the Author of PYGMALION's Image and Certain Satires, [JOHN] RANKINS, and such others, are very profitable.

The speaker was Charles Winthrop Rankin, a brilliant young American lawyer who was attached to the German embassy in an advisory capacity.

He had barely disappeared when Mr. Rankin lounged along in front of Miss Thorne.

A thin slip of paper, thrice folded, passed from Mr. Rankin to her.

"I'm going to faint in a moment," she said quite calmly to Mr. Rankin.

And in the mind of the younger man there was more than thisa definite knowledge of a message cunningly transmitted to Mr. Rankin, of the German embassy, by Miss Thorne there in the ball-room.

It was a sealed envelope addressed to Mr. Charles Winthrop Rankin.

"It was Mr. Charles Winthrop Rankin of the German embassy," said the young man.

"Mr. Rankin of the German embassy was on guard at the door?" demanded the president quickly.

Mr. Rankin, who was attached to the German embassy in an advisory capacity, delivered the answer to me, and I pretended to faint in order that I might reasonably avoid you.

"The telegraphing I did with my fan was as much to distract your attention as anything else, and at the same time to identify myself to Mr. Rankin, whom I had never met.

Mr. Rankins didn't have any slaves but Mrs. Rankins had some.

Mr. Rankins didn't have any slaves but Mrs. Rankins had some.

RANKIN, \ LEWIS TAPPAN, \ S.S. JOCELYN, \ S.E. CORNISH, | Executive Committee.

" Rev. JOHN RANKIN, formerly of Tennessee, now pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Ripley, Ohio, has furnished the following statement: "The Rev. LUDWELL G. GAINES, now pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Goshen, Clermont county, Ohio, stated to me, that while a resident of a slave state, he was summoned to assist in taking a man who had made his black woman work naked several days, and afterwards murdered her.

" Mr. RANKIN adds the following: "A Presbyterian preacher, now resident in a slave state, and therefore it is not expedient to give his name, stated, that he saw on board of a steamboat at Louisville, Kentucky, a woman who had been forced on board, to be carried off from all she counted dear on earth.

" The Rev. WILLIAM DICKEY, of Bloomingburg, Fayette county, Ohio, wrote a letter to the Rev. John Rankin, of Ripley, Ohio thirteen years since, containing a description of the cutting up of a slave with a broad axe; beginning at the feet and gradually cutting the legs, arms, and body into pieces!

The writer of this having been informed by Mr. Dickey, that some of the facts connected with this murder were not contained in his letter published by Mr. Rankin, requested him to write the account anew, and furnish the additional facts.

Miss Irene Robertson Person interviewed: Diana Rankins, Brinkley, Arkansas Age: 66 "I was born at Arlington, Tennessee

Pictures by James F. Rankins.

Pictures by James F. Rankins.

Well, there in Ripley was a man named Mr. Rankins; I think the rest of his name was John.

Mr. Rankins could strut them all around town, and nobody would bother 'em.

"Mr. Rankins had a regular 'station' for the slaves.

"Sometimes Mr. Rankins would have twenty or thirty slaves that had run away on his place at the time.