segars" were sold to storekeepers for a dollar to two dol- 

 lars per thousand— a day's production for an experienced 

 roller. Boxed and branded by their purchasers, this malo- 

 dorous merchandise was retailed generally at a cent 

 apiece in stores and taverns. In the latter, the shortest of 

 these cigars soon acquired the nickname "twofers," being 



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