Show YARN ALLEGED remarkable discoveries BY A RUSSIAN CONVICT IN SIBERIA sidema MAMMOTHS WOOLLY HORSES AND SEA SEL MONSTERS tile the new york world publishes what purports to be a letter from moscow june 6 giving an au account of the adventures of a russian named cherlton cheriton who sentenced to hard labor for life in the mines of bi bli beria made his escape after four years and in the course of his subsequent w wanderings Inde rings made some wonderful discoveries on account of which and the hard hardships shins he has unde undergone agone he has received a pardon orom from his government ii having reached the summit lf of the aldan range of mountains right at bis beethe feet he beheld a parallelogram lel of miles wide long iong and with a blue quiet lake in me the oer ter bertre centre tre to descend into this valley would be to get I 1 into nto a cul de sac but cheriton looked at the bieak bleak snowy region behind him and then down into the pleasant valley before him greenp green placid quiet cheerful and hesitated no longer he ile could see ho no sign of habitation anywhere but animals were browsing on the meadows by the lake wha what tort fiort he could not detect at that distance he descended to the pass put a new string to his bow loaded loaded his pistol afresh tightened his belt and began to go down the mountain towards tho the valle vaile valley vailey As he 1 descended the snow grew less deep and he camped that night on a bed of fragrant mosses mouses such as the reindeer loves that was entirely free from snow alie next day dayi having his sled ho continued to descend the mountain side sido which sloped regularly downward without being materially broken by spurs mile As lie lle descended it wasi wash was quite evident that the valley was of great depth and far below the level of the steppes on the other side of the range indeed if his observations are arp at all to bo be relied upon the lowest part of this singular fj landlocked land locked valley must be bb nou noc above tilo level levei ofte e lie lle sup poses 0 ses it be not several hundred feet E below e ON v it ilke ilko thel vailey valley of the dead sea cheriton soon came in ln his downward course to a vast forest of firs larche spines spruce spruces a and mid asli ash through thich progress was dim cult and at times almost i ble several species of deer deen of wh which leli he kneland kne kno wand other others which chehad he had never seen before ranged this forest in great num numbers berg beri feeding upon a cris crisp green herbage with aru ari aromatic od odor r foxes and lynxes were frequently met with bears and a sort of resembling the american wolverine or glutton there were no wolves but the alpine foxes black blaek here asJe tand with beautiful glossy fur hunted the deer in packs with a cry resembling that odthe of the jackal these animals were so 0 tame and fearless yet so little inclined to molest moleA him that he came camb at once to the conclusion that they were unacquainted with man and consequently consequently that tho the v valley illey tiley was not inhabited the next days dass journey bi brought Ought cheriton through the tile coniferous forest frest arid to a wood of primeval val vai deciduous trees much larger than any he supposed Siberia to be capable of producing this forest was open without much undergrowth P ani and and aud was with succulent herbs and where the rocks which were ofa ora of a limestone formation cropped boldly out in 14 enormous masses among these rocks were inar many eaves caves and fand from some of these beautiful rivulets u itts trickled kled kleO out and tan down towards thet the bottom of the valley cheriton cherlton at nightfall selected one of these M caves ve 8 for fora fona a lodging place and built a fire at the tiie ent entrance a rlee ripe which was wail no sooner soone artono dono done than a bearkan bear ran howling out and escaped among the rocks this our adventurer determine to keep up his fire nire and andallo also alpo lo 10 explore the cavern before sleeping 9 ile he made hini self seif torches and went into the place plade finding nin fin dirig nothing however save some great bats and the bones and teeth of some great animal the next day cheriton proc proceeded ceded cedea onwards pa passing asing I 1 below tho the region of the forest and caming out upon a broad terrace covered with the greenest grass this terrace which sloped gradually towards the centre of the valley was about miles in width and seemed to td bind the thel foot of tile the mountains all around as far as cheriton could see me ile found it warm enough there to make mako his coat coat of cabio very uncomfortable the terrace which struck cheriton as aff erding the finest natural pasture durehe he had ever seen was unbroken on its surface by any trees and perfectly smooth except for an occasional boulder of basalt that stood up black and frowning the tho plain was full of animals feeding like domestic herds at pasture at the lower margin of this terrace cheriton came to too a steep sio slope siope dett tt that that descended dett dott fully 1500 feet at a harp sharp angle but not so steep as to be bare bar of the prevalent grasses at the foot of this slope was the dailey valley galley proper and the lake in the middle of it he immediately went down and just at nightfall forcing his way through a fringe of willow he stood on the pebbly brink of this lako lake of dark blue transparent water scarcely ruffled by the faint breath of an evening breeze thoroughly tired out cheriton built himself a large fire cooked and ate a hare bare made himself a couch of willow branches drew his sable coat over him and lay down with his feet to the h nire fire re but not to sleep cheriton says he will never forget forgot that first night of horrors by the haunted lake ho he was beset with monsters dark shadowy forms came over the water splashing towards him and seemed to seek what his fire might mean the tramping of great beasts that crushed ollie the tha willow stalks like pipe stems on their way to the waters edge and the then came and stood over him breathing heavily and slow as ti they ther lek iek seemed to faze gaze caze at the fire with stupid wonder made him afraid each moment of being overrun wild eyes reflecting the firelight fire light shone around him out of the iho gloom upon all sides and wilder vilder cries and howls gave bave new horrors to his position he sprang to his feet nearly paralyzed with fright and fired off his pistol at the nearest intruder the echo of the shot rang long around him and it seemed the signal for fort the h e cries of a thousand new monsters to burst forth there were mad plunging rushes of frightened beasts arcand him that thai made the ground tremble a peculiar C long shrill quavering shriek riek sounded over the lake and was answered by a harsh full guttural bellow near at hand band boon soon there were more of these deep full toned impressive impre sive bell owings and cheriton flinging a burning brand in liu the direction of the sound saw the dark shadow of some huge unknown towering monster move slowly away immediately immediately he be kindled a broad circle of fire about his resting place and in this charmed ring sat Watch watching ing lug all nil night long until borni morning n 9 approaching a pro aching and the sound cea e fell at last asleep when cheriton awoke it was broad day and there were no traces of the the animals that had disturbed him over night except the paths they had worn going goiny down to the water in these paths he saw the deep planted spoor of some animal larger than anything of the tilo sort he had ever before beheld his f first care was to seek some giace glace place to pass the next ril ill night ty ht where he e would be fr free e e f from ro in the I 1 alarms that had made the tiie past night so terrible he re crossed the meadow and followed the edge of the sa s1 slope siope e around in a direction in which chrrie chorle he saw some rocks among these he found the wide and lofty entrance to a cave be he entered with some precautions for the rocky pavement was worn morn as if by use and within he heard a slow measured movement as of an animal gently ruminating and heavily breathing with great calm inspirations and expirations like the sigh of a smiths bellows one turn then another lie heard a heavy startling snort and there in the half light of the cave standing full before him alive chewing the cud and waving its proboscis to and fro with a slow gentle majestic motion he be saw a mammo mammoth thi 1 t I did not know then said cheriton what I 1 have since been told that siberia was an old habitat of these animals and that some of the best scientific judges adges aie uncertain whether to look upon the r mains remains found on the shores of the arctic ocean as fossil animals or as the remnants of wandering r herds caught and perishing in storms individuals bals of isaide which chic may still exist under favorable circumstances without in intending bendin it I 1 have solved that doubni cheriton describes the mammoth as being a very imposing looking animal covered with reddish brown wool and long black hair during his bis stay gray in the valley he was close cloo clo cio O to five of them all of which were nearly of a nolie aize size about tw twelve elve eive high eighteen feet long with tusks projecting about four feeland fec fee tand being eight or ten feet counting the tile curve the skin which was wax bare on the upper surface of the ears on the knees and rump was of a mouse color and seemed very thick the animal was nocturnal in its habits babits frequenting caves or forest depths by day and feeding at night and early morning cheriton thinks there might be somo some fifteen or twenty of these monsters in the valley altogether but that all these are aged 0 and that very few are bom nowadays at any rate ho he saw none that had the least appearance of being young they were very peaceable animals torpid and sluggish as old oen oxen never disturbing cheriton Cherif ton con nor indeed took much notice of him batch match nick found a small cave ave ate which he could climb up by the face of a perpendicular rock and in which ho be was comparatively free from the incursions of wild animals in a recess of this cave he built his fire which lie he never suffered to go out again agaid during the whole course coune of his stay in tha the val vai vey which continued all winter and until about april as nearly as lie he could guess the time in all his stay there so sheltered was the cheval valley and so permanent the warmth that seemed to be nursed there by radiation that the lake was never frozen governor over luor nor was there any more than an inch or two of snow aldno and no frosts sufficiently betterto bitter to destroy ithe tho the succulence of the grasses these were fed by repeated gentle rains eon constant stant dews and frequent fre queri t mists the valley vailey swarmed with animal lire life while as the winter progressed the waters of the lake yelo wele literally covered with wild fowl birds of prey fed upon them in numbers while the foxes lynxes gluttons and wolverines rines preyed upon the tho herdson herds of debrand deer and smaller tribes explored the valley thoroughly 0 during his stay there therea a stay which was entirely enforced from the fact that he could not after repeated endeavors make his way out of the valley through the ranges to the eastward and to go back bythe bytho by the tho pass through which lie he had entered would have been simply lost labor and lost time in the course of his explorations he encountered many animals indigenous to the kallvy which lie he thinks are not known to exist elsewhere except in the shape of fossil remains among these werm were a species of horses horse a wild and beautiful creature that went in droves and ran wll wil with JI lightning linning like ilke speed these horses homes were small pure ure white in color with long elack blaek black mane and tail they were covered however rather with fleece than hair and in running looked as much like lambs as horses the lake was full of fish of many species but was inhabited by a monster of which cheriton Clie cile riton was in constant dread a sort of which he described as being t thirty hir ty feet long and armed with scales and horrible fangs this monster he never saw but the one was master of the lake and lived bs b devouring the animals which came by night to its brink to drink cheriton gives a graphic and exciting description of a contest which he witnessed one morning at early dawn between this crocodile serpent and one of the mastodons the battle which lasted more than an hour ended in the discomfort ture of the mammoth which could hardly limp away after having been constricted in the serpents folds doubtless Doubt lessin in respect to these the seand and similar discoveries Cherl cheri tons book when it appears will be one of the most interesting narratives of adventure ever published ex an aged couple on wooster street are very fond of check checker er sand play quite frequently when lie he beats deats at the game she los lop loesher esher esber temper and declares she will not play again a aln ain it vexes him to have her act so but lie he controls the irritation and talks to her about it he tells her how wrong it is for people at their age in life lire to bo be disturbed by such trifles and shows her so clearly I 1 the folly of such a course that afie she becomes ashamed of her weakness and returns to the game and plays it so well that she beats him then he throws the cb checkers eckers echers in one direction and kicks the board in another and says lie will never play with anybody who cheats so all firefly and stalks moodily to bed and leaves her to pick up tho the things louisville journals what we are and what we eat the following Inter interesting esting eiting facts in regard to the composition of the human hu man body and its food necessities is taken from dr edward smiths valuable work on food recently published by D appleton co in the international scientific be se ries rims the following is a summary statement in ent of the principal prin principal I 1 cipa I 1 I 1 in materials ate rials of which the body is composed flesh in its fresh state contains water fat brine fl albumen and gelatine besides compounds of lime phosphorus phosphor uis soda potash magnesia silica and iron and certain extrac tives blood has a composition similar in elements to that of flesh bone is composed of carti cartilage lages gelatine fat and salts of lime magnesia soda and potash combined with phosphoric M and other acids cartilage consists of chon drine which is like gelatine in composition with w ith salts of soda potash I 1 lime me phosphorus magnesia sulphur and iron the brain is composed of water albumen fat phosphoric acids acid os mazone and salts the liver consists of water fat and albumen with phosphoric ani ana and other acids in corl cori junction conjunction with soda lime potash and iron the lungs are formed of ot a substance resembling gelatine albumen a substance analogous to cas cw eln ein eine various fatty and organic acids chol estrine with salts of soda oda and iron and water bile consists of water fat resin sugar fatty and organic acids cho le and salts of potash soda and iron hence it is requisite that the body should be provided with salts of potash soda lime magnesia i sulphur iron and magna magn anese uese as well as sulphuric hydrochloric phosphoric and acids and a water also nearly all the fat which it consumes daily and probably all the nitrogenous substances which it re requires ires and ahl whish h are closely allied al leo ler in composition imposition co as albumen gelatine and chon drine it can produce sugar rapidly and largely and fat slowly and sparely from other substances also lactic acetic act aci ries ales and various v |