vw " "tgannted" Santa Clans, -- Tu FEED STAR STARVING MEN. | THE TASK SET FOR HIMSELF DY 9 tOHN H. KEYSER. There Are Thousadila of Them City ot New York and the Charitable Societies Have Ne Means.af Reaching Them--Mr. Keyser's Pian. NLY a man with & very charitable turn of mindanda will strong enougt pe fine try Seer soming the insur- John H. Keyser, an New York, has Sifor himself. Tie experime ut is nota plan is a somewhat eperations. are carried on at 128 West Fourth street; and the result bas been such as to make most people der why a sensible man should try sach en experiment at all. simply proposed to give two ceeuh a day to all who He chose 'to apply--all the bread and ao] yand coffee one could want, and not a cont to pay We need not wonder that though but seven- teen applied the * the number gradu- ally-increased till cine day "2. SWeame, and Mr, Keyser put-Gp his shutters, after piteoas ap- poal to the public to come forward and help ! him. It was much the sant o#-if a thriftiess house wie should splash milk aml sugar ower the kitchen floor in June and thei woftder -why the flies were bad; for is it not one of the best proved facts in nature that every organizhtion multiplies in the exact ratio the increase of its food and the decrease of ts enemies, and that as careless giving In- creases careless paupers increase faster still, and so the net result is an increase of misery? To put it mathematically, double the food for tramps and the number of tramps will nearly treble; so there ix twiee as much- mis- ery ax before, The G eneral Charit y Organization Md the City of Sew York, by Mr. Charles D. Kel- 1 retary, Mr. A. F. Seanties and others published a protest = K scheme, which really was not noc- easary, as monied men are not poe te to sup- rants; but it a Once he was wealthy, and it is Tittle wonder that he is not rich now when ono hears his own ac- count. Heisa thin, odd but kindly faced old - man, Jooking wonderfully like a Speaking mourn- fully.of the hard lines his charity had met be said: KEYSER'S FREE RESTAURANT. "The trouble is that the Charity Orgavim-| in the- Sh ter wit horseracer, and itive: of bu REV. THOMAS A. UZZELL Me Stands Verv High Among the Camp Preachers of the Far West. Rav, Thoras A. Uzzell is one of the best known of the mining camp preachers of the far west, His work bas led him ameng the wildest ami most depraved inhabitants of bendville and like settlements, and his work has invariahly been euch as to insure respect even from the most reckless, broil, in which some ree -- creature hal fallen before the oft used re the pear son woukl be called tf to pe rf rm the offices for the dead. Then would the strange gathering stani ae 1, tamed, in the f td them of the error presence of one who of-theinewaye:. pvekstie ania with their BBE ber might , wo well fitted for the singular fie! Id in which he labors, is a native of Lebanon, [Ix Forty years azo he'was a wild young fellow bimectf. He Was a gam- ner wo, Somewhat |. gw late in life be went ~to college, graduated : ordained by Bishop REV, THOMAS A. l- Simpson, and sent © Colorado. In February, 1874, he struc Leadville, when the place was a mere mainthg camp of 500 people. The mornimgy after hia arrival he started Pf onatour among the saloons and gamb ling . laces, Tho ininates laughed at him and in- vite . him to take a drink or ahand at poker, * Urzell began at once by filling his im- provised cabin atevening service, and com- menced to raise money with which to build achurch, Ho first tried the miners, a hot getting all he wanted he exténded his se tations to the gamblers and the v n € the town, From these reckless people hg es With a universal response. One saloon keeper offered him the -- of a keg of whisky, which Uzzell refused to accept. ving taken quite a calle! ia in the snloon, a gambler, remarking that they bad dene the "fair thing by the parson, insisted on his taking a drink. It appeared that Uzzell must cither drink or fight, so he pulkul off his.coat, whereupon the stalwart bartender, who was something of a fighter himself, leaped ever the bar and declared that be! proposed to take @ hand, and Uzzell necdn't drink if he didn't, want to. This restored quiet. Mr, Uzzell tells a number of good stories| me UZZEL, *-anent queer weddings and funerals he has | officia at. Here is one concerning a wed-| ding: = T hare jast been let out of jail,' said the! man who wished to be marrivd, 'and bor- rowed a saw and buck and weut in search of, When Laskedt -- woman here b, 1 a + coer 4 widow woman. told oe I 'ote i saw the ai and take ber'rooke for pay, and she said "all right," and here wo |are now to get married, but I haint got no }money, parson, to pay the bill.' Mr. U zzell performed the ceremony and ar the recordcr's fee. as thea a great deal of what was | called lot. jumping in Leadville. "Mr. Uzzell: | Secured some lots for hischurch, Oneday he jfound a jumper unloading logs for the pur- | pose of building a cabizion these lots. Uzzell took off his coat-and prepared to resist the jum: who was a at tounload a fresh of -a female's dity de t of logs: "If you getoff that wagon I will thrash Often after a "I . banks in Russ Fiow the Alr Brake Works. Said a railroad man to me today: *1'll | bet not one In a hundred of the people who égavel on railroad trains understand how the pressure of air is-nsed to apply to a train. When the air [ , first invented the air was tufned into the cylinder under each car wherthe car was to be stopped, and the pressure was exerted tu force the brakes a ainst the wheels.. But at the pres- t held against the away aan n 'th le wh eels as Iong as the tr is in motion. When it is desired to poe the train the air is let out, and then the "sappy the brakes..and ' method of Msing air pressure e advantages over the ol ld way on - sdore of safety. "Whenever an accident hapy ens toa train one of the first effects it lave is to rg the air = we ong due to th fst ps pyery- |} "acs old can stop a trail nin thir rum any car in the train if he yunderstands how You | t there i the That connect trai with the If you catch held pipes unuer the of it and the train before it has gone 200 yards , Chicago Journal. The Counting Machine 'in Russia. I have aon in { agnd many of the most ex- tensive comnfiu - and railroad honses, and nowhere hh » T seen figuring done by pen or pencil, like they doin America and © nglend. The Chinese counting machine, en ocensionally in the hgids of John "e Jap in"the United States, is every- where. If you buy a pair of socks for fifty kopecks nnd a handkerchief for seventy- -tive kopecks, the shopkeeper, even the brightest and oldest afd most expe- * Ticnced, has to go to his machine to learn » resuit--one rouble, twenty-five ko- ] venture that \there are not a dozer a bankers in Russia whe would -at- ; tempt.to discount any draft, or-isene a letter of credit, or change a ten rouble note into kopecks, without pushing back | and forward for some time the strings of colored buttons in his machine, indicating numerals. Hut it is wonderful how adept | some of them are in the}use of the count- ing wiachine. You mhy buy a bill of | troods ever so large, The salesman keeps the machine beside him, pushing out the | numerals as the purchases are made, and the instant you ca } for your bill ne re- panes the total. 'Tye Russians were taught wtof their Tharedh ss knowledge by the Ciiinese and 'Turks,.and these 'counting machines are yet indispensable in )Oriental places of bnsiness.-- Moscow Cor, | |New Orleans Times-Democrat. The Seal's Domestic Discipline. Travelers 'have often said that there my lseemed to be something human about the | earthenworks and embrasurés, in whic 1 she bad ho money tO seal, and one story told here seems to give | good sized guns will be mounted An ar- it coniirination. It is about the breeding | ry, Where the seal pups are in the | nursery, 80 to spenk. "It is certain,' says Tingle, "that hglf the pups are born mates, and that pups equal to 90 per cent. of cows on the rookeries go into the water --that is, reenter ve of the young cows which come upon the rookeries forthe first time to meet the males. The estimate loss of 10 cent. is cansed by bulls in preserving right cieatpyion and administer- ing necessary correction in the manage- ment of their domdatie affftrs. 'Their idea oes -not- admit of any little indiseretions, and -at the slightest isign of deviation, regardless of conse- pounce upon. the stop..the, : : + | subjects. e cyl ons tinder the | ia he train in- | ty | either one Gove rim ent or anc ith eT are sure toilet room of | 20! alr | sive ita little jerk it will stop | four or five of the largest | , INTERESTING LETTER FROM OTTAWA. (From our own , Co respondent. } Ottawa, Feb, 13.--The ener -- bt tee teenies wat' Ge bed ns awaiting the-reaalt of the Pinlone Com. -mission. Many executive acts are pending the return of three important departmental heads, the appointment of a jadge for Préesectt and Russell and the awarding of the .ocegn mail contract being cases in point A few days ago there was a great ery that a treaty had -- mn drafted, which turned out to b. falee, but it drew from Sir John Macdonald the important statement that an agreement bad. aoe several piints and others were still ander discus Of course the unsettled. mat- ters are rs ewain points, That the Alaska { boundary line is being now discnss 7 seems proved by the departure of Pr G. M | Daw son, who ia thoroughly posted on the If this commission settica the b andary hetween British Colambia and } Alaska a dangerous snag will have been ' the deposits of gold AN. q ' ma, is fore of profound ignorance Al ; most important thing has, however, trans | pired at Washington. A Congress Co | mittee were induced to withhold a report recomme nding a bill forb ring ten all foreign- ! era from fishing in American waters by the | stateme 'nt made to the peli 'by a member who had the ear of the Cabinet' | that Secretary Bayard was contident a con- usion would be reached, orn | SIMPYING DISASTERS, |" I notice a Toronto paper the other day i; perpen loudly for a Government inspector {hulls appropos of the Oriental injury. Ww hy, bless bis innocent soul, there are in- | spectors of hulls, and the law makes in in- loumbent on the vessel owndr to have an | Official inspection of the hulfat least once a | f year. The provisions of The Steamboat In- ' gpection Act are very etringent and ample {if properly administered, 'and a kindred Act, the tithe of which I forget at the mo- | ment, provides for the ins pection of other kinds of vesse! s, and svates that any one is | at liberty to complain of the condition of | | @ vessel and have it detained in port antil | owcially inepected, Yhe law may not be efficiently enforced, but that's another | matter. MILITIA AND DEFENCE. Major-General Middleton's forthcoming anoual report will be as complimentary as usual to the militia force and vill recom. mend an increase in numbers, new arms, nda longertime in camp. The new in- fantry school at London will be opened early in the spring, when 1(0 men may en.- | ter on a three-year term and 20 ona 'three i months' course. contract has been warded for the erection of hats on the Pacific coast, and I have seen in the Militia Departinent here plans for a series of forti- | ficarions at Victoria Harbor, which inglude rangement has bean entered into by the Dominion Government with the Imperial authorities, under which the Dominion is to construct these defensive works ata joint expense--in what proportion is not known, CTION MATTERS, The strai ht convention candidate, Mr. te mae ag t his brother Conservative, Sheriff Powell by an official majority of But thie i isnotall The ex-Sheriff's following are incensed at the interference of Mr CG. H Mackintosh in Carleton and declare that they will support Mr. Edwards in the coming contest in Rassell against Mr. Mackintosh,- -the Conservative candi- lem - » of | | mi { splendid 'bays. 3. ___Chored on of stall for the constantly increasing sit Feion tion society deals with humanity in a ~a 8 Titeat Whiit ih iley Want fo put charity ons machine basis--to wet tear for the poor. My plan is to feed those wi now gohungry. The best way for them stop my work is to suceesxfully accomplish i bout i who are suffering right now! I have lived in this city fifty years and made the condi- tion of the poor a special study, and I know t never since starvation winter of! 1873-74 have there been so many thousands of men idle through necessity as now. me Stevens, authorized some ladies to give aday, and working only occasionally or not at all, this through necessity. In 1868 I started the 'Stranger's Rest,' on Pearl street, where = niles men could get food and lodging. furnished 9,000 lodgings and 15,000 n ~ a year, cost $10,000 a year and ran five years, In the winter of 1875 1 fed 1,000 000 men a day back yard. Charitable people backed me after I lost my own money. ' and fry shments, and. s If x Lyou," said the preacher, "Parson, you wouldn't fight, would you!" replied the jumper, af want to fight, but if you put. will m "Well, w rhat do you want done?" "Drive away with the load of logs you now have and then haul off the others a already on the lot." The jumper concluded that ge prop- -- was not good pr perty to . H. Stevens, of the fran om was a you w ¥ send ing fem: le and shake her by the ec A number of pups'are also lost by oeeoed washed off the rocks by the surf to another log on this lot I will thrash you, or and drowned, before they have learned to swim. Fully one- -- the pups which go ito sea In the fall return as yearlings the following spring, ee absent ones having furnished food for their sree od enemies in the water.--Boston Adverti As It Happened. A clock ticked merrily among the pas- m. friend of Uzzell's, and on one occasion sengers on a Cass avenne car the other e2! party, saying that he would pay for the re- suggesting that they sell tickets at &1 apiece, the proceeds to bo given to Uzzell for his chureh. During the evening © the parson stood at the door taking 4 tickets, Suddenly he was called up stairs. "The re he foun Stevens had been smuggling champagne in '. building. 'I was.too late,"! says. Mr. Uzzell, 'to stop the drinking, but, I, }putanend to - intended dance. As I en- tered the room some ene jumped on a chaiy] bene shouted out, 'Get your partuers for the! first dance? That was Dick Ailen, ot The} b Leadville Reveille, one of the old hewspapers in the camp, lL interposed and said I would! not permit any dancing ota Methodist so- urther, but an. Irishman present. di. ; iol he kad paid his doliar to get in and in-| | tended todance. He ins.sted, notwithstand- ease rushed ont of the car anc jing my objections, and "finally | threatened to Tuning wildly down the- sidewalk, while igive mo a thrashing if 1 interfered. ) expecting trouble, when Tabor, who after. 'ward became United States senator, being ta | present, interfered in my behalf and quieted] jthe pronmiencone Irishman." } one passen after another looked up cheerfully and said: "4 "Phat sounds good! Where is ticker? No one seemed to know. One little woman with her arms full of peckages fidgeted and looked uncomfortable. "That isn't a clock you hear," said a 'distranght, wild looking man-.who sat near the door; ae 8 iny heart you hear beat- ing, gentleme Everybody Tooked at him sympatheti- eally, when a man in the corner who had cag reading a paper suddenly jumped the "What's that drip, drip, over there? Be keerfal, ma'am, that lamp's leakin'! I a and Diek did not urge the matter any, kin smell kerosene At this moment. the alarm in the clock went off, and the man who had heart dis- was seen was thedittle woman with the clock rang the bell and carried off the canse of the oo turbance.--Detroit Free Press. Lincoln Never Read a Novel. | While Edwin Forrest was_ Diaviug. an Htabernachs at Denver, under the supervision mlengagemient at Ford's theatre, Mr. © i } A SQUARE MEAL FREE. lot "The rather dingy little-room on Fourth) street now shows in the window a big sign in scribed: the place being far too' Bat the current was too strong to be sud- deniy dammed, and a few bundreds wero dally bor waastinaetion tus noaninal clintoe. For the last two weeks of "open doors" the jof oy Home Missionary society of New 'Yor Missouri's New Governor, I Hon. A. P. Morehouse, the new governor: Missouri, vico Marmadu ke, deceasaéd, 'born in Delaware county, 0., Jaly en 1885, He-received only such schooling as naturally falls to farmers bors, terminati ne his studies. when he. was 20 years of age. ts. 'However, he made the best of 'whatever ad-was a play writer vantages. he. pos fad semed, and becamo a teacher in Cam- den, Mo. Soon after rush began at 5:90 in the morning and con-' he re' to which es Ee ee eee peas ce man, the sar salt the : aa erik ines rally out at/tions the elbow and down atthe bel look which ; t tone ute jpeater spoke to the president one day 'ot jthe actor's fine interpretation of char- acter of Richelien, and. advised him to lwitness the The conVer- sation occurred in the presence of Senator was Harris, of New York. Who wrote the cual asked the president -- Car-, as'penter. '"Bulwer,"' was the ~ reply. "Ah? he. rejot ned, "well, I- saw Bul- wer wrote novels, but I did not know he also, edie a ite to eay," he continued, er-rend an entire novel in my Said "Judge Harris, "Is it si- ble?' "Yes"' returned the president, "it is a- fac T.onee commenced 'Ivan- 'hoe,' but never fnished it.' tn ; | iSetrdste to. the Democratic conv of 1872 and 1876. He also served in the' which Twenty -ninth and Rot asa Folding Barrels.» rrels a are maile in Jersey ie the use| lof ae channel j 'armers which will ifold up when emake and thus, having 'been sent to market, can bé packed into a jsmall space on the return. The staves a jfixed upon the hoops so that, thie heads |being removed, they may Feo rolled . up. The made perfect may seem { €Fament rs) fighter. The Halton "eontest was again for the Conservatives. In Joliette, Que., Mr. Guilboult, Conservative, has been un- seated and Mr. Feveu is now claiming the seat. Argument on this point will be heard on the 18th. Mr. Guilbault was r-turned at the general election by the casting i of the ------ ollicer, the clectoral vo being atie. We have not, after all, hat the last of Haldimand, Mr, Coulter having aled against the decisions of Jndge Street to the Supreme court, The petition against the rgturn of Mr, Joncas, M. P, for Gaspe, has been dismissed on the six months' rule. 'The protest in Montmagny will not be heard until after the -- Mr. Choquette, the sitting me MS iberal -- Fig Mr, Landry, of Riel Wilson, East Elgin, has come out of his trial successfully, being confirmed in his seat. In my next I will state carey the position of appeal to be heard b the Supreme Court on the 21st, A HAIRMRAINED PROJECT, Probably Prince Edward Island wili soon threaten to leave t nion: unless the Do- minion constructs atannel with sed tee" wick under Northumberland Stra eourse it is difficult to keep 4 . _regulat mail service all winter by boat, official expresses it, we had setter ising al the teof Prince Ed cauntiess St. John and hoard them at a first- diss hotel all winter than to attempt the con- struction of a subway or tunnel. It would be cheaper, Senator Howland has been here urging the tannel scheme, which, he says, can be constructed for $5,000,000 if the Government will guarantee 4 per cent. on this sum for 50 ness This is the Senator's hobby. " 18 MONTREAL IN Luce? It is said that the Government intend at frit to deepen the channel of ake St. Peter aod take over the Montreal harbor debt, and-that the oct we had Adolphe € at Quebec this is the purpose of slowing the Minister a Pablie Works to 800 ngs of the Quebeckers, as the favors to » Sloetiest would be sure to ruffle them, and assure them that the Gov- intends doing something hand- some for the ancient =. One thing is roveme ee Montreal's hehe of its tninal facilities afforded Montreal, the better for the commerce of Canada, __.THE..MILITARY COLLEGE, ' 'The Military College at Kingston i is push. nations ey 'and not only #0 80, but was varged by. aE appoint the graduates of this coll permanent Government positions. Thi 4 acing 9 littie.to0 far. If we.are at great expense to give these young ten the bene- Gtofa urricul: bined c with a discipline which should fit for the borely A and -- ae poe m at the --_ expense th their and advantages ought, surely to be wc nga carve out their f Again, most egg pee are "ibn giz rich yrs May 1 care for the country t pelt aif without such. days, 1% $ is a wall and two cetten mills: are idle, them having 6,000 spindles. manag say they are not paying any dividend and cut down the pay of the operati nce the strike. ° one of ¥ PERSONS AND THINGS. It is said that ex-Lieatenant-(hovernor Masron will be called to the Senate. Petitions for Scctt Act repeal remain an- decided from Giengarry, Stormont, Dandas and Stanstead. Kepeal votes will be taken ipke nfrew and Simeoe. The bear General is quite a pro- ficient skater, and is freque ntly sean a3 the rink, He drove a party of cfriends to | Aylmer the.other.dayhebind bis --peig ': he p spers arenow explaining the treable the U Senate tieate, which 1 told yea of fully tw ago Th e P.O. -- nt _ 10 sppliaa- | tions for a vacan gston office. Mr. J. L Acdnsent. Q. C., has been raised to the Bench for the Mc sntreal dis. trict as one of the additional Superior Court judges. He is a young but success. ful lawyer As a ground for his action against the Government, Wong Ching Foo, the Chinese --_-- says when he eame to Canada to eture he was seized at Clifton, tagged and cals 'lied like a chest of ted and stored in a warehouse. He tax before he was released, bee A Wassonabis ied Is one oat is bs ased on previous knowledge or experie: serefore those who nse B B. B. may 'vexsonably hope for a cure be- cause the previous experience of thousands who have used it, shows it to have suc- ceeded even in the worst cases, James.Corcoran sells the new season's -Japan tea at ten cents per pound, and a Gunpowder tea for 124 and. Winter Balm, for am 2 hands; get a -- and you will be delighted with it, For sale only at N. A. Market street, Stratford. Walsh Bros. Sc. Valencia raisins are the best article ever offered for the money in the city of Stratford. A look in our show windows will convince the most skeptical. GUOD THE YEAR ROUND.--National Pills ore a good blood purifier, liver reguia- tor and mild purgative for all seasons, cents per Bosworth's, 17 jand thes wenf to an adjoining -- th zubot-bimeet tn thertempe, over the pene ; -had to pay the $50 poil | ' bs P The Hired Man Aguin. . a . _ Hk SPOTS HIS EMPLOFER'S DAVGITER BE. CAUSE SHE WON'T MAVE mee Stewartsville, Mo., Feb, 8.--A frightfal tr was peepee on the stouk ---- a 4. C Everitt yesterday, Wm mploge, shot ana t killed Miss Ella eto doughs. of the proprietor of the farm, and then killed "pimsel? He asked her to j marry him and she redaged todo se He i -- reapested a private interview, w' | was refused. Bull then drew « pists) and i shot her in the head, killing her instaneély, ! } minutes j ah. ed Home Hints. | , Mra. Robert Williarmion, of Gleoila, arry Seund, Ont., says, "I could sot ete house without Hagyard' « Yellow Oi la t hand, ve used it in my family for Croup, "Sore T ivaed and a cut foot, pre eer highly recommend it to everybody." t -| If you here in Guts, watch, or locket | that is worthleas on aceount of it being brass, it plated in either gold or silver, which will make it loo better than most will guarantee Work to 'he strietly first-class and giv i and qwantity of metal put on. J. Becttza, Electro-platey, plating rosme * opposite Windsor hotel, Stratford. The only place in the city where you can get raisins for 3c. per 1b. is at Waleh Bros., the psace for bargains. Maricat Procaess,--The great physio- logical discovery of the seventeenth cent- was the circulation of the biood, reat medical discov ery of the nineteenth century was an aiterative for the p urity- ing of the blood. These two disc -- Harvey's circulation theory and Sarsaparilla, are prominent landdnarke im the history and progress of Medicine. For all the best brrnds of Native wines, pure unadalterated juiee of the grape and no inferior home made article, go to Walsh Bros. We keep the best and cheapest wines and Hquors in the city. THE SIGNS OF WORMS are well kndven, seat the remedy is not alwayt.ro wall determin Worm Powders will destrey them. STRATFORD, ONT. bg A COMMON BENSE SCHOOL for the times. It educates Young Men and Womem for a successfir. tar? in life. Get that Education that gives a young man or woman that mental culture and discipline which sharpens the preceptive fac ulties, stimulates ambition, and Sevslope sagacity along with a system, atic knowledge of business affairs. - WRITHK FoR 607-ly. CATALOGU B. W. H. SHAW, PRINCIPAL. SCHOOL BOOKS! Don't waste time, but go direct to DUFTON' 8S, where you will be oct ~_ et i any ening yoo require in above gees Everythin Astonishingly Scribblin Line _here. Ask for it. 222 of School Stationery sells a -- Prioee. For éxample. my Five (5) Cont Book is the Lesgest, Nicest and est ever sold r Lines cf School | Stationery | Z NEW FBOOKS. Canadian Almanac for 1888. Office and Pocket Diaries for 1888. s7 Subscriptions Received tor the Dally and Weekly EMPIRE, and any Other Magazine or Paper. J. H., DUFTON, CITY BOOK STORE. No. 1 OLD ALBION BLOCK. DIRECT IM Per-S.-S: LARGE | PORTATION " Sarnia," LOT OF CROCKERY! Fancy Chamber Sets, Do., do., do Fancy 'ea Sets, =... Do., do., wane _ cy ..agake-a Extra_Pancy Chamber Sete, 10 10 Pieces, do.,. do., do., do.,. Balance at Lamp 'Goods will be sold ovt Cheap. "Faney Lamp, with - ae complete, $1.25. Ve sell an extra quality of Tea at 25c, per pound. 5 lb. Lots for $1, inn 50c. Tea Still Keeps the Lead. Call and See our Stock. E. K. BARNSDALE & CO, STRATFORD AND MITCHELL. r FURTE ER-PARTICULARS eh ee R. R. GOULDING, itew ** => Bx---- the Hardware Man, AT THE ANTWERP BLUE FRONT. Ist. Sencar yr ambi t selling Hardware, Paint, Oils, Glass, &e., cheaper than any one elee im this part of. Her Majesty's domai 2nd. can bacubid at halving: ea tik omengtens Sade ced Srd. dooney having a besntiful new store, fitted