Sentence:  She forgets that of the thirty-eight judges of the districts courts, who alone have jurisdiction in <WSD>alimonious</WSD> matters, there is not one but would like to do her a personal kindness; and if any one of them ever gets into a divorce suit, on either side of the controversy, she will then know that the judge takes such a grip on her faithless and miserable husband's throat that he cannot breathe unless he stands up straight and gets all the kinks out of his windpipe, and even then with a forced draft he must give it his closest attention. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Of or related to alimony or divorce.