted several
'What does the devil care for fire ?"
said another
Take along the bible if you will 90 "
suggested another.
But uuheeding the suggestions and the
manifestations of concern for his safety,ha
pushed into the cellar, seized the animal
by Cne of his horns and dragged the
struggling ram up stairs, calling to the
astonished parson Follow me - The
horned devil was led in triumph, followed
by the Ecclesiastic, in the midst of the
company. A momentary silence and hang
ing down of heads ensued, but the past
scene was too ludicrous to admit of sober
reflection, and loud peals of laughter
burst forth from every side, during which
the ram was turned out at the door, the
parson absented himself without ceremony
and the sports of the evening were re-
sumed with better spirits than before.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-06-26

A lawyer who was sometimes forgetful,
having been engaged to plead the case of
an offender, began by saying-'G know
the prisoner at the bar, and he bears the
character of being most consumate and
impudent scoundrel." Here somebody
whispered to him that the prisoner was
his client, when he Immediately con-
tiuued :-"But what great and go"d man
ever lived who was not calumnlated by
many of his cotemporaries."
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-06-26

At protracted meeting, recently held
out West, an ancient sister in tie church
arose and said: II see young ladies here
who think more of gewgaws, furbelows,
ribbons and laces than they do of their
Creator. / loved them once, and adorned
nv bat with French artificial flowers,
bright. .coloTed ribbons, and sky-bue trim
mings; but l found they were dragging
me down to destruction, so | took them
off-and gave them to my sister"
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n y ELLISnN. VI. D.,

nRACTICING PHYSICIAN, Coude'sport, Pa,
respectfully informs the citizens OF the village ana
vicinity that he will promptly RESPOND 10 an t"S m lon
profs:iona services Office on First street, first door
west of his residence. 17.4O
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- a SyERBGNS & Co..

rERCU ANTS-DeaIers in Dry Goods, Fancy
vi Gods, Groceries. Provision, Flour, Feed, Pork
snd everything usually kept in a good country store
Produce bought and sold II -
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ISAAC BENSON,

A TTORNEY- EY-AT-LAW, Coudersport, Pa, wi
n attend to all business entrusted to INN VIE car
aud promptness. Attends Courts Of adjoining co9I
ties Ofice Second street, near the AHes'"S oius
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q. rI. SE7TEONS.

1FERCHAVT- VT-WELTSVILLE n. Y, Whole
vi sale and Retail Dealer in Dry Goods, Fancy ano
Staple foods Clothing Ladies' Dress Goods Groceries
Flour Feed &C Retailers supplied On liberal terms
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HARDWARE Merchant, and Dealer in Stoves,
ii Tin and Sheet Iron-Ware, Main street, Couder
sport Penb'a. Tin and Sheet Iron Ware made to
srdcr, in good style, on short notice.
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Eree and Aecepted Ancient York NIasons

J1ULALIA LODGE, No. 342, F. a. NJ Stated
II Meetings on the ID and 4th "ednesiays Of eaGh
month Hall, in the Sd Story of the Omsted B,4ch'
u. .LARRADEE, Sec. MM SuEAI.l WV.
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COLLINS SMITH.
IL L. OENSTED.

1TERCUANT-Dcale in Dry Goods, Groceries
vi Provisions Hardware, Queensware, Cutlery
and all GooIs usually found in country store. nc
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John -. MANN,

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
"A Coudersport Pa, VIII attend the several courts
In Potter Cameron and Mexican counties. Al busi-
ness entrusted to his care will receive prompt atten
tion. Office on Main street, in residence.
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w MeALARNEY.

DEAL ESTATE aud INSURANCE AGENE;-
X, Land Bought and Sold, Taxes paid and Iitles
Investigated Insures property against ire IN the oe9
companies in the Country. and Persons a9anet nccl
dents in the Travellers Insurance Company Oh h'l'
ford Business transacted PROMPTLY it-Z9
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a TrOR EYS-AT LAW, HARRIsBURG, Penna;-
n Agents for the Collection OF Claims agah. 81 lle
fatss and state Cove rnments such Pensions,
Bounty Arrears Pay &cAddress Box 95, harrisburg
yITIrp J. c. MALARNEY
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+. w. KNOX.

TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law,
n Cou5ersport, Pa, Will attend the ooGr's III L OF
ssr and the adjoining counties.
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A German Princess, Maria Dorothea,
took leave of Christian missionary with
these words "Curistians never part for
the last time-Adieu."
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NTERCHANT-DeaIer in Dry Goods, l{eady-madH
nj C,thiug Crockery, Groceries, Flour, Feed,
PorG Provisions Sc, Main street, Couiersport, Ia
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AaSOO Fer Yearl W. want nrent.

O. EOn Per Year! We want agents
plsOOO everywhere to sell our IMPROVED
$40 Sewing Machines. Three new kinds. Under and
upper feed. Warranted five years. Above salary
or large commissions paid The ONLY machines sold
IN the United States for less than $40 which fully
licensed by Howe, Wheeler & Wilson, Grover & Ba
ker Singer s. Co. g. Bachelder ALL other cheap ma
chimes infringements and the seller user
liable to arrest, fne and imprisonment Circulars
nee. Address, or call upon Shaw & Clark, Bidde-
hs'd Maine, or Chicago ILL., Dec. 26, 1865. iswly.
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ARTHUR G. OLMSTED,

TTORNEY AND COUNSELLER AT LAW,
n Coudersp0rt, Pa will attend to all business en-
trusted TO his with prJmptness and hdely once
In the second storey Of the Olmsted Block
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COMPENSATORY HOTEL.

~ .GLASSMIRE, PRoPR1FToR, Corner Of Main
IL and Second streets Couders port Potter Co Pa
livery Stable is also kept in connection with TINS
Hotel. Daily Stages TO and from the Railroads.
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ID. #. OL9FSTED,

n FERCHANTS-D Dealers in Drugs Medicines, Paints,
MI Oils Fancy Articles, Stationery, Dry Goods,
Groceries &C Main Street, Coudersport, Pa
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DAN BAKER,

DENSION, BOUNTY and WAR CLAIM AGENCY
i Pensions procured for Soldiers of the present
War who are disabled by reason of wounds received
disease contracted while in the service ofthe United
States and pensions bounty, and arrears of pay OBJ
tanned for widows heirs of those who have died or
been killed while in service. An letters Of inquiry
promptly answered. and receipt by mail of state
ment OF the case of claimant, will forward the ne
cessary papers for their signature Fees in Pension
cases as fixed by law Refers to Hons Isaac Benson,
A G. 0nsted, John s. Mann aud f. w Knox Esq
DAN BAKER,
Junes 64 Claim Agent, Coudersport Pa
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BUSINESS NOTICES.
HI. HI. Cummin.
RObt. Hawlcy.

RObt- Hawley. I'LL. H' euhhhAhh'
AttorneyS-at-La
NIvILLIAMSPORT, Penn'a. Special attention
. w given to Collection of Pensions, Bounty and
Rack Paw. and all claims against the NatonaI ana
State Governments. noVZlu
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Potter Journal JOb-Omce.

III JOB-TYPE to our already large assortment
we are now prepared to do all kinds of work, ehcapy
and with Taste and neatness. OrIle solicited
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Jefferson Davis term of imPlisonment
reached year, May 22'