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Show oo I CHRISTMAS TREE ON MOVING TRAIN i I Denver. Colo. D.c. 20. Two hun-J c'red of Uncle Sam's regulars, recont-iv recont-iv discharged from service in the Phil- J ippinex end en route from San Fran-; elb-eo to Chicago, yesterday had ' Christmas tree on board the train, j The tree was procured during a stop in the mountains and tho soldier boys rummaged their kits for bright colored ribbons and baubles for decorations. On the top branch there flamed a big live pointed star, fashioned, it was whispered, out of a red flannel undershirt. under-shirt. Souvenirs of the stay in the Islands were brought forth and "hunkles" swapped their cherished possessions. ' It was the merriest Christmas I've had since we left home," said one of the men when the train reached Den-, ver last night. ' |