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Mataura Ensign, Issue 1034, 17 May 1902, Page 4

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NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE LYKCH-LAW 111 WYOMINCI. Twenty ranchmen broke into the prison at Caspar, Wyoming, and taking out » reprieved murderer named Woodward, bused him in his night clothes. They had travelled long distances the day before to see him executed, but were disappointed, as the Governor sent a reprieve at the last moment. THE OLDEST HKBIDKNT. Noah Baby, who is believed to be tho oldest - tlle earth ' celebrated recently the 130 th anniversary of his birth. lUbj is an inmate of the poor-house near New Brunswick, U.S.A. During the past year he has been growing perceptibly more feeble, and the steward of the institution infoimed the old man that his birthday reoeption would be dispensed with this year. Noah, however, despite his age, has a will of his own, and he refuied to eat or to obey any request until a promise was made him to observe bis birthday as usual. According to a London paper, Raby is bjind and toothless, but his memory still remains clear. A CHILD MII.UONAIBEFH. Mr Frank Conger, who died at New York last month, bequested a life interest in his estate of £1,200.000 to his wife. On her death his fortune goes to Oressa Stewart Conger. Twelve years ago Oressa's parents, the llev. and Mrs Stewart, of Rochester, were killed in a railway collision. Mr Conger found the baby clasped in the arms of her dead mother. He learned that tbe father like himself, was a Masan, and having no childen, adopted tbe waif.

A KISS THAT COST £KO. A Geneva telegram states :- A few days ago a pretty girl, aged seventeen, was returning home from tbe cantonal school in Winterthur, when in a deserted part of tbe road she was seized by a young man, who kissed her, thanked her, and continued on his way. The girl, however, received such a shock that she was confined to her bed with an attack of nervous prostration. The young man was arrested, and was greatly surprised when he was lined £4 and costs, which amounted to £7s—the greater part being tbe doctor's fees. Tho defendant coolly informethwd the magistrate that " It was not his fault, butfl that of his temperament, as he lost control J over himself when he saw a pretty face, and * waa forced to kiss it." NKW ZEALAND AN!) THK WAB. A significant war anecdote, which would please Mr Seddon, is told by Staff Veterinary Surgeon Elkington, of the Colonial Light Horse, who is just now in Wellington (says the • New Zealand Times'). •' When a oorporal," he gays, " I waa in charge of four men who were escorting five rebels to camp, I had often told our men not to say anything about New Zealand after Lord Kitchener's proclamation of August 15, 1901, and De Wet's answer as to shooting all colonials on sight. However, as 1 was urging one of tbe captives on a bit, one of our party asked some question about New Zealand. The Boer, on bearing the name, turned to me, and with a glance of deadly hate, said, in u low voice, ' Dot New Zealand ! If there had not beon such a place, this war would have been different ending."