msSABCHBS PROVE THE CROW A FRIEND 1 Jfeteul Geograitic Fiads Him a ' Destroyer of On several occasions in these eol- < m bu we have defended the crow, 1 Orfap ha* been slandered for years by < ■■my, and branSKd as a thief with no 1 adeeming qualities. To show that ' jpcfc is not the caae, the National ' Peographic Magazine at April devotes 0 lengthy article in his defense, writ- ' 4an by E. R. Kakmbach, assistant < JJiplogist, U. S. Biological Survey, This I article would be worth reading care- ■ folly by the enemies of this bird, for ' fbey consider ir their dirty to exter- 1 atinate this species. An extract of ; the article follow#: . "A subject for poets, fabulists and 1 ■•en of science." ' "Probahly more has been written of 4S0W a and ravens than any other 1 group of birds. From ancient myth 1 g§6 fable to the poetry and prose of jjjodem times literature is replete frith allusions to them. "In this article the author will en- 1 Acavor to present in a way under- : gtandable to all, some of the principal ' findings of his investigation of the : good habits of our cmws, the full re- 1 ault of which was published inDepartment Bulletin No. 621, of the U. ! fiL Department of Agriculture. "The crow and has relation to man." j The preparation of this bulletin en- , tailed the examination of the stomachs of more than 2,100 birds, suppleIfonl'iil by field observations of many. «b> ornithologists and practical farmers. A period of about five years with gome interruptions was consumed in •tf— examinations alone: Only the best of laboratory equipments, inchiding crustaceous mollusks, verti- - hrates, seeds and other possible food gave for comparison, with collaboration of specialists in the digerent groups was used." It will be readily seen that the

writer has givmf a gnat deal of tea and attention to the subject and should surely be fanfiliar with the articles on which the crow feeds, aad > , he eoDcludes that the greater part of I the feed is from the worst pests that I , the fanner has to contend with, name- I : wire worms cut worms and grassi It is only oceasionly that they take . to grain, and that is after the supply ; of other food is gone. A number at i are given where the stom- . achs of young birds have been exam- ■ ined. In' Kansas twelve nestlings in one day consumed 801 May beetles; ; in snober part of the state a seabed ' four consumed 418 grasshoppers is a I single day. Of 107 adult birds collected in the month of May, in several at ' the states, 166 bad fed to some extent - on May beetles, aad in some of the , stomachs these pests formed more - than ninety pa/ cant of the contents. The author says hat the crow is the best parent bird that is to be found, and the y^ung are the greediest They . require feeding for several weeks, and I in that time they require considerable , food, from the facte shown in this . article, from which we have only . taken a, small item, it cap readily he seen that to"**—1 of the crow being an enemy at the farmer they are his . , friends and should be protected rather than be driven away. *1W) Reward, SIM The readers o t this paper win be , pleased to learn that there la at least one dreaded dieease that sdaoce has I ' been able to cure In all Its stages and i that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly Influenced by constitutional conditions „ l requires constitutional treatment. Ball's Catarrh Medicine Is taken Internally and acts thru tbe Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System thereby destroying tbe foundation of the disease, giving the patient strength by building up the con- | stltutlon and assisting nature hi doing itwo*fc. The proprietors have so mucl • falih In the curative powers of Hall'.Cutarrti Medicine that they offer On< - hundred Dollars for any case that It fall to cure. Bend for ll«t of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo , Ohio. Sold by air Druggist. 76c. XV WUI DC rvauiiy seen uiat uue ..

Charter No. 9285 Beaerve District No. 8 REPORT OF CONDITION OF The Merchants National Bank AT CAPE MAY, IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1920 RESOURCES Loans and discounts, including rediscounts $463,298.48 Overdrafts, unsecured — t 35.68 U. S. Government securities owned: Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds par value) 160,000.00 dodged to secure U. S. deposits (par value) 65,000.00 Pledged to secure W. S. S. deposits (par value) 1,500.00 Owned and unpledged 127,050.00 Tata] U. S. Government securities 238,650.00 Other ^"4*. securities, etc.: Bonds (other than U. S. bonds) pledged to secure postal savings deposits— 7,000.00 gaturltiea, other than U. S. bonds (not including stocks) owned and unpledged — : 153,430.00 Total bonds securieies. etc., other than U..S. 160,430.00 Stock at Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of subscription) ! 3,000.00 Value of banking house owned and unincumbered 25,000.00 Furniture and fixtures » 1,500.00 Iteful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 62,231.80 Cash in vault pnd net amounts due from national banks s 122,977.85 Checks on other banks in the same city or town as repotting bank (ther than item 16) 2,063.73 Total of items 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 125,041.08 Checks on banks located outside of city or town of reporting bpnk and other cash items j 998.59 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer — - 2,500.00 Interest earned but hot collected — approximateon Notes and Bills Receiveable not past due 3,500.00 i' . . Total $1,081,085.63 : LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $50/000.00 1 Surplus fund i — : ! 50,000.00 < Undivided profits : $22,917.65 Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid 3,411.72 19,505.93 ! Interest and disccunt collected or credited, in advance of maturity and not earned (approxi- ' mate) -_ 3.500.00 . Amount reserved for all interest accrued 4,200.00 ' Circulating notes outstanding 49,000.00 ! ' • jOftifled CliBLkB outstanding 1,587.28 1 Total of items 29, 80, 81, 32, and 88 1,587.28 ' Individual deposits subject to check 569,095.78 « Deposits requiring notice, But less than SO days — 318,052.90 ; Total at demand deposits, (other than bank i deposits) subject to Reserve, Items 84, 85, • 1 1 36, 37, 88, and 39 887,148.63 Postal savings deposits 1,921.30 . Toatl of time deposits subiect to reserve 1,921.30 War savings certificate and thrift stamp deposit account , 19.97 Olher U. S. deposits, including deposits of U. S. ! disbursing officers : 14,202.52 14,222.49 . Total j. $1,081,085.63 ) Of the total loans and discounts shown above, the amount on which J interest and discount was charged at rates in excess of those permitted by < law (Sec. 5197, Rev. Stat.) (exclusive of notes upon which total' charge not ■ to exceed 50 cents was made) was $60,000. The number of such loans ! was 24. , State of New Jersey, County of Cape May, as: I, E. J. JERRELL, Cashier of the above- nam e3~tnmkf-das*lemiily swear < that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. i E. J. JERRELL,. Cashier. J subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of September, 1920. • SAMUEL F. ELDRERGE, CORRECT — -Attest: Notary Public of N. J. ! W. L. STEVENS, W. H. PHILLIPS, H. S. RUTHERFORD, Directors

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