code: public static Properties load(String props, Properties defProps) {
      Properties		result;
      InputStream		is;
  
      result = new Properties(defProps);
      is     = null;
      try {
        is = ClassLoader.getSystemResourceAsStream(props);
        result.load(is);
      }
      catch (Exception e) {
        result = defProps;
      }
      finally {
        try {
  	if (is != null)
  	  is.close();
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
  	// ignored
        }
      }
  
      return result;
    }
docs: Loads the properties from the classpath.
  
  @param props	the path, e.g., "nz/ac/waikato/cms/locator/ClassLister.props"
  @return		the properties, the default ones if failed to load