The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-16
THE FRUITS OF EVERY LAND.
Growth of the F~ruit,Eating Tasts-With
Some Interesting Information About tut,
and Candles.

Growth of the Fruit,Eating Tasts-wlth
Some Interesting Information AbOutNuts
and Candles.
There Is q fruit rapidly coming into
favor In this country, about which even
the experts in such matters seem to
know little. They are all ready enough
with opinions, and scarcely any two OF
them are Of the same opinion. Some OF
them call 1t grape fruit, some forbidden
fruit, some pommelo, others shaddoCk, by
which name 1t is generally known, II
belongs 70 the citrus family, and a sea
captain, one ShaddoCk, is supposed 10
have ioundit in the Malay and Pelypone-
sian islands, whence he introduced It to
the West Indies, II looks like a big,
smooth orange, though 1t is OF a paler
yellow than most oranges, In taste It
suggests a cross between an orange and
a lemon, with a little bitter thrown in.
Out in half across the cell walls and eat
en- with spoon 1t Is the most reiresh-
ing Of fruit. The shaddock is now large
" cultivated IN Florida. Louis Laskafis,
the Greek fruitereE No, 1920 Main
street, will this week receive the first
shipment Of the season Of this superb
fruit,
He Is opening every day new lots OF
every kind Of fruit that finds It's way to
the American market, He prldes him
self on having the largest and best as
sortment of fruits in Wheeling, which
he buys at the lowest wholesale price
and sells cheaper than anybody else.
Mr., Laskaris Is one OF a large family OF
Greek fruit dealers In this country, the
other members OF which are his uncles
and cousins. They employ an agent in
Chicago and another in New York to
buy for them in large lots, which are
then distributed to the members OF the
Combine" Some Of them do a large
wholesale business, 80 that they are able
to handle an enormous quantity OF goods
In their line and give their customers q
daily supply OF the freshest and best.
Mr.. Laskarls now has in stock fresh
pineapples, California and Duchess
pears, sweet Malaga, Tokay, Oatawba
and Concord grapes, fresh pomegranates,
the finest sweet Florida oranges-oranges
from 20 to 80 cents q dozen-lemons,
bananas, three kinds OF dates, as many
varieties OF figs, all kinds OF nuts for the
holiday season, and no stale nuts in
them. Nuts can be bought at any price,
but fresh nuts cannot be bought for the
price OF the shells, A large stock Of the
finest raisins, Every day these fruits
and nuts come In by express, and almost
as soon as they come they are gone,
Mr., Laskaris has customers who buy
fruit as regularly as they buy meal,
knowing that men cannot live by meat
alone. These shrewd persons leave their
orders for what they want and make
sure OF getting 1t, Some families buy
their grapes by the keg, their oranges
and lemons by the box, saving money
thereby and keeping up their home
stock OF the very best. Mr.. Laskaris
makes a specially Of fruit baskets. They
are cheap and neat, Just what you want
when you are going to send a little fruit
TO a friend and desire to make 1t as at
traCtive as possible.
The candy in this establishment Is one
Of the attractions, particularly In these
holiday times. Mr.. Laskaris has arrang-
ed with one Of the best manufacturers In
Chicago to ship him daily a supply Of
the finest French candies. Some OF these
he sells in bulk, other in neat boxes OF
any size desired. He has also candy
toys Of all sorts for the children. Moth
Ing adds more to the pleasure Of the little
ones, and nothing is better for the
Christmas tree.
Homemade candy is a feature. Mr..
Laskaris served an apprenticeship at
this business and understands It. There
Is something in store for those who have
not tasted his Turkish cream candy, one
Of the most delightful things In the
world. There is nothing in the way OF
fruit or candy that cannot be had at
Wheeling's leading fruit store, No. 1920
Main street. Mr.. Laskaris urges his
friends to leave their orders now for
Christmas fruits, nuts and candies, 30
that he may have the pleasure OF serving
them without disappointment.