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Show DOQS THAT BROUGHT RUIN. Instinct of tho Wolf Developed In the Scotch Collie. Forhaps tho most utter ruin ovor Inflicted upon human bolngs by domestic do-mestic animal?, says Answors, was In Patagonia four or flvo years ago. A numbor of Scotch crofters emigrated to North Patagonia and began sheep farming, ,at which they were very successful. Thoy brought out with them sovoral valuable collies, and theso for a tlmo did good work. Hut ono winter ,ono of thoso farmers died suddonly. Ills dogs, loft without food, began to dovour tho she?p. They ran away, took to tho hills, and bocamo tho progenitors of a rnco of -wild dogs, which como down In packs and kill tho sheep by hundreds. So serious havo matters beconio thnt a bounty of $10 a head Is offered for these wild collies. |