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Show Finds $800 Pearl Wedged Between Toes of Pig KOCKKORD. Ill . Jan. 1 A pure white toe oa the muddv foot of a hog attracted at-tracted the attention of Morris Johnson, a farmer living near here. L'pon closer examination he found that the white object ob-ject waa not a toe but a perfect pearl and that It waa lodged between two toes. He sold the pearl for foo. Johnson had ben feeding his hog with mussel meat secured from musxel seekers, who were collecting the bivalves in th Ro-k river to eU the shells to b'Jtton n-anufaclurera. 1'opularUy of fresh water pearls has grown steadily In recent year. Wisconsin Wiscon-sin claims the honor of being the first state to develop a substantial market for. these gems, many of which have a rich i lustre and are of delicate shades of pink and white. While oriental pearls are the finest, the Wisconsin and Illinois fresh water pnrla are in big demand. l'earl fishing is the mos lucrative of trades In the orient. In Wisconsin and Illinois it also has made many a pearl fisher rich, for not only ar valuable pnarla found frequently, but the shells find a ready market tn the altsslsaippi river button factories. |