Faustina
mother and daughter, of two of the noblest among the wives Roman emperors. The elder, Annia Galeria, usually spoken of as Faustina Senior, was the wife of Antoninus Pius, and_died 141 A. D.; the younger, known as Faustina Junior, was married to his successor, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, and died at a village near Mount Taurus in 175 A. D. Both, but particularly the younger, were notorious for the profligacy of their lives, yet after their with deaths their memories were marked signal honors by their forgiving husbands. Institutions for the relief of poor girls were founded by both emperors, and were called "puellæ alimentariæ Faustinæ" (The Daughters of the Fostering Faustina). FAUX. See FAWKES.
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Faversham
WILLIAM, an actor, eduborn in England in 1868. He was cated at Hillmartin College. His first appearance on the stage was made in to 1887. In the following year he came the United States. He acted as support for Mrs. Fiske for 2 years and for the 6 years following was leading man at the impor- Empire Theater. He played many tant rôles, and was recognized as one WILLIAM FAVERSHAM of the leading actors on the American and English stage. In 1902 he married Julie Opp, also well known on the American stage.
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Fawcett (HENRY English an political)
HENRY, English an political economist; born in Salisbury, England, Aug. 26, 1833. An accident which deprived him of sight early in life did not prevent his attainment of distinction as pos postmaster-general under Gladstone, and as a writer of force in "Manual of Political Economy" (6th ed. 1883); "The Economic Position of the British Laborer" (1865); "Pauperism: Its Causes and Remedies" (1871); and "Free Trade and Protection." He died in Cambridge, Nov. 6, 1884.
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Fawcett (M EDWARD an American)
M. EDWARD, an American Protestant Episcopal bishop, born in New Hartford, Ia., in 1865. He graduated from Upper Iowa University in 1886, after afterward studying at the Garrett Biblical Institute. He was ordained a priest in 1897 and was rector of churches in Elgin and Chicago, Ill., until 1903, when he was appointed 3d bishop of Quincy, Ill. In 1917 he was captain and chaplain of the 5th Illinois Infantry and was also a divisional chaplain of the 33d Division.
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Fay
ANDREAS (fi or fāy), a Hungarian author; born in Kohány, Zemplin, Hungary, May 30, 1786. Till the appearance of Kossuth on the scene (1840) he was the foremost leader at Pest of the Opposition party. His volume of poems, "New Garland" (1818) established his fame as a poet, but his admirable prose "Fables" (1820) attained a far wider popularity. Among his dramatic works are the tragedy, "The Two Báthorys" (1827); ; and several comedies. His social novel, "The House of the Béltekys" (1832), and a number of short stories, entitle him to a place among the great masters of Hungarian prose. He in Pest, July 26, 1864. died
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Fayetteville (City and countyseat)
a city and countyseat of Washington co., Ark.; on the St. Louis and San Francisco and the Kansas City and Memphis railroads; in the Ozark Mountains, surrounded by beautiful scenery; is a well-known summer resort and is called the Athens of Arkansas. Fayetteville is a fruit center for northwestern Arkansas. It is the seat of the Arkansas Industrial University. Here are a foundry, flour mills, large wagon factory, fruit evaporating establishment, etc. Pop. (1910) 4,471; (1920) 5,362.
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Fayetteville (City and countyseat) (II)
a city and countyseat of Cumberland co., N. C.; on Cape Fear river, and on the Aberdeen and Rockfish and the Atlantic Coast Line railroads; 80 miles N. W. of Wilmington. It contains a high school, military academy, a State Colored Normal School, a bank, and several newspapers. It has manufactories of edge tools, carriages, wooden ware, flour, turpentine, cotton, etc. On April 22, 1861, the Confederates seized the United States arsenal at this point. General Sherman occupied the , and destroyed town March 11-14, 1865 the arsenal. Pop. (1910) 7,045; (1920) 8,877.
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Fayolle
MARIE ÉMILE, a French soldier, born in 1852. He was educated at the Superior School of War, and for several years served as instructor at that institution. He was promoted to be lieutenant-colonel in 1903 and general in 1910. In 1914 he commanded the artillery brigade of Vincennes and in the same year was commander of the 70th Division Infantry. In the following year he commanded the 33d Army Corps and was made commander of the 6th French Army in 1916. In December, 1919, he commanded the French forces in Italy. General Fayolle took part in the first French offensive of Lorraine, where he greatly distinguished himself by energetic action which held up the German advance. His next important service was in the battles of Arras, during the attempts of the German armies to reach the coast. He showed great skill in anticipating the movements of the enemy. His name, however, is chiefly connected with the Battle of the Somme where he commanded the 4th Army in 1915. In 1918 he was given command of a group of armies , including a portion of the GENERAL FAYOLLE American Expeditionary Forces. He was remarkably efficient in withstanding the movement of the Germans at Amiens toward Paris. During the final German retreat he did effective service at Béthune, Château-Thierry, and Montdidier. In 1920 he visited the United States as a representative of General Foch at the Convention of the American Legion.
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Fealty
loyalty; faithful adherence; true service or duty to a superior lord, especially in feudal times. Fealty, suit of court, and rent, are duties and services usually issuing and arising ratione tenuræ, being the conditions upon which the ancient lords granted out their lands to their feudatories; whereby it was stipulated that they and their heirs should take the oath of fealty or fidelity to their lord, which was the feudal bond (commune cinculum) between lord and tenant; that they should do suit, or duly attend and follow the lord's courts, and there from time to time give their assistance, by serving on juries either to decide the property of their neighbors in the court baron, or correct their misdemeanors in the court leet; and lastly, that they should yield to the lord certain annual stated returns, in military attendance, in provisions, in arms, in matters of ornament or pleasure, in rustic employments (prædial labors), or (which is instar omnium), in money, which will provide all the rest; all which are comprised under the one general name of reditus, return or rent.
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