The concept of 'sisterhood' was popularly applied to the official organizations for Mormon women, and Mormon co-wives were and are still known as 'sister-wives'

splint + -er → splinter

The worthy Bishop, who lived very comfortably in his palace, and displayed a mild theoretical interest in missionary work, had been rather shocked by Markham's catagraph of horrors, and seemed anxious to counteract the pessimistic note which had dominated the conclusion of the address.

The Crow-foot tribe is another group of plants yielding aconitina, delphinia, and other alkaloids, and the whole family is consequently to be suspected.