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Show j Oregon, $18.05; Montana, S17.80; Queboe, 1 I 17.69; Switzerland, $15.00; Khode Island, J115.29; Delaware, 114.83; New Mexico, ia.ttt; District of Columbia, 112.08; Dakota, I13.2D; Manitoba, $11.19; Nolv Jersey, J10.83; Colorado, Colo-rado, ?10.8(j; Minnesota, 110.63; Wyoming, ft0.57; Louisiaua, $10.32; West Virginia, $10.25; Indiana, $10.23; Ontario, $9.(10; Pennsylvania, $9.93; Illinois, C9.46; Connecticut, Con-necticut, $9.39; Massachusetts, $9.30; New York, $9.18; Mississippi, $8.14; Ohio, $9.12; Nebraska, $S.93; Virginia, $8.73; Tennessee, $8.23; Wisconsin, $8.13; Kansas, $8.11; Florida, $8.01; Alabama, $S; North Carolina, $7.54; Maine, $7.20; Mary-land, Mary-land, $7.09; Georgia, $7.00; Arkansas, $7.02; New Hampshire, $6.94; Missouri, $0.HI1; South Carolina, $6.37; Vermont, $6.05; Kentucky, Ken-tucky, $5.80; Michigan, $5.76; lower prov- j incus of Hritish North America, $5.64; Iowa, $5.87. There is a difference of $31.96 tie- j tween the amount paid by each member per year in Washington and the amount paid per year by each member in Iowa. M r. (iard makes the total membership 532,206, the total moneys paid in to the lodges as revenue from all sources per year $5,727,- . 568.91 and the average per member $0.83. In Missouri the amount of' sick benefits per week is mnde by the constitution to be just one-half the annual dues. There are now about forty-flva Odd Fel- i lows' insurance companies. Thejuconio j last year approximated $3 ,689,023.97. , 1 lodge was recently instituted in San Jose, Cab, in which the charges in the inl-tiation inl-tiation were given in the Norwegian Ian- , guage. - The Odd Fellows' Temple association, of Chicago, has been incorporated to erect a temple in Chicago; capital, $.500,0"0. In addition to the lodge rooms there will be a large auditorium that will accommodate 0 000 people. Ollice rooms, will also be arranged ar-ranged for, and it is the intention of the association to make it the finest temple in the country. The new building will cost about $1,000,000. i ' A lodge in Maryland recently divided its assets among its members, amounting to $80 or more each. One brother refused to accept his share, and for his loyalty to the order in so doing a gold medal was presented pre-sented to him by order of the grand lodge. " I. 0. 0. F. .Ctcr Men.thiP Fer Tear. Other ote-. ote-. ,, fLM of Chicago, has per year is as io " 27 33: Denmark, |