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LEFT CAPE BIVEB 335 CAFE VERDE ISLANDS ab|undant in the pine forests, feeding on the seeds. The general color is black and green, with white marks on the wing and tail. CAPE BIVER, or RIO DE SEGOVIA (properly Vaunks, or Wanx), a river of Nicaragua, which after a generally N. E. course of nearly 300 miles, enters the Caribbean Sea, after forming part of the boundary between Honduras and Nica- ragua. CAPERNAUM, a city of Galilee in Palestine, about 70 miles N. by E. from Jerusalem. It is situated on the N. W. shore of the Sea of Tiberias. It was a place of considerable importance in the time of Christ, who describes it as ex- alted unto heaven. The place derives its chief interest from the manner in which it is mentioned in the New Testament. It was here that Jesus Christ began His public ministry; and in its neighborhood He delivered the Sermon on the Mount. CAPERS, WILLIAM THEODOTUS, an American Protestant Episcopal bishop, born in Greenville, S. C, in 1867. He studied at the South Carolina College, Furman University, and at the Theological Seminary of Virginia, gradu- ating from the latter institution in 1894. From 1887 to 1890 he was engaged in business. He was ordained priest of the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1895 and served as rector and dean of several churches in North Carolina, South Caro- lina, Missouri, and Kentucky. In 1912 and 1913 he was rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles, Philadelphia. He was elected bishop of the missionary dis- trict of Spokane, but declined the ap- pointment. In 1913 he was appointed bishop of west Texas. CAPERTON, WILLIAM BANKS, an American naval officer; bom at Spring Hill, Tenn., June 30, 1855. He entered the United States Naval Academy and was graduated in the class of 1875. He had a long and varied service on every sea. In the Spanish-American War he was an officer on the "Marietta," which accompanied the "Oregon" in her cele- brated race to get to Cuba in time to take part in the fight against Cervera's squadron. He was made rear-admiral in 1913 and had command of the cruiser squadron of the Atlantic fleet in 1915. He had considerable experience in the West Indl^, in connection with disturb- ances in Haiti and San Domingo. Dur- ing the World War he was on duty in the Naval Department, Washington, and rendered efficient service in the naval prosecution of the war. CAPE ST. VINCENT, the S. W. point of Portugal; noted for the naval victory gained oflf it by Sir John Jervis (after- ward Earl of St. Vincent) on Feb. 14, 1797. CAPE SPARTIVENTO, ancient Her- cuUs Promontorkim, a promontory of southern Italy, forming the S. E. ex- tremity of Calabria; lat. 37° 57' N., Ion. 16° 5' E. CAPET (ka'pet or kap-a'), the name of the French race of kings which has given over 100 sovereigns to Europe. The first of the Capets known in history was Robert the Strong, a Saxon, made Count of Anjou by Charles the Bald, and afterward duke of the He de France. His descendant, Hugh, son of Hugh the Great, was in 987 elected King of France in place of the Carlovingians. On the failure of the direct line at the death of Charles IV., the French throne was kept in the family by the accession of the in- direct line of Valois, and in 1589 by that of Bourbon. Capet being thus regarded as the family name of the kings of France, Louis XVI. was arraigned be- fore the National Convention under the name of Louis Capet. CAPE TOWN, capital of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; between the N. base of Table Mountain and Table Bay. The town was laid out by its Dutch founders with mathematical pre- ciseness — the main thoroughfares cross- ing one another at right angles. The houses of 61d Cape Town are mostly flat-roofed, oblong, and whitewashed. The beautiful government gardens in the heart of Cape Town serve the purposes of a public park. The gardens are about 14 acres in extent, and contain upward of 8,000 varieties of trees and plants. The Houses of Parliament, and the pub- lic library and museum, are close to the entrance of the avenue; and the Fine Arts Gallery in New street also faces the Botanic Gardens. The city has a regular supply of water, and is well lighted. There are spacious markets generally well supplied with fish, vege- tables, and fruit; and public sales of produce, wool, feathers, etc., take place weekly. A large break-water, and an excellent system of docks have made Table Bay a place of call for passing vessels of all nations. Pop. (1918, white) 99,693. CAPE VERDE, the most westerly headland of Africa, jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, between the rivers Gambia and Senegal, in 14° 53' N. lat., 17° 34' W. Ion. It was discovered by the Portuguese in 1443. CAPE VERDE ISLANDS, a group in the North Atlantic Ocean, belonging to