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successful; Ponce dc Leon failed to find the
much desired fountain; many of his follow-
ers were killed by the Indians, and he him-
self was wounded by an arrow and died soon
after in Cuba.
Poncho, a usually waterproof narrow blan-
ket with an opening in the middle for the
head, and hanging down loosely before and
behind, affording freedom to the arms. It is
used by the native Indians, as well as by the
Spaniards of .South America. Ponchos are us-
ually made of india-rubber and arc a part of
the soldier's equipment.
Pond, Frederick Eugene (1856-1925),
American cditer and author, was born in
Packwaukee, Wisconsin, and became inter-
ested in out-of-door sports at an early age.
From 1881 to 1886 he was field editor of the
N. Y. Turf, Field, and Farm, and during
1888-9 edited Wildwood's Magazine, the lat-
ter taking its name from Pond's pseudonym,
'Will Wildwood.' This periodical he merged
with Turf, Field, and Farm, for which he
became corresponding editor. Fn 1897 he be-
came editor of the Sportsman's Review, and
in 1917-8 was editor of the American Angler,
after which he was editor of the Rod and
Gun Department, New York Herald.
Pond, James Burton (1838-1903), Amer-
ican lecture manager, was born in Cuba,
Alleghany co.> N. Y. At the outbreak of the
Civil War he enlisted. From 1865 to 1873 he
followed mercantile pursuits in the West, and
then purchased, with George Hathaway, Red-
path's Lyceum Lecture Bureau in Boston.
Three years afterwards he acquired full own-
ership, and in 1879 established the business
in New York City as the American Lecture
Bureau, which he managed until his death.
Among those who lectured under his man-
agement were Henry Ward Beechcr, Henry
M, Stanley, Wendell Phillips, Emerson, Sum-
ner, John B. Gough, Talmage, Anna Dickin-
son, Thomas Nast, Canon Kingslcy, Matthew
Arnold, Sir Edwin Arnold, Mark Twain,
Max O'Rell, Conan Doyle, Anthony Hope,
and George Kennan,
Pondicherry, chief settlement of the
French in India, on the c. coast of Madras.
It has an area of 115 sq. miles, and is divi-
ded into the White (European) -town nnd
the Black town, separated by a canal. Gov-
ernment House, a handsome building, is situ-
ated near the sea. Other buildings and institu-
tions include the Cathedral, built in 1855, a
Hotel de Ville, a Colonial College, and sev-
eral government schools. The chief industries

are weaving and spinning; p. district, 185,-
479; town, 47,678.
Pond Lily.   See Water Lily.
Pondoland, district, in the eastern part of
the Cape of Good Hope prov., South Africa,
bordering on the Indian Ocean; area, 3,906
sq. miles. It was annexed to Cape Colony in
1894. St. John's, at the mouth of the river
of the same name, is an excellent port.
Poniatowski, Stanislas 51 d 7,^-1798),
last king uf Poland as an independent king-
dom, gave Poland a constitution.
Poniatowski, Stanislas, Count (1677-
1762), Polish nobleman, father of Stanislas
ir., king of Poland; aided Charles xii. of
Sweden against Russia. In 1733 he supported
the unsuccessful attempt of Stanislas Lesz-
czynski to gain the Polish throne.
Pons, Lily (1004- ), opera singer, was
born in Cannes, Franco. She made her first
appearance in New York, as Lucia with the
Metropolitan Opera Co., Jan,, 19.^1.
Ponselle, Rosa Melba (1805- ), Am-
erican singer, was born in Meriden, Conn.
She made her successful debut at the Met-
ropolitan Opera House in iQiS, singing with
Caruso, and continued in many parts with
much popular favor, singing in London in
May, i92g.
Ponta Delgada, largest town of the
Azores, on the southern coast of Sfio Miguel.
A breakwater, 2,800 ft. long, protects the
roadstead. Fruits and grain arc shipped; p,
i S,ooo.
Pont-a-Mousson, town, France, in the de-
partment of Meurthe-et-Moselle, on the Mo-
selle. From 1572 to 1768 it was the seat of
a university. It was heavily bombarded in
September, 1914, and was within the Amer-
ican zone during the battle of St. Mihiel
(September, igtS); p. t$,ooo.
Pontchartrain, Lake, a salt water lake in
the southeastern part of Louisiana; about 5
m, n. of New Orleans, with which it is con-
nected by two canals, which are navigable
for schooners and terminate in basins in the
city. It Is about 40 m. long and 2$ m. wide,
and although it is shallow, generally from
12 to 14 ft, deep, it is used in the coasting
trade with New Orleans, and fa the channel
of a considerable commerce. On the n. shore
are located some of the suburbs of New Or-
leans.
Pontevedra> province, N.W. Spain, with
an area of 1,695 sq. m. It has numerous
deep hays forming excellent fishing grounds.
The surface is extremely mountainous f the