Litchfield enquirer., 1879-04-03

THE CoNDoTTIERI.- the time of the Ital- ian communes war had been carried on by ,rz lightly y=armed feot soldiers. Then came the age of the heavily armed men -at-arms, who had followers to carry their metal shells which 3 they donned only when going into actual bat 7 tle. The very weight of these arms could z crush lightly armed troops as a moving meu- I tain would. These tinpet soldiers won battles by the force of gravity. But to wield such arms was not matter for untrained inexperi- ence. The spear which was carried was like . %a weayers beam, and if the man alarms fell, @ he could not rise again without assistance, so great was tho weight of the arms he bore. The short service which the people of the con- munes had given to drill was quite useless when men had to be trained in the use of these arms, and arms necessarially became profes- - sion. But the profession required Captains. Thus it was that men of influence, of ability, or courage became the leaders 0f@these heavy hosts and sold their services to States and cit ies which were too busy or too rich to defend themselves CT punished their enemies. Hence arose the profession of the Condottieri. These men were constantly in the market seeking the pay of this or that city. They would fight for one to-day and would side with it's enemy F@ tomorrow. These wars had gain and not glo- .ry fer their purpose, and became rather pillages than battles. These hosts were all at the ser vice of the highest bidder, and sometimes they received from those with whom they fought
 as well as from their allies. It was their ob- ject to prolong wars, to continue strifes, and not by decisive action to put an end to these. Bl0odshed seemed to have been an accident of some of their battles. Although human life was nevr less sacred. it seemed to be respected in some of these wars, for the policy of these Captains was to earn reputation and money, but to preserve their followers, and avoid de- cisive victories. Some of these Condottieri se- cured their reputation and influence by their personal ability and courage. Thus Sferza had peen field laborer. Piccinini butcher,
 but ferocity and cunning were the stuff that most Of their successors were made of, not real military genus Even the success of Va lentinois was secured more by treachery than by genius. But sometimes the treachery by which these men sought to secure their success was requited by death. Thus, the Florentines put Viletti to death, and Carmagnola met similar fate at the hands of the Venetians
 But such Captains as these made war ridicu- lous, and it became clear that those who paid such mercenary leaders and their mercenary troops were fooled for their pains. Vest minister Reoiew
 % A REAL BLESSING TO WoMEN.-Mrs. Wal ter Hinkley, of Cotuit, Mass, called in con- pany with her husband, on Dr. David Kenne- dy, of Rondout, N. Y.-the proprietor of the ldIclf luGrOUuCeu III bllS pldCG, udp- oily named Favorite Remedy-and made the following interesting statement For many years had been great sufferer from what was called fbrOus tumour. Had secured the assistance of the best accessible medical men, and used many of the patent medicines recommended, but without obtaining any re- {. liefI- On the contrary, I grew worse, until had given up all hopes of recovery. Our neighbor, MT. John M. Handy came from Rondout and brought me bottle of your Fa-
 vorite Remedy. Before had used half of it experienced a marked improvement, and all my neighbors noticed the great change. have taken some four or five bottles, and am entirely free from pain gained flesh, appetite good, sleep well, in short, feel like new be- ] ing 1 have recommended the Favorite Rem edy to many of my acquaintances, and all without an exception, are loud in it's praise To say that feel thankful is expressing my gratitude in the mildest form. You are at lib- erty, doctor, to refer to my case, and I hope all will believe me when say that no woman suffering from any of the complaints peculiar to our sex can afford to do without it. But doctor, you must take more pains to tell the people how to avoid the mistakes they have made. To this end, request them to remem-
 Der that your name is Dr. Da0id Kennedy, and
 the medicine is called (what it is in fact) Fla vorite Remedy; price, only one dollar, and that you are practicing physician and surgeon of Rondout, N. Y. 50-4w