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Show FINDS $800 PEARL WEDGED BETWEEN TOES OF PIG (By International News Service) ! KnCKKORD. 111.. Dec 22. A pure 'white toe on the muddy foot of a hog attracted the attention of Morris John-jwn, John-jwn, a farmer living near here. Upon closer examination he found that the 'hite object was not a toe, but a perfect per-fect pearls and that it was lodged between be-tween two toes. He sold tho pearl for j $S00. Johnson had been feeding his hogs with mussel meat secured from mussel seekers who were collating the bl-' valves in the Rock River to sell the shells to button manufacturers. Popularity of fresh water pearls has I grown steadily in recent y ears. Wis-'consia Wis-'consia claims the honor of being the fir.-i state to develop a substantial market for these gems, many of which! have a rich lustre and are of delicate j I shades of pink and white- While Ori-lontal Ori-lontal pearls are the finest, tho Wisconsin Wiscon-sin and Illinois fresh water pearls are! ! Ui big demand. Pearl fishing Is the most lucrative I of trades In tlu- orient. In Wisconsin .'and Illinois It also has made many a' ! pearl fisher rich, for not only are val-' juabie pearls found frequently, but the. Shells find a ready market In tho Mississippi Mis-sissippi River batton factories. |