patched to the various factories as needed. All 

 the better class of domestic cigars are hand- 

 made, machinery being used in making the 

 cheaper grades. There are special factories 

 for the making of "little cigars," of which a 

 vast number are made on account of their 

 popularity. These include the package goods 

 and those put up in cardboard boxes of which 

 such brands as "Virginia Cheroots" and "Royal 

 Bengals" are types. By the terms "little cigar" 

 the trade recognizes all cigars under the regular 

 standard size and which weigh less than 3 

 pounds per thousand. In some "little cigar" 

 factories these little cigars are not made from 

 inferior leaf. They are made usually from the 

 small leaves of the tobacco intended for higher 

 priced goods, but which on account of faulty 

 size cannot be used. The leaf is, however, cured 

 and prepared in exactly the same way. In 

 addition the "scrap" or waste portions of the 

 high priced leaf is used for fillers for little 

 cigars. The little cigars of this type are usually 

 of first-rate quality and on account of their 

 small cost give excellent value to the smoker. 



CIGARS. MISCELLANEOUS 

 There are a good many terms used in the 

 cigar trade to denote color, size, quality, etc., 

 which smokers should know the meaning of. 



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