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Show rchlll" or "Chile." There havo been many argument! during tho last fow weeks as to whothor tho namo ot tho earthquako-smttten earthquako-smttten country should bo spelled Chill or Chllo . Chllo Is tho Spanish and Chilean form. Tho name Is commonly, com-monly, explained as an old Peruvian word 'or snow, tho allusion being to the Andes; but "Chill" hns also been Identified as a native South American word, "chlrl," moaning cold which would make It really th'o "chilly" country. coun-try. As to tho meaning of "Ondos," thoro Is plenty of cholco. Tho word has been variously Interpreted as signifying sig-nifying tho haunt of tho tapir, tho region re-gion of copper, the homo of tho Antl trlbo and the slto ot tho "Ondenos." Spanish gardens on tho mountain tor races. |