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Show m a H A joung son once remarked tohls H Parent, "Father, what Is a RoadV" H "A Road my son" replied the H Father, Is a Strip of Land connecting H two Towns, with a fenco on cither H "Rut what are thev for?" continued H the anxious son. H ."For three Purposes," answered his HH Sire. "To encouiago Homo Industry by preventing anyone from getting to K the next town; to keep money In clr- culatlon by giving men a chance to spend It on horses and wagons that will bo spoiled on tho road; and to raise the prlcoof crops by making It hard to get them to market." "And the Fences?" persisted the Youth. "Oh they arc to prevent tho teams from getting on the solid ground concluded the parent. |