The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . plements. PIGWEED, a popular name given to the speciesof Chenopodium, a genus of notable weeds. Thespecies are more commonly spoken of as goose-foot. PIKE, a long shaft or pole with metal head,carried by foot-soldiers in early and mediaevaltimes. The pikes of the Macedonians were 24feet in length; those of later times were from 12to 14 feet long. The pike was used for thrusting;and as a defense against cavalry it was veryeffective on account of its length and rigidity. Adepth of several men was necessary fo
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . plements. PIGWEED, a popular name given to the speciesof Chenopodium, a genus of notable weeds. Thespecies are more commonly spoken of as goose-foot. PIKE, a long shaft or pole with metal head,carried by foot-soldiers in early and mediaevaltimes. The pikes of the Macedonians were 24feet in length; those of later times were from 12to 14 feet long. The pike was used for thrusting;and as a defense against cavalry it was veryeffective on account of its length and rigidity. Adepth of several men was necessary for its suc-cessful use,and this was decidedly disadvantageouswhen powder was introduced, as it gave too greatan exposure of men to the enemy. The place ofthe pike was taken by a more effective weapon,the bayonet. PIKE, Albert, an American author and soldier;born in Boston, Dec. 29, iSog; studied a shorttime at Harvard College, which bestowed upon himin 1859 the degree of M. A. He taught schoolat Newburyport and Fairhaven, Massachusetts,and started in 1831 to travel to Santa Fe by way. ALBERT PIKE. of St. Louis, doing the journey mostly on reached Fort Smith, Arkansas,in destitute cir-cumstances. Here he en-gaged in journalism, alsostudying law. He editedT/ie Arkansas Advocatenn-til 1834, when it becamehis own property; in thisyear he married, and in1836 sold out his printing-establishment and be-came employed in super-!vising the publication ofthe Revised S/aiiites of Ar-kansas. He served as acavalry captain in the Mexican War, and was abrigadier-general in command of the Indian alliesof the Confederates. In 1867 he became editor ofthe Memphis Appeal, but removed next year toWashington and practiced law until 1880. Heachieved fame as a poet and writer, and was prom-inent in Masonic circles. In 1839 his Hymns tothe Gods appeared in Blackwoods Magazine. In1834 he published Prose Sketches and Foems Writ-ten in the West Country (1834) ; JVugce, a collectionof his poems (1854
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