St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-02

homesteaders, and they reached him just
in time to save him from a most fright
full death. The wolves, which at this
season of the year ere very vicious, had
gathered about him in large numbers,
and they were making preparations for
a great feast. Heider was taken to Iron
River, where medical attendance was
given him.
A PIONEER tragedy was brought to
light after many years by a hunting
party in the hills u few miles south of
Payette, Idaho, a few days ago. On a
steep hillside, a hundred yards or so
above a spring, the party found, partly
hidden by drifted sand, three human
skulls and other parts Of the skeletons Of
two white men and a white woman. The
skulls were face downward, and the po-
sition of the other bones indicated that
the persons to whom they had belonged
had fallen forward in death while as
cending the hill from tie spring. They
had evidently been attacked by Indians
while camped at the spring and messa-
cred as they tried to escape by running
up the steep hillside. 1t is not many
years since this part Of Idaho was a
dangerous region for white people to
traverse because of the bands Of murder
Gus Indians, and the records Of the
"missing" point to many similar TRACE
dies ye: undiscovered, and which most
probably never will be known.
THE monkeys of Gibraltar rock are
said to enjoy the rare distinction of being
the oply monkeys in Europe not kept III
captivity. 1t is agreed that they found
a footing in Europe long, long before
Spain as Spain was ever heard Of. Be
fore the sea wore away the land and
made what is called the Strait of Glib
raltar Europe and Africa were joined
together and animals roamcd from one
spot to another as they pleased. When
the time came, however, that the strip Of
land was at last swallowed up by the
ocean, the strong current pre-
vented creatures that were not at home
in the water from crossing to and fro as
they were wont to do. Among the un-
fortunatcs whose wandclings were thus
Unexpectedly cut short were many African
monkeys, and the rock monkeys Of the
present whose numbers, it may be
added, are growing less and less
undoubtedly descendants Of those pre-
historic fellows. Of course it follows
that the Barbary apcs-thc monkeys liv-
on the African side of the strait
are the first cousins of the occupants of
"Gib."
Mrs. X. W. PHILLIPS, a young woman
Salem, Mass, had a narrow escape
from being buried alive the other day.
She had been i'll, and to all appearances,
died. The doctor sail that she was
dead, and all the preparations were made
for her funeral, when her husband, who
devotedIy attached to her, and could
not be persuaded to leave the supposed
for a moment, declared that he
saw her eyelids move. She was exam
ined at once. A faint flush of color was
observed in her checks, and it was found
that her hands were no longer rigid.
Vigorous measures were at once rcsorted
to to restore her suspended animation,
and soon she was able to speak. She
says that from the moment OF her sup
posed death she was conscious and fully
realized the awful situation she was
in. She tried to make a sign to
show that she was alive, but found that
iny muscular movement was impossible.
many attempts she succeeded in
one of her cyclids; then her hus-
cries told her she had been saved
rom being buried alive. Those who
seen Mrs. Phillips since her awaken
Nc say she aged greatly during the brief
inc which cntombrnent alive stared her
II the face.