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Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22

Mrs. X. p. Eleam has re-
turned from Knoxville, where
she underwent an operation.
Mrs. w. S. Petre and little son,
Walter, of Bristol, are visiting
their father, ]. w. Petre, of this
place.
Friends of Mrs. Charles Gray,
formerly of this place, are very
sorry TO hear of her serious ill
ness at her home in Knoxville.
Mrs. Scott Hamilton, of Pun
cheon Camp, was the guest of
Mrs. ]. F. Wolfenbarger, Satur-
day evening.
Miss Edith Rutherford, and
sister Edna, of Corryton, are Wis
iting friends and relatives of
this place.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22
HAnrlER

J. T. Ledgerwood, was in
Washburn, on business, Thurs
day.
Charley Hopper, of Bowen,
visited friends here, Sunday.
Mrs. R. P. Brabson, visited her
sister, Mrs. Rev. Ogle, at Joppa,
Saturday.
George Stansberry and Troy
Long, were at New Market, on
business, last week.
Thomas Foster and family,
spent Sunday, with relatives at
Heltonville.
The singing at Levi Campbells
Sunday night was enjoyed by a
large number of our music low
ing folk.
Misses Tula and Bula Perry,
of Avondale, spent Sunday with
their aunt, Mrs. D. w. McCarty
at this place.
Lon Brabson who recently
married Miss Myrtle Marsh, is
erecting a beautiful cottage at
this place.
Ben Morgan and sister, Miss
Mollie, of Rutledge, visited Miss
Grace Greenlee, Saturday.
J. T. Ledgerwood, placed a
fine piano in his home, last week
Other pianos will be placed here
in the near future.
Prof. w. Sam Hopson, an en-
thusiaStic matrimonial aspirant
of Washburn, was prospecting
in this vicinity, last week.
J. H. and Hach Hammer and
J. D. and R. G. Long attended
the funeral and interment of
Mrs. DR.. Kinder, of Jefferson
City, at Heltonville, Thursday.
James White and family, of
Knoxville, who spent the winter
here, returned to the city, Thurs
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22
ENTERTAIN WITH AN
OLD FASHION SINGING

Miss Trula Wolfenbarger, en-
tertained with an old fashioned
singing, Thursday night. Those
being present were: Misses Eu-
la Acuff, Leila Nicely, Lily and
Eula Acuff, Goldie Nicely, An
ME Beeler, Edith Long.
Messrs. L. B. Wolfenbarger,
Ernest Wolfenbarger, Robert
Wolfenbarger, Joe Wolfenbar-
ger, Harry Rucker, A. B. Cleve-
land, Vaughn Kits, Blake Kits,
Elvin Merritt, Clare Acuff, w. B.
Acuff and Luther Kits.
Mrs. w. B. Acuff, Mrs. Luther
Kits and Mrs. Paul Branson.
Refreshments were served and
the evening was pleasantly
spent.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22
AVONDALE

G. A. Mcdaniel, made a bust
ness trip 70 Morristown, Satur-
day.
Thomas Cantwell, has pur-
chased a new Dodge car.
J. S. Goodwin, was in Rutledge,
Tuesday.
Robert Carmichael, Jr., of Nor
ristown, was visiting relatives
and friends, the first of the
week.
Miss Annie Carmichael, has
returned home, from Joppa,
where she has been visiting
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cant.
well and family, of this place, at
tended the closing exercises, OF
the school. at Joppa. Thursday
night.
G. A. Mcdaniel, is on the sick
list.
Evan Smith and sister, Miss
Helen, motored to Knoxville, Sur
day.
DR.. X. P. Elan, has rented A.
vondale Springs, where he will
move in the near future.
James Carmichael, went tC
Knoxville, on business.
Miss Mettie Hodge, was the
guest of Miss Zettie Cantwell
Sunday night.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22
The Worlds News

Over 20 people killed and 800
homes destroyed by storm in In
diana.
Water flooded the mines at
Mascot.
1000 people are homeless at
Chattanooga on account of high
water in the Tennessee.
Thaw was adjudged insane by
! Pennsylvania jury.
Railways are again threatened
with strike, to begin Saturday
Ambassador Gerard arrives
from Germany in this country
The forty-fourth annual meet
ing Of TIE East Tennessee Far
!ner's convention will meet in
Knoxville on May Is, 16 and II.
J. V. Burgess and S. c. Sims,
state senators in Arkansas, were
expelled from the legislature for
bribery.
Fifteen die in storm in Idaho.
Edwin Gould, Jr., son of Geo.
Gould, Of New York, is killed
while coon hunting in Georgia.
Sherman L. Whipple, of Bos-
ton is paid $15,000.00 as fee in
leak probe case.
Kosher meat shops are boy
cotted in Cincinnati.
$4,000 Yankees are in the AL
lied armies.
Wreck on Pennsylvania Ry.,
results in the death of a score or
more.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22
Beech Grove

An old time quilting and birth
day dinner, was given at the
home of Mr.. T. H. Henry, March
18th, in honor of his 9th birth
day.
Mrs. H. G.. Farmer, of Rut-
ledge, has been visiting her par
ents here, from Thursday until
Monday
Mrs. J. A. Kincaid and Mrs.
E. P. Riddle, were visiting Mrs.
T. H. Henry, Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Corbin,
were visiting in Claiborne Coun-
ty, Sunday.
Mr.. James A. WEIGH, the lum-
herman, Of Liberty Hill, was
thru here, on business, Saturday
Dan Woltenbarger, of Wash
)uln, was here, Monday.
Mrs. Allie Davidson and Miss
Maud Henry are visiting rela-
tives, at Cedar Springs, this
week.
Robert McGinnis, visited his
sister, Mrs. Horace Farmer, OF
Farmers Bend, Saturday ano
Sunday.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22
DEATH AT TATE

Miss Nora Layel, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. J. N. Layel, died
at her home at Tate, Sunday
morning at Z o'clock, age 81
years. She was a member of the
Baptist Church, at Tate and was
a regular attendant at Sunday
School.
The funeral was conducted by
Rev. C. w. Hale, the pastor,
Monday at 10 o'clock, interment
was in a nearby cemetery.
She is survived by her faith
er and mother and 6 sisters and
3 brothers, and a host of friends
who sympathize with the be-.
reaved family.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22
MOTION

Rev. James Lotspeich, of Nor
ristown, was visiting friends in
Noeton, Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs, JohnRRankin, of
Tate. was visiting friends here,
Sunday.
Miss Lula Lone, Of Morris
town, was the weekend guest of
her niece, Miss Gwendolyn Har-
rell.
Bud Manley, of Rutledge, was
transacting business here, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Dalton. of
Joppa, ore visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Bass Mccoy.
Mrs. Lizzie Beets, of Tate, was
the guest of Mrs. J. w Rich, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Smith, en-
tertained 80 of their friends
with a rock party, Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Smith and
sister, Bertha, returned to Mas
cot, after visiting homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell Noe, enter
tanned several of their friends
on last Thursday evening.
n. B. Harrell, of johnson City,
was the weekend guest of home
folks.
E. H. Hearst, who has been in
school at Bristol, for sometime
returned home, Tuesday.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22

Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. French and
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Griffith, will
leave this week, for Kokoma, Ind
where they will make their fu-
ture home.
Paul Branson has been in Ken
lucky for the past week, on a
business trip.
The many friends of Miss
Blanche Nicely, regret very
much that she has been real
sick, for the past week. Many
wishes are expressed for her i'm
mediate recovery.
Lon Nicely, made a business
trip to Knoxville, Saturday.
Henry Rucker, made a bust
ness trip to Knoxville, Saturday.
DR.. Carr, of Corryton, made a
professional trip to Washburn,
Friday night.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22
GEORGE w. RHEA

George w. Rhea, aged about
S2 years, who lived mar Idol, died
Sunday. Mr.. Rhea was well
known throughout Granger
county, he having served sever
al terms as Justice of the Peace
and had held other minor offices
in the county. He leaves a wife
and several children.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22
GAINES JONES

Gaines Jones, aged "A years,
died Tuesday afternoon at 2 o.
clock, at his home near Morgans
school house, of pneumonia. The
body was buried at the family
grave yard on Wednesday.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22
SEWING CLUB MEETS

On Wednesday afternoon, Mrs
J. E. Nance was hostess to a YER
y enjoyable meeting of the Tues
day Afternoon Sewing Club. In
vited guests were, Mrs. w. B.
Talley and Miss Alice Bryan.
Several piano selections rendered
by Mrs. Joe H. Lowe were much
enjoyed by the guests. Plate
refreshments were served.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22

Other counties have corn clubs
canning clubs and other organ
izations for the practical study
of farm life and the promotion
of farm interests. Why not
Granger? Our boys and girls
should be educated on the farm.
Some movement should be inaug
urated by which the beauties
and conveniences of farm life
may be shown, and in which the
possibilities of profitable soil
culture may be demonstratde.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22

A health expert out in the city
of st. Louis concludes that rid
ing in automobiles will produce
a legless race. This may be true
but riding in front of the other
fellows machine will get results
much more quickly.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22

While we are spending money
for roads, why not invest some
thing in high schools? We need
an agricultural experiment farm
and a domestic science depart
ment in both county high
schools.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22

All kinds Of Farming Imple-
ments, sold by Jefferson City
Hardware Co. ***
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22

In Monroe County they are
whiskey in zinc tubs.
That county is not progressive.
In Hancock they make it in cof-
fee pots.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22

By proclamation, the COVER
nor has designated April the 9Th
GO to Sunday School Day" in
Tennessee. The state supreme
court has asked the people to OBJ
serve this day, as has also the Of
ficials of Granger county. This
action on the part of our officials
is truly commendable. Such ex-
pressions of confidence in the
teachings of the scriptures and
such manifestations of interest
in the welfare of the church
are matters of no mean import.
The cause for which the church
stands is the foundation stone
upon which rests the very des-
tiny of a free government.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22

Hal Hammer, Herbert Beech,
Ralph McCarty, and Misses Lu-
Gle Campbell, and Beulah and
Gladys Foster, who are attend
ing Rutledge High School from
this place, are enthusiastic in
their praise of the school.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22

He who despises small things
is very short sighted.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22

Fretting reminds one of a rock
ing chair in which you can do a
great deal of agitating without
getting anywhere.
S. NJ. Crombie.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-03-22

Better plant your back yard
to potatoes.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-01

counties incur no unnecessary lnaeb'-
edness until peace hovers over the
world.
The present court house was a pref,
~ nifty building when a was erected,
but has outgrown the demands OF the
present day business. In addition to
being rather shabby and In need OF
repairs. there IL no room enough Tor
the county officers and there Is also
hack Of space and proper vault faciil-
tiss for protecting valuable records
from theft or fire.
Furthermore. since Albuquerque has
grown to be n city and IL soing to 20
forward by leaps and bounds. the
%|eourt house should be more centrally
heated. II Is unhandy for attorneys
and others having business to transact
there and Is OF little or no financial
benerit 10 old Town
The people % Albuquerque and
Bernalnio county should br looking
forward 10 M erection Of q new court
house as o o a. 'the time are pro-
plfiOus.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-01
-pESsIoxIxG PREACHERS.

The convention Of Christian church
81 which has been in session al Kansas
City went on record as being In favor
u pensions for superannueted preach
ers. This plan is being followed to n
limited extent among certain dcromi-
nations. but there has not been much
done in the way 81 a concerted move
10 make Il generally applicable 60 ~
Isec,s.
10 there. N any class of people for
whom some provision should be made
against want in their old age. 1t Is the
preachers. Although we as a nation
take considerable pride In the fact ttet'
We are rich. we do not. except In iso-
lated cases here and there. Jar loose
from u money when Il .
supporting the preacher and the
various branches Of the church work.
Many q good brother who goes to
lchureh with a saBctimonious look on
his face and siss quietly throughout
the apparently drinking In
every word the minister says. $ ueezes
1.-The dollar IN his pocket so hard when
the collection plate is passed that he
eagle becomes black in the face. Most
lof W. are too much inclined TO regard
1.-The preacher as a be~ear who comes to
| our back door--if we have anything
lien We give Il TO him and u We haven't
Ianything len he Is turned away. THIS
lis not the proper disposition - sh
lContributing To- the church should
form a part OF our legitimate expenses.
land We should give a certain smount
each week or month. Just the same az
we pas for groceries. clothing. fuel
land other items which form a neees-
sary part Of our daily existence.
OF course. before much could he
ldone in the way OF providing a pen
sion fund the people would have Ia
be awakened to the exlgencies OF 'he
case. with thousands Of preachers
lin all churches now being paid mere
Ilv enough 10 exist on. there j. no hope
OF diverting anything from oontrihU-
tions TO be laid aside 20 Accumulate
la fund. The matter. however. h OF
lsumcient importance 10 warttnt s"fnt
l~action being taken which via insure
aged ministers being proper taken
lcare Of. as IN most cases m" s7lNri's
lpaid them during their years Of aci'-
li,y are SO misery thai they aie unable
l,o save up anything for a rdny a
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-01
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
Suffering Described As Torture
Relieved by Black rausht.

Rossyille, Ga.-Mrs. Kate Lee Able, Of
This place, writes; My husband is an
engineer, and ouoe while lifting, he in
iured himself with a piece OF heavy ma
rhinery, across the abdomen. He was
so sore he could not bear TO press on
himself at all, on chest or abdomen. He
weighed lGj lbs, and fell off until he
weighed 10 lbs, in two weeks.
lie became constipaied and II looked
like he would die. We had three different
doctors, yet with all their medicine, his
bowels i-ilcd TO act. He would turn up
a ten-cent bottle OF castor oil, and drink
Il two or three days in succession. He
did this yet without result. We became
desperate, he suffered so. lie was swol-
len terribly, lie told me his suffering
could ONLY be described as torture.
sent and bought T~hediord's Black
D.aught. made him take a big dose.
aud when II began TO act he tainted, he
was in such misery, but he got relief and
began TO mend at once. He got well,
and we both feel he owes his life 10
Thediord's Black Draught
Thediord's Black raught will help you
TO keep lit, ready for the days work.
Try i'll Nc-i3l
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-01
FOR 4 NEW oouRr HOUSE

The opinion voiced BY Col. Alfred
1runsfeid at the weekly meeting u
the wivanis club Yesterday that Bef-
naiillo county should be looking fui f..
ward 70 building 3 new court house
IL a timely one. although no; entirely
new. as expressions along the same
liue have been heard from time "a
time in ths years 0 n by, perhaps the
last tsme being abou, a year ago when
some ~ our citizens were in favor OF
purchasing the commercial club build
ing ana using u for court house pur-
poses
As Col. Grunsfeid stated. no steps
should be taken now toward putting
up q new building VA dtmsnds &C.
such that Il would be an inoppor,un'
time 10 embark upon a building pro.
sect when We ALREADY ave a buiidi1s
which has w%ea,hered the storms for
many years and Ia capable Of serving
"a o court house for several years 30
come. Furthermore. the voting %
bonds while the war IL on would be
smcompstible with the wighes OF the
federal government that cities ana
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-01

tn European Russia and there Is but
little Of o. iu rich SI cti, The price
90 wuod has risen f." per cent IA .
little NOR" than 60 year wood rs the
usual fuel ir Pctroprld and u d,
likely hat there will Dec many deaths
from cold the coming winter Butter
uat ulso risen sou per cent. but this
iS perhaps less than the increase 800 M"
ptiD, ~ most products. 4 pair of
hucs cost 700 rubl,s q plain warm
uyrrcp1t 100 rubies How the t,cr
age middle class Russian families are
managing a. kcup clothed do NOT
know o. speaks well for their pre-
yious thriti
There Is still plenty uf meat iu
russian rrStaurhutr hut a good deal
of b. is scmi-dccayed 90 course, onc
,iu get % good dinner nv paying FOR
%. bout am q u cart, meal such as
one could have for So on SO iu Nrw
York costs twenty five ruhlcs he the
Russian capital A. middle class res
tturauts where one could get "a good
table d.hot, diuucr for one rubic or
ONE ruhlc aud 10 quarter two years
ago n must pay five or six rubles
now But the difference iu price does
not tell the whole story The quality
Of the food has changed more thau
the price. ana the change has bee all
tOr the worse. Some Of the vast"
is criminal Very Young calves are
being killed hy the hundreds for veal
calves which ought To- bee saved FOR
the hulk Of beef the, would provide
n allowed to Erlw
II takes no seer To prcdict that the
coming winter viii bee the hardest
Russia has hud since the war be-
KAN, ~ that is saying 70 good deal
Grcrury Mason boz the outlook.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-01


Nh. Gibson head of the chapter
work for the Rcd Cross says Tine
value ct womcu'- work for this year o.
the present rate Will bee $50, 600. coo"
The Denver conference.
Mrs Bullock chairman OF the Ahg-
qucruuc chapter OF the Ecd Drus-.
who has Just returned from q division
cDlfcrcuc" a. Denver. brings much lu-
formation nt interest and value 90 the
Albuquerque women who are doing
Red Cross work The articles most
needed al this time iu order ~ their
Importance are. knitted articles. sur
riVal dressings, patients clothing
70 is often reported that articles
made for the Red Gross ar" sold iu de
parimout stores. Mrs. Bullock tells
Of eases iu which "A Woman placed %
letter iu q sweater she had made for
the Red Gross asking u soldier VIII"
received u 90 communicate with her.
lu rcpI, sh, would receive letter
from % ,...,ltn tu tins effect 90 got
tuur sV,ttcI uI I like % very much.
! bought 10 ut Wtnamuk'r for $50
Boo every instance that such 70 story has
ncru reported iu headquarters. D. has
been Investigated and m every case
proven untrue knitted articles made
nt the women of America are sent t'
uut soldiers and -Iilut. At ih" pres
cuf Time there are m N'W york. CIV
500 uuH worth uf Vott,r- waiting ,u
hc distributed goo soldiers aud sailors
a- th,H l,1., So man i- tu bee ll-
lowed 600 cove uur shores without thI.
equipment
bel. O.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-01
SWISS uS-rsaErAnxDsEss.

since tho great war began The NIL
starry system Of Switzerland has fire.
Qutatiy been praised As an effective
defence etssnss foreign INVASION with
out the evils Of German unitarian.
N Il had appeared ad~vantessous for
them to attack France By passing
through Switzerland. there Is album
slsnt evidence that the German armies
would no have hesitsted 20 invade
the country a. they invaded Belgium.
Although Belgium L. a nat country
while Switzerland Is mountainous. the
natural barrierS OF Switzerland are
on the italian and French boyders.
while along shs osfplan boundary the
land would present few obstacles to
an inrsdins army. so u seems fair to
sy that an sfficient And adequate
army r~rosected Switzerland fsori.
cefmaa invasion. but 10 one respect
Switserland was moi prepared for war;
switztrland was the playground o:
Europe. ia winter "a well as in sum
mer. and a traveller seeing a hundred
hotel omnlbsses outside the railroad
station in Lacerne would feel SURE
that the principal industry OF the
eeuntry was running hotels. There
n however. large manufacturing in
terests In Switzerland. In addition TO
the making OF watches. cheese and
wood carving. whose fame Is worli
wide. swi,xerland was taking a lead
ing position in the manufacture Of
silks. and in making dyes was per-
haps the leading rival Of Germany.
WHEN war began Germany turned
to the Swiss factories. just as France.
and England turned TO America. TO-.
help in making munliions. n the
hotel servents who we're not serving
in the army found a BIG demand for
labor IN the factories.
The weakness in the economic po-
sition Of Switzerland Is In the fac;
a a large par; Of her food and a.;
the coal for her factories must he
imported. This only nelghbor that
can furnish Goa IL Germany. and the
Swiss find themselves obliged to bay
millions Of dollars worth Of German
bonds In order TO bn permitted TO bus
tho German o that is lndispenSab BILE.
There are no coal mines in svitzer-
land. but these Is white eoaI' or
water power in abundance that can be
transformed into tight. heat and pow
az. An elcrtric railway climbs a tun :
mel INSIDE the Junefrau mountain
Hsif way m the Journey u GOOD hot
luncheon IL served at the restaurant in
a station holIoved ou, from the rocks.
The temperature OF the tunnel IN this
SNOW covered mountain Is hut little
shove the freezing point. even In sum
msr. but the trains are lighted. heated
and driven up the mountain. and the
cooking and heating at the restaurant
srs sll accomplished by the utilization
81 the Icy cold vsier runaing down
the mountain side as water power 10
generate electricity.
Few countries in the world are so
veil suppiied with potential water
power az Switzerland. and with this
power full ydcveioped she need never
again see her industries al the mercy
of a nishbof who may become At ans
time an allen enemy
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-01
RELIGION AMONG THE SOLDIERS.

~
nr. John Kiiman. formerly pastor Of
one ~ the largest churches In Edin-
burgh. Scotland. has been acting as
chaplain In .he British army His ~
an interesting experience Of religion
az The front He says
Every vestiee OF artificiality IS
stripped off from the men as they
are drawn close to the tremendous
relations which are the bedrock ~
human life. | have met many athe-
Ists back OF the base, where the iei-
lows relax and have "a safe time But
10 b. curious how heir boosted athc-
ism rccedes aW you approach the
firing line These men understand
that death is not a final thing mere
Is AN incidental thing and behind
that parapet Of death Their" Lies a
,Nn Mans Land in which they viii
find new service. The curious thing
about religion ~ the front b. that IL Is
mystical
"tn the tense strain nu hIr nerves
tho man begins Co tro stiuuE" things.
have. met wcu ur thirty cases.
such AS the strange white christ that
goes through the rnuh. ONE boy told
nae that whom ne wu- ordered over
the pnfapot christ appeared tu him
! and old hin Goo kv,u smiling aud sale.
As long ir SOU keep smiling YOU
are safe and Doe went into three hours
! Of bayouetur work with o. smile that
must have been 49, muro terrific thing
than even his ll. uuot Ho WIS never
I touched and N@rlicv,s Zoo this dizzy that
! christ Kept hIa Wort strange things
| an. N.HrHaFUU.H ..UfNnHUHHuNNN MfNH