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two weeks before confinement. Medical attendance and medicine are
given needy women ij their homes. Apply to C. W. Mitchell, Dean.

Maryland Homeopathic Hospital and Free Dispensary of Baltimore City
receives $2,500 for the year 1899 and $2,500 for the year 1900. (Chapter
333, 1898.) It is located at 323 K- Paca street. Ten free beds. Apply
to John B. Van Meter, President; Thos. Schweckbebier, Treasurer.

Maryland Lying-in Hospital for Baltimore City receives $3,009 for the
year 1899 ; $3,000 for the year 1900. (Chapter 823, 1898.¹) It is located
at 113-115 W. Lombard street. Women are received two weeks before
confinement. No charges. Apply to Wilmer Brinton, President.

Maryland Schoolfor the Deaf and Dumb, at Frederick City, receives under
chapter 408,1898, $25,000. This is the public school for the deaf and
dumb of the State, and is supported entirely by the State. The aim of
the school is to give a good education in the branches of knowledge
taught in the public schools. Manual training is also provided for.
The County Commissioners and City Council of Baltimore recommend
admissions to the institution. (Code, article 30. section I.) Apply to
Charles M. Ely, President.

The Maryland Hospital for tJte Insane is one of the State Institutions
for the care of the Insane. It is located at Catonsville, Baltimore
county. The hospital receives an annual appropriation of $25,000.

TJie Second Hospital for the Insane is located near Sykesville, Carrol!
county. Receives au annual appropriation of $30,000.

Maryland School for the Colored Blind and Deaf receives under chapter
406, 1898, $10,000 per annum. It is free to residents of Maryland.
Apply to F. D, Morrison, Superintendent, 649 West Saratoga street,
Baltimore.

Maryland Asylum and Training School f or Feeble Minded receives under
chapter 406, 1898, $3,000 per annum. Persons of either sex admitted
between the ages of seven and seventeen. Apply to Dr. Prank Keating,
Superintendent, Owings Mills, Baltimore County, Maryland.

Maryland General Hospital, Linden avenue, near Madison street, Balti-
more, receives $5,000 for the year 1899 and $5,000 for the year 1900.
(Chapter 323,1898.) It is required to furnish a free bed for each Sena-
torial district. Apply to Robert W. Johnson, President, or Thomas P,
Lloyd, Resident Physician.

Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers Home, at Pikesmlle, receives an appro-
priation from the State of $7,000 annually. (Chapter 323, 1898.) Appli-
cants for admission must present satisfactory evidence of their honor-
able record in the Confederate service and are required to be citizens of
the State or members of a Maryland command during the war. Apply
to George W. Booth, Secretary, Pikesville, or at B. & O, office, corner
Baltimore and Calvert streets, Baltimore.

Maryland School for the Blind, 220 K. North avenue, Baltimore. It re-
ceives a regular annual appropriation of $31,000. (Message of Governor'
Brown, 1894, page 39.) Children of seven years and upwards are
admitted. All applicants are recommended to the Governor by the
County Commissioners of the several counties and by the Judges of the
Orphans' Court of the City of Baltimore. Apply to F. D. Morrison,
Superintendent.

North Eastern Day Nursery receives $1,000 for the year 1899 and $1,000
f»r the year 1900. (Chapter 323, 1898.) It is located at 429 Aisquith
street, Baltimore. Children from sis "weeks to six years admitted. It»
object is to care for children while the mothers are at work. Charge of