Farnam
HENRY WALCOTT, an American economist, born in New Haven, Conn., in 1853. He graduated from Yale in 1874 and took post-graduate studies at Berlin and other German universities. From 1878 to 1880 he was tutor and from 1880 to 1918 professor of economics in Yale University. In the latter year he was appointed professor emeritus. From 1892 to 1911 he was one of the editors of the "Yale Review," and of the "Economic Review" in 1911-1912. He served as chairman of the New Haven Civil Service Board and as president of the Connectiout Civil Service Reform Association. He was the author of a number of books on economic subjects, several of them written in the German language. He was a member of many economic societies.
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Farnborough
a town in Hampshire, England. It is on the Blackwater, near the Basingstoke canal. Its most important industry is the raising of strawberries. It was long noted as the seat of Farnborough Hill, which was the residence of the former Empress Eugénie until her death in 1920. The main depot of the British Royal Aircraft factory was at Farnborough during the World War. Pop. about 15,000.
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Farnsworth
CHARLES STEW- American soldier, born in ART, an , in 1862. He Lycoming county a. graduated from the United States Mili- , Pa., tary Academy in 1887. In the same year he was appointed 2d lieutenant and rose through the grades, becoming colonel in 1917. In the same year he was appointed brigadier-general of the National Army, and in the following year was made major-general. He commanded the 37th Division of the American Expeditionary Force from May 22, 1918, to April 5, 1919, taking part in the St. Mihiel offensive and in the offensives of the Argonne-Meuse and in Belgium. In 1919 he was commander of Camp Bowie, Tex., and in the same year was commander of the Infantry School at Camp Benning, Ga.
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Farnworth
a town of Lancashire, England, on the Manchester and Bolton Railway. It has important manufactures of cotton, brick, tile, and iron. Within its limits are several mediæval buildings. Pop. about 35,000.
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Faro
a game of cards, in which the player plays against the bank, which is kept by the proprietor of the table. It was introduced into France by the Venetian ambassador in 1674, in a form like bassette; but so many nobles were ruined by this game that Louis XIV. made a law against it. To elude this law it was called pour et contre, which gave rise to new prohibitions, to evade which the name Pharaoh was adopted. The game essentially consists in betting on which of two piles, into which the cards are alternately dealt, a certain card will fall. It is played with a "lay-out" of 13 cards, ranging from ace to king, inclusive, and a pack of 52 cards dealt from a box, one at a time, in two piles, alternately, as above said. There are various per centages, accruing to the dealer, the principal one being known as a split, which occurs when two cards of the same denomination follow in succession from the box, in which case the dealer takes half the sum bet by the player. When but two or three cards remain to be dealt, the player who succeeds in naming the order in which they will appear (or "calls the turn," as the gambler hath it) receives from two to four to one, according to the denomination of the cards, the amount being determined by the doctrine of chances.
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Farquhar, George
far'kwar, George (1678-1707), an Irish dramatist. He was born at Londonderry and received his education at Dublin. He tried acting, but without success. His first play was Love in a Bottle. It was successfully produced at Drury Lane in 1699. Other plays are The Recruiting Officer, A Constant Couple, Sir Harry Wildair, The Stage Coach, The Beaux' Stratagem, and The Way to Win Him. Farquhar died in great poverty. Three of his plays, The Way to Win Him, The Recruiting Officer, and The Beaux' Stratagem, are still favorites on the stage. Farquhar's plays are natural and witty, full of incident and action. Farquhar is an artist in stage effect, an Irishman, with the Irish sportiveness, and an agreeable diversity.--Welsh.
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Farrar
FREDERICK WILLIAM, an English clergyman, dean of Canterbury; born in Bombay, India, Aug. 7, 1831. He was educated at University of London and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ordained a deacon in 1854 and priest in 1857. He was assistant master at Harrow and head master at Marlborough College. He was made archdeacon of Westminster in 1883; and chaplain to the queen. He wrote these novels: "Eric, etc." (1858); "St. Winifred's, "Julian Home" (1859); 9); etc." (1863). Of his religious and theological writings the most notable are: "The Witness of History to Christ" (1871); "The Life of Christ" (1874); "Life and Works of St. Paul" (1879); Christianity" "The Early Days of Christ Hope," "The Life of (1882); "Eternal nal Lives" (1899), etc. He was author also of works on language, as "The Origin of Language" (1860); "Families of Speech" (1870); 870); "Language and Languages" (1878); and handbooks on He died in London, Greek grammar. March 22, 1903.
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Fars
or FARSISTAN (anciently Persis), a province of Persia, bordering on the Persian Gulf; rises from the steep coast in a succession of broad terraces. Area, about 53,500 square miles; the population, the exact number of which is not known, is very sparse. The coast zone or "hot country," the productiveness of which is greatly dependent on the rainfall, is backed by the "land of the passes," behind which comes the "cold country"; the interior belongs to the Iranian plateau. The mountain chains, lying parallel to the coast, embrace numerous fertile valleys, rich in pasturage and vines and fruit trees. Among the mountains are several lakes, the largest Lake Bakhtegan. The rivers The elimate are small. varies with the different districts. The principal products of the province are fruits, dates, tobacco, cotton, silk, and excellent wine. The capital of Fars is Shiraz, pop. 25,000 to 30,000. The port, Bushire, on the Persian Gulf.
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