The Union Pacific Railroad Company recently issued the following order:— It is reported that certain employees are indulging habitually in the use of intoxicating liquors, and that some are frequenters of saloons and places where such liquors are sold. It is a well-known fact that the habitual use of intoxicating liquors impairs the efficiency of a person addicted to such use. The duties of the employees of a railroad company, particularly those engaged in the transportation and mechanical departments, are most exacting, and necessarily demand clear judgment and a sound body. It is therefore deemed advisable to notify all employees that the habitual use of intoxicating liquors, or the frequenting of saloons or places where such liquors are sold, will be considered sufficient cause for dismissal from service. In these “perilous times” when railroad, steam-boat, mining, and kindred disasters are multiplying on every hand, it is wise to take cognizance of the fact that the use of intoxicants is, in no small degree, the cause of the carelessness and dullness that result in accidents. All classes of wage-earners would do well to remember that their places are more secure, and their services better appreciated, if they practise total abstinence. Even a saloon-keeper prefers a bartender who does not use strong drink.