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ADAMS impression is the Sri-pada, or sacred footmark, left by Buddha on his departure from Ceylon; and the Hindus have the same tradition in respect to Siva.

ADAMS, a town of Massachusetts in Berkshire co. which includes three villages. It is about 16 miles N. of Pittsfield and is on the Boston and Albany railroad and on the Hoosic river. Mount Greylock, the highest elevation in Massachusetts, is within the town limits. There is a public library, many churches, a statue of William McKinley and a Quaker meeting house. The town has manufactories of cotton and woolen goods, and paper and lime products. Pop. (1910) 13,026; (1920) 12,967.

ADAMS, BROOKS, an American lawyer and writer; born in Quincy, Mass., in 1848. He was the son of Charles Francis Adams, and a brother of Henry and Charles Francis Adams. After graduating from Harvard in 1870, he was admitted to the bar and practiced law until 1881. His chief interest, however, was the writing of essays on economic subjects. His works include "Law of Civilization and Decay," and "America's Economic Supremacy" (1900); "The New Empire" (1902); "Economics and Public Affairs" (1913); "The Theory of Social Revolution" (1913), etc.

ADAMS, CHARLES FOLLEN, an American dialect poet; born at Dorchester, Mass., April 21, 1842; author of "Leedle Yawcob Strauss, and Other Poems" (1878); "Dialect Ballads" (1887), etc.

ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, an American statesman; born in Boston, Aug. 18, 1807; was candidate for Vice-President in 1848, twice elected to Congress, was Minister to England from 1861 to 1868, and member of the Geneva Arbitration Commission of 1871. His chief literary work was "Life and Works of John Adams" (10 vols., 1850-1856), his grandfather. He also edited the writings of his father, John Quincy Adams. He died in Boston, Nov. 21, 1886.

ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, an American publicist and lawyer, son of the preceding; born in Boston, May 27, 1835. He served in the Union army during the Civil War. Besides notable articles in the "North American Review," on railroad management, he has published "Chapters of Erie" (1871); "Three Episodes of Massachusetts History" (1892); "Essays on Educational Topics" (1879), and a biography of his father (1900). For several years he was President of the Union Pacific railway. Died at Washington, D. C, March 20, 1915.

ADAMS, CHARLES KENDALL, an American historian and educator; born at Derby, Vt., Jan. 24, 1835. He became President of Cornell University (1885), of the American Historical Association (1890), of the University of Wisconsin (1892), and editor-in-chief of "Johnson's Universal Cyclopædia" (1892). He died July 26, 1902.

ADAMS, FRANKLIN PIERCE, an American humorous writer; born in Chicago in 1881. He graduated from the Armour Scientific Academy in 1899 and for one year after attended the University of Michigan. Beginning newspaper work on the Chicago "Journal," he was successively editor of the New York "Evening Mail" and New York "Tribune." In the two latter papers he conducted a daily humorous column which was widely read. His published works include "In Other Worlds" (1912); "By and Large" (1914); "Weights and Measures" (1917).

ADAMS, GEORGE BURTON, an American educator; born in Fairfield, Vt., in 1851. He graduated from Beloit College in 1873 and carried on post-graduate studies in Germany. He was professor of history in Drury College from 1877 to 1888. In the latter year he was appointed to the same chair in Yale University. From 1895 to 1910 he was editor of the "Historical Review.” He edited many important books and documents dealing with the history of the Middle Ages, and was the author of "Civilization During the Middle Ages"; "The Growth of the French Nation"; "The Origin of the English Constitution," etc. He also wrote articles and delivered many addresses on historical subjects.

ADAMS, HENRY, an American historian; born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 16, 1838; grandson of J. Q. Adams. He was for some time editor of the "North American Review," and Professor of History in Harvard College. He wrote "The Life of Albert Gallatin" (1879); "John Randolph" (1882), etc. His principal work is the "History of the United States from 1801 to 1817," which constitutes an authoritative history of that period. An autobiography, at first printed for private circulation only, was brought out for general circulation in 1919 as "The Education of Henry Adams" and received much attention. He died May 27, 1918.

ADAMS, HENRY CARTER, an American editor; born in Davenport, la., in 1851. He graduated from Iowa College in 1874 and afterward studied at Johns Hopkins University and in Berlin and Paris. After graduating from Andover Theolog-