Caperton
WILLIAM BANKS, an American naval officer; born 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 celebrated 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 Indies, in connection with disturbances in Haiti and San Domingo. During 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 off it by Sir John Jervis (afterward Earl of St. Vincent) on Feb. 14, 1797.
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Capillaries
in anatomy, fine hair-like tubes or blood vessels that lead from the ends of the arteries to the beginning of the veins. The diameter of a capillary is such as to allow a roll of blood disks or corpuscles to pass freely. They are so numerous, and they form so fine a network in ordinary parts of the body, that some are sure to be pierced by the prick of a pin. See Blood ; Circulation
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Capillarity
in physics, that branch of the science which considers the properties of liquid surfaces.
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Capillary Attraction
the molecular attraction or repulsion, specially the former, which takes place when one end of a tube of slender bore is immersed in a fluid. In the case supposed the fluid ascends it to a considerable height. Capillary attraction aids the passage upward of sap in the vessels of plants. It may be gravity acting at minute distances.
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Capillary Attraction and Repulsion
The cause which determines the ascent or descent of certain fluids when in contact with certain solid substances. See Oil Sinks.
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Capitals
the large letters used in writing and printing, most commonly as the initial letters of certain words. As among the ancient Greeks and Romans, so also in the early part of the Middle Ages, all books were written without any distinction in the kind of letters, large letters (capitals) being the only ones used; but gradually the practice became common of beginning a book, subsequently also the chief divisions and sections of a book, with a large capital letter, usually illuminated and otherwise richly ornamented.
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Capitularies
the name given to the laws, or royal enactments, issued by the Frankish kings. These laws proceeded from the great assemblies of the king, nobles, and bishops, which formed the estates of the king dom, as distinguished from the laws issued for the separate states, which were called leges. They were divided into general and special capitularies, according to the more or less general nature of the interests which they embraced, and the mode of their publication. They have by no means been all preserved. The most famous are those of Charlemagne and of St. Louis.
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Capitulation
in military language, the act of surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms, in opposition to surrender at discretion.
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Capnomancy
Was the observation of smoke, which consisted in two principal methods. The more important was the smoke of the sacrifices, which augured well if it rose lightly from the altar, and ascended straight to the clouds; but the contrary if it hung about. Another method was to throw a few jasmine or poppy seeds upon burning coals. There was yet a third practice by breathing the smoke of the sacrificial fire.
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Capo Di Monte
a former noted china factory near Naples. It was founded in 1736 by Charles III., King of Naples. His queen, Amelie de Saxe, took a lively interest in the manufacture, and the King himself worked in the factory. When Charles quitted the throne of the Two Sicilies for that of Spain he took with him the greater part of his workmen, and set up new porcelain works at Madrid. The products of both factories are much admired and can with difficulty be distinguished.
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Capon
a cock chicken castrated for the purpose of improving his flesh for the table.
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Cappadocia
A district of Asia Minor. Capra or Capella. The brightest star in the constellation of the Auriga or Charioteer, is said to have been originally the nymph or goat who nursed the infant Zeus ( Jupiter ) in
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Cappadocia
in antiquity, one of the most important provinces in Asia Minor, the greater part of which is included in the modern province of Kara- Its boundaries varied greatly at man. different times. It was conquered by Cyrus, and was ruled by independent kings from the time of Alexander the Great until 17 A. D., when it became a Roman province. It was traversed by the river Halys, and among its chief towns were Comana, Ariarathia, and Tyana.
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Capped Jewel
A jewel having an end stone as shown in Fig. 48. In all movements, except the cheapest grades, capped jewels are used for the balance pivots.
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Capper
ARTHUR, an American public official, born at Garnett, Kan., July 14, 1865. He had a high-school education, and began work as a compositor on the Topeka "Daily Capital" in 1884, serving on the paper in various capacities until he became its proprietor in 1892. He also owned several rural papers and magazines. He was elected Governor of Kansas in 1915, and served until 1919, when he became United States Senator, his term expiring in 1925.
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Capper
ARTHUR, in 1922 succeeded Senator Kenyon as leader of the Agricultural Bloc in the Senate.
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Capps
WASHINGTON LEE, an American naval constructor, born at Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 31, 1864. He graduated from the Annapolis Naval Academy in 1884. He was made naval constructor in 1895, and in 1903 was appointed chief naval constructor with the rank of rear-admiral. In 1913, he was chosen by President Wilson as Commissioner of the United States at the International Maritime Conference. From July to December, 1917, he was general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
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