The Democratic advocate., 1882-03-04


moral of all which is that people should be
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The Mansion and Farm of Congress
man Hewitt, near New York.
At Ringwood. in the Wyanockie Valley,
is the residence of Hon. Abram S Hewitt,
containing 900 acres, about equally divid-
ed between bottom lands and mountain
pasturage The narrow valley in which 1t
hes is fertile and beautiful The mansion
occupied by Mr. Hewitt stands on an ele-
yation in the midst of beautiful park of
elms and naples, and is further adorned by
fine shrubbery and by number of acres in
a well-kept lawn Here are also valuable
grapery and hOt-houSe, and large number
of fruit trees and choice plants, the yeran-
das, which are very spacious, beng hlled
with rare plants and flowers. The house
itself i built of wood in the architecture
Of the Elizabethan period, and is recog
nizel a. one of the finest country residences
in the United States There are residences
in the country built II stone that have cost
mere money but none can present more
beautiful architectural picture or be more
perfect in its interior arrangement The
main hall resembles that Of Warwick Gas
sic. England. Its p by 20 feet, finished
in hard wood The walls are ornamented
with specimens of nearly every description
Of arms used in the late war. On the left
Is capacious open fireplace, with antique
andirons, cushioned settees here and there,
unique chairs. tables and other adornments.
A staircase Of marvellous beauty and ele-
gancc leads from the rear of the hall to
the upper aoors. Opening from the hall.
on the right, Is an elegant dining room.
The music rOom. billiard room, sitting
room. school room and library adjoin. On
the left are drawing rooms aud Mr. Hew-
it, ; study. filled with great collection Of
practical and scientific books The rooms
are furnished with every possible article
for aSe and luxury. aud the walls Of every
nom in the house are adorned with pie
tapS steel plates. water eolors, or oil paint
inass. On the irSt aooE are fifteen MONS,
the second nineteen aud in the attic eight.
The older partition Of the house l. more
than century Old A hundred wards
distant frlm it Is small brick building.
s,iIi in perfect state Of preservation, which
during the revolutinn was used by Wash.
ington as blacksmith shop and Is still
used for tha, puTose The grounds sur
rounding the housr arr adorned by several
small Akes
Mr. Hewitt owns some carriage and sad
de horsss IT thoroughbred stock, but his
chief pride Is in the Jersey and Hol~scin
cattle uf the former he hSs twenty-Foar
COWS, and # the latter four, enc Jersey
buH and one Holstein bull The Holstein
cows are very handsome, and wcre pur.
chased FROM Judge Fullerton's stock The
dairy Is prctty building Of the SWISS
chalet s,ylc, and Is enc Of the knesf in the
country. 1t is supplied with a large stream
IT running water drawn from lake above,
catering the baiiding oa the second EoOr
and descending 20 the basement, after sup
plying power for a water wheel which dues
the work of the churning. The walls are
stone. with a ccInsnted aoor, tiled sides,
and hard w,,o3 ceiings- the ron measures
- by 80 feSs Adjoining Is the ice house,
By mean. of which the temperature Is keps
Al the proper point
The principal production Of the farm, Is
butter, 81 which the most Is made in the
winter months. whea from 575 to Geo
pounds Of butter are produced each week,
and of ~ excellent a quality that = market
has readily bsen found for !, during the
pas, ten YEAR at the rate Il ninety cents
pr pound The dairy and all it, appoint
mcnts are perfect for the aS@ for which
thcy wcr, designed, the dairy Tuom being
absolutely clean The COWS are kept with
the mo~i ~crupulous care, being fed with
eorn and meal in the summer, aud in win.
ter wish meal and chopped hay steamed.
In the dairy the cream : set about tWen-
ty-four hours and il il sours, the milk and
cream are churncd together TO prevent loss
al cream The ehurniRg Is done at IS
degrees in the summer and 60 in the win
ter The dairy Is managed by Mrs. Hewitt,
who l. daughter of Mr.. Peter Cooper,
aud who justly takes great pride in her
work, particularly as her mother and meth
crs sister we're expert butter makers before
her The practical work Is done BY an
experienced Scotch dairy woman, whose
husband, Mr. james Moningan, n thorough
" experienced farmer. has the immediate
management Of the farm.
Mr. Hewitt, it is appropriate 10 state, j.
the largest individual employer Of labor in
the UDite1 States, having four hundred
families on his estate at RingwoOd, and
employing three thousand hands at his
different manufactures, and during the
hard times from 1873 To 1879 he never
discharged man on the grUund OF no
work, although for three years he sunk in
business slOO,OHo per annum. He kept
them employed. when necessary by build
ing stone walls and tearing them down
again He i therefore esteemed by his
employees as most generous-h hearted man.
His firm, Cooper, Hewitt 4 Company, own
between 20 1000 and $4,000 acres of land
in the neighborhood-.jourHai ef fhe
.is,ericaa IgricsttRrat association.