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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