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CHILLICOTHE 



They wear no clothing, make no weapons or 

 utensils, and live on what the sea casts up. 

 In time of famine a Yaghan will kill his wife 

 to feed his dogs, for he says, "Doggie catch 

 otter, old woman no." 



A YAGHAN HUT 



In Central Park, New York, there stands a 

 bronze statue of an Indian in dramatic pose. 

 This Last of the Mohicans, as it is called, is the 

 work of a Chilean sculptor, Don Nicanor Plaza. 



Despite the cheapness of horses, they are lit- 

 tle used as draft animals, oxen pulling not only 

 the carts in the streets but the farm machinery 

 as well. These oxen are yoked by the horns, in 

 a way which seems to foreigners very cruel. 



The country has taken some steps toward re- 

 striction of the liquor traffic in forbidding the 

 sale of alcoholic beverages in the streets and 

 highways and on railroad trains. 



In the Strait of Magellan icebergs are numer- 

 ous, and ships occasionally tie up to one to 

 allow the crew to chop ice for the refrigerators. 



Related Subjects. The following articles In 

 these volumes will make more clear certain 

 phases of this general subject : 



Andes Punta Arenas 



Concepcion San Martin, Josfe de 



Copper Santiago 



Horn, Cape Sheep 

 Magellan, Strait of Tierra del Fuego 



Nitrate Valparaiso 

 Patagonia 



Consult Chile, a handbook compiled by the 

 International Bureau of American Republics, 

 Washington, D. C. ; Koebel's Modern Chile; 

 Mill's Chile. The two last-named were published 

 in London in 1914, and may be secured through 

 booksellers. There are no books on the republic 

 from American publishers. 



CHILE CON CARNE, chil'i kon kar' ni, a 

 Spanish dish, now popular in the United 

 States with those who enjoy "hotly "-seasoned 

 food. Chili, or Chilli, is the Spanish name for 

 red peppers, and chile con carne means peppers 

 with meat. The following is a recipe for 

 enough to serve six or eight people: 



Clean, singe, and cut in pieces for serving, 

 two young chickens. Season with salt and pep- 

 per, and fry quickly in butter. Remove seeds 

 and veins from eight red peppers, cover with 

 boiling water and cook until soft. Mash and rub 

 through a sieve. Add one teaspoonful salt, one 

 finely-chopped onion, cloves of garlic finely 

 chopped, and the chicken, and cover with boil- 

 ing water. Cook until chicken is tender. Re- 

 move and thicken sauce with three tablespoon- 

 fuls each of butter and flour cooked together. 

 Canned pimentos may be used in place of red 

 peppers. 



CHILLICOTHE, chili koth'i, OHIO, an indus- 

 trial city with a population of 14,600 in 1910, 

 which had increased to 15,160 in 1915. About 

 thirty per cent of the inhabitants are Ger- 

 mans. It is the county seat of Ross County 

 and is situated on the right bank of the Scioto 

 River and on the Ohio Canal, in the southern 

 part of the state, fifty miles south of Colum- 

 bus. Cincinnati is about 100 miles southwest. 

 The city is served by the Baltimore & Ohio 

 Southwestern, constructed to the city in 1854, 

 the Norfolk & Western, built to that point in 

 1876, and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, 

 in operation since 1878. The Scioto Traction 

 System has hourly service to Columbus. The 

 area of the city is about three square miles. 



Chillicothe is situated in a rich agricultural 

 and coal region, sheltered by hills. The district 

 offers to manufacturers an abundance of natu- 

 ral gas, coal, water, clay, stone and hardwoods. 

 The industrial establishments of Chillicothe in- 

 clude one of the largest canning factories in 

 the Middle West, and the third largest corn- 

 meal mill in the world. Automobile and shoe 

 factories, paper mills and railroad shops are 

 other establishments of importance. The 

 most notable buildings are a post office, con- 

 structed in 1905 at a cost of $100,000, and a 

 fine courthouse. There are also a Carnegie 

 Library and a business college. 



The historical events of the early years of 

 the state's existence are associated with Chilli- 

 cothe. It was founded in 1796, incorporated in 

 1802 and received its name from the Chilli- 

 cothe tribe of Indians. It was here that Gen- 

 eral Saint Clair organized his territorial gov- 

 ernment; here was adopted a constitution for 

 the state in November, 1802, and the next year 

 witnessed the birth of the state and the election 

 of Edward Tiffin as first governor. From this 

 event until 1810 and from 1812 to 1816 Chilli- 

 cothe was the capital of the state; hence the 

 city is frequently called The Old Capital. 

 Chillicothe claims to have manufactured the 

 first sulphur matches, and to have the great- 



