The driest place in the world is that pa...

The driest place in the world is that part of Egypt between the two lower falls of the Nile. Rain has never been known to fall there, and the inhabitants do not believe travelers when told that ' Water oan fall froro the sky. The children of foreigners, as a rule, use English in preference to the language of their parents, especially after they begin to go to schooL The words "Emerald Isle, " as applied to Ireland, wore flrst used by Dr. Dreunan in a poein eutitled "Erin. "