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LEFT CAPUCHINS 342 CABACALLA The hair of their heads is so arranged that it has the appearance of a cap- uchin's cowl, hence the name. The name is most frequently griven to the Sai (Cebtis Capuchinus), the Horned Sapa- jou (C. fatuellus), as well as to Pithecia chiroptes, a monkey belonging to an al- lied species. CAPUCHINS, a branch of the Fran- ciscan order of monks, so called from their peculiar capuche or cowl — a point- ed hood attached to the ordinary Fran- ciscan coat, and said to have been worn by St. Francis himself. This branch was founded by Matthew de Baschi, an Italian, but with him may be named the famous Lewis de Fossembrun. The Ca- puchins sought to restore the original rigor of the institutes of St. Francis, which Pope Innocent IV. had relaxed by granting the right to possess property to from their connection with the legend on which Shakespeare has founded his tragedy of "Romeo and Juliet." CAPYBARA, the Hydrochcertis capy- bara, or Watercavy of Brazil, an animal allied to the Guinea-pig. It is about three feet in length, and has the general appearance of a hippopotamus in minia- ture. It is of the rodent family Cavidse. CARABIDiE, a family of beetles, usu- ally large, adorned with brilliant metallic colors, and either wingless or havin^^T wings not adapted for flying. The bom- bardier beetle belongs to this family. CARABINE. See Carbine. CARABOBO, a state of Venezuela, be- tween the Caribbean Sea and the state of Zamora; area, 2,974 square miles; pop. about 200,000, mostly inhabiting the fer- CARACAL the members of the Franciscan order. In 1525 they received the solemn sanction of Pope Clement VII. Because of their severe austerity, and especially for the innovation of the capuche, they were much persecuted by the other Francis- cans. Bernard Ochino — their first Vicar- General — became a Protestant, as, after- ward, did also their third. Eventually, however, they spread in great numbers over Italy, Germany, France, and Spain. In the 17th century they showed much zeal in prosecuting missions to Africa. There are two provinces in the United States, one centered at Detroit, Mich., and the other at Pittsburgh, Pa. CAPULETS AND MONTAGUES, the English spelling of the names of the Cappelletti and Montecchi, two noble families of northern Italy, according to tradition of Verona, chiefly memorable tile depression of Lake Valencia, where large crops of coffee, sugar, and excel- lent cacao are grown. Capital, Valencia ; chief port, Puerto Cabello. CARACAL, a species of lynx, the Felis caracal of Linnaeus, of a reddish- brown color, with black ears, tipped with long, black hair. It is a native of Africa, India, Persia, and Turkey. CARACALLA, MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS, eldest son of the Em- peror Severus, was bom in Lyons, A. D. 188. On the death of his father he suc- ceeded to the throne with his brother, Antoninus Geta, whom he speedily mur- dered. To effect his own security up- ward of 20,000 other victims were butchered. He was himself assassinated by Macrinus, the pretorian prefect, near Edessa, in 217. Among the buildings of