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who i.s fond of liiiiitiiig, and does not care for civilized society, Chaga 

 is a capital place to live in ; sufficient to eat, fine climate like the sum- 

 mer of northern Europe, glorious hunting grounds within easy reach, 

 and friendly natives. Xowhere in Africa is a white man so sought 

 after. The chiefs are almost ready to fight one another for the pos- 

 session of these desirable visitors, partly for the reputation which the 

 presence of the stranger gives, and partly because the stranger is a 

 source of presents. His caravan, too, gives a market to the people for 

 their food and other productions. At the present time Mandara is on 



Fig. 11. 



House of Miliari, Sui.tan of Marang. 



Mount Kilinia-Njaro, East Africa. 



(From photoeraph in U. S. N. M. ) 



rather bad terms with his son in-law and principal ally, Miliari, sultan of 

 Marang, alleging that thelatter entices away his Europeans, the fact being 

 that Miliari is by far the better fellow of the two, never inflicting the petty 

 annoyances, such as stopping of the market or water supply, things to 

 which the other is unfortunately addicted. Another grievance between 

 them is that Mandara obtained Miliari's sister fiu- a concubine, and 

 never paid the stipulated price (eight cows) for her. Another reason 

 why the white man is held in such higli estimation is that no traders 

 have as yet penetrated to these regions ; all who have entered as yet 



