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Show FAMOUS CHARACTER OF THE LINCOLN CAMPAIGN DYING Chicago, April 8. Jules Lnmbard, known throughout the country as a campaign singer and Republican worker, work-er, and one of the few remaining chac- acters of the Lincoln campaign, is dying dy-ing in this city. President Lincoln credited Lu'mbard with raising 20.000 troops for the northern north-ern cause during the civil war. Late in Ihe stru?gle. when the fever for enlistment en-listment had greatly waned, Lumbard stood on the court house steps In Chicago Chi-cago and sang. "Rally Round the Flag, Roys," with a spirit and fervor which resulted in the recruiting of several companies. For many years, the old singer was In charge of the Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania road's trafllc affairs, lu the trans-Mlsslsslppi trans-Mlsslsslppi territory. He retired 12 yeai-b ago on a pension granted by the company. |