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Show -Chill' or "Chile." There have been many arguments during tho last fow weeks as to whethor tho namo ot tho earthquake-, smitten country should bo spelled Chill or Chile . Chllo Is tho Spanish and Chilean form, Tho namo Is commonly com-monly explained as an old Peruvian word for snow, the allusion being to the Andes; but "Chill" has also boon Identified as a natlvo South American word, "chlrl," meaning cold which would mako It really tho "chilly" coun try. As to tho meaning of "Ondcs," there Is plenty ot choice. Tho word has been variously Interpreted as slg nlfylng tho haunt of tho tapir, the region re-gion of coppor, tho homo of tho Antl trlbo and the slto of tbe "Ondencs." Spanlah gardens on tho mountain ten races. |
