Pomerania
a province of Prussia, bounded by the Baltic, Mecklenburg, Brandenburg, and West Prussia; area, 11,630 square miles; pop. about 1,800,- 000. The chief islands along the coast are Rügen, Usedom, and Wollin. The interior is flat and, in parts, marshy. The principal rivers are the Oder, Persante, and Stolpe. The soil is generally sandy and indifferent, but there are rich alluvial tracts, producing a quantity of grain. Flax, hemp, and tobacco are also cultivated. The forests are of large extent. There are few minerals. Manufactures include woolen and other fabrics. A considerable general and tran- The center of sit trade is carried on. trade is Stettin, which ranks as one of the chief commercial cities of Prussia. Pomerania appears to have been originally inhabited by Goths, Vandals, and Slavs. The present inhabitants are of Saxon stock. The first mention of it in history is in 1140. It long remained an independent duchy, and in 1637, on the extinction of the ducal family, it was annexed to Sweden. On the death of Charles XII. it was ceded to the electoral house of Brandenburg, with the exception of a part which subsequently was also obtained by Prussia.
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Pomerene
ATLEE, United States Senator from Ohio, born in 1863 in Ohio, he graduated from Princeton in the class of '84. After completing a law course at the Cincinnati Law School he was admitted to the bar in 1886 and began the practice of law at Canton, ton, Ohio. In 1897 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Stark co. on the Democratic ticket and in 1910 was chosen lieutenantgovernor of Ohio. The following spring he was chosen United States Senator and re-elected in 1917.
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Pomona
A nymph at Rome, who was supposed to preside over gardens and to be the goddess of fruit trees. Pompeii or Pompeium. A town of Campania . It was partly destroyed by an earthquake A. D. 63, and sixteen years afterward it was overwhelmed by ashes and lava from an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Herculaneum, in its vicinity, shared the same fate. Pompeius, Cneius. Son of Pompeius Strabo 15 and Lucilia, surnamed Magnus from his exploits. In the contentions which existed between Marius and Sylla, Pompey linked himself with the latter. Subsequently he united his interest with that of Caesar and Crassus, thus forming the first triumvirate. A breach soon occurred, and at the great battle of Pharsalia, where the forces of Caesar and Pompey met, the latter was totally defeated, and fled to Egypt, where he was assassinated in the fifty-eighth year of his age, B. c. 48. He left two sons, Cneius and Sextus, who at their father's death were masters of a powerful army with which they opposed: Caesar, but were defeated at the battle of Munda, where Cneius was slain. Sextus escaped, and was put to death by Antony about в. c. 35. Pontus Euxinus, or simply Pontus (The Black Sea ). The great inland sea inclosed by Asia Minor on the south, Colchis on the east, Sarmatia on the north, and Dacia and Thracia on the west, and having no other outlet than the narrow Bosporus Thracius in its southwest corner. ason tint to
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Pomona (City of California the county)
a city of California, the county seat of Los Angeles co. It is on the Southern Pacific and the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroads. Its attractive situation and healthful climate make it a popular health resort. It is the center of an important fruitgrowing region. Pomona College is in the neighborhood. It has a handsome park and a public library. Pop. (1910) 10,207; (1920) 13,505.
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Pomona (Largest and most populous)
the largest and most populous of the Orkney Islands; length from N. W. to S. E., 23 miles; extreme breadth, about 15 miles, but at the town of Kirkwall only about 2½ miles; area, 150 square miles. Pop. 17,165. The surface is covered in great part by moor and heath, but good pasture is also to be found and in the valleys a good loamy soil occurs. The principal towns are Kirkwall and Stromness.
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Pomona (Roman divinity of the fruit)
the Roman divinity of the fruit (pomum) of trees. She was beloved by several of the rustic divinities, as Sylvanus, Picus, and Vertumnus. Varro tells us that at Rome the worship of Pomona was under the care of a special priest, the flamen Pomonalis. In works of art she was generally represented with fruits in her lap, or in a basket, with a garland of fruits in her hair, and a pruning knife in her right hand.
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Ponce
second largest city in the thickly populated island of Porto Rico. It is in the middle of the south coast, has no harbor, but only an open roadstead, and is connected with San Juan, directly opposite on the north coast, by a military highway, a splendid result of old-fashioned Spanish engineering. Pop. (1920) 41,561. It was the principal commercial city of the island before the conquest by America, being the ordinary ort of call for Spanish ships. In 1918 the island suffered from two earthquakes that made 600 families homeless.
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Pond Lily
. See Water Lily
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Pongee
pon-je,' a soft, unbleached, washable silk woven in China. The name is a corruption of a Chinese word signifying home-woven. It is made usually from the silk of wild silkworms. The finer pongees are often bleached, dyed, and printed after importation and sold under the name of China silks. Pongee is cool, soft, and more easily washed and ironed than any other textile. It is an ideal summer fabric. An American made pongee is now on the market which is as satisfactory as the imported fabric. It is frequently woven with an admixture of linen, which adds firmness and body without detracting from the beauty of the texture.
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Poniatowski
JOSEPH, PRINCE, a Polish general; born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1763, and when young entered the Austrian service, but when the Poles rose against Russia he quitted it, and joining his countrymen, fought with them under Kosciusko. On the defeat of this general, Poniatowski sought refuge in Vienna, till the French entered Warsaw in 1806, when he was ap appointed to the command of the Polish army which was to co-operate with the French against Russia. In 1812 Napoleon gave him the command of the 5th Corps of the Grand Army, which consisted almost entirely of Poles. In the subsequent battles he distinguished himself. batt Napoleon estimated his services so highly, that he created him a Marshal of France. PONT-À-MOUSSON After the French defeat at Leipsic Poniatowski escaping with others, was drowned while attempting to cross the River Elster, Oct. 13, 1813.
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