Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-21
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Mark TWain's latest book, Life on the Mississippi" will of course be widely read. It contains an exceedingly interesting ac count of ''piloting' on the Mississippi in the days when Mississippi pilot was one of the kings of the earth and when Mark himself was 'scub" to one of these kings. It also contains a narrative of recent trip of his down the river, from which the glories of the pilots have departed. He tells some good stories In New Orleans he had an in- erview with an undertaken, which hs de scribes as follows
 "'Doss 8 coffin pay so well? Is there much profit on 8 coffin ?
 "'Go-wayH said the undertaken. How you talk!' Then, with confidential wink, dropping of the voice and impressive laying of his hand on my arm, Look here. There's one thing in this world which isn't ever cheap. That's 8 coffin. There's one thing in this world which person don't eyer try to jew you down on. That's coffin. Undertaking? Why, it's the dead surest business in Christendom and the nobbiest. For instance: Mrs. O'Flaherty comes in widow-wiping her eyes and kind of moan ing unhandkerchiefs one eye, buts it around tearfully over the stock; says:
 ss And fhat might ye ask for that wan p
 ''Thirty nine dollars, madam, says I.
 tsIt's a foine, big price, sure, but Pat shall be buried like gintleman, as he was, If I have to work me fingers of for 1t. I'll have that wan, sor.'
 HAnd as she starts out heave in kind of casually: This one with the white satin lining, is beauty, but I am afraid-weH $65 is 8 rather-rather-but no matter I felt obliged to say to Mrs. O'Shaughnessy
 s'D'ye mane to say that Bridget O'Shaugh- messy bought the mate to that joo-ul box to
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 ''tYes, madam
 ss Then Pat shall go to heaven in the twin to it if it takes the last rap the O'Flaherties can raise; and moind you, stick on some ex- tras, too, and I'll give ye another dollar.'
 The book as whole is very readable, es- pecialIy the part of it which describes the authors experience as pilots ''cub." Pub lishsd by James R. Osgood & Co.,, Boston, and for sale by subscription only.
 "The Baptism in Fire The Privilege and Hope of the Church in all Ages," by Charles Edward Smith. is thoughtful, earnest and timely inquiry into the more powerful and striking religious developments which it is the fashion to call fanaticism. The author defines the Holy Spirit as "God in motion, God operating, the mighty God actually put ting forth his infinite might" And he con- tinues: ''The manifestation of this spirit in the heart of the believer is the introduc- ton there of the vast living force of the AL mighty. It is contact in every part and in every faculty with infinite energy. It is to be caught in the sweep of the divine move ment, and to be borne along with the resist less progress of God. It is to feel, thrilling in every fibre of one's moral being. the rest less and tireIess activity of the Great Work er. It is inevitably to become one's self power, energized and energizing for holy purposes It is necessarily to become an ef- fcient servant of the Lord. It is to be good minister of Jesus Christi or at any rate, 8 worthy member of the body of Christ. What zeal, what ardor, what power, what results may we not look for, from one whose own soul is the very center from which radiate the divine forces, whose heart is the very source and fountain from which pulsate the energies of God? President