PIGOTT 



lazuli, but derived from cheaper 

 materials, is little inferior to or less 

 permanent than the ancient pig- 

 ment. See Painting. 



Pigott, RICHARD (c. 1828-89). 

 Irish journalist and forger. A native 

 of Mrath and associated with 

 several jour- 

 na!s of an ex- 

 treme National- 

 ist type, he 

 forged papers 

 purporting t o 

 incriminate 

 Charles Stewart 

 Parnell (q.v.) in 

 the murders of 

 Lord Frederick 

 Cavendish and 

 Thomas H. Burke in Phoenix Park. 

 Dublin, May 6, 1882. His guilt hav- 

 ing become apparent in cross-exam- 

 ination before the Parnell Commis- 

 sion, he confessed to H. Labou- 

 chere, fled to Spain, and shothimself 

 in Madrid, March 1, 1889. See his 

 Personal Recollections of an Irish 

 Journalist, 1882 ; Life of Henry 

 Labouchere, A. L. Thorold, 1913. 



Pig-sticking. Wild boar hunt- 

 ing. Riding to hog, as the sport of 

 pig-sticking is termed, is one of the 



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the Chinese the shaven head and 

 pigtail were a mark of servitude 

 imposed upon them in the 17th 

 century by their Manchu con- 

 querors. Later it became a source 

 of pride to the Chinaman, but is 

 gradually going out of favour, 

 especially since the revolution of 

 1911. A queue or pigtail was 

 worn in the British army and. navv 

 until 1808. See Wig. 



Pika OR TAILLESS HARE (La- 

 jomys). Genus of rodents. Found 

 in Russia, Asia, and N. America, 



PILATE 



thickly spotted with a lighter tint, 

 and silvery on the under parts. It 

 has the power of considerably 

 modifying its hue to match its sur- 

 roundings. It is noted for its great 

 voracity, preying not only on other 

 fish, but upon water fowl, water 

 voles, frogs, and worms. Small 

 specimens are known as jack, and 

 afford good sport. See Angling; 

 Fish. 



Pike Perch (Lucioperca). Genus 

 of fish, belonging to the perch 

 family. They occur in the rivers 



Richard Pigott, 

 Irish journalist 



Pika or tailless hare of the moun- 

 tains of Russia and N. Asia 



they live among the mountains, 

 burrowing and living in crevices of 

 the rocks, and feeding mainly on 

 grass. The pika is about the size 

 of a guinea pig. See Rodent. 



Pike. Examples of the weapon as used, top, in the Parliamentary army ; 

 below, by troopers of Charles II 



most exciting torms of hunting to 

 be enjoyed in India. 



The pig-sticking season lasts 

 from Feb. to July. Hunting 

 parties usually camp out over- 

 night. An early start is made in 

 the morning, when natives are sent 

 out to beat the surrounding jungle. 

 The mounted huntsmen are sta- 

 tioned in parties of three or four, 

 and directly a boar breaks cover 

 the party nearest to it proceeds to 

 ride it down. Only the male pig is 

 hunted As soon as the first spear 

 has been driven 

 into the boar it 

 will probably 

 turn and show 

 fight, charging 

 the pursuers 

 again and 

 again until 

 finally rolled 

 over. See Pig- 

 sticking or 

 Hog - hunting, 

 R. S. S. Baden- 

 Powell, 1889. 



P igtail . 

 Long plait of 



hair worn at 

 Pigtail as worn - i i f - 

 by a Hong Kong f he back of the 

 artist head. Among 



Pike. Infantry weapon used 

 for thrusting. It consisted of a 

 staff with a long metal lance-head 

 or sharp spike, at the end. and 

 sometimes a spike also at the butt 

 for striking into the ground. Its 

 handle or staff was often from 12 

 to 14 ft. long. Pike-men are first 

 noted as such in the 15th century, 

 and played a great part in the wars 

 of the 17th century. See Arms ; 

 Lance ; Spear. 



Pike (Esox). Genus of fresh- 

 water fishes. They are found in 

 most temperate regions of Europe, 

 Asia, and America. The common 

 pike (E. lucius) occurs in British 

 rivers, and is long and narrow in 

 shape, a fine specimen attaining a 

 length of nearly 4 ft. and a weight 

 of nearly 40 Ib. The head is broad 

 and flattened, and the protruding 

 jaws are armed with sharp teeth. 

 In colour it is olive grey above, 



Pike Perch of East European rivers 



W. S. Berridge. F.Z.S. 



of E.Europe, Asia, and N. America. 

 Three to four feet long, and pike-like 

 in shape, they prey upon other fish. 

 Pike's Peak. Peak of the Rocky 

 Mountains, in Colorado, U.S.A. 

 It is 7 m. W. of Colorado Springs, is 

 named after Lieut. Z. M. Pike, who 

 discovered it, 1806, and its ait. is 

 14,108 ft. The first ascent was 

 made by Major S.H. Long in 1819. 

 A rack and pinion rly., 9 m. long, 

 was opened in 1891, and in 1905 

 a searchlight was erected. <"> 



Pilaster (Ital. pilast.ro, from 

 Lat. pila, a pillar). In architecture, 

 a flat-faced pier engaged with or 

 attached to a 

 wall, from 

 which it pro- 

 jects slightly. 

 It has a capital, 

 shaft, and base, 

 and in Roman 

 work was used 

 as a respond 

 to the column 

 Renaissance 

 builders often 

 used it, and it 

 figures largely 

 in the Palladian 

 style (q.v.). 



Pilate, PON- 

 TIUS (Lat. Pon- 

 tius Pilatus). 



Pilaster in modern 

 classic architecture 



Pike. 



Specimen of the voracious 

 fresh-water fish 



Roman procurator or governor of 

 Judea, A.D. 26-36. His adminis- 

 tration was severe and offensive 

 to the Jews, of whom he was con- 

 temptuous, but the N.T. narra- 

 tives of the trial of Jesus before 

 him credit him with a sense of jus- 

 tice and a desire to save Him. Only 

 when the Jews threatened Pilate 

 with a charge of treasonable com- 

 plicity with a pretender, did he hand 

 over Jesus into the hands of His 



